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41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti

Description: For those of us who grew up in the '70s, this drive-in compilation of '50s and '60s rock and doo-wop, complete with Wolfman Jack introductions, was our introduction to this music. There are 41 jukebox hits here, and every one of them is a classic of its time (although two tracks--"At the Hop" and "She's so Fine" are covers by the revival band Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids). In his 1973 movie, director George Lucas used the music (and the presence of mysterious deejay Wolfman) as the AM-radio soundtrack to one night in suburban California, 1962. The idea was to capture and sustain an end-of-summer, end-of-innocence mood that's in the air throughout the picture-- not as a shortcut to establishing a period (as in Robert Zemeckis'Forrest Gump). There's an awful lot of spontaneous energy in these tunes--from Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly, to the Platters and the Clovers and the Del-Vikings, to the Crests and the Beach Boys--and also just a hint of melancholy that goes down very nicely with a burger, shake, and fries. --Jim Emerson

 
Tracklist of 41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti

Disc 1
1	(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley
2	Sixteen Candles - The Crests
3	Runaway - Del Shannon
4	Why Do Fools Fall in Love? - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
5	That'll Be the Day - Buddy Holly
6	Fannie Mae - Buster Brown
7	At the Hop - Flash Cadillac
8	She's So Fine - Flash Cadillac
9	Stroll - The Diamonds
10	See You in September - The Tempos
11	Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys
12	(He's) The Great Imposter - The Fleetwoods
13	Almost Grown - Chuck Berry
14	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - The Platters
15	Little Darlin' - The Diamonds
16	Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee & the Starliters
17	Barbara Ann - The Regents
18	Book of Love - The Monotones
19	Maybe Baby - Buddy Holly
20	Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
21	Great Pretender - The Platters
22	Party Doll - Buddy Knox
23	Ain't That a Shame - Fats Domino
24	Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
25	I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos
26	Get a Job - Silhouette
27	To the Aisle - The Five Satins
28	Do You Wanna Dance - Bobby Freeman
29	Party Doll - Jimmy Bowen
30	Come Go with Me - The Del Vikings
31	You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette
32	Love Potion No. 9 - The Clovers
33	Since I Don't Have You - Skyline
34	Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper
35	Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
36	Crying in the Chapel - Sonny Til & the Orioles
37	Thousand Miles Away - The Heartbeats
38	Heart and Soul - The Cleftones
39	Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG's
40	Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters
41	Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight - The Spaniels
42	All Summer Long - The Beach Boys

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