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Grease
Soundtrack by Various Artists
Released	1978
Recorded	1976
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	RSO Records
Producer	Louis St. Louis John Farrar Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson
Various Artists chronology
Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits (1977) Grease (1978) Totally Hot (1978)

The Grease soundtrack is the original motion picture soundtrack from the 1978 film Grease.

The most successful songs from the soundtrack were written specifically for the film. They included the Billboard No. 1 Hits "You're The One That I Want", "Grease" and the Academy Award nominated "Hopelessly Devoted to You."

The soundtrack album hit the top of the charts in the summer of 1978, replacing The Rolling Stones' Some Girls.

Some of the backing musicians debuted as Toto after their fame from the soundtrack. They also performed on Olivia Newton-John's album Totally Hot and Physical.

Side 1

1. Grease 3:23
   (Written by Barry Gibb)
   Performed by Frankie Valli
   (Produced by Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson) – 3:23
2. Summer Nights – 3:35
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John & Cast
3. Hopelessly Devoted to You – 3:00
   (Written and Produced by John Farrar)
   Performed by Olivia Newton-John
4. You’re The One That I Want – 2:47
   (Written and Produced by John Farrar)
   Performed by John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John
5. Sandy – 2:30
   (Written by Louis St. Louis and Scott Simon)
   Performed by John Travolta
   Produced by John Farrar

Side 2

1. Beauty School Dropout – 4:02
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by Frankie Avalon
2. Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee – 1:38
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by Stockard Channing
3. Greased Lightnin'
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by John Travolta & Jeff Conaway
4. It’s Raining on Prom Night – 2:57
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by Cindy Bullens
5. Alone at a Drive-In Movie – 2:22
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   (instrumental)
   Produced by John Farrar
6. Blue Moon
   (Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart)
   Performed by Sha Na Na – 4:02

Side 3

1. Rock n' Roll is Here to Stay – 2:00
   (Written by Dave White)
   Performed by Sha Na Na
2. Those Magic Changes – 2:15
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by Sha Na Na
3. Hound Dog – 1:23
   (Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller)
   Performed by Sha Na Na
4. Born To Hand Jive
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by Sha Na Na – 4:39
5. Tears on My Pillow – 2:06
   (Written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis)
   Performed by Sha Na Na
6. Mooning – 2:12
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by Louis St. Louis and Cindy Bullens

Side 4

1. Freddy, My Love – 2:40
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by Cindy Bullens
2. Rock n' Roll Party Queen – 2:08
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by Louis St. Louis
3. There are Worse Things I Could Do – 2:18
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by Stockard Channing
4. Look At Me, I’m Sandra Dee (Reprise) – 1:20
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by Olivia Newton-John
   Produced by John Farrar
5. We Go Together – 3:14
   (Written by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey)
   Performed by John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John & Cast
6. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing – 2:22
   (Written by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster)
   (Instrumental)
7. Grease (Reprise) – 3:23
   (Written by Barry Gibb)
   Performed by Frankie Valli
   (Produced by Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson)

• Drums: Olle Brown, Carlos Vega, Cubby O'Brien Ron Ziegler
• Bass: Mike Porcaro, William David Hungate, Max Bennett, David Allen Ryan, Wm. J. Bodine, Dean Cortez, Harold Cowart
• Guitar: John Farrar, Tim May ("Born to Hand Jive"), Jay Graydon, Lee Ritenour, Dan Sawyer, Bob Rose, Dennis Budimir, Thomas Tedesso, Cliff Morris, Joey Murcia, Peter Frampton ("Grease")
• Keyboards: Louis St. Louis, Greg Mathieson, Mike Land, Lincoln Majorca, Thomas Garvin, Bhen Lanzarone, George Bitzer
• Saxophone: Ray Pizzi ("We Go Together" & "Greased Lightnin'"), Ernie Watts ("There Are Worse Things I Could Do" and "Alone At A Drive-In Movie"), Jerome Richardson, John Kelson, Jr.
• Trumpet: Albert Aarons, Robert Bryant
• Trombone: Lloyd Ulgate
• Percussion: Eddie "Bong" Brown, Larry Bunker, Victor Feldman, Antoine Dearborn
• Harp: Dorothy Remsen, Gayle Levant
• Concertmaster: James Getzoff
• Contractor: Carl Fortina
• Copyist: Bob Borenstein
• Background Vocals: Curt Becher, Paulette K. Brown, Beau Charles, Carol Chase, Kerry Chater, Loren Farber, John Farrar, Venetta Fields, Gerald Garrett, Jim Gilstrap, Mitch Gordon, Jim Haas, Petty Henderson, Ron Kicklin, Diana Lee, John Lehman, Maxayn Lewis, Melissa MacKay, Myrna Matthews, Marti McCall, Gene Merlino, Gene Morford, Lisa Roberts, Sally Stevens, Zedrick Turnbough, Jackie Ward, M. Ann White, Jerry Whitman

• All selections except "Grease" arranged by: John Farrar, Michael Gibson, Louis St. Louis
• Strings on "Summer Nights" arranged by Bhen Lanzarone
• Horns and Strings on "Greased Lightnin'" and "Born to Hand Jive" Arranged by Michael Melvoin

• Recorded at: Filmways/Wally Heider Recording Studios, Hollywood
  United Western Studios, Hollywood
  Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood

• Engineered by: David J. Holman, Jay Lewis, Eirik Wangberg, Michael Carneval, Karl Richardson ("Grease")

• All selections except "Grease" mixed and re-mixed by David J. Holman at Filmways/Wally Heider Recording Studios, Hollywood

• Produced by:
  Louis St. Louis
  John Farrar
  Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson ("Grease")

• Album mastered at A&M Records by Bernie Grundman

• Art Direction: Glenn Ross
• Album Design: Tim Bryant/George Corsillo--Gribbitt
• Photography: Alan Pappe/Lee Gross Assoc., Inc.
• Background Photos: Ron Slenzak