Grease 2 (soundtrack)

Grease 2
Soundtrack album to the film Grease 2
Released 1982
Recorded 1981, Evergreen Recording Studios, Burbank, California
Genre Rock and roll
Length 32:28
Label RSO
Producer Louis St. Louis
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Grease 2 is the soundtrack to the 1982 film of the same name starring Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Like the film, the soundtrack failed to match the commercial success of its predecessor. The album peaked at #71 on the Billboard album chart.[1] The lead single, "Back to School Again" by the Four Tops, peaked at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and at #62 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

Side A
No. TitleWriter(s)Performer Length
1. "Back to School Again"  Louis St. Louis, Howard GreenfieldThe Four Tops 3:29
2. "Cool Rider"  Dennis LindeMichelle Pfeiffer 3:31
3. "Score Tonight"  Louis St. Louis, Dominic Bugatti, Frank MuskerThe T-Birds, The Pink Ladies 2:54
4. "Girl for All Seasons"  Dominic Bugatti, Frank MuskerMaureen Teefy, Lorna Luft, Alison Price, Michelle Pfeiffer 3:30
5. "Do It for Our Country"  Rob HegelPeter Frechette 2:39
6. "Who's That Guy?"  Louis St. Louis, Howard GreenfieldThe Cast 5:09
Side B
No. TitleWriter(s)Performer Length
1. "Prowlin'"  Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker, Christopher FamousThe T-Birds 3:04
2. "Reproduction"  Dennis LindeTab Hunter, The Cast 4:07
3. "Charades"  Louis St. Louis, Michael GibsonMaxwell Caulfield 4:02
4. "(Love Will) Turn Back the Hands of Time"  Louis St. Louis, Howard GreenfieldMaxwell Caufield, Michelle Pfieffer 3:38
5. "Rock-a-Hula-Luau (Summer Is Coming)"  Dominic Bugatti, Frank MuskerThe Cast 3:25
6. "We'll Be Together"  Bob Morrison, Johnny MacraeMaxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfieffer, Adrian Zmed, Lorna Luft, Peter Frechette, Maureen Teefy, The Cast 3:39

Personnel

Reception

Billboard magazine listed the album among its "Top Album Picks", meaning that the album was predicted to reach the top half of the album chart. Comparing the soundtrack to that of the first film, the Billboard reviewer wrote, "The soundtrack is a similar mix of peppy party tunes ('Who's That Guy' recalls 'Summer Nights') and pretty ballads ('We'll Be Together' has some of the AC appeal of 'Hopelessly Devoted to You')." However, the reviewer also commented, "Don't hold your breath waiting for 'Grease 3.'"[2]

References

  1. ↑ Denisoff, R. Serge; Romanowski, William D. (1991). Risky Business: Rock in Film. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction. p. 256. ISBN 141283337X. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  2. ↑ "Top Album Picks". Billboard. 1982-06-05. p. 62. Retrieved 2014-06-20.