Grease soundtrack (1978)

This smash movie was based on a 1971 stage musical of the same name.  For the movie, additional songs were added, written by Barry Gibb and Olivia Newton-John's principal songwriter, John Farrar.  The movie is set in the 1950's and concerns itself with high school students and their problems.  As a preteen, I loved this movie, simply because of the music, dancing, and (WOWZA!) Olivia Newton-John in black spandex catsuit.  As an adult, I am now disgusted with the moral of the story: you must bow to peer pressure and conform to fit in and be accepted.  Not a good message to be sending our youth.  Still, I enjoy the movie from time to time, mainly because of ONJ.

The double LP soundtrack was a best seller that spent 77 weeks on Billboard's album chart and held the top position for 12 of those weeks. "Hopelessly Devoted to You" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song (it lost to Donna Summer's "Last Dance").  The album had two #1 singles: "Grease" and "You're the One That I Want."

Side One	Side Two
Grease Summer Nights Hopelessly Devoted to You You're the One That I Want Sandy	Beauty School Dropout Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee Greased Lightnin' It's Raining on Prom Night Alone at the Drive-In Movie Blue Moon
SideThree	Side Four
Rock 'n' Roll Is Here to Stay Those Magic Changes Hound Dog Born to Hand Jive Tears on My Pillow Mooning	Freddy, My Love Rock 'n' Roll Party Queen There Are Worse Things I Could Do Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise) We Got Together Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (instrumental) Grease (Reprise)

To prepare this list, I watched the 2009 "Rockin' Rydell Edition" Blu-Ray release, which runs 110 minutes. Songs marked with a ¹ are on the soundtrack album.  Songs marked with a ² appeared originally in the 1971 musical.

1. Danny and Sandy on the beach: "Love is a Many Splendored Thing"¹
2. Animated opening credits: "Grease" by Frankie Valli¹
3. Principal McGee giving announcements: "Alma Mater"²
4. Rizzo and Marty sitting down for lunch: "La Bamba" originally by Ritchie Valens, performed by Stockard Channing and Dinah Manoff.
5. Musical number #1: "Summer Nights" by John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and cast^1,2
6. Pep rally/bonfire: "Rydell Fight Song"²
7. Slumber party:  "Ipana Toothpaste Jingle" originally by Bucky Beaver (Jimmie Dodd), performed by Jamie Donnelly
8. Musical number #2: "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" by Stockard Channing ^1,2
9. T-Birds driving to slumber party: "Alma Mater (Parody)" by cast²
10. Musical number #3: "Hopelessly Devoted to You" by Olivia Newton-John¹
11. Musical number #4: "Greased Lightnin'" by John Travolta^1,2
12. At the Frosty Palace: "La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens
13. At the Frosty Palace: "It's Raining on Prom Night" by Cindy Bullens^1,2
14. At the Frosty Palace: "Whole Lotta Shaking Going On" by Jerry Lee Lewis
15. Musical number #5: "Beauty School Dropout" by Frankie Avalon^1,2
16. Entering the dance: "Rock 'n' Roll Party Queen by Louis St. Louis^1,2
17. At the dance: "Rock 'n' Roll is Here to Stay" by Sha-Na-Na (as Johnny Casino and The Gamblers)¹
18. At the dance: "Those Magic Changes" by Sha-Na-Na^1,2
19. At the dance: "Tears on My Pillow" by Sha-Na-Na¹
20. At the dance: "Rydell Fight Song"
21. At the dance: "Hound Dog" by Sha-Na-Na¹
22. National Dance-Off: "Born to Hand Jive" by Sha-Na-Na^1,2
23. Spotlight Dance: "Blue Moon" by Sha-Na-Na¹
24. Musical number #6: "Sandy" by John Travolta¹
25. Musical number #7: "There are Worse Things I Could Do" by Stockard Channing^1,2
26. At Thunder Road: incidental music based on "Greased Lightin'"
27. Musical number #8: "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)" by Olivia Newton-John ^1,2
28. Announcements/carnival: "Alma Mater"
29. Musical number #9: "You're the One that I Want" by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John¹
30. Musical number #10: "We Go Together" by cast^1,2
31. Closing credits: "Grease (Reprise)" by Frankie Valli¹

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