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Grease 2 (soundtrack)

Grease 2: Original Soundtrack Recording is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1982 film Grease 2 starring Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer. It was originally released by RSO Records in 1982, with Polydor Records re-issuing it in 1996.

Grease 2
Soundtrack album to the film Grease 2
ReleasedJune 11, 1982
Recorded1981, Evergreen Recording Studios, Burbank, California
GenreRock and roll
Length32:28
LabelRSO (Original issue)[1]
Polydor (Re-issue) [2]
ProducerLouis St. Louis
Professional ratings
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Like the film, the soundtrack failed to match the commercial success of its predecessor. The album peaked at #71 on the Billboard album chart.[3] 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.

Reception

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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.'"[4]

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Back to School Again"Louis St. Louis, Howard GreenfieldThe Four Tops3:29
2."Cool Rider"Dennis LindeMichelle Pfeiffer3:31
3."Score Tonight"Louis St. Louis, Dominic Bugatti, Frank MuskerThe T-Birds, The Pink Ladies2:54
4."Girl for All Seasons"Dominic Bugatti, Frank MuskerMaureen Teefy, Lorna Luft, Alison Price, Michelle Pfeiffer3:30
5."Do It for Our Country"Rob HegelPeter Frechette2:39
6."Who's That Guy?"Louis St. Louis, Howard GreenfieldThe Cast5:09
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Prowlin'"Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker, Christopher FamousThe T-Birds3:04
2."Reproduction"Dennis LindeTab Hunter, The Cast4:07
3."Charades"Louis St. Louis, Michael GibsonMaxwell Caulfield4:02
4."(Love Will) Turn Back the Hands of Time"Louis St. Louis, Howard GreenfieldMaxwell Caufield, Michelle Pfeiffer3:38
5."Rock-a-Hula-Luau (Summer Is Coming)"Dominic Bugatti, Frank MuskerThe Cast3:25
6."We'll Be Together"Bob Morrison, Johnny MacRaeMaxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Adrian Zmed, Lorna Luft, Peter Frechette, Maureen Teefy, The Cast3:39

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 44
United States (Billboard 200) 71

Personnel

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[6] Platinum 20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Various - Grease 2 (Original Soundtrack Recording)". Discogs.
  2. ^ "Various - Grease 2 (Original Soundtrack Recording)". Discogs.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Top Album Picks". Billboard. 1982-06-05. p. 62. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 283. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Grease II". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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