Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1978 film Grease. It was originally released by RSO Records and subsequently re-issued by Polydor Records between 1984 and 1991. It has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time, also ranking amongst the biggest selling soundtrack albums of all time. The song "You're the One That I Want" was a U.S. and UK No. 1 for stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedApril 14, 1978
Recorded1977–1978
StudioFilmways/Wally Heider Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California; United Western Studios, Los Angeles, California; Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California; Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre
Length63:14
LabelRSO
Producer
Olivia Newton-John albums chronology
Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits
(1977)		 Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
(1978)		 Totally Hot
(1978)
Singles from Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
  1. "Grease"
    Released: May 6, 1978
  2. "You're the One That I Want"
    Released: May 17, 1978
  3. "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
    Released: August 7, 1978
  4. "Summer Nights"
    Released: August 25, 1978
  5. "Sandy"
    Released: September 29, 1978
  6. "Greased Lightnin'"
    Released: 1978

Besides performers John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, the album also featured songs by rock and roll revival group Sha Na Na as well as the hit song "Grease", a tune written by Barry Gibb (of the Bee Gees) and sung by Frankie Valli (of The Four Seasons) that was an additional U.S. No. 1.

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