Grease [Original Soundtrack]

1	Grease / Frankie Valli 2:37
2	Summer Nights / John Travolta 3:36
3	Hopelessly Devoted to You / Olivia Newton-John 3:00
4	You're the One That I Want / John Travolta 2:47
5	Sandy / John Travolta 2:30
6	Beauty School Dropout / Frankie Avalon 4:02
7	Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee / Stockard Channing 1:38
8	Greased Lightnin' / John Travolta 3:12
9	It's Raining on Prom Night / Cindy Bullens 2:57
10	Alone at a Drive-In Movie 2:22
11	Blue Moon / Sha Na Na 2:18
12	Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay / Sha Na Na 2:00
13	Those Magic Changes / Sha Na Na 2:15
14	Hound Dog / Sha Na Na 1:23
15	Born to Hand Jive / Sha Na Na 4:39
16	Tears on My Pillow / Sha Na Na 2:06
17	Mooning / Cindy Bullens 2:12
18	Freddy, My Love / Cindy Bullens 2:40
19	Rock & Roll Party Queen / Louis St. Louis 2:08
20	There Are Worse Things I Could Do / Stockard Channing 2:18
21	Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee / Olivia Newton-John 1:20
22	We Go Together / Cast 3:14
23	Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 1:23
24	Grease / Frankie Valli 2:37

Barnes & Noble

No one expected the stage production of this in-your-face homage to high school, high hairdos, and hamburgers to succeed. Least of all Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, the two out-of-work actors who wrote it. But the Broadway production of GREASE ran for more than eight years, a record for its time. GREASE also spawned the wildly popular 1978 film, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, which begot one of the largest-selling soundtracks of all time. The peppy and effervescent score did not survive the transition to screen intact, but "Summer Nights," "Beauty School Dropout," and "Freddy My Love" still have charm to spare. These originals have been augmented by fool-proof commercial fare like John Farrar's "You're the One That I Want" and "Hopelessly Devoted to You," as well as the Barry Gibb-penned title song, sung by Frankie Valli, -- all of which became monster singles. The soundtrack is padded with some golden oldies performed by Sha-Na-Na, but GREASE is still the word when it comes to slumber parties, drag races, and prom night. David Elliot Cohen

All Music Guide

Grease was a huge success as a Broadway musical prior to hitting the big screen in 1978. That was the version that transformed Grease into a phenomenon -- it was a runaway box office success, and then became a TV, cable, and video favorite. The soundtrack rivaled its film counterpart as a pop culture perennial, and it's not hard to see why -- its good-natured pastiche of doo wop and early rock & roll is infectious and charming, due in no small part to John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's charismatic, engaging performances. They sing the majority of the originals -- "Summer Nights," "Hopelessly Devoted to You," "You're the One That I Want," "Sandy," "Greased Lightnin'" -- which were the reason why the film and soundtrack became blockbusters. The fact that the originals hold up better than the '50s tunes is largely due to Sha Na Na's workmanlike performances, but the originals are so giddily enjoyable -- not only the quintet mentioned above, but also Frankie Avalon's "Beauty School Dropout," Stockard Channing's "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee," and Frankie Valli's title track -- that everything works. Some listeners may prefer the Broadway cast recording, but the fact of the matter is, the sleek pop production the movie's soundtrack boasts and the cast's enthusiastic performances go a long way in making this Grease the definitive Grease. Stephen Thomas Erlewine