American Graffiti

• Artist: Original Soundtrack
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1973
• Total Time: 99:06
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

The soundtrack to the George Lucas film about teenage life in a small California town in the early '60s was probably the best thing about the movie, featuring several dozen outstanding early rock & roll hits. There's nothing terribly obscure here -- in fact, most of these were big smashes -- but it's a good survey of rock's early days, ranging from superstars like Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and the Beach Boys to great one-shots like the Monotones, the Tempos, and Buster Brown. Drawbacks: Wolfman Jack talks over the intros of a few songs, and there are a couple tracks by early-'70s Sha Na Na-type revivalists Flash Cadillac. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock	Jimmy DeKnight, Max Freedman	Bill Haley	(2:12)
Sixteen Candles	Luther Dixon, Allyson R. Khent	The Crests	(2:52)
Runaway (Lyrics)	Del Shannon, Max Crook	Del Shannon	(2:19)
Why Do Fools Fall in Love?	Frankie Lymon, Morris Levy	Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers	(2:20)
That'll Be the Day (Lyrics)	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison	Buddy Holly	(2:17)
Fannie Mae	Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis, Waymon Glasco	Buster Brown	(2:58)
At the Hop	John Madara, Dave White Tricker, Arthur Singer	Flash Cadillac, Continental Kids	(2:29)
She's So Fine	Kris Moe	Flash Cadillac, Continental Kids	(2:24)
The Stroll	Clyde Otis, Nancy Lee	The Diamonds	(2:29)
See You in September	Sherman Edwards & Donald Meyer, Sid Wayne	The Tempos	(2:10)
Surfin' Safari	Brian Wilson, Mike Love	The Beach Boys	(2:07)
(He's) The Great Imposter	Jackie DeShannon, Sharon Sheeley	The Fleetwoods	(2:13)
Almost Grown	Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	(2:22)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Lyrics)	Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach	The Platters	(2:40)
Little Darlin' (Lyrics)	Maurice Williams	The Diamonds	(2:10)
Peppermint Twist	Joey Dee, Henry Glover	Joey Dee & the Starliters	(2:04)
Barbara Ann (Lyrics)	Fred Fassert	The Regents	(2:11)
Book of Love	Warren Davis, George Malone, Charles Patrick	The Monotones	(2:20)
Maybe Baby (Lyrics)	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	Buddy Holly	(2:03)
Ya Ya (Lyrics)	Lee Dorsey, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson	Lee Dorsey	(2:27)
The Great Pretender	Buck Ram	The Platters	(2:38)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Ain't That a Shame (Lyrics)	Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino	Fats Domino	(2:26)
Johnny B. Goode	Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	(2:42)
I Only Have Eyes for You (Lyrics)	Al Dubin, Harry Warren	The Flamingos	(3:24)
Get a Job (Lyrics)	The Silhouettes	The Silhouettes	(2:48)
To the Aisle (Lyrics)	Billy Smith, Stu Wiener	The Five Satins	(2:46)
Do You Wanna Dance	Bobby Freeman	Bobby Freeman	(2:35)
Party Doll (Lyrics)	Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen	Buddy Knox	(2:13)
Come Go with Me	Clarence E. Quick	The Del Vikings	(2:42)
You're Sixteen	Dick Sherman, Bob Sherman	Johnny Burnette	(1:58)
Love Potion No. 9	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	The Clovers	(1:53)
Since I Don't Have You (Lyrics)	The Skyliners, Joseph Rock	The Skyliners	(2:38)
Chantilly Lace	J.P. Richardson	The Big Bopper	(2:22)
Teen Angel (Lyrics)	Jean Surrey	Mark Dinning	(2:42)
Crying in the Chapel	Artie Glenn	Sonny Til & the Orioles	(3:04)
A Thousand Miles Away	William Miller, James Sheppard	The Heartbeats	(2:27)
Heart and Soul (Lyrics)	Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser	The Cleftones	(1:53)
Green Onions	Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Lewis Steinberg, Al Jackson, Jr.	Booker T. & the MG's	(2:26)
Only You (And You Alone)	Buck Ram, Ande Rand	The Platters	(2:42)
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight	Calvin Carter, James Hudson	The Spaniels	(2:45)
All Summer Long (Lyrics)	Brian Wilson, Mike Love	The Beach Boys	(2:08)

Credits

Buster Brown (Performer), Buster Brown (?), Skyline (Performer), The Beach Boys (Performer), The Beach Boys (?), Chuck Berry (Performer), Chuck Berry (?), The Big Bopper (Performer), The Big Bopper (?), Booker T. & the MG's (Performer), Booker T. & the MG's (?), The Cleftones (Performer), The Cleftones (?), The Clovers (Performer), The Clovers (?), The Crests (Performer), The Crests (?), The Del Vikings (Performer), The Del Vikings (?), The Diamonds (Performer), The Diamonds (?), Lee Dorsey (Performer), Lee Dorsey (?), The Fleetwoods (Performer), The Fleetwoods (?), Bill Haley (Performer), Bill Haley (?), The Heartbeats (Performer), The Heartbeats (?), Buddy Holly (Performer), Buddy Holly (?), Buddy Knox (Performer), Buddy Knox (?), Frankie Lymon (Performer), Frankie Lymon (?), The Platters (Performer), The Platters (?), Del Shannon (Performer), Del Shannon (?), The Regents (Performer), The Regents (?), Flash Cadillac (Performer), Flash Cadillac (?), The Skyliners (Performer), The Skyliners (?), Wolfman Jack (Introduction), The Spaniels (Performer), The Spaniels (?), Mark Dinning (Performer), Mark Dinning (?), The Monotones (Performer), The Monotones (?), The Silhouettes (?), The Five Satins (Performer), The Five Satins (?), Jimmy Bowen (Performer), Johnny Burnette (Performer), Johnny Burnette (?), Joey Dee (Performer), Joey Dee (?), Fats Domino (Performer), Fats Domino (?), The Flamingos (Performer), The Flamingos (?), Bobby Freeman (Performer), Bobby Freeman (?), Dan Hersch (Digital Remastering), Bill Inglot (Digital Remastering), The Orioles (Performer), Jeff Walker (Liner Notes), Sonny Til (?), The Tempos (Performer), Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids (Performer), Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers (Performer), Joey Dee & the Starliters (Performer), Sonny Til & the Orioles (Performer), The Comets (Performer), John Casado (Design), David Willardson (Illustrations), Silhouette (Performer), J. Michael Walker (Original Liner Notes), Buddy Know (Performer), Continental Kids (Performer)