Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And The Comets
2. Sixteen Candles - The Crests
3. Runaway - Del Shannon
4. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
5. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly
6. Fanny Mae - Buster Brown
7. At The Hop - Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids
8. She's So Fine - Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids
9. The Stroll - The Diamonds
10. See You In September - The Tempos
11. Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys
12. He's The Great Imposter - The Fleetwoods
13. Almost Grown - Chuck Berry
14. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters
15. Little Darlin' - The Diamonds
16. Peperment Twist - Joey Dee & The Starlighters
17. Barbara Anne - The Regents
18. Book Of Love - The Monotones
19. Maybe Baby - Buddy Holly
20. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey
21. The Great Pretender - The Platters

Disc 2:

1. Ain't That A Shame - Fats Domino
2. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
3. I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
4. Get A Job - The Silhouettes
5. To The Aisle - The Five Satins
6. Do You Wanna Dance - Bobby Freeman
7. Party Doll - Buddy Knox
8. Come Go With Me - The Del-Vikings
9. You're Sixteen-You're Beautiful (And You're Mine) - Johnny Burnette
10. Love Potion No. 9 - The Clovers
11. Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners
12. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper
13. Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
14. Crying In The Chapel - Sonny Till & The Orioles
15. A Thousand Miles Away - The Heartbeats
16. Heart And Soul - The Cleftones
17. Green Onions - Booker T. & The M.G's
18. Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters
19. Goodnight, Well It's Time To Go - The Spaniels
20. All Summer Long - The Beach Boys

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #909 in Music
• Released on: 1993-06-22
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Soundtrack

Amazon.com
For those of us who grew up in the '70s, this drive-in compilation of '50s and '60s rock and doo-wop, complete with Wolfman Jack introductions, was our introduction to this music. There are 41 jukebox hits here, and every one of them is a classic of its time (although two tracks--"At the Hop" and "She's so Fine" are covers by the revival band Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids). In his 1973 movie, director George Lucas used the music (and the presence of mysterious deejay Wolfman) as the AM-radio soundtrack to one night in suburban California, 1962. The idea was to capture and sustain an end-of-summer, end-of-innocence mood that's in the air throughout the picture-- not as a shortcut to establishing a period (as in Robert Zemeckis'Forrest Gump). There's an awful lot of spontaneous energy in these tunes--from Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly, to the Platters and the Clovers and the Del-Vikings, to the Crests and the Beach Boys--and also just a hint of melancholy that goes down very nicely with a burger, shake, and fries. --Jim Emerson

Customer Reviews

Why does this matter?
The movie used music to move the story but most songs were cut short. The CD is the soundtrack of 1963, the last year American pop music was really American music. One hit wonders, Detroit, surfers, tragedies, it's all here. Within a year it all changed. The Beatles and the Stones became "American" music. The serendipity of one hit wonders was replaced by mass marketing telling us what music we should buy. The "Sixties" began in 1964, 1963 was in many ways the last year of the "Fifties" Enjoy.

Fabulous Fifties and Sixties Tunes
What an AWESOME CD! I was prompted to buy this after recently watching the American Graffiti movie. The songs just struck me the right way that I was moved to purchase the soundtrack. I did a search on it and learned of the 41 hits version versus the fewer selected hits CDs. I opted for the former. Amazon's price beat the next closest price I found by a full $10. I have been playing the 2 CD set in my car, on my stereo and also on my CD player in my woodworking shop! For me it is such feel good music that can't help but bring back memories of a younger day. Oh yeah, it even prompted me to finally research and learn the correct lyrics to a line in "At the Hop", in this case, by Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids. The line is "When the records start spinning you Chalypso with the chicken." I never knew they were saying "chalypso". If you enjoy music from the fifties and sixties this is a great CD at a great price.

HARDCORE CLASSIC GOLDEN OLDIES!!!
As I've said before, I feel like the only 18 year old kid who loves this type of music! The soundtrack to American Graffiti is awesome! It has classics such as Rock Around the Clock, 16 Candles, Runaway, That'll Be the Day, At the Hop, The Great Pretender, Ain't That a Shame, Johnny B. Goode, Party Doll, Only You, and much more!!! My parents grew up with this music, and they played it when I was a kid, now that I'm older, I still love them! If you love Golden Oldies, you'll love the AMERICAN GRAFFITI SOUNDTRACK!!!