Grease 2 (soundtrack)

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Soundtrack album to the film Grease 2
ReleasedJune 11, 1982
Recorded1981, Evergreen Recording Studios, Burbank, California
Genre Rock and roll
Length32:28
Label RSO (Original issue) [1]
Polydor (Re-issue) [2]
Producer Louis St. Louis
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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.

Contents

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

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

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Back to School Again" Louis St. Louis, Howard Greenfield The Four Tops 3:29
2."Cool Rider" Dennis Linde Michelle Pfeiffer 3:31
3."Score Tonight"Louis St. Louis, Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker The T-Birds, The Pink Ladies2:54
4."Girl for All Seasons"Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker Maureen Teefy, Lorna Luft, Alison Price, Michelle Pfeiffer3:30
5."Do It for Our Country" Rob Hegel Peter Frechette 2:39
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 Linde Tab Hunter, The Cast4:07
3."Charades"Louis St. Louis, Michael Gibson Maxwell Caulfield 4:02
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 MacRae Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Adrian Zmed, Lorna Luft, Peter Frechette, Maureen Teefy, The Cast3:39

Charts

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

Personnel

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [6] Platinum20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Silver60,000^

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

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