The Sting (soundtrack)

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The Sting
Marvin Hamlisch The Sting.jpg
Soundtrack album by
Marvin Hamlisch
Released1974
Recorded1973
Genre
Length36:59
Label MCA
Producer Marvin Hamlisch (producer)
Gil Rodin (executive producer)
Marvin Hamlisch chronology
The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording
(1974)		The Sting
(1974)		 The Spy Who Loved Me
(1977)
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The original soundtrack to the 1973 Universal picture The Sting was released by MCA Records in 1974. The album spent several weeks at number one on Billboard's Top LPs & Tape chart. [4]

Contents

Track listing

LP (MCA-390) [5]

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Solace" (orchestra version) Scott Joplin 3:35
2."The Entertainer" (orchestra version)Scott Joplin3:03
3."Easy Winners"Scott Joplin2:44
4."Hooker's Hooker" Marvin Hamlisch 2:48
5."Luther"Marvin Hamlisch3:08
6."a)" "Pineapple Rag"
"b)" "Gladiolus Rag"		Scott Joplin2:32
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Entertainer" (piano version)Scott Joplin2:32
2."The Glove"Marvin Hamlisch1:46
3."Little Girl" (violin solo featuring Bobby Bruce)Madeline Hyde—Francis Henry2:00
4."Pineapple Rag"Scott Joplin2:35
5."Merry-Go-Round Music" (P. D.)
a) "Listen to the Mocking Bird"
b) "Darling Nellie Grey"
c) "Turkey in the Straw"		 2:44
6."Solace" (piano version)Scott Joplin3:35
7."a)" "The Entertainer"
"b)" "Ragtime Dance"		Scott Joplin3:45

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [20] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Robert Lovering. "The Sting [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Marvin Hamlisch". AllMusic . Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  2. 1 2 "Billboard 200™ (Week of May 4, 1974)". Billboard.
  3. 1 2 "Billboard 200™ (Week of June 1, 1974)". Billboard.
  4. ↑ [2] [3]
  5. ↑ "Marvin Hamlisch – The Sting (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". 1973 – via Discogs.
  6. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 281. ISBN   978-0-6461-1917-5.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5015a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Marvin Hamlisch – The Sting" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack / Marvin Hamlisch – The Sting" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Marvin Hamlisch – The Sting". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Album / Soundtrack / The Sting". elpee.jp.
  13. ↑ [2] [3] [12]
  14. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cashbox . Vol. 35, no. 50. April 27, 1974. p. 41. ISSN   0008-7289 . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  15. ↑ "The Top 100 Albums of '74" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 22, no. 19. December 28, 1974. p. 15. ISSN   0315-5994 . Retrieved May 16, 2022– via Library and Archives Canada.
  16. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of the Year" (PDF). Cashbox . Vol. 36, no. 31. December 28, 1974. p. 132. ISSN   0008-7289 . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard . Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Top 100 Albums 1974" (PDF). Cashbox . Vol. 36, no. 31. December 28, 1974. p. 36. ISSN   0008-7289 . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  19. ↑ "British album certifications – The Sting - Ost – Original Soundtrack". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  20. ↑ "American album certifications – Marvin Hamlisch – The Sting". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 12, 2025.
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