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}} ''Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture'' is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1978 film ''Grease''. It was originally released by RSO Records. The song "You're the One That I Want" was a US and UK #1 for stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. It is the second best-selling album ever released and top-selling soundtrack in history with 44.7 million copies sold worldwide. Besides performers John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, the album also featured songs by rock n roll revival group Sha Na Na as well as the hit song "Grease", a tune written by Barry Gibb (of The Bee Gees) and sung by Frankie Valli (of The Four Seasons) that was an additional U.S. number one. ==Background== The soundtrack was released in April 14, 1978, two months ahead of the film's release.〔 The cover gives credit to, and prominently features, the two stars of the film—John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John—although they only appear on seven of the 24 tracks. The remainder of the album is sung by various cast members and Sha Na Na, a group who performed many of the 1950s numbers in the film. The title track was recorded by Frankie Valli, who had no other connection with the film. The most successful songs from the soundtrack were written specifically for the film. They included the ''Billboard'' number-one hits "Grease", "You're the One That I Want" and the number-three, Academy Award-nominated "Hopelessly Devoted to You".〔(Allmusic - US charts )〕 In the UK, the album proved even more successful where "You're the One That I Want" and "Summer Nights" reached No.1 for nine and seven weeks respectively, while "Grease", "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "Sandy" all became top three hits.〔(Chartstats - John Travolta and Olivia Newton John UK charts )〕〔(Chartstats - John Travolta UK charts )〕〔(Chartstats - "Hopelesssly Devoted to You" UK charts )〕〔(Chartstats - "Grease" UK charts (singles) )〕 The soundtrack album hit the top of the charts in the U.S. during the summer of 1978, replacing The Rolling Stones' ''Some Girls''. In the UK, it remained at the top of the charts for 13 consecutive weeks.〔(Chartstats - Grease UK album charts )〕 As of 2011, "You're the One That I Want" and "Summer Nights" are still among the 20 best-selling singles of all time in the UK (at Nos.6 and 19 respectively).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC Radio 2 - UK's Million Sellers with Tony Blackburn )〕 Two of the bass players who recorded on the Grease soundtrack were (at different times) members of Toto. One of these, David Hungate, also performed on Olivia Newton-John's album ''Totally Hot'' with Toto guitarist Steve Lukather. Other musicians here have previously worked with Elton John, Steely Dan, Bee Gees and others. The album has sold over 6 million copies in the US in the SoundScan era (beginning 1991) in addition to the 8 million shipped in the years 1978-1984. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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