Hairspray (1988 soundtrack)
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Hairspray: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack of the 1988 John Waters
film, Hairspray. It features one original song and rock and roll
and rhythm and blues
songs by other artists that were used in the film. It was released in 1988 by MCA Records
.
SIDE TWO
John Waters (filmmaker)
John Samuel Waters, Jr. is an American filmmaker, actor, stand-up comedian, writer, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films...
film, Hairspray. It features one original song and rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
and rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
songs by other artists that were used in the film. It was released in 1988 by MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
.
Track listing
SIDE ONE- "Hairspray" by Rachel SweetRachel SweetRachel Sweet is an American singer, television writer and actress.-Biography:After beginning her singing career at the age of three, when she won an electric garage door opener in a singing contest, she began recording commercials at the age of six, toured with Mickey Rooney, and performed in Las...
with Deborah HarryDebbie HarryDeborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
– 3:13 - "The Madison Time" by The Ray Bryant ComboRay BryantRaphael Homer "Ray" Bryant was an American Jazz pianist and composer.-Biography:Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ray Bryant began playing the piano at the age of six, also performing on bass in junior High School...
– 3:07 - "I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" by The IkettesThe IkettesThe Ikettes were a trio of female backing vocalists for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, a prominent American rhythm and blues group from the 1960s.-Career:...
– 2:28 - "Mama Didn't Lie" by Jan BradleyJan BradleyJan Bradley is an American soul singer.Bradley grew up in Robbins, Illinois. She was noticed by manager Don Talty at a high school talent show. After graduating, she auditioned for Curtis Mayfield, and soon recorded the Mayfield-penned "We Girls", which became a hit regionally in the Midwest...
– 2:00 - "Town Without PityTown Without PityTown Without Pity is a 1961 American, Austrian and West German international co-production film drama starring Kirk Douglas, directed by Gottfried Reinhardt. It was made by Mirisch Productions for United Artists....
" by Gene PitneyGene PitneyEugene Francis Alan Pitney, known as Gene Pitney , was an American singer-songwriter, musician and sound engineer. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the...
– 2:52 - "The Roach" by Gene and Wendell – 2:30
SIDE TWO
- "Foot Stompin'" by The Flares – 2:16
- "Shake a Tail FeatherShake a Tail Feather"Shake a Tail Feather" is a song originally recorded in 1963 by the Chicago-based group The Five Du-Tones...
" by The Five Du-TonesThe Five Du-TonesThe Five Du-Tones Were Robert Hopkins , Willie Guest, Frank McCurrey, LeRoy Joyce, James West, and Andrew Butler. They formed at Patrick Henry High School in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1957....
– 2:21 - "The Bug" by Jerry Dallman and the Knightcaps – 2:15
- "You'll Lose a Good ThingYou'll Lose a Good Thing"You'll Lose a Good Thing" is an American song initially written by rhythm and blues artist Barbara Lynn Ozen, and made famous in the 1970s by country music-Tejano singer Freddy Fender....
" by Barbara LynnBarbara LynnBarbara Lynn is an American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist and singer. She is best known for her R&B chart-topping hit, "You'll Lose A Good Thing" .-Life and career:She played piano as a child, but switched to guitar...
– 2:18 - "I Wish I Were a Princess" by Little Peggy MarchPeggy MarchPeggy March is an American pop singer. She is primarily remembered for her 1963 million-selling song "I Will Follow Him".-Career:...
– 2:13 - "Nothing Takes the Place of You" by Toussaint McCallToussaint McCallToussaint McCall is an American R&B singer and organist.His one major success was with "Nothing Takes the Place of You", which reached #5 in the US R&B chart, issued on Ronn Records in 1967...
– 3:17
See also
- Hairspray (1988 film)
- Hairspray (2002 soundtrack)
- Hairspray (2007 soundtrack)Hairspray (2007 soundtrack)-2-disc Collector's edition:A limited edition two-disc version of the Hairspray soundtrack was released on November 20, 2007, the same day as the film's DVD/Blu-Ray release...