Grease 2 (soundtrack)

Grease 2
Soundtrack album to the film Grease 2
Released	June 11, 1982
Recorded	1981, Evergreen Recording Studios, Burbank, California
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	32:28
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.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer	Length
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 Ladies	2:54
4.	"Girl for All Seasons"	Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker	Maureen Teefy, Lorna Luft, Alison Price, Michelle Pfeiffer	3:30
5.	"Do It for Our Country"	Rob Hegel	Peter Frechette	2:39
6.	"Who's That Guy?"	Louis St. Louis, Howard Greenfield	The Cast	5:09

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer	Length
1.	"Prowlin'"	Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker, Christopher Famous	The T-Birds	3:04
2.	"Reproduction"	Dennis Linde	Tab Hunter, The Cast	4:07
3.	"Charades"	Louis St. Louis, Michael Gibson	Maxwell Caulfield	4:02
4.	"(Love Will) Turn Back the Hands of Time"	Louis St. Louis, Howard Greenfield	Maxwell Caufield, Michelle Pfeiffer	3:38
5.	"Rock-a-Hula-Luau (Summer Is Coming)"	Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker	The Cast	3:25
6.	"We'll Be Together"	Bob Morrison, Johnny MacRae	Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Adrian Zmed, Lorna Luft, Peter Frechette, Maureen Teefy, The Cast	3:39

Charts

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

Personnel

• Tim May: Guitars
• Andy Muson: Bass
• Denny Seiwell: Drums
• Louis St. Louis: Keyboards
• Michael Gibson: Orchestrations

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[6]	Platinum	20,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[7]	Silver	60,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Various - Grease 2 (Original Soundtrack Recording)". Discogs.
2. "Various - Grease 2 (Original Soundtrack Recording)". Discogs.
3. Denisoff, R. Serge; Romanowski, William D. (1991). Risky Business: Rock in Film. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction. p. 256. ISBN 141283337X. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
4. "Top Album Picks". Billboard. 1982-06-05. p. 62. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 283. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
7. "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Grease II". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 6, 2021.