Buster (soundtrack)
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Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1988 British film Buster
. The album is essentially a collection of oldies, tucked in between two Phil Collins
songs that were recorded for the film, in which he starred. "Two Hearts
" was specially written for the film, and "A Groovy Kind of Love
" was a remake of a song taken to #2 in the UK singles charts in 1965 by The Mindbenders
. Both were released as singles, and topped The Billboard 100 chart, with "A Groovy Kind of Love" also reaching #1 in the UK. Other new songs include Collins' "Big Noise" and The Four Tops' "Loco in Acapulco", co-written by Collins.
"Two Hearts" and "A Groovy Kind of Love" were not released on a solo Phil Collins album until 1998's ...Hits
; however, live versions appeared on his Serious Hits... Live! album in 1990.
† Five tracks are preceded by incidental music performed by The London Film Orchestra and written by Anne Dudley.
Side B
Singles
Buster (film)
Buster is a 1988 comedy-drama film starring musician Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb and Sheila Hancock. The soundtrack featured two Phil Collins singles which eventually topped the Billboard 100 singles chart.-Plot:...
. The album is essentially a collection of oldies, tucked in between two Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
songs that were recorded for the film, in which he starred. "Two Hearts
Two Hearts (song)
"Two Hearts" is a song performed by Phil Collins, written and produced by Collins and Lamont Dozier for the 1988 crime comedy film Buster. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song alongside the Carly Simon song "Let the River Run" from Working Girl...
" was specially written for the film, and "A Groovy Kind of Love
A Groovy Kind of Love
"A Groovy Kind of Love" is a pop song written by Toni Wine and Carol Bayer for the Screen Gems music publishing company. It is heavily based on the Rondo movement of Sonatina in G major, op. 36 no. 5 by Muzio Clementi...
" was a remake of a song taken to #2 in the UK singles charts in 1965 by The Mindbenders
The Mindbenders
The Mindbenders was a 1960s beat group from Manchester, England. They were part of the mid 1960s British Invasion with their chart-toppers "Game of Love" and "A Groovy Kind of Love"....
. Both were released as singles, and topped The Billboard 100 chart, with "A Groovy Kind of Love" also reaching #1 in the UK. Other new songs include Collins' "Big Noise" and The Four Tops' "Loco in Acapulco", co-written by Collins.
"Two Hearts" and "A Groovy Kind of Love" were not released on a solo Phil Collins album until 1998's ...Hits
Hits (Phil Collins album)
-Track notes:*Track 1 features David Crosby on backing vocals.*Track 2 features Babyface on backing vocals, keyboard and drum programming, and Sheila E on percussion.*Track 3 features Philip Bailey on vocals.*Track 6 features Eric Clapton on guitar....
; however, live versions appeared on his Serious Hits... Live! album in 1990.
CD
- "Two HeartsTwo Hearts (song)"Two Hearts" is a song performed by Phil Collins, written and produced by Collins and Lamont Dozier for the 1988 crime comedy film Buster. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song alongside the Carly Simon song "Let the River Run" from Working Girl...
" - Phil CollinsPhil CollinsPhilip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist.... - ["Gardening by the Book"]† / Just One LookJust One Look (song)"Just One Look" was a hit single co-written and sung by American R&B singer Doris Troy in 1963. The song peaked at #10 in the U.S. singles charts.Details vary as to how the single came to be released on Atlantic Records...
" - The HolliesThe HolliesThe Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s... - ["...And I Love Her"]† / "Big Noise" - Phil Collins
- "The Robbery" - Anne DudleyAnne DudleyAnne Dudley is an English composer and pop musician, and was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in both the classical and pop genres. She is perhaps best known, however, as one of the core members of the synthpop band Art of Noise and also as a film...
- "I Got You BabeI Got You Babe"I Got You Babe" is a 1965 #1 single by American pop music duo Sonny & Cher.-Background and composition:Sonny Bono, a songwriter and record producer for Phil Spector, wrote the lyrics to and composed the music of the song for himself and his then-wife, Cher, late at night in their basement. Session...
" - Sonny & CherSonny & CherSonny & Cher were an American pop music duo, actors, singers and entertainers made up of husband-and-wife team Sonny and Cher Bono in the 1960s and 1970s. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector.... - "Keep on Running" - The Spencer Davis Group
- ["Alone in Acapulco"]† / "Loco in AcapulcoLoco in Acapulco"Loco in Acapulco" was a 1988 hit song by The Four Tops. It was written by Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier , for the film Buster that also starred Phil Collins in the title role...
" - The Four Tops - "How Do You Do It?How Do You Do It?"How Do You Do It?" was the debut single by Liverpudlian band Gerry & the Pacemakers. The song was number one in the UK Singles Chart on 11 April 1963, where it stayed for three weeks.-History:The song was written by Mitch Murray...
" - Gerry and The PacemakersGerry & the PacemakersGerry and the Pacemakers were a British beat music group prominent during the 1960s. In common with The Beatles, they came from Liverpool, were managed by Brian Epstein and recorded by George Martin. They are most remembered for being the first act to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart with... - ["Thoughts of Home"]† / "I Just Don't Know What to Do with MyselfI Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.-Original version:"I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" was first recorded by Tommy Hunt in a session produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, with Burt Bacharach arranging and conducting...
" - Dusty SpringfieldDusty SpringfieldMary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s... - ["The Good Life"]† / "Sweets for My SweetSweets for My Sweet"Sweets for My Sweet" is a song written by the songwriting team of Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, originally recorded by The Drifters. The group's first single featuring Charlie Thomas on lead vocal, "Sweets for My Sweet" reached #16 in October 1961. This was one of the few post-1958 Drifters singles...
" - The SearchersThe Searchers (band)The Searchers are an English beat group, who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Fourmost, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry & The Pacemakers.... - "Will You Still Be Waiting?" - Anne Dudley
- "A Groovy Kind of LoveA Groovy Kind of Love"A Groovy Kind of Love" is a pop song written by Toni Wine and Carol Bayer for the Screen Gems music publishing company. It is heavily based on the Rondo movement of Sonatina in G major, op. 36 no. 5 by Muzio Clementi...
" - Phil Collins
† Five tracks are preceded by incidental music performed by The London Film Orchestra and written by Anne Dudley.
LP
Side A- "Two Hearts" - Phil Collins
- "Just One Look" - The Hollies
- "Big Noise" - Phil Collins
- "The Robbery" - Anne Dudley
- "I Got You Babe" - Sonny & Cher
Side B
- "Keep on Running" - The Spencer Davis Group
- "Loco in Acapulco" - The Four Tops
- "How Do You Do It?" - Gerry & The Pacemakers
- "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" - Dusty Springfield
- "Sweets for My Sweet" - The Searchers
- "Will You Still Be Waiting" - Anne Dudley
- "A Groovy Kind of Love" - Phil Collins
Charts
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Billboard 200 | 54 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "A Groovy Kind of Love" | Phil Collins | Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1989 | "Two Hearts" | Phil Collins | Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |