Artist: VA | Album: American Pop | Label: MCA Records | Catalog #: MCA-5201 | Released: 1981 | Genre: Soundtrack | Duration: 00:31:17
American Pop is the soundtrack album to the 1981 film of the same name. The album was released on vinyl to coincide with the release of the film, but has not been re-released onto compact disc. According to director Ralph Bakshi, this is because the cost for licensing the music from the film has gone up significantly since the movie was made: “The amount of music was so spectacular in the picture – it would be millions.”
Though the movie itself features nearly fifty popular songs that span 1930 to 1980, the album features only ten, nine of which come from the film’s third act (which covers the late 1950s to the mid 1970s).
Tracklisting:
01. Pat Benatar – Hell Is For Children 04:49
02. Janis Joplin & Big Brother And The Holding Company – Summertime 03:57
03. The Mamas And The Papas – California Dreamin’ 02:38
04. Peter, Paul And Mary – This Train 02:02
05. Marcy Levy – Somebody To Love 02:33
06. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze 02:47
07. The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five 05:21
08. Sam Cooke – You Send Me 02:42
09. Fabian – Turn Me Loose 02:20
10. The Doors – People Are Strange 02:09
Single download
VA – Pat Benatar – Hell Is For Children 04:49 
VA – Janis Joplin & Big Brother And The Holding Company – Summertime 03:57
VA – The Mamas And The Papas – California Dreamin’ 02:38
VA – Peter, Paul And Mary – This Train 02:02
VA – Marcy Levy – Somebody To Love 02:33
VA – The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Purple Haze 02:47
VA – The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Take Five 05:21
VA – Sam Cooke – You Send Me 02:42
VA – Fabian – Turn Me Loose 02:20
Category:Soundtrack
Main catalog
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