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A third and final oldies compilation, titled American Graffiti Vol. III (MCA 8008) was also issued by MCA in early 1976. All three albums were released as 2-record sets, or as a double-length tape and are now entirely out of print. All songs on the soundtrack album are presented in the order they appeared in the film.
American Graffiti premiered on August 2, 1973, at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, and was released on August 11, 1973, in the United States. The film received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for five Academy Awards , including Best Picture .
The group moved to Los Angeles in 1970 to try to break into the music scene there. When "Flash", the original lead singer, along with several other band members decided to return to school in 1971, Moe, Phillips, and Knight decided to replace "Flash" by holding auditions. They eventually hired Sam McFadin from Security, Colorado to fill the ...
The song is featured in the film American Graffiti (1973), and was included on the soundtrack album, 41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti issued on MCA Records. The song had also been included on the compilation album Cruisin' 1957 which featured Philadelphia DJ Joe Niagara of WIBG, and issued by Increase Records in 1970.
It should be noted that any songs in American Graffiti released after 1962 are out of place. Was this intentional? -- 02:44, 15 July 2024 Pqmb. It was probably because the film-makers just wanted to use the particular songs. Many people in 1973 would not have known or cared much whether a song had been released in 1961 or 1963...
This song has appeared prominently in several 'entertainment' contexts, including at least two major Hollywood [motion picture] productions. It was an example of a typical Doo-wop song in the 1973 movie American Graffiti [4] and it had somewhat of a 'title role' in the 1984 movie Sixteen Candles.
"Come Go with Me" and another 8 songs were recorded in the basement of Pittsburgh disc jockey Barry Kaye. These recordings were released in 1992 as 1956 Audition Tapes. The song was later featured in the films American Graffiti (1973), Diner (1982), Stand by Me (1986), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), and Set It Up (2018). [4]
"Ya Ya" is a song by Lee Dorsey. The song was written by Dorsey, C. L. Blast, Bobby Robinson, and Morris Levy.Levy's participation in the writing has been called into question; the Flashback release of the single lists only Dorsey and Blast as writers, as do the liner notes to the American Graffiti soundtrack.