FM (soundtrack)

1978 soundtrack album by Various artists From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

FM: The Original Movie Soundtrack is the original soundtrack to the 1978 film FM.

ReleasedApril 12, 1978
GenreRock
LabelMCA
ProducerVarious artists
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FM: The Original Movie Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedApril 12, 1978
GenreRock
LabelMCA
ProducerVarious artists
Singles from FM
  1. "FM (No Static at All)"
    Released: 19 May 1978 (US)[1]
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More information Review scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[3]
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Reception

In the United States, the album reached the Top Five of Billboard's album chart and quickly earned a Platinum-certified disc. It reached 37 in the UK charts.[4]

Roger Nichols won the 1979 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for his work on the soundtrack.

Album cover Art Director and Designer John Kosh.

Track listing

LP

Side One

  1. "FM (No Static at All)" - Steely Dan – 4:52
  2. "Night Moves" - Bob Seger – 3:27
  3. "Fly Like an Eagle" - Steve Miller Band – 3:04
  4. "Cold as Ice" - Foreigner – 3:20
  5. "Breakdown" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 2:44
  6. "Bad Man" - Randy Meisner – 2:38

Side Two (Order of songs on inside jacket show side three songs before side two songs)

  1. "Life in the Fast Lane" - Eagles – 4:46
  2. "Do It Again" - Steely Dan – 5:54
  3. "Lido Shuffle" - Boz Scaggs – 3:42
  4. "More Than a Feeling" - Boston – 4:45

Side Three

  1. "Tumbling Dice" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:51 (Live Version)
  2. "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:15 (Live Version)
  3. "Livingston Saturday Night" - Jimmy Buffett – 3:10
  4. "There's a Place in the World for a Gambler" - Dan Fogelberg – 5:41
  5. "Just the Way You Are" - Billy Joel – 4:49

Side Four

  1. "It Keeps You Runnin'" - The Doobie Brothers – 4:13
  2. "Your Smiling Face" - James Taylor – 2:43
  3. "Life's Been Good" - Joe Walsh – 8:05
  4. "We Will Rock You" - Queen – 2:04
  5. "FM - Reprise" - Steely Dan – 2:54

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Cassette

Side A

  1. "FM (No Static at All)" - Steely Dan – 4:52
  2. "Night Moves" - Bob Seger – 3:27
  3. "Fly Like an Eagle" - Steve Miller Band – 3:04
  4. "Cold as Ice" - Foreigner – 3:20
  5. "Livingston Saturday Night" - Jimmy Buffett – 3:10
  6. "Bad Man" - Randy Meisner – 2:38
  7. "Life in the Fast Lane" - Eagles – 4:46
  8. "Breakdown" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 2:44
  9. "Just the Way You Are" - Billy Joel – 4:49
  10. "Lido Shuffle" - Boz Scaggs – 3:42
  11. "More Than a Feeling" - Boston – 4:45

Side B

  1. "Tumbling Dice" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:51 (Live Version)
  2. "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:15 (Live Version)
  3. "Do It Again" - Steely Dan – 5:54
  4. "There's a Place in the World for a Gambler" - Dan Fogelberg – 5:41
  5. "It Keeps You Runnin'" - The Doobie Brothers – 4:13
  6. "Your Smiling Face" - James Taylor – 2:43
  7. "Life's Been Good" - Joe Walsh – 8:05
  8. "We Will Rock You" - Queen – 2:04
  9. "FM - Reprise" - Steely Dan – 2:54

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Charts

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Sales and certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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