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Oliver! (soundtrack)

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Oliver!
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released1968
Genresoundtrack
Label
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Oliver! is the soundtrack to the 1968 British musical drama film of the same name. The soundtrack won an Oscar for Best Original or Adaptation Score at the 41st Academy Awards in 1969.[2] It reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart and spent 99 weeks on the chart.[3] In the US, the album spent 91 weeks on Billboard's Top Album chart, reaching #20 and receiving a Gold record certification. The soundtrack was included, on CD for the first time, with the 2005 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment issue of the movie.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Lionel Bart

No.TitleRecording artist(s)Length
1."Overture"The Orchestra1:58
2."Food, Glorious Food"/"Oliver!"Mark Lester, Harry Secombe, Peggy Mount & Boys5:42
3."Boy for Sale"Secombe2:47
4."Where Is Love?"Lester3:00
5."Pick a Pocket or Two"Ron Moody & Boys2:40
6."Consider Yourself"Lester, Jack Wild & Ensemble5:47
7."I'd Do Anything"Lester, Moody, Shani Wallis, Sheila White, Wild & Boys3:47
8."Be Back Soon"Moody & Boys2:49
9."As Long as He Needs Me"Wallis4:43
10."Who Will Buy?"Lester & Ensemble6:51
11."It's a Fine Life"Wallis, White & "The Three Cripples" Crowd3:25
12."Reviewing the Situation"Moody3:39
13."Oom-Pah-Pah"Wallis & "The Three Cripples" Crowd2:29
14."Finale ("Where is Love?"/"Consider Yourself")"Ensemble & The Orchestra1:16

Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic.[5]

  • Ensemble – primary artist
  • John Green – arranger, conductor, music supervisor
  • Mark Lester – guest artist, performer, primary artist
  • Kathe Green - dubbing for Mark Lester
  • Joe Lopes – engineer
  • Ron Moody – guest artist, performer, primary artist
  • The Orchestra – performer, primary artist
  • Oliver Reed – guest artist, performer
  • Harry Secombe – performer, primary artist
  • John Snyder – mixing, producer
  • Shani Wallis – guest artist, performer, primary artist
  • Don Wardell – digital series, executive producer
  • Sheila White – performer, primary artist
  • Jack Wild – performer, primary artist

Charts

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Chart (1969–70) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 20
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 4

References

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  1. ^ "Oliver! [Original Soundtrack] – Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  2. ^ "1969 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. 1969-04-14. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  3. ^ "oliver | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. ^ Billboard Top Pop Albums 1955-2016
  5. ^ "Oliver! [Original Soundtrack] – Original Soundtrack | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 281. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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