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FM: The Original Movie Soundtrack

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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]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[3]

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

Reception

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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.

Track listing

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LP

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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

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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 Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Steely Dan singles".
  2. ^ "FM - Original Soundtrack". Allmusic.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 60 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  5. ^ Order of track listing verified by the sequence of songs on the double album. Record released by MCA RECORDS, INC. 1978
  6. ^ Order of track listing taken from cassette label and verified by the sequence of songs on the tape. Cassette released by MCA RECORDS, INC. 1978 Sequence reordered on May 23, 2015
  7. ^ Side A and B verified at https://www.discogs.com/Various-FM-The-Original-Movie-Soundtrack/release/3838198
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 321. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4616a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – FM" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  11. ^ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – FM". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  13. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Albums of '78". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  15. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – FM". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 25, 2022.