1977 Soundtrack – Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever is the soundtrack album from the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta. The soundtrack was released on November 15, 1977. It is one of the best-selling albums in history, and remains the second-biggest-selling soundtrack of all time, after The Bodyguard, selling over 40 million copies worldwide.
In the United States, the album was certified 16× Platinum for shipments of at least 16 million units. The album stayed atop the charts for 24 straight weeks from January to July 1978 and stayed on Billboard’s album charts for 120 weeks until March 1980. Three singles from the album contributed by the Bee Gees – “How Deep Is Your Love”, “Stayin’ Alive” and “Night Fever” – along with Yvonne Elliman’s “If I Can’t Have You”, all reached No. 1 in the US. In the UK, the album spent 18 consecutive weeks at No. 1. The album epitomized the disco phenomenon on both sides of the Atlantic and was an international sensation. The album has been added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress in 2014 for being culturally significant.
Tracks
1 Stayin’ Alive (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 06:59
2 How Deep Is Your Love (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 04:05
3 Night Fever (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 03:33
4 More Than A Woman (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 03:17
5 If I Can’t Have You (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 04:03
6 A Fifth Of Beethoven (Walter Murphy) 03:03
7 More Than A Woman (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 03:17
8 Manhattan Skyline (David Shire) 04:44
9 Calypso Breakdown (William Eaton) 07:50
10 Night On Disco Mountain (Modest Mussorgsky) 05:12
11 Open Sesame (Kool & the Gang; Ronald Bell) 08:46
12 Jive Talkin’ (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 03:43
13 You Should Be Dancing (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 04:49
14 Boogie Shoes (Harry Wayne Casey; Richard Finch) 02:17
15 Salsation (David Shire) 03:50
16 K-Jee (Charles Hearndon) 04:13
17 Disco Inferno (Leroy Green; Ron Kersey) 10:51
Biography
Musicians
1 Stayin’ Alive
| Bass | Maurice Gibb |
| Drums | Dennis Bryon |
| Guitar | Alan Kendall |
| Guitar | Barry Gibb |
| Keyboards | Blue Weaver |
| Percussion | Joe Lala |
| Vocals | Maurice Gibb |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
| Vocals | Robin Gibb |
2 How Deep Is Your Love
| Bass | Maurice Gibb |
| Drums | Dennis Bryon |
| Guitar | Alan Kendall |
| Guitar | Barry Gibb |
| Keyboards | Blue Weaver |
| Percussion | Joe Lala |
| Vocals | Maurice Gibb |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
| Vocals | Robin Gibb |
3 Night Fever
| Bass | Maurice Gibb |
| Drums | Dennis Bryon |
| Guitar | Alan Kendall |
| Guitar | Barry Gibb |
| Keyboards | Blue Weaver |
| Percussion | Joe Lala |
| Vocals | Maurice Gibb |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
| Vocals | Robin Gibb |
4 More Than A Woman
| Bass | Maurice Gibb |
| Drums | Dennis Bryon |
| Guitar | Alan Kendall |
| Guitar | Barry Gibb |
| Keyboards | Blue Weaver |
| Percussion | Joe Lala |
| Vocals | Maurice Gibb |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
| Vocals | Robin Gibb |
5 If I Can’t Have You
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Bob Bowles |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Freddie Perren |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Background Vocals | Marty McCall |
| Vocals | Yvonne Elliman |
6 A Fifth Of Beethoven
| Musician | Walter Murphy |
7 More Than A Woman
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Bob Bowles |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Percussion | Robert Zimmitti |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Tavares |
8 Manhattan Skyline
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
9 Calypso Breakdown
| Musician | Ralph MacDonald |
10 Night On Disco Mountain
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Keyboards | Ralph Grierson |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Percussion | Emil Richards |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
11 Open Sesame
| Musician | Kool & the Gang |
12 Jive Talkin’
| Bass | Maurice Gibb |
| Drums | Dennis Bryon |
| Guitar | Alan Kendall |
| Guitar | Maurice Gibb |
| Guitar | Barry Gibb |
| Keyboards | Blue Weaver |
| Synthesizer | Blue Weaver |
| Steel Guitar | Alan Kendall |
| Percussion | Dennis Bryon |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
| Vocals | Maurice Gibb |
| Vocals | Robin Gibb |
13 You Should Be Dancing
| Bass | Maurice Gibb |
| Drums | Dennis Bryon |
| Guitar | Alan Kendall |
| Guitar | Barry Gibb |
| Keyboards | Blue Weaver |
| Percussion | Joe Lala |
| Percussion | George Perry |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
| Vocals | Maurice Gibb |
| Vocals | Robin Gibb |
14 Boogie Shoes
| Musician | KC & The Sunshine Band |
15 Salsation
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | Mark Stevens |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Congas | Chino Valdes |
| Timbales | Robert Zimmitti |
| Percussion | Emil Richards |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
16 K-Jee
| Musician | MFSB |
17 Disco Inferno
| Musician | The Trammps |
Liner Notes
Producer – Albhy Galuten, Bee Gees, Karl Richardson (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 13)
Producer – Freddie Perren (Tracks 5, 7)
Producer – Thomas Walentino (Track 6)
Producer – Bill Oakes, David Shire (Tracks 8, 10, 15)
Producer – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter (Track 9)
Producer – KG Productions (Track 11)
Producer – Arif Mardin (Track 12)
Producer – HW Casey, Richard Finch (Track 14)
Producer – Bobby Martin, Broadway Eddie (Track 16)
Producer – Ron Kersey (Track 17)
Arranged By – Walter Murphy (Track 6)
Arranged By – David Shire (Tracks 8, 10, 15)
Arranged By – HW Casey, Richard Finch (Track 14)
Arranged By – Bobby Martin (Track 16)
Arranged By – Ron Kersey (Track 17)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Wade Marcus (Tracks 5, 7)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Freddie Perren (Tracks 5, 7)
Concertmaster – James Getzoff (Tracks 8, 10)
Conductor – Walter Murphy (Track 6)
Contractor – Nathan Kaproff (Tracks 8, 10, 15)
Engineer – Karl Richardson (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 13)
Engineer – Larry Miles, Steve Pouliot (Tracks 5, 7)
Engineer – Dan Wallin (Tracks 8, 10, 15)
Engineer (Assistant) – Michel Marie (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jim Nau, Tyrone Williams (Track 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jerry Crawford (Tracks 8, 10, 15)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ed Mashal, Nick Blagona, John Blanche (Track 13)
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Artwork – Susan Herr, Tom Nikosey
Photography – Francesco Scavullo, Charles Bush, Norman Seeff
Mastered At Capitol Mastering
Recorded At Studio Hérouville
Recorded At Mom & Pop’s Company Store
Recorded At The Burbank Studios
Recorded At Criteria Recording Studios
Recorded At Le Studio
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