The Rocky Horror Picture Show (soundtrack)
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the original soundtrack album to the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, an adaptation of the musical The Rocky Horror Show that had opened in 1973. The soundtrack was released as an album in 1975 by Ode Records, produced by Richard Hartley.
Release and reception
The album peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard 200 in 1978.[2] It reached No. 40 on the Australian albums chart[3] and No. 11 on the New Zealand albums chart.[4] William Ruhlmann of Allmusic gave the album a star rating of five stars out of five and described it as the "definitive version of the [Rocky Horror] score".[5]
Unincluded songs
The soundtrack omits two of the songs sung in the film: Rocky's "The Sword of Damocles", and the Frank-N-Furter-led "Planet, Schmanet, Janet" (often erroneously referred to as "Wise Up, Janet Weiss"). Also omitted is "Once in a While," which was shot for the film but later unincluded.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Richard O'Brien
| No. | Title | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Science Fiction/Double Feature" | Richard O'Brien | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Dammit Janet" | Barry Bostwick, Susan Sarandon | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Over at the Frankenstein Place" | Barry Bostwick, Susan Sarandon, Richard O'Brien | 2:37 |
| 4. | "Time Warp" | Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Little Nell | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Sweet Transvestite" | Tim Curry | 3:21 |
| 6. | "I Can Make You a Man" | Tim Curry | 2:07 |
| 7. | "Hot Patootie – Bless My Soul" | Meat Loaf | 3:00 |
| 8. | "I Can Make You a Man (Reprise)" | Tim Curry | 1:44 |
| No. | Title | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me" | Susan Sarandon, Little Nell, Patricia Quinn, Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Trevor White | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Eddie" | Jonathan Adams, Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Floor Show": a. "Rose Tint My World" b. "Fanfare/Don't Dream It, Be It" c. "Wild and Untamed Thing" | Trevor White, Little Nell, Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick | 8:13 |
| 4. | "I'm Going Home" | Tim Curry | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Super Heroes" | Barry Bostwick, Susan Sarandon, Jonathan Adams | 2:45 |
| 6. | "Science Fiction/Double Feature (Reprise)" | Richard O'Brien | 1:26 |
Bonus tracks (1989 CD release)
- "Time Warp (1989 remix – extended version)"
- "Time Warp (music – 1 = background track = U mix)"
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: 25 Years of Absolute Pleasure (2000)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Science Fiction/Double Feature" | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Dammit Janet" | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Over at the Frankenstein Place" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Time Warp" | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Sweet Transvestite" | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Sword of Damocles" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "I Can Make You a Man" | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "I Can Make You a Man (Reprise)" | 1:59 |
| 10. | "Once in a While" | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me" | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Eddie's Teddy" | 2:47 |
| 13. | "Planet, Schmanet, Janet" | 2:36 |
| 14. | "Rose Tint My World" | 2:51 |
| 15. | "Don't Dream It, Be It" | 3:36 |
| 16. | "Wild and Untamed Thing" | 1:51 |
| 17. | "I'm Going Home" | 2:57 |
| 18. | "Super Heroes" | 5:20 |
| 19. | "Science Fiction/Double Feature (Reprise)" | 1:30 |
In popular culture
As announced by video game developer/publisher Activision in a press release on October 12, 2010, "Time Warp", "Sweet Transvestite", and "Hot Patootie – Bless My Soul" were released for the game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock as downloadable content on 26 October.[6]
Chart performance
The album initially charted in 1978, however, in 2010, following the "Rocky Horror Glee Show" episode of Glee, the album re-entered the Billboard 200 at #55.[7]
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 40 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 8 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 11 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 49 |
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 55 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soundtracks | 4 |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "The Rocky Horror Picture Show > Charts & Awards", Allmusic, Rovi Corporation, retrieved 3 October 2010
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "The Rocky Horror Picture Show (album)", Australian charts portal, Hung Medien, retrieved 3 October 2010
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "The Rocky Horror Picture Show (album)", New Zealand charts portal, Hung Median, retrieved 3 October 2010
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Ruhlmann, William, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show > Review", Allmusic, Rovi Corporation, retrieved 3 October 2010
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "Celebrate the Launch of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock With Over 18 New Downloadable Tracks for the Guitar Hero Music Library", Activision, retrieved 13 October 2010
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2010.