The Movie Album

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

The Movie Album was released in June 1967 on Cadet Records. Esmond Edwards produced the record, which was recorded in 1966. Ramsey Lewis plays piano, with Cleveland Eaton on bass and Maurice White on drums. An orchestra and choir conducted by Richard Evans supplement the trio. The album contains theme music from various feature films.

Among the tracks are Theme from The Pawnbroker by Quincy Jones, From Russia with Love, The Shadow of Your Smile and The Gentle Rain. Evans himself wrote Saturday Night After the Movies and Goin' Hollywood. The record reached number 5 on the Billboard chart of best-selling jazz albums. AllMusic gave it two out of five stars.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Theme from "The Pawnbroker"2:31Apple Music ↗
2. 2Saturday Night After the Movies3:03Apple Music ↗
3. 3The Gentle Rain3:32Apple Music ↗
4. 4China Gate2:47Apple Music ↗
5. 5Emily3:01Apple Music ↗
6. 6Goin' Hollywood3:35Apple Music ↗
7. 7From Russia with Love2:44Apple Music ↗
8. 8The Shadow of Your Smile3:53Apple Music ↗
9. 9Girl Talk3:29Apple Music ↗
10. 10Matchmaker, Matchmaker3:06Apple Music ↗
11. 11Return to Paradise3:01Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗