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1. Everyday - Buddy Holly	Listen
2. Let the Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee	Listen
3. Come Go with Me - The Del Vikings	Listen
4. Whispering Bells - The Del Vikings	Listen
5. Get a Job - The Silhouettes	Listen
6. Lollipop - The Chordettes
7. Yakety Yak - The Coasters
8. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
9. Mr. Lee - The Bobbettes
10. Stand by Me - Ben E. King

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This is one of those soundtracks that may have worked better during the vinyl era. Most of the tunes here (each and every one a '50s rock classic) are likely already in the CD collections of fans of this kind of music. That's probably the case with Buddy Holly, Ben E. King, the Del Vikings (two cuts here), the Coasters, Jerry Lee Lewis, and perhaps Shirley & Lee. It's probably not true of the Chordettes' "Lollipop," but that tune is used to such great effect in this terrific flick that you may just want to watch the video again. You can't go wrong with 10 feel-good classics. --Bill Holdship

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If you love the jukebox...., Nov 16 2003

By	Fireball "Fireball_SP2" (Toronto) - See all my reviews

A dandy of a soundtrack filled with a set of 10 songs from the era of Cadillac's and corner malt shops. It surprised a lot of people who saw the movie and bought the soundtrack that Elvis, with his fun bop or sweet croonin' would be exempt from this beauty. The stars here more than make up for his absence. The maverick of early rock, Buddy Holly, makes an appearence with his sweet "Everyday". The Del Vikings get the snappy "Come Go With Me" goin', and then smile all around with "Whispering Bells". My cousin, brother and I can't get enough of The Chordettes and "Lollipop". You gotta admit that the disc does come to an end pretty quick, and 50's tunes are usually two minutes (plus) long. At least the plate is loaded with a small but yummy helping, including the classic "Stand By Me" and The Coasters' "Yakety Yak". Though it's time limit is nowhere near the best innocence era soundtrack of them all, "American Grafitti", it would be just as good if it somehow had the same running time.

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As good as the movie, Jun 1 2003

By	"felipenor" (Juiz de Fora, MG Brazil) - See all my reviews

Since I say the stand by me soundtrack is as good as the movie you realize there's just a word that can define it: perfect. The songs aren't just good, they're so amazing that they're visible. The images from the movie go into your head as you listen to the music and bring back all the emotions you felt while watching it. The 50's tracks are very well chosen and fit the perfection of a timeless movie.

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As good as the movie, Jun 1 2003

By	"felipenor" (Juiz de Fora, MG Brazil) - See all my reviews

Since I say the stand by me soundtrack is as good as the movie you realize there's just a word that can define it: perfect. The songs aren't just good, they're so amazing that they're visible. The images from the movie go into your head as you listen to the music and bring back all the emotions you felt while watching it. The 50's tracks are very well chosen and fit the perfection of a timeless movie.

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