''Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack for the 1988 British film ''
Buster''. The album is essentially a collection of oldies, tucked in between two
Phil Collins songs that were recorded for the film, in which he starred. "
Two Hearts" was specially written for the film, having earned a
Grammy Award
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for
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in
1989
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, a
Golden Globe Award for
Best Original Song
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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(tying with "
Let the River Run
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The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award ...
" from ''
Working Girl
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'' by
Carly Simon) as well as an
Academy Award
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nomination for
Best Original Song
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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, and "
A Groovy Kind of Love
"A Groovy Kind of Love" is a song written by Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager based on a melody by the classical composer Muzio Clementi.
The original rendition was recorded by American singing duo Diane & Annita and released as "Groovey Kind of ...
" with a
Grammy Award
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nomination for
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male was a remake of a song taken to #2 in the
UK Singles Chart
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in 1965 by
The Mindbenders
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. Both were released as singles, and topped the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, with "A Groovy Kind of Love" also reaching #1 in the UK. Other new songs include Collins' "Big Noise" and
Four Tops' "
Loco in Acapulco
"Loco in Acapulco" is a song by the Four Tops, released as a single in 1988. It was written and produced by Phil Collins (who played drums on the track) and Lamont Dozier (one third of the group's legendary Motown long-time songwriting team, Holla ...
", co-written by Collins. At the
Brit Awards
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in
1989
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it won for
Soundtrack/Cast Recording, while Collins received the award
British Male Artist for his contribution to the soundtrack album.
"Two Hearts" and "A Groovy Kind of Love" were not released on a solo Phil Collins album until 1998's ''
...Hits''; however, live versions appeared on his ''
Serious Hits... Live!'' album in 1990.
Track listing
LP
Side A
#"
Two Hearts" -
Phil Collins
#
Gardening by the Book" / "
Just One Look" -
The Hollies
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#
...And I Love Her" / "Big Noise" - Phil Collins
#"The Robbery" -
Anne Dudley
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#"
I Got You Babe
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" -
Sonny & Cher
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The pair f ...
Side B
#"
Keep On Running
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Recordings
"Keep On Running" was written by Jamaican singer-songwrit ...
" -
The Spencer Davis Group
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#
Alone in Acapulco" / "
Loco in Acapulco
"Loco in Acapulco" is a song by the Four Tops, released as a single in 1988. It was written and produced by Phil Collins (who played drums on the track) and Lamont Dozier (one third of the group's legendary Motown long-time songwriting team, Holla ...
" -
Four Tops
#"
How Do You Do It?
"How Do You Do It?" is the debut single by Liverpudlian band Gerry and the Pacemakers. It was written by Mitch Murray. The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 11 April 1963, where it stayed for three weeks.
History
The song was wr ...
" -
Gerry and The Pacemakers
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#
Thoughts of Home" / "
I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" -
Dusty Springfield
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#
The Good Life" / "
Sweets for My Sweet
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The Drifters version
The group's first single featuring Charlie Thoma ...
" -
The Searchers
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#"Will You Still Be Waiting" - Anne Dudley
#"
A Groovy Kind of Love
"A Groovy Kind of Love" is a song written by Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager based on a melody by the classical composer Muzio Clementi.
The original rendition was recorded by American singing duo Diane & Annita and released as "Groovey Kind of ...
" - Phil Collins
Note
*The album actually consists of 17 tracks. â Five tracks are preceded by incidental music performed by The London Film Orchestra and written by Anne Dudley.
CD
#"Two Hearts" - Phil Collins
#
Gardening by the Book" / "Just One Look" - The Hollies
#
...And I Love Her" / "Big Noise" - Phil Collins
#"The Robbery" - Anne Dudley
#"I Got You Babe" - Sonny & Cher
#
Alone in Acapulco" / "Loco in Acapulco" - Four Tops
#"How Do You Do It?" - Gerry and The Pacemakers
#
Thoughts of Home" / "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" - Dusty Springfield
#
The Good Life" / "Sweets for My Sweet" - The Searchers
#"Will You Still Be Waiting?" - Anne Dudley
#"A Groovy Kind of Love" - Phil Collins
Note
*"Keep on Running" does not appear on the compact disc release (excluding the ones in the USA and Canada) for legal reasons.
Charts
;Album
;Singles
Certifications
References
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