Oliver! (soundtrack) explained
| Oliver! |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various |
| Cover: | Oliver! soundtrack album cover.jpg |
| Released: | 1968 |
| Genre: | soundtrack |
Oliver! is the soundtrack to the 1968 British musical drama film of the same name. The soundtrack won an Oscar for Best Original or Adaptation Score at the 41st Academy Awards in 1969.[1] It reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart and spent 99 weeks on the chart.[2] In the US, the album spent 91 weeks on Billboard's Top Album chart, reaching #20 and receiving a Gold record certification. The soundtrack was included, on CD for the first time, with the 2005 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment issue of the movie.[3]
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.[4]
- Ensemble – primary artist
- John Green – arranger, conductor, music supervisor
- Mark Lester – guest artist, performer, primary artist
- Kathe Green - dubbing for Mark Lester
- Joe Lopes – engineer
- Ron Moody – guest artist, performer, primary artist
- The Orchestra – performer, primary artist
- Oliver Reed – guest artist, performer
- Harry Secombe – performer, primary artist
- John Snyder – mixing, producer
- Shani Wallis – guest artist, performer, primary artist
- Don Wardell – digital series, executive producer
- Sheila White – performer, primary artist
- Jack Wild – performer, primary artist
Charts
Notes and References
- Web site: 1969 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Oscars.org . 1969-04-14 . 2017-01-30.
- Web site: oliver | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . 2017-01-30.
- Billboard Top Pop Albums 1955-2016
- Web site: Oliver! [Original Soundtrack] – Original Soundtrack | Credits |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2017-01-30].
- Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 281.
