Buster (soundtrack)

Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	September 1988 (US)
Recorded	1988 (Except for "Just One Look", "I Got You Babe", "Keep on Running", "How Do You Do It?", "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" and "Sweets for My Sweet", which were recorded in the 1960s)
Label	Virgin (UK and Ireland) Atlantic (US and Canada) WEA (Rest of the world)
Phil Collins chronology
12"ers (1987) Buster (1988) ...But Seriously (1989)
Singles from Buster
"A Groovy Kind of Love" Released: 27 August 1988 "Two Hearts" Released: 29 November 1988

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 for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1989, a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (tying with "Let the River Run" from Working Girl by Carly Simon) as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song, and "A Groovy Kind of Love" with a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male was a remake of a song taken to #2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1965 by The Mindbenders. 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 The Four Tops' "Loco in Acapulco", co-written by Collins. The soundtrack received at the Brit Awards in 1989^[1] the award for British Soundtrack Album, 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

1. "Two Hearts" - Phil Collins
2. ["Gardening by the Book"]† / "Just One Look" - The Hollies
3. ["...And I Love Her"]† / "Big Noise" - Phil Collins
4. "The Robbery" - Anne Dudley
5. "I Got You Babe" - Sonny & Cher

Side B

1. "Keep on Running" - The Spencer Davis Group
2. ["Alone in Acapulco"]† / "Loco in Acapulco" - The Four Tops
3. "How Do You Do It?" - Gerry and The Pacemakers
4. ["Thoughts of Home"]† / "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" - Dusty Springfield
5. ["The Good Life"]† / "Sweets for My Sweet" - The Searchers
6. "Will You Still Be Waiting" - Anne Dudley
7. "A Groovy Kind of Love" - Phil Collins

Note

• The album actually consists of 17 tracks. † Five tracks are preceded by incidental music performed by The London Film Orchestra and written by Anne Dudley.

CD

1. "Two Hearts" - Phil Collins
2. ["Gardening by the Book"]† / "Just One Look" - The Hollies
3. ["...And I Love Her"]† / "Big Noise" - Phil Collins
4. "The Robbery" - Anne Dudley
5. "I Got You Babe" - Sonny & Cher
6. ["Alone in Acapulco"]† / "Loco in Acapulco" - The Four Tops
7. "How Do You Do It?" - Gerry and The Pacemakers
8. ["Thoughts of Home"]† / "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" - Dusty Springfield
9. ["The Good Life"]† / "Sweets for My Sweet" - The Searchers
10. "Will You Still Be Waiting?" - Anne Dudley
11. "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

Chart (1988–1989)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[2]	35
Austrian Albums Chart[2]	11
Canadian Albums Chart[3]	67
German Albums Chart[2]	4
Italian Albums Chart[4]	7
Swiss Albums Chart[2]	6
UK Albums Chart[5]	6
U.S. Billboard 200[6]	54

Singles

Year	Single	Artist	Chart	Position
1988	"A Groovy Kind of Love"	Phil Collins	Billboard Hot 100	1
1989	"Two Hearts"			1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Germany (BVMI)[7]	Gold	250,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[8]	Gold	25,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[9]	3× Platinum	900,000^^
United States (RIAA)[10]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "History". Brits.co.uk. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
2. "australian-charts.com - Soundtrack - Buster". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
3. "RPM100 Top Albums/CDs - Volume 48, No. 26, October 15 1988". Retrieved 2014-07-15.
4. "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1988". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
5. "The Official Charts Company - Buster by Original Soundtrack Search". The Official Charts Company. 17 July 2014.
6. Holden, Stephen (1989-01-18). "The Pop Life". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
7. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Phil Collins; 'Buster')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
8. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Phil Collins; 'Buster')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
9. "British album certifications – Phil Collins – But Seriously". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 October 2012. Enter But Seriously in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
10. "American album certifications – Phil Collins – Buster". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 October 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH