Buster (soundtrack)

Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released19 September 1988
Recorded1988 (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)
Length43:52
LabelsVirgin (UK and Ireland)
Atlantic (US and Canada)
WEA (Rest of the world)
Phil Collins chronology
12"ers
(1987)		 Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1988)		 ...But Seriously
(1989)
Singles from Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  1. "A Groovy Kind of Love"
    Released: 22 August 1988
  2. "Two Hearts"
    Released: 14 November 1988
  3. "Loco in Acapulco"
    Released: 14 November 1988

Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1988 British film Buster. The album was released on September 19, 1988. It 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 Four Tops' "Loco in Acapulco", co-written by Collins. At the Brit Awards in 1989 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 - even though both were from the same era as Collins' fourth studio album ...But Seriously - however, live versions appeared on his Serious Hits... Live! album in 1990.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Two Hearts"Phil Collins, Lamont Dozier3:23
2."Gardening by the Book"†
"Just One Look"		Doris Troy, Gregory Carroll0:25
2:28
3."...And I Love Her"†
"Big Noise"		Phil Collins, Lamont Dozier1:30
3:54
4."The Robbery" (instrumental)Anne Dudley7:31
5."I Got You Babe"Sonny Bono3:09
Total length:22:20
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keep On Running"Jackie Edwards2:44
2."Alone in Acapulco"†
"Loco in Acapulco"		Phil Collins, Lamont Dozier0:15
4:11
3."How Do You Do It?"Mitch Murray1:53
4."Thoughts of Home"†
"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"		Hal David, Burt Bacharach0:33
3:02
5."The Good Life"†
"Sweets for My Sweet"		Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman1:02
2:26
6."Will You Still Be Waiting" (instrumental)Anne Dudley1:54
7."A Groovy Kind of Love"Toni Wine, Carole Bayer Sager3:30
Total length:21:29

Note

CD editions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Two Hearts"Phil Collins, Lamont Dozier3:23
2."Gardening by the Book"†
"Just One Look"		Doris Troy, Gregory Carroll0:25
2:28
3."...And I Love Her"†
"Big Noise"		Phil Collins, Lamont Dozier1:30
3:54
4."The Robbery" (instrumental)Anne Dudley7:31
5."I Got You Babe"Sonny Bono3:09
6."Alone in Acapulco"†
"Loco in Acapulco"		Phil Collins, Lamont Dozier0:15
4:11
7."How Do You Do It?"Mitch Murray1:53
8."Thoughts of Home"†
"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"		Hal David, Burt Bacharach0:33
3:02
9."The Good Life"†
"Sweets for My Sweet"		Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman1:02
2:26
10."Will You Still Be Waiting" (instrumental)Anne Dudley1:54
11."A Groovy Kind of Love"Toni Wine, Carole Bayer Sager3:30
Total length:41:06

Note

Charts

Album
Chart (1988–1989) Position
Australian Albums Chart 35
Austrian Albums Chart 11
Canadian Albums Chart 67
German Albums Chart 4
Swiss Albums Chart 6
UK Albums Chart 6
UK Compilation Chart 2
U.S. Billboard 200 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 CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) Gold 250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) 3× Platinum 900,000^
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "British album certifications – Buster (Original Soundtrack)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "History". Brits.co.uk. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "australian-charts.com – Soundtrack – Buster". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ↑ "RPM100 Top Albums/CDs – Volume 48, No. 26, October 15 1988". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  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". The 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 ('Buster')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "British album certifications – Phil Collins – But Seriously". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 October 2012. Select albums in the Formats field. Type But Seriously Phil Collins in the "Search:" field.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Phil Collins – Buster". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 October 2012.