Easy Rider is the soundtrack to the cult classic 1969 film Easy Rider. The songs that make up the soundtrack were carefully selected to form a "musical commentary" within the film.[1] The album of the soundtrack was released by ABC-Dunhill Records in August 1969 (catalog no. DSX 50063).[2] It peaked at #6 on the Billboard album charts in September of that year,[3] and was certified gold in January 1970.[1]
Easy Rider | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | August 1969 |
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Length | 37:38 |
Label | ABC-Dunhill Reprise |
Producer | Various artists |
Singles from Easy Rider | |
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The songs on the soundtrack album are sequenced in the same order as they appear in the film, with the following differences:
Distribution of the album transferred from the ABC-Dunhill label to Warner Bros. Records' Reprise Records subsidiary (catalog no. MS 2026) in late 1969.[8] Easy Rider subsequently went out of print, but was reissued in June 2000 by the Universal Music Group's MCA Records label, which had acquired the ABC and Dunhill labels in 1979.[5]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Most of the tracks on the Easy Rider soundtrack were previously released on other albums by their respective artists.
On LP, cassette and reel-to-reel releases of Easy Rider, tracks 1-5 appeared as side 1, and tracks 6-10 as side 2.
Remastered re-release of the original 1969 soundtrack.
Chart (1970) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 4 |