Shout! The Legend of The Wild One
Shout! The Legend of the Wild One | |
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Book |
John-Michael Howson David Mitchell Melvyn Morrow |
Productions | 2000 |
Shout! The Legend of the Wild One is an Australian musical based on the life of Johnny O'Keefe. It debuted in 2000 in a production directed by Richard Wherrett featuring David Campbell and has been much revived.[1]
Plot
In the mid 1970s Johnny O'Keefe shows his new fiancé to see the Sydney Stadium before it is demolished. He begins to reminisce about his life, growing up in Sydney and falling for Marianne, a German immigrant. When he hears Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets he discovers a passion for rock music and persuades Lee Gordon to promote him.
O'Keefe becomes famous and successful. But he is involved in a car crash and fails to crack the US market. He and Gordon fall out, his marriage collapses and Gordon dies.
However O'Keefe makes a comeback in the 1970s.
Sound track
Shout! The Legend of The Wild One | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Australian Cast featuring David Campbell | ||||
Released | March 2001 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll music Stage and Screen | |||
Label | Epic Records | |||
Producer | Amber Jacobsen, Col Joye, Kevin Jacobsen, Chris Dickie, David Campbell, Ken Laing | |||
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Shout! The Legend of The Wild One soundtrack was released in march 2001. The album was certified gold in Australia. It received the ARIA Award for Best Original Cast/Show Album in 2001.
Track listing
- "Sing (And Tell The Blues So Long)" - 2:05
- "Wild One (Real Wild Child)"- 2:05
- "Cry" - 2:15
- "Save the Last Dance For Me" (with Tamsin Carroll)- 3:59
- "Rock and Roll will Stand" (with Kevin Murphy) -2:04
- "Right Now" - 1:36
- "Move Baby Move" - 2:15
- "Crazy" (by Tamsin Carroll) - 2:31
- "(The) Sun's Gonna Shine Tomorrow" - 2:27
- "He Wears My Ring" (by Trisha Noble) - 1:47
- "She's My Baby" - 2:08
- "Ready For You" (with Tamsin Carroll) - 1:51
- "Get a Job" (by Paul Biencourt) - 1:40
- "Hit Record" - 2:34
- "Chapel of Love" (by Tamsin Carroll) - 2:26
- "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" - 2:09
- "Holdin' You In My Holden" (by Sara Highlands, Carly O'Rourke, Eve Prideaux) - 1:10
- "Mockingbird" (with Trisha Noble and Katie McCarthy) - 2:37
- "I'm Counting On You" (with Tamsin Carroll)- 2:58
- "So Tough" - 1:49
- "Tourin' Time" (by Australian cast) - 2:34
- "Purple People Eater"/"Witch Doctor" (with Aaron Blabey) -2:37
- "Mr. Bass Man" (with Kurt Sneddon) 1:49
- "Bye Bye Baby" (by Anton Koritni) - 2:34
- "She Wears My Ring" - 2:37
- "Rock Around the Clock" - 2:11
- "What'd I Say" - 2:55
- "Shout!" - 5:44
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 19 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2001) | Position |
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Australian Artist Albums Chart[3] | 96 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ Peter Fitzpatrick, Whose turn to shout? The crisis in Australian musical theatre today., Australasian Drama Studies, 38, April 2001, 16-28
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – SOUNDTRACK – Shout! The Legend of The Wild One". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ↑ "2001 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
External links
- Shout! at AusStage
- Production details at Origin Theatrical
- Review of 2006 Williamstown Production at The Age
- Review of 2008 production at Variety