The Sting (soundtrack)

The Sting
Soundtrack album by
Marvin Hamlisch
Released1974
Recorded1973
Genre
Length36:59
LabelMCA
ProducerMarvin Hamlisch (producer)
Gil Rodin (executive producer)
Marvin Hamlisch chronology
The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording
(1974) 		The Sting
(1974) 		The Spy Who Loved Me
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The original soundtrack to the 1973 Universal picture The Sting was released by MCA Records in 1974. The album spent several weeks at number one on Billboard's Top LPs & Tape chart.[4]

Track listing

LP (MCA-390)[5]

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Solace" (orchestra version)Scott Joplin3:35
2."The Entertainer" (orchestra version)Scott Joplin3:03
3."Easy Winners"Scott Joplin2:44
4."Hooker's Hooker"Marvin Hamlisch2:48
5."Luther"Marvin Hamlisch3:08
6."a)" "Pineapple Rag"
"b)" "Gladiolus Rag"		Scott Joplin2:32
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Entertainer" (piano version)Scott Joplin2:32
2."The Glove"Marvin Hamlisch1:46
3."Little Girl" (violin solo featuring Bobby Bruce)Madeline Hyde—Francis Henry2:00
4."Pineapple Rag"Scott Joplin2:35
5."Merry-Go-Round Music" (P. D.)
a) "Listen to the Mocking Bird"
b) "Darling Nellie Grey"
c) "Turkey in the Straw"		 2:44
6."Solace" (piano version)Scott Joplin3:35
7."a)" "The Entertainer"
"b)" "Ragtime Dance"		Scott Joplin3:45

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Robert Lovering. "The Sting [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Marvin Hamlisch". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard 200™ (Week of May 4, 1974)". Billboard.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard 200™ (Week of June 1, 1974)". Billboard.
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  5. ^ "Marvin Hamlisch – The Sting (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". 1973 – via Discogs.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-6461-1917-5.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5015a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Marvin Hamlisch – The Sting" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack / Marvin Hamlisch – The Sting" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Marvin Hamlisch – The Sting". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Album / Soundtrack / The Sting". elpee.jp.
  13. ^ [2][3][12]
  14. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 35, no. 50. April 27, 1974. p. 41. ISSN 0008-7289. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "The Top 100 Albums of '74" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 22, no. 19. December 28, 1974. p. 15. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  16. ^ "Top 50 Albums of the Year" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 36, no. 31. December 28, 1974. p. 132. ISSN 0008-7289. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  17. ^ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "Top 100 Albums 1974" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 36, no. 31. December 28, 1974. p. 36. ISSN 0008-7289. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  19. ^ "British album certifications – The Sting - Ost – Original Soundtrack". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – Marvin Hamlisch – The Sting". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
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