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Lemon Popsicle is an Israeli 1978 teen comedy-drama film that began a series of several films throughout the 1980s that follow the antics of a group of three teenage boys in Tel Aviv during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The soundtracks for each film comprised of largely American songs from the era. Producer Menahem Golan, when asked about the music used in the first film, claimed that the music rights cost more than the production of the film itself.
The soundtrack albums for four of the films were released in the UK on budget record labels.
The soundtrack for Private Popsicle (1982), which followed Hot Bubblegum, was released by CBS. The soundtrack for Up Your Anchor (1985) was released on the Red Bus label and that appears to have been it for UK soundtrack releases for the Lemon Popsicle series, which continued into 1988.
Soundtrack albums
Soundtrack albums
Lemon Popsicle (1978)
Lemon Popsicle (1978)
The soundtrack album was released in most territories on the CBS label but, in the UK, it went out on Warwick Records (WW 5050). The album was marketed for the Christmas 1978 market and entered the UK Albums Chart initially for one week at #62 on March 25, 1979. It returned to the chart in June at a peak of #42. The album spent a total of six weeks on the chart.
The cover boasts "25 Incredible Hits - 20 Great Artists" but there were actually only 19 artists.
When it was originally released, the bottom of the front cover listed some of the 20 artists on the album. It included the Big Bopper who was listed performing "Chantilly Lace". However, a second, and more common pressing removed the names from the front and the Big Bopper's version of the song was replaced by Jerry Lee Lewis'.
The tracks by Jon Morris and Jo Moss are missing from Spotify so they have been substituted in the playlist by the original versions by David Seville & The Chipmunks and The Teddy Bears, respectively.
Tracks
THE BROTHERS FOUR: 'Green Fields'
LITTLE RICHARD: 'Long Tall Sally'; 'Tutti Frutti'
PAUL ANKA: 'Put Your Head On My Shoulder'; 'Puppy Love'; 'Diana'; 'You Are My Destiny'
BRUCE CHANNEL: 'Hey Baby'
BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS: 'Rock Around The Clock'; 'Shake Rattle 'N' Roll'
DOMENICO MODUGNO: 'Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)'; 'Ciao Ciao Bambina'
THE SHADOWS: 'F.B.I.'
ROSEMARY SQUIRES: 'Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)'
BIG BOPPER/JERRY LEE LEWIS: 'Chantilly Lace'
FRANKIE LAINE: 'My Little One'
JON MORRIS: 'Witch Doctor'
DANNY AND THE JUNIORS: 'At The Hop'
BRIAN HYLAND: 'Sealed With A Kiss'
PAUL EVANS AND THE CURLS: 'Seven Little Girls (Sitting In The Back Seat)'
MARINO MARINI: 'Come Prima'
PAUL AND PAULA: 'Hey Paula'
THE CHORDETTES: 'Lollipop'
JO MOSS: 'To Know Him Is To Love Him'
BOBBY VINTON: 'Mr. Lonely'
Going Steady (1979)
Going Steady (1979)
This first sequel was released in UK cinemas as Lemon Popsicle 2. The soundtrack album was released in other territories by the likes of CBS and Epic, and even K-tel in Israel but, in the UK, it went out on Warwick Records (WW 5078), as did the one for the first film, Lemon Popsicle. The album was released in February 1980 and entered the UK Albums Chart at a high of #25 on February 10, 1980. The album spent a total of 10 weeks on the chart.
On the front cover boasts "22 GREAT HITS FROM THE SOUNDTRACK OF "Going Steady"" and on the back it says "22 GREAT 50s HITS FROM THE SOUNDTRACK OF "Going Steady"".
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Tracks
BOBBY DARIN: 'Splish Splash'
DEBBIE REYNOLDS: 'Tammy'
JIMMIE RODGERS: 'Kisses Sweeter Than Wine'
BRIAN HYLAND: 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini'
RAY PETERSON: 'Tell Laura I Love Her'
JERRY LEE LEWIS: 'Be Bop A Lula'; 'High School Confidential'
THE PLATTERS: 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'; 'Only You'
THE COASTERS: 'Yakety Yak'
BRENDA LEE: 'I'm Sorry'; 'All Alone Am I'
DEL SHANNON: 'Runaway'
PERCY FAITH AND HIS ORCHESTRA: 'A Summer Place'
LITTLE RICHARD: 'Lucille'
THE CHAMPS: 'Tequila'
THE DIAMONDS: 'Little Darlin''
SKEETER DAVIS: 'End Of The World'
CHUBBY CHECKER: 'Let's Twist Again'
FRANKIE AVALON: 'Why?'
SANTO AND JOHNNY: 'Sleepwalk'
THE DRIFTERS: 'Save The Last Dance For Me'
Hot Bubblegum (1981)
Hot Bubblegum (1981)
Music from the Original Film Soundtrack Including 18 Tracks
The soundtrack album for the second sequel was released in other territories by the likes of CBS and Polydor but, in the UK, it went out on K-tel Records (NE 1131), taking over from Warwick Records who released the soundtracks for the first two films. The album was released in June 1981 but did not chart.
Tracks
THE CHORDETTES: 'Lollipop'
JOHNNY TILLOTSON: 'Poetry In Motion'
LITTLE RICHARD: 'Long Tall Sally'; 'Tutti Frutti'
RITCHIE VALENS: 'Donna'; 'La Bamba'
CHAD GARRETT: 'Love Me Tender'; 'Teddy Bear'; 'Don't Be Cruel'; 'I Can't Help Falling In Love With You'
RAY PETERSON: 'Tell Laura I Love Her'
DUANE EDDY: 'Rebel Rouser'
BOBBY VEE: 'Devil Or Angel'
BILL HALEY: 'Shake, Rattle And Roll'
THE TEDDY BEARS: 'To Know Him Is To Love Him'
CHUCK BERRY: 'Johnny B. Goode'
THE FOUR ACES: 'Three Coins In The Fountain'
THE SHIRELLES: 'Dedicated To The One I Love'
Baby Love (1981)
Baby Love (1981)
The soundtrack album for the fourth sequel was released in other territories by the likes of Ariola but, in the UK, it went out on Ronco (RON LP 11), taking over from Warwick Records and K-tel Records who released the soundtracks for the first three films. It appears to have been the last vinyl album released in the UK by the label. The album was released on March 12, 1984 and charted on March 18, 1984 at its peak of #47 and spent a total of six weeks on the chart.
The Cherokees version of "Apache" is not available on Spotify, so it has been substituted by the original version by The Shadows in the playlist.
Tracks
BOBBY VEE: 'Take Good Care Of My Baby'
EDDIE COCHRAN: 'Summertime Blues'
SANDY NELSON: 'Teen Beat'
SAM COOKE: 'You Send Me'; 'Only Sixteen'; 'What A Wonderful World'
CHUCK BERRY: 'Sweet Little Sixteen'; 'Maybelline'
BOBBY DARIN: 'Dream Lover'; 'Multiplication'; 'Splish Splash'
FONTELLA BASS: 'Rescue Me'
LITTLE EVA: 'The Locomotion'
CURTIS LEE: 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes'
PAT BOONE: 'Speedy Gonzales'
DION: 'The Wanderer'
LITTLE RICHARD: 'The Girl Can't Help It'; 'Keep A Knockin''
BILL JUSTIS: 'Raunchy'
THE PLATTERS: 'Twilight Time'
BARRY MANN: 'Who Put The Bomp In The Bomp Bomp Bomp?'
THE CASCADES: 'Rhythm Of The Rain'
THE TREMELOES: 'Silence Is Golden'
BRIAN HYLAND: 'Ginny Come Lately'
FABIAN: 'Tiger'
SKEETER DAVIS: 'End Of The World'
AMEN CORNER: 'Bend Me Shape Me'
THE SURFARIS: 'Wipe Out'
THE CRESTS: 'Sixteen Candles'
THE CHIFFONS: 'He's So Fine'
PAUL ANKA: 'Crazy Love'
THE CHEROKEES: 'Apache'
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