FM: The Original Movie Soundtrack

FM: The Original Movie Soundtrack is the original soundtrack to the 1978 film FM.

FM: The Original Movie Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	April 12, 1978
Genre	Rock
Label	MCA
Producer	Various artists
Singles from FM
"FM (No Static at All)" Released: 19 May 1978 (US) [1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−[3]

Reception

In the United States, the album reached the Top Five of Billboard's album chart and quickly earned a Platinum-certified disc. It reached 37 in the UK charts.^[4]

Roger Nichols won the 1979 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for his work on the soundtrack.

Track listing

LP

Side One

1. "FM (No Static at All)" - Steely Dan – 4:52
2. "Night Moves" - Bob Seger – 3:27
3. "Fly Like an Eagle" - Steve Miller Band – 3:04
4. "Cold as Ice" - Foreigner – 3:20
5. "Breakdown" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 2:44
6. "Bad Man" - Randy Meisner – 2:38

Side Two (Order of songs on inside jacket show side three songs before side two songs)

1. "Life in the Fast Lane" - Eagles – 4:46
2. "Do It Again" - Steely Dan – 5:54
3. "Lido Shuffle" - Boz Scaggs – 3:42
4. "More Than a Feeling" - Boston – 4:45

Side Three

1. "Tumbling Dice" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:51 (Live Version)
2. "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:15 (Live Version)
3. "Livingston Saturday Night" - Jimmy Buffett – 3:10
4. "There's a Place in the World for a Gambler" - Dan Fogelberg – 5:41
5. "Just the Way You Are" - Billy Joel – 4:49

Side Four

1. "It Keeps You Runnin'" - The Doobie Brothers – 4:13
2. "Your Smiling Face" - James Taylor – 2:43
3. "Life's Been Good" - Joe Walsh – 8:05
4. "We Will Rock You" - Queen – 2:04
5. "FM - Reprise" - Steely Dan – 2:54

^[5]

Cassette

Side A

1. "FM (No Static at All)" - Steely Dan – 4:52
2. "Night Moves" - Bob Seger – 3:27
3. "Fly Like an Eagle" - Steve Miller Band – 3:04
4. "Cold as Ice" - Foreigner – 3:20
5. "Livingston Saturday Night" - Jimmy Buffett – 3:10
6. "Bad Man" - Randy Meisner – 2:38
7. "Life in the Fast Lane" - Eagles – 4:46
8. "Breakdown" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 2:44
9. "Just the Way You Are" - Billy Joel – 4:49
10. "Lido Shuffle" - Boz Scaggs – 3:42
11. "More Than a Feeling" - Boston – 4:45

Side B

1. "Tumbling Dice" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:51 (Live Version)
2. "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" - Linda Ronstadt – 4:15 (Live Version)
3. "Do It Again" - Steely Dan – 5:54
4. "There's a Place in the World for a Gambler" - Dan Fogelberg – 5:41
5. "It Keeps You Runnin'" - The Doobie Brothers – 4:13
6. "Your Smiling Face" - James Taylor – 2:43
7. "Life's Been Good" - Joe Walsh – 8:05
8. "We Will Rock You" - Queen – 2:04
9. "FM - Reprise" - Steely Dan – 2:54

^[6][7]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1978–79) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] 12 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 4 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 46 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[12] 37 US Billboard 200[13] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1978) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[14] 44 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 13

Sales and certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Steely Dan singles".
2. "FM - Original Soundtrack". Allmusic.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. "Official Albums Chart Top 60 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
5. Order of track listing verified by the sequence of songs on the double album. Record released by MCA RECORDS, INC. 1978
6. Order of track listing taken from cassette label and verified by the sequence of songs on the tape. Cassette released by MCA RECORDS, INC. 1978 Sequence reordered on May 23, 2015
7. Side A and B verified at https://www.discogs.com/Various-FM-The-Original-Movie-Soundtrack/release/3838198
8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 321. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
9. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4616a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – FM" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
11. "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – FM". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
13. "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
14. "Top 100 Albums of '78". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
15. "Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
16. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – FM". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 25, 2022.