The Sting

by Marvin Hamlisch

The Sting cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1973
  • Label: MCA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:59
  • Community rating: 4.4/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Hamlisch's adaptations of Scott Joplin rags, among them 'The Entertainer', 'Solace' and 'The Easy Winners', won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and Adaptation. His recording of 'The Entertainer' reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974 and ignited a nationwide ragtime revival.

Genres

Descriptors: Crime, Film, piano, orchestral, retro, witty, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Solace - The Sting/Soundtrack Version (Orchestra Version) (3:35)
  2. The Entertainer - The Sting/Soundtrack Version/Orchestra Version (3:03)
  3. Easy Winners - The Sting/Soundtrack Version (2:44)
  4. Hooker's Hooker - The Sting/Soundtrack Version (2:48)
  5. Luther - The Sting/Soundtrack Version (3:10)
  6. Pineapple Rag / Gladiolus Rag - From "The Sting" Soundtrack (2:32)
  7. The Entertainer - The Sting/Soundtrack Version (Piano Version) (2:33)
  8. The Glove - The Sting/Soundtrack Version (1:50)
  9. Little Girl - The Sting/Soundtrack Version (2:02)
  10. Pineapple Rag - The Sting/Soundtrack Version (2:36)
  11. Merry Go Round Music: (Listen To The Mockingbird/ Darling Nellie Gray/ Turkey In The Straw) (2:45)
  12. Solace - The Sting/Soundtrack Version (Piano Version) (3:34)
  13. The Entertainer / Rag Time Dance - From "The Sting" Soundtrack (3:40)

Credits

  • Gunther Schuller - arranged by
  • Gil Rodin - executive-producer, executive producer
  • Scott Joplin - written-by

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