Original Soundtrack - Animal House

Animal House is a classic frat-house comedy, full of low-brow humor and outrageously entertaining vulgarity. The soundtrack nearly captures that atmosphere on record, even though it has a couple of flaws. The meat of the soundtrack lies in a selection of great rock & roll and R&B oldies, including Chris Montez's "Let's Dance," and Bobby Lewis' "Tossin and Turnin'," Paul & Paula's "Hey Paula," and Sam Cooke's "Twistin' the Night Away" and "Wonderful World." No matter how good these tracks are -- and they are great -- their impact is lessened by the re-recorded oldies from Lloyd Williams ("Shout," "Shama Lama Ding Dong") and John Belushi ("Money," "Louie Louie"), as well as two light-weight Steven Bishop songs and Elmer Bernstein's instrumental "Faber College Theme." While those songs reflect the boozy pleasures of the movie, they don't sound quite as good when isolated on record. Nevertheless, the soundtrack remains a good party -- even if its momentum sags occasionally. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bob Babbitt Bass Bob Rose Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Bobby Lewis Performer, Vocals Brenda White Vocals (Background) Chris Montez Vocals, Performer Claudia Ricks Vocals (Background) Davis Producer Dean Gant Keyboards Dean Grant Keyboards Dennis Morouse Horn Ensemble, Horn, Sax (Baritone) Elmer Bernstein Conductor, Composer, Performer Errol Bennett Percussion Fred Jackson, Jr. Sax (Tenor) Gary Mure Drums George Devens Percussion George Young Horn Ensemble, Horn Gwen Guthrie Vocals (Background) Jack Adelman Mastering Jack Ashford Percussion James Gadson Drums Jay Berliner Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar Jeff Layton Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Jim Reeves Engineer Joe Ferla Remixing, Engineer John Belushi Vocals, Performer Kenny Vance Vocals (Background), Producer, Music Supervisor Lloyd Williams Performer, Vocals Mark Davis Producer Mark Kenoly Bass Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Melvin Britt Vocals (Background) Mike Moran Engineer Paul & Paula Vocals, Performer Paul Griffin Piano, Arranger, Vocals (Background), Piano (Electric), Associate Arranger Paul Weller Vocals Philip Namanworth Vocals (Background) Ritchie Adams ? Rob Mounsey Piano (Electric), Arranger, Piano, Vocals (Background) Ronnie Cuber Horn Ensemble, Sax (Baritone), Horn Sam Cooke Vocals, Performer Sidney Juston Vocals (Background) Stephen Bishop Guitar, Performer, Vocals Will Lee Bass Willia Jackson Horn Willis "Gator" Jackson Horn Ensemble, ?