The Happening (1967 soundtrack)

The Happening
Soundtrack album by Frank De Vol
Released	June 1, 1967
Genre	Pop
Length	24:51
Label	Colgems/RCA COMO-5006
Producer	Frank De Vol

The Happening is the soundtrack^[1] for the 1967 comedy film The Happening, released by Columbia Pictures. The soundtrack and film score were produced by Frank De Vol.

The title song "The Happening" and "All I Know About You" were co-written by De Vol in conjunction with Motown composers Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland. Released concurrently with the film, "The Happening" reached #1 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart in May of that year, becoming The Supremes' tenth American chart-topper. The single was not included in this soundtrack LP but in The Supremes' greatest hits compilations. Its flip side "All I Know About You" was finally included in 1989 as a bonus track in the CD re-issue of the trio's 1968 album "Reflections".

The song "The Fuzz" had a rather unlikely extended life, becoming the theme song of a Brazilian news program for decades to come.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Frank De Vol; engineer: John Norman

Side A

1. "Let's Play Games" (De Vol) – 2:13
2. "Early in the Morning", sung by Stephen Doyle Smith (De Vol, lyrics by William Roy) – 2:29
3. "Escapism" (De Vol) – 1:48
4. "The Airport Caper" (De Vol) – 1:53
5. "Early in the Morning" (Instrumental) (De Vol) – 2:06
6. "The Fuzz" (De Vol) – 2:30

Side B

1. "All I Know About You" (Instrumental) (De Vol, lyrics by Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 1:53
2. "The Happening" (Instrumental) (De Vol, lyrics by Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:00
3. "Fred Splits" (De Vol) – 1:46
4. "Let's Play More Games" (De Vol) – 1:52
5. "Turndown" (De Vol) – 2:20
6. "More Airport Caper" (De Vol) – 2:01

References

1. Archived July 8, 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• The Happening at the Internet Movie Database
• Sort of Music – "The Happening" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by De Vol
• SoundtrackCollector – "The Happening"