Easy Rider (soundtrack)

Easy Rider
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedAugust 1969
Genre
Length37:38
LabelABC-Dunhill
Reprise
ProducerVarious artists
Singles from Easy Rider
  1. "Ballad of Easy Rider"
    Released: August 1969

Easy Rider is the soundtrack to the cult classic 1969 film Easy Rider. The songs that make up the soundtrack were carefully selected to form a "musical commentary" within the film.[1] The album of the soundtrack was released by ABC-Dunhill Records in August 1969 (catalog no. DSX 50063).[2] It peaked at #6 on the Billboard album charts in September of that year,[3] and was certified gold in January 1970.[1]

  1. ^ a b Denisoff, R. Serge; Romanowski, William D. (1991). Risky Business: Rock in Film. Transaction Publishers. p. 169. ISBN 9780887388439.
  2. ^ Osborne, Jerry; Ihnken-Ebner, Judith (2002). Movie/TV Soundtracks & Original Cast Albums Reference Book & Price Guide (4th ed.). Jerry Osborne Enterprises/House of Collectables. p. 162. ISBN 9780932117373.
  3. ^ Eyries, Patrice; Callahan, Mike; Edwards, David. "Dunhill Album Discography". Both Sides Now Publications. Retrieved 26 October 2019.