FM (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.