This 1978 film starred Mickey Rooney, Pernell Roberts, Stephanie Zimbalist, Michael Sharrett, Alice Faye and Jimmy Stewart. The soundtrack album was issued in the U.S. Peter Pan (Orange Blossom Series) 155.
Several of the film’s stars, including Stewart, Alice Faye, Mickey Rooney, and Maureen Smith (of the Mike Curb Congregation) also appear on the soundtrack album. All music selections were composed by Robert and Richard Sherman. All music was supervised, arranged and conducted by Irwin Kostal. The tracks on the album are:
When You’re Loved – Debby Boone
Nobody’s Property – Mike Curb Congregation
Travelin’ Music – Mickey Rooney
There’ll Be Other Friday Nights – Debby Boone
A Rose Is Not a Rose – Pat Boone
Banjo Song – Mike Curb Congregation
Brass Rings and Daydreams – Debby Boone
That Hometown Feeling – James Stewart
I Can’t Say Goodbye – Mike Curb Congregation
Thanksgiving Prayer – James Stewart
Jimmy Stewart is featured on two tracks on side 2 of the album. Both were written by Richard and Robert Sherman.
That Hometown Feeling (half sung, half spoken)
Thanksgiving Prayer
Also in our collection is an acetate test pressing for the album:
As can be seen from the acetate test pressing for the soundtrack album shown below, the early title for the film was Lassie, My Lassie. The running order for the songs was also different for the released version.
When You’re Loved, by Debbie Boone was also issued as a single – Warner/Curb 8633. The single charted on the Billboard Easy Listening chart on August 26, 1978, at #50. It was on the chart for four weeks, rising as high as #48.
When You’re Loved was nominated for an Oscar as “Best Original Song” and was performed by Debby Boone at the 51st Academy Awards show (April 9, 1979). It lost to Let’s Dance from the film Thank God It’s Friday.
Someone at Warner/Curb must have liked the song because it was issued two more times with a different flip side each time, In Memory of Your Love on 8700 and Breakin’ in a Brand New Broken Heart on 8814.
Boone’s version was also available on her album, Midstream (Warner/Curb 3130). The album entered the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart at #175 on August 12, 1978. It was on the chart for five weeks, rising as high as #147.
Several soundtrack songs not on the U.S. release can be found on the British soundtrack album (Pickwick SHM 992), released in 1979.
This version includes all of the above tracks, plus:
Nobody’s Property (Instrumental) – Orchestra conducted by Irwin Kostal
A Rose Is Not a Rose – Alice Faye
When You’re Loved (Reprise) – Debby Boone
The album was also issued in New Zealand.
The songs were the same as those on the U.S. album.
