VA - Fast Times At Ridgemont High: Music From The Motion Picture (1982) (Hi-Res) FLAC/MP3

Amy Heckerling's film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" had a couple of things in its favor--a funny script from a very young Cameron Crowe, great performances from Sean Penn and a bevy of previously undiscovered young stars some of whom went on to bigger and better things.

The film also had a terrific soundtrack. It's virtually half of an Eagles album even though they don't perform together. Don Henley contributes the terrific "Love Rules", melodic Tim Schmitt track "So Mich In Love", a Joe Walsh radio ready rocker and Don Felder's "Never Surrender" (that, of course, happened because the manager of the band Irving Azoff acted as a producer on the film). Poco turns in a fine track and Jackson Browne's superb "Somebody's Baby" which didn't show up on one of his albums (a best of) until 15 years later. Other popular performers including Donna Summer, Sammy Hagar, Stevie Nicks, Oingo Boingo and Graham Nash all contribute fine tracks as well filling out the album.

01 - Jackson Browne - Somebody's Baby (04:04)
02 - Joe Walsh - Waffle Stomp (03:43)
03 - Don Henley - Love Rules (04:07)
04 - Louise Goffin - Uptown Boys (03:04)
05 - Timothy B. Schmit - So Much In Love (02:19)
06 - The Ravyns - Raised On The Radio (03:46)
07 - Gerard McMahon - The Look In Your Eyes (03:49)
08 - The Go-Go's - Speeding (02:14)
09 - Quarterflash - Don't Be Lonely (03:16)
10 - Don Felder - Never Surrender (04:25)
11 - Billy Squier - Fast Times (The Best Years Of Our Lives) (03:42)
12 - Sammy Hagar - Fast Times At Ridgemont High (03:37)
13 - Jimmy Buffett - I Don't Know (Spicoli's Theme) (03:06)
14 - Graham Nash - Love Is The Reason (03:28)
15 - Poco - I'll Leave It Up To You (03:05)
16 - Donna Summer - Highway Runner (03:25)
17 - Stevie Nicks - Sleeping Angel (04:43)
18 - Palmer & Jost - She's My Baby (And She's Outta Control) (02:55)
19 - Oingo Boingo - Goodbye, Goodbye (03:55)