Fame (Movie Vocal Selections): Piano/Vocal/Chords

Fame led the parade of dance films in the early 1980s, and its Oscar-winning score by Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford holds up very well. This book includes all the major numbers from the film, including the throbbing title tune (also an Oscar winner), the funky "Hot Lunch Jam," the youth anthem "I Sing the Body Electric," and that staple of '80s vocal recitals, "Out Here on My Own." Even the solo piano ballad "Ralph and Monty (Dressing Room Piano)" is here. Serious fans know that Paul McCrane sang "Is It Okay If I Call You Mine?" (which he wrote) and "Dogs in the Yard" years before he became Dr. "Rocket" Romano on television's ER. --David Horiuchi