Never on Sunday (1960)

About this title: Never On Sunday, the foreign-film hit of 1960-61, had two main things going for it. The first was Melina Mercouri, playing a happy prostitute who works (you guessed it) six days a week; she won the best actress award at Cannes, was nominated for an Oscar, and became an international star. The second was the score by Manos Hadjidakis, filled with lively bouzouki music and including the title tune, which became a Top 40 hit in both an instrumental recording by Don Costa and a vocal version by the Chordettes and won the Academy Award for best song. This soundtrack album, on which Mercouri sings ... read more

Tracks:

1. Main Title: Never on Sunday [Instrumental] [Hadjidakis]
2. Prologue [Hadjidakis]
3. Bouzoukia [Hadjidakis]
4. Danse Yorgo [Hadjidakis]
5. Taki [Hadjidakis]
6. The Charms of Ilya [Hadjidakis]
7. Ilya [Hadjidakis]
8. Never on Sunday [Hadjidakis]
9. Hasapico [Hadjidakis]
10. The Lantern [Hadjidakis]
11. Betrayed [Hadjidakis]
12. Speak Softly [Hadjidakis]
13. The Organ Grinder [Hadjidakis]
14. End Title - Never on Sunday [Hadjidakis]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.