Music byJim ManzieArranged and Conducted byBob Taylor & Jim ManzieMy Right of WaybyJim Manzie & Glenn BakerSung byFrankie J. HoldenRecorded on Mushroom Records

Music Consultant Ken Quinnell

Music by permission of Mushroom Records

Ol' 55On the Prowl Jim ManzieDoin' Fine Jim Manzie

SkyhooksSmut Red Symons

Renee Geyer BandReally, really Love You Renee Geyer

StarsWith a Winning Hand Malcolm Eastick

Jim aka James and Jimmy Manzie is an Australian musician (vocals, lead and bass guitar) and songwriter who played in Ol' 55 (1975-79), a band which managed several top twenty hits and were widely popular for their doo wop stylings. Manzie followed his Ol' 55 stint with pop groups The Breakers (1979-182) and The Fives (1982). He later worked on television and feature film soundtracks, and after The FJ Holden, moved to Hollywood horror fests such as 1987's The Offspring and 1989's Stepfather 11.

He has a relatively short wiki here, albeit with some useful references. Ol' 55, which features prominently in the soundtrack, has a wiki here. There is also a Facebook page here, dedicated to the band and active at time of writing June 2013.

The song On the Prowl hit number 14 in May 1976 (i.e. before the release of the film)

Glenn Baker, who co-wrote My Right of Way with Manzie, is a well-known pop music historian, journalist, broadcaster and commentator, who has an extensive wiki here.

In the commentary track on the film's DVD release, director Michael Thornhill confessed to being culturally illiterate when it came to popular music. He was a music fan, but wasn't a fan of pop music, and as a result employed film critic, writer and film-maker Ken Quinnell as music consultant on the film. Quinnell, who wrote the feature films Cathy's Child and Hoodwink, has a short wiki here. He had worked on Thornhill's short films, such as The American Poet's Visit, which he produced.

(Below: Ol' 55, Jim Manzie is centre front in the first photo)

(Below: Glenn A. Baker)

The soundtrack was released on LP by Mushroom, with a significant amount of new material recorded for the album:

LP (Stereo) Mushroom L-36,222 1977* New material recorded especially for this soundtrack album. Produced by Jimmy Manzie and Charles Fisher Engineered by Peter Walker Recorded at Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, Australia, during February 1977 Renee Geyer appears Courtesy of RCA Records, all compositions Mushroom Music

Side 1: 1. My Right Of Way (2'53") (Manzie - Baker) Vocals: Frankie J. Holden * (new material)2. Anneʼs Theme (Instrumental) (2'28") (Manzie) * (new material)3. With A Winning Hand (2'22") (Eastick) Vocals: Stars4. Tension Leader (Instrumental) (1'49") (Manzie) * (new material)5. Smut (5'18") (Symons) Vocals: Skyhooks6. Brickieʼs Lament (Instrumental) (1'02") (Manzie) * (new material)7. My Right Of Way (Instrumental - slow version) (1'11") (Manzie) * (new material)

SIDE 2:1. My Right Of Way (Instrumental - fast version) (1'45") (Manzie) * (new material)2. Really Really Love You (10'58") (Renee Geyer Band) Vocals: Renee Geyer Band3. Race Music To Crash (Instrumental) (1'37") (Manzie) * (new material)4. On The Prowl (2'58") (Manzie) Vocals: Olʼ 55 5. Saturday Night Theme (Instrumental) (2'01") (Manzie) * (new material)6. Anneʼs Theme (Instrumental) (0'42") (Manzie) * (new material)7. Doinʼ Fine (2:37) (Manzie) Vocals: Olʼ 558. Final Theme (Instrumental) (1'21") (Manzie) * (new material)

The track My Right of Way was also released on a 45:

45 Mushroom K-6748 1977Produced by Charles Fisher & James Manzie Arranged by Bob Taylor Engineered by Peter WalkerRecorded at Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, Australia

My Right of Way (2'50") (J. Manzie - G. Baker) (Mushroom) Vocals: Frankie J. Holden

This was Holden's debut solo single, released in April 1977, and in May he left Ol' 55, to be followed a month later by Wilbur Wilde, who joined Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons. The flip or "B" side was a track called Chartered Accountant Blues. A number of tracks from the movie have also appeared on various LP and CD compilation albums.

As noted above, On the Prowl had been released as a 45 in 1976:

Lyrics to My Right of Way which runs in part over the film's opening sequence, and closing credits:

(chorus, shouting, repeats)Out … get … out … get out … in my FJ

Well I can see you driving every night'Cause I know you like those city lights

Well my friends say I'm a foolTo be spending time with youAnd they say that I would get my carI know it's never gonna get that far'Cause I drive, drive, drive every night and daySince I ride away, heeyIn my FJ, in my FJ HoldenDrive, drive, driveIn my FJ, in my FJ HoldenDrive, drive, driveDrive, drive, drive

I spend my days out on the factory floorBut I don't think about it any more'Cause I leave there feeling highCome on watch my wheels igniteAnd I know just what the chances areYou got to lose a girl to keep her carSo I drive, drive, drive, Drive, drive, yeah heyIn my FJ, in my FJ HoldenDrive, drive, drive … (song fades out here over end feature film credits)In my FJ, in my FJ HoldenDrive, drive, driveGotta drive, gotta drive

And I know there's places I should beYeah I've seen 'em all on TVWhooaoohBut I know, I know my street just can't competeI get out … get outI get out … get outGotta get out … get outYeah I got to get out,I got to get, I got to, I got to, I got to

In my FJ, in my FJ HoldenDrive, drive, driveIn my FJ, in my FJ HoldenDrive, drive, driveGotta drive, gotta driveIn my FJ, in my FJ HoldenDrive, drive, driveIn my FJ, in my FJ HoldenDrive, drive, driveGotta drive and I got to driveI said ...

(chorus, shouting, repeats)Out … get … out … get … out … in my FJ