Not an actual track on Williams’ 1977 soundtrack LP from the film, this more ‘pop-sounding’ treatment of the theme was included as a 7-inch 33 1/3 insert in the album as well as being issued in the regular 45rpm format. And once again, as had been the case only weeks earlier with the “Star Wars” theme, Williams was competing on the singles charts with a version by disco artist Meco: https://youtu.be/z7iGKFflJq8

(debuted late ’77) 1978 Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 10, Billboard & Cash Box 13 – A/C Peak: 13

Transferred from stereo 45 single Arista 0300 – Theme From “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind” (John Williams) by John Williams, produced by John Williams & Rick Chertoff

THE 1978 HITS ARCHIVE – Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1978 (some were recorded in 1977)
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The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1977. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: https://www.youtube.com/@anotherprof3408 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music!

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