| Product Summary | | Label: J Records | | UPC: 00828765676021 | | Release Date: 11/11/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60618167 | | Item#: MG76NM | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 2060 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Trouble With Love Is, The - Kelly Clarkson ~ Original Soundtrack |  | | 2. Here With Me - Dido ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 3. Sweetest Goodbye / Sunday Morning - Maroon 5 ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 4. Turn Me On - Norah Jones ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 5. Take Me As I Am - Wyclef Jean ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 6. Songbird - Eva Cassidy ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 7. Wherever You Will Go - The Calling ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 8. Jump (For My Love) - The Pointer Sisters ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 9. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 10. All You Need Is Love - Lynden David Hall ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 11. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 12. I'll See It Through - Texas ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 13. Too Lost In You - Sugababes ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 14. Glasgow Love Theme - Craig Armstrong ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 15. White Christmas - Otis Redding ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 16. Christmas Is All Around - Bill Nighy ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 17. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Olivia Olsen ~ Original Soundtrack | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Includes liner notes by Richard Curtis. | | The ber-romantic comedy Love Actually has an ber-romantic comedy soundtrack to match, collecting love songs old and new as well as sassy and empowering tunes. Kelly Clarkson's "The Trouble With Love Is" manages to be romantic, sassy, and empowering all at once, with her vocals reflecting their urban ballad surroundings. An emphasis on songs from British artists, such as Sugababes' "Too Lost in You" and Texas' "I'll See It Through" keep the soundtrack from becoming too predictable. Even the older songs that appear here aren't the usual suspects, although the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" is certainly one of the most romantic songs of the last four decades. This song, along with the Pointer Sisters' "Jump (For My Love)," are both welcome surprises. Lynden David Hall's cover of "All You Need Is Love," however, falls into most of the clich?s that surround rom-com music: it's sappy, drawn out, and ends up feeling almost disrespectful of the original song. Similarly, Joni Mitchell's orchestral update of her classic ballad "Both Sides Now" ends up feeling ponderous instead of ethereally lovely. Norah Jones' "Turn Me On" and Eva Cassidy's "Songbird" are archetypal examples of the pretty, understated, slightly too polished ballads that proliferate on this kind of soundtrack. Still, Otis Redding's "White Christmas," included as a bonus track, is almost worth the price of admission. While Love Actually is actually far from a perfect collection of love songs, the soundtrack is pleasant enough that fans of the film will probably enjoy it on its own. ~ Heather Phares | | In the liner notes that accompany the soundtrack to LOVE ACTUALLY, the movie's director Richard Curtis writes that the songs here are the "life and soul of the film." This perspective is naturally a welcome change from the often-mercenary and seemingly random perspective that plagues many original soundtrack releases. One listen quickly verifies Curtis' claim, as the disc is filled with unabashedly romantic modern pop. | | Anyone who's seen comedies starring Hugh Grant knows his trademark combination of self-effacing, witty humor and slightly sophisticated regular-guy appeal. The music here (including artists such as the Beach Boys and Norah Jones) sounds exactly like what one might imagine a Grant character would be listening to on his home stereo. From the melancholy electronica-framed strains of Dido's gorgeous "Here with Me" to Joni Mitchell's world-wizened, contemporary take on her classic "Both Sides Now," the material on LOVE ACTUALLY perfectly suits the film's warmly humorous take on one of life's most joyous and confusing subjects. |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 11/11/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 56760 | | Label : J-Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00828765676021 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Uncut (1/04, p.112)
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