| Product Summary | | Label: Sony/work | | UPC: 00074646816622 | | Release Date: 6/17/1997 | | Buy.com Sku: 60328412 | | Item#: M5KCKK | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. I Say A Little Prayer - Diana King ~ Original Soundtrack |  | | 2. Wishin' And Hopin' - Ani DiFranco ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 3. You Don't Know Me - Jann Arden ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 4. Tell Him - The Exciters ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 5. I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - Nicky Holland ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 6. I'll Be Okay - Amanda Marshall ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 7. Way You Look Tonight, The - Tony Bennett ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 8. What The World Needs Now Is Love - Jackie DeShannon ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 9. I'll Never Fall In Love Again - Mary Chapin Carpenter ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 10. Always You - Sophie Zelmani ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 11. If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 12. I Say A Little Prayer - The Cast Of "My Best Friend's Wedding" ~ Original Soundtrack | | | 13. Suite From "My Best Friend's Wedding" ~ Original Soundtrack | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Arrangers: Lars Halapi; Eddie Arkin. | | The soundtrack to the Julia Roberts romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding is appropriately comprised of love songs, but since this is the soundtrack to a blockbuster, it relies on new covers from hip artists of familiar songs. My Best Friend's Wedding works better than it should, since most of the vocalists -- including Tony Bennett, Jann Arden, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Ani DiFranco -- concentrate on the songs; even the weakest song, Diana King's take on Bacharach/David's "I Say a Little Prayer," works because the song itself is so well written. These covers are set side by side with oldies by Jimmy Soul, Jackie DeShannon, and the Exciters, as well as "I'll Be Okay," a new song sung by Amanda Marshall, and the end result is a pleasant listen that occasionally achieves the charm of the film itself. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | Though it contains the music from the box-office record-breaking romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz, there's another agenda at work on this album. It doubles as a tribute to '60s popmeisters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and is populated by a coterie of contemporary artists offering up their own interpretations of classic Bacharach/David songs, many of which were made famous by Dionne Warwick. | | Mary Chapin Carpenter takes a modern glance at romantic disillusion on her version of "I'll Never Fall In Love Again." Elsewhere, neo-folk diva Ani DiFranco reinvents "Wishin' And Hopin." Tony Bennett provides a brief break in format with an assured rendition of the evergreen "Just The Way You Look Tonight." |
Producer: Danny Bennett; Lars Halapi; Ed Cherney; Eddie Arkin; Patrik Sventelius; James Newton Howard; Jann Arden; Jeff Bova; Jimmy Bralower; John Jennings; Marc Tanner; Mary Chapin Carpenter; Michael Mason; Andy Marvel; Ani DiFranco |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 06/24/1997 | | Original Release Date : 1997 | | Catalog ID : 68166 | | Label : Work Group | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00074646816622 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (6/27-7/4/97, pp.120-122)
- "...MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING will make you take a vow--of dedication to the eternal appeal of Bacharach and Hal David's standards." - Rating: B |
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