Radio (2003) (Music By James Horner)

Product Summary Label: Universal Music Group UPC: 00602498611173 Release Date: 10/21/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60617118 Item#: MRKTDD Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Eyes Of The Heart - India.Arie (Radio's Song) ~ Original Soundtrack 2. We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder ~ Original Soundtrack 3. That Lady (Pt. 1) - The Isley Brothers ~ Original Soundtrack 4. I'll Be Around - The Spinners ~ Original Soundtrack 5. If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes ~ Original Soundtrack 6. Sha La La (Make Me Happy) - Al Green ~ Original Soundtrack 7. We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad ~ Original Soundtrack 8. China Grove - The Doobie Brothers ~ Original Soundtrack 9. Wake up Everybody (Part 1) - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes ~ Original Soundtrack 10. Rubberband Man, The - The Spinners ~ Original Soundtrack 11. Be Thankful For What You Got - William DeVaughn ~ Original Soundtrack 12. Going In Circles - The Friends Of Distinction ~ Original Soundtrack 13. Radio's Day - India.Arie ~ Original Soundtrack 14. Gift Of The Ball ~ Original Soundtrack 15. Learning The Ropes ~ Original Soundtrack 16. Being Left Behind ~ Original Soundtrack 17. Resignation ~ Original Soundtrack 18. Never So Alone - India.Arie ~ Original Soundtrack 19. Night Game ~ Original Soundtrack 20. Radio - Chuck Brodsky ~ Original Soundtrack   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Original score composed by James Horner. Recorded at Todd Scoring Stage, Studio City, California. Audio Mixer: Simon Rhodes. Recording information: Todd Scoring Stage, Studio City, CA. Arrangers: Chris Jasper; Ernie Isley; John Davis ; Marvin Isley; O'Kelly Isley; Ronald Isley; Rudolph Isley; Thom Bell. The soundtrack to the feel-good movie Radio features two very different types of feel-good songs. The album's newer material, like India.Arie's "Eyes of the Heart," tries to make the listener feel good by pouring on the saccharine. Arie gives the song as much dignity as she can, but with lyrics like "In the eyes of a child, we are all the same," it's too gooey to save. Fortunately, most of the soundtrack features music that makes the listener feel good simply because it sounds good. The '70s soul and rock that make up the bulk of the album are so genuinely exuberant that the newer songs sound all the more pitiful. It's hard to deny the power of Stevie Wonder's "We Can Work it Out," the Isley Brothers' "That Lady, Pt. 1," the Spinners' "I'll Be Around," Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "If You Don't Know Me By Now," and even the Doobie Brothers' "China Grove." Al Green's "Sha La La (Make Me Happy)," the Spinners' "The Rubberband Man," and William DeVaughn's "Be Thankful for What You Got" are very nearly as uplifting. Radio also features excerpts of James Horner's score, which, like the rest of the movie's original music, tends toward the treacly. It's well-crafted treacle, though; "Radio's Day" manages to be more heartwarming than sickening, although some cues, such as "Resignation" and "Being Left Behind," are slightly overwrought. Chuck Brodsky's "Radio" closes out the soundtrack, essentially telling the story of the real Radio with less overstated sentiment than the movie itself does. Still, the parts of the soundtrack that work do their job, creating a nostalgic, and genuinely emotional, atmosphere. ~ Heather Phares Producer: Simon Rhodes; Chris Jasper; Ernie Isley; John Florez; James Harris III; John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers; Kenny Gamble; Al Green; Leon Huff; Marvin Isley; O'Kelly Isley; Ronald Isley; Rudolph Isley; Stevie Wonder; Ted Templeman; Todd Rundgren; Engineer: Simon Rhodes   Technical Info Release Date : 10/21/2003 Original Release Date : 2003 Catalog ID : 000149402 Label : Hip-O Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00602498611173    Product Image