| Product Summary | | Label: Geffen/hollywood/thump/surfdog | | UPC: 00720616236425 | | Release Date: 9/24/2002 | | Buy.com Sku: 60569229 | | Item#: MLVPCF | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 | Format:  CD |
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(P) 2002 Hollywood Records, Inc.
(C) 2002 Hollywood Records, Inc.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Original score composed by George Fenton. | | The mildly entertaining romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama features an equally take-it-or-leave-it soundtrack that mixes country, rock, and pop and excerpts of George Fenton's score. Despite the cognitive dissonance that Jewel's glossy cover of Skynryd's title track causes, it's actually not a bad reworking of the Southern rock classic into an adult alternative single. Most of the album features winsome, perky, or feisty music by female artists, such SHeDAISY's "Mine All Mine" and Avril Lavigne's "Falling Down," who sound so similar to each other that it's hard to believe one song is considered contemporary country and the other alternative-leaning teen pop. In fact, aside from Dolly Parton's "Marry Me," the most country-sounding tracks on the album are Sheryl Crow's "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" and Uncle Kracker's "To Think I Used to Love You (DJ Homicide Remix)." A flat version of "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" by the Calling and the Freestylers' out-of-place big-beat number "Weekend Song" are a couple of the misguided attempts at making the track listing diverse, but the album just ends up unfocused. Of course, Sweet Home Alabama will please anyone who liked the music in the movie, but the soundtrack really isn't successful on any other terms. ~ Heather Phares | | The soundtrack to this Reese Witherspoon flick is crammed with contemporary pop stars such as Jewel, Sheryl Crow and SheDaisy, and flavors of the moment such as Avril Lavigne and Uncle Kracker. Jewel's version of the Lynyrd Skynyrd title track is as creditable as you'd expect, while SheDaisy's hit "Mine All Mine" still sounds catchy even though it's no longer current. Avril Lavigne shows why she's the toast of teenage girls countrywide with her statement of intent "Falling Down" ("Someday I'll live in a house, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera/but you know that's not for now"), and the aforementioned Uncle Kracker sound suitably downhome with "To Think I Used to Love You." | | Of course no early '00s soundtrack would be complete without press darling Ryan Adams, whose upbeat shuffle "Gonna Make You Love Me" sticks in the brain long after it's made its exit. Sheryl Crow shows her range with Hank Williams's "Long Gone Lonesome Blues," and finally Dolly Parton brightens up the closing credits with her cheerful Appalachian "Marry Me," perhaps SWEET HOME ALABAMA's best track. |
Producer: Desiree Craig-Ramos |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/24/2002 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 162 364 | | Label : Hollywood Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00720616236425 |
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