- Audio CD (23 April 2001)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Soundtrack
- Label: Epic
- ASIN: B000050ZDP
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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- #21 in Music > Soundtracks & Musicals > TV Soundtracks
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Track Listings
| 1. For Once in My Life - Vonda Shepard |
| 2. Home Again - Vonda Shepard |
| 3. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Vonda Shepard |
| 4. Chances Are - Vonda Shepard and Robert Downey Jr |
| 5. Every Breath You Take - Robert Downey Jr and Sting |
| 6. You and Me - Vonda Shepard |
| 7. Snakes - Robert Downey Jr |
| 8. Reason to Believe - Vonda Shepard |
| 9. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? - Al Green |
| 10. When the Heartache is Over - Tina Turner |
| 11. You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White |
| 12. Love is Alive - Anastacia and Vonda Shepard |
| 13. Alone Again (Naturally) - Vonda Shepard |
| 14. Can We Still Be Friends? - Vonda Shepard |
| 15. It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones |
| 16. Boom Boom - Chanyanne |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
This third instalment of the Ally McBeal soundtracks series, featuring performer Vonda Shepard, delivers another solid collection of emotive blues and country-inflected power ballads. The surprises here are the three tracks sung by the TV show's guest thespian Robert Downey Jr. If this soundtrack was intended to be a star vehicle, it's an old banger. Downey's contrived rasp, hardened vocals and awkward phrasing fail to impress (proving that the elongating line of talented actors with musical aspirations should confine their singing fantasies to the shower). On his dumbed-down duet with Sting on the Police classic "Every Breath You Take", Downey sounds like he's straining to emulate Sting, and Sting approaches the song as a walk-through. Fortunately, Barry White's mirrorball hit "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" and Tina Turner's anthemic "When the Heartache Is Over" provide some much needed up-tempo relief from the album's sluggish middle section. The collection heads home with Shepard and label newbie Anastacia covering Gary Wright's "Love is Alive" in dancefloor-lite funk (although it suffers the unfortunate coincidence of being released in proximity to Joan Osborne's superior rendition from One Night at McCool's). And with Shephard's well-orchestrated interpretation of Todd Rundgren's "Can We Still Be Friends?", Ally McBeal fans, despite the Downey debâcle, should be able to answer affirmatively with little hesitation. --Beth Massa
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Robert Downey Jr,
By loz2k@hotmail.com (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ally Mcbeal - For Once In My Life (Audio CD)
This CD is excellent, from start to finish. If there is only one reason for you to buy this album, make it Robert Downey Jr. He has such a soulful voice and carries the song 'Chances Are' with Vonda amazingly. This is a must buy album for all Ally McBeal fans and with such artists as Barry White, Tina Turner, Sting and Anastasia not for getting Robert Downey Jr there is no reason why you shouldn't be adding this to your collection. It will be in my CD player for some time.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a brillient cd,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ally Mcbeal - For Once In My Life (Audio CD)
This is one of the best cd's i have ever had the pleasure of hearing. Vondra Shepard's voice is amazing and carries strong throught out the cd.I felt Robert Downey JR. was an exelent addition to the cd, his sorrow comes out strongly through his voice and creats a magical rusty sound. I thought was was a couple to many additons that did not include cast members, such as Al Green and Tina Turner, instead of actual cast members that sing. Though i commend the fact that Barry White has finaly appeard in this cd, singing my first my last my everything. The song that really made stop and think was Robert Downey's duet with Vonda, Chances Are, there voices just clicked and created a melodious sound. I also enjoyed Robert Downey JR and Sting's duet, though i thought that Stings song was sung better alone. All in all this is a fantastic alburm and not for only Ally McBeal fans.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A few tracks shine,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ally Mcbeal - For Once In My Life (Audio CD)
This album isn't nearly as good as the first Ally soundtrack, or the 2nd also (mainly because the 2nd contained the amazing 'Baby, Don't You Break My Heart Slow'). However, there are enough good tracks to make this album shine. 'Chances Are' is an excellent ballad, which has been frequently played on Ally recently. Robert Downey Jr. and Vondas voices go really well together here.'You and Me' is the only Vonda-penned track on here. Shame it has already been released on a Vonda solo album - 'by 7:30'. However, that doesn't stop it from being an excellent track. 'For Once In My Life' is also a strong track, and a future single. Vonda teams up with Anastacia to give some more nice pop to the album, and their voices go perfectly together. Those are my highlights at the moment, but I'm sure they'll be something to satisfy everyone! But just try a few other albums first (Ally albums 1 or 2, and Vonda solo albums are all MUSTS!).
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