- Audio CD (19 Jun 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Soundtrack, Import
- Label: Varese Sarabande
- ASIN: B000Q364I8
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
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Track Listings
| 1. Lucky Town - Bruce Springsteen |
| 2. Dance Me to the End of Love - Madeleine Peyroux |
| 3. Choices - George Jones |
| 4. Maybe This Time - Liza Minnelli |
| 5. Fever - Bruce Springsteen |
| 6. Bartender's Blues [*] - Bonnie Raitt |
| 7. They Ain't Got 'Em All - Kris Kristofferson |
| 8. Cold Hard Truth - Drew Barrymore |
| 9. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan |
| 10. Let It Ride - Ryan Adams |
| 11. I Always Get Lucky with You - George Jones |
| 12. Huck's Tune - Bob Dylan |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
There's no sense in trying to stay poker faced while listening to the soundtrack to the poker movie Lucky You, because the songs it culls and the artists who sing them will crack your composure quicker than an ace player can call a beginner's bluff: Opener "Lucky Town," the vintage Bruce Springsteen gem that rolls over the film's title sequence and turned its trailer into something non-players could get their hearts around, sets a fine mood for gritty melancholy, but Madeline Peyroux makes short work of it with the dizzy delirium of "Dance Me to the End of Love." By the time Ryan Adams and Bonnie Raitt are dealt in, the soundtrack's tableaux has taken on the look of a late-night boozy diner gathering--Liza Minelli backs up against Springsteen's elegant "The Fever" with her brooding but bubble-voiced "Maybe This Time," but not before George Jones steers her toward reflection with his ruminative, impossibly sad "Choices." The buzz around this CD has had a lot to do with a couple of original songs: Kris Kristofferson confronts his advancing age the way longtime fans would want him to (that is, with wit and warmth and imagination) on the poignant "They Ain't Got 'Em All." And after Bob Dylan reminds the lucky owners of this collection why they became fans in the first place with "Like A Rolling Stone," he swallows them whole with a new composition. "Huck's Tune" outlines a love grown unhealthy, and it is no split pot. With this small miracle of a song, he raises the ante to impossible heights. --Tammy La Gorce
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Great new Dylan song, but so-so soundtrack
6 May 2007
Format:Audio CD
I'm sure most people want to hear about the new Dylan song, "Huck's Tune." It is in fact a very good song, very much in his new style of songwriting: evocative, allusive, elegiac. It's similar lyrically to "Tell Ol' Bill" but I don't like it quite as much, although I prefer it to "Waiting for You" or "Cross the Green Mountain." As always, Dylan's singing is great and the musical backing excellent: quiet, country-waltz-ish. It creates a certain mood and sustains it for four minutes, even alludes to "Moon River," which tells you what Dylan is trying to do here. Another very solid soundtrack entry for Dylan.
One thing, I'm not sure of the recording date, but perhaps pre-"Modern Times" because it would certainly be out of place on that album. Another thing, the title "Huck's Tune" seems to be slapped on (the name of the lead character in the film is Huck), because Dylan doesn't mention the name at all in the song.
The rest of the soundtrack is spotty - two Springsteen songs (and not his best), one by Ryan Adams (whom I never liked), a cheesy jazz version of a Leonard Cohen song (sounds like Barnes & Noble music), and a song sung By Drew Barrymore (which is not that bad - better than some other songs here). After "Huck's Tune," the best songs are Bonnie Raitt's version of "Bartender's Blues" and Kris Kristofferson's new song. There are alos 2 George Jones tunes and "Like a Rolling Stone," which sounds really out of place. Every soundtrack album that features a new song by Dylan always uses old ones as well, must be to capitalize on the price he charges or something.
Anyway, the only reason to own the soundtrack is for "Huck's Tune," which gets 5 stars but the soundtrack only gets 3, so 4 in all.
One thing, I'm not sure of the recording date, but perhaps pre-"Modern Times" because it would certainly be out of place on that album. Another thing, the title "Huck's Tune" seems to be slapped on (the name of the lead character in the film is Huck), because Dylan doesn't mention the name at all in the song.
The rest of the soundtrack is spotty - two Springsteen songs (and not his best), one by Ryan Adams (whom I never liked), a cheesy jazz version of a Leonard Cohen song (sounds like Barnes & Noble music), and a song sung By Drew Barrymore (which is not that bad - better than some other songs here). After "Huck's Tune," the best songs are Bonnie Raitt's version of "Bartender's Blues" and Kris Kristofferson's new song. There are alos 2 George Jones tunes and "Like a Rolling Stone," which sounds really out of place. Every soundtrack album that features a new song by Dylan always uses old ones as well, must be to capitalize on the price he charges or something.
Anyway, the only reason to own the soundtrack is for "Huck's Tune," which gets 5 stars but the soundtrack only gets 3, so 4 in all.
Lucky You
27 May 2008
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
As usual, Amazon had the CD I was hoping to purchase at a very good price and it was received in only a few days.
I wouldn't say I buy a lot of CD's but, I hear certain music, or soundtracks that really appeal to me and the first thing I do is check Amazon and they always have what I'm looking to buy.
I wouldn't say I buy a lot of CD's but, I hear certain music, or soundtracks that really appeal to me and the first thing I do is check Amazon and they always have what I'm looking to buy.
Good Casino Songs!
8 May 2008
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you're a fan of the movie "Lucky You" you will enjoy hearing all these great songs again! Good music to get you in the Casino gambling mood! Good luck!
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