[1] Out of Reach (Gabrielle/Shorten) - 3:16
[2] Respect (Redding) - 2:22
[3] It's Raining Men (Jabra/Schagger) - 4:11
[4] Have You Met Miss Jones (Hart/Rogers) - 2:31
[5] I'm Every Woman (Ashford/Simpson) - 4:04
[6] Don't Get Me Wrong (Hynde) - 3:46
[7] Kiss That Girl (Crow) - 3:13
[8] Killin' Kind (Lynne) - 4:36
[9] Someone Like You (Morrison) - 3:22
[10] Not of This Earth (Chambers/Williams) - 4:41
[11] Can't Take My Eyes off You (Crewe/Gaudio) - 3:11
[12] Love (Rosey/Swann) - 3:38
[13] Stop, Look, Listen [To Your Heart] (Bell/Creed) - 2:50
[14] Dreamsome (Joyce/Lynne/Overstreet) - 4:12
[15] It's Only a Diary (Doyle) - 4:24
[16] Pretender Got My Heart (Hogarth/Martin/Poole) - 4:06
[17] All by Myself (Carmen) - 4:35
[18] Woman Trouble (Craig/David/Devreaux/Hill) - 3:58
[19] Ring, Ring, Ring (Aaron Soul/Briscoe/Jeilan) - 3:55
SHERYL CROW - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Producer
GARY PRIM - Synthesizer
JOHN BARCLAY - Trumpet
EDDIE BAYERS - Drums
DAVE BISHOP - Tenor Saxophone
JACK BRAND - Violin
JACQUELINE BRAND - Violin
STUART BROOKS - Trumpet
GUY CHAMBERS - Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Orchestration
MATHEW COOKER - Celli
MITCH DALTON - Electric Guitar
ANDY DUNCAN - Percussion, Programming, Drum Programming
RICHARD EDWARDS - Trombone
CLAUDIA FONTAINE - Background Vocals
PAUL FRANKLIN - Steel Guitar
SIMON GARDNER - Trumpet
JULIE GIGANTE - Violin
JERRY HEY - Conductor, String Arrangements
PAULA HOCHHALTER - Celli
NICK INGHAM - String Arrangements
NICK INGMAN - Orchestration
ROLAND KATO - Viola
JOHN KELTON - Bass, Piano, Engineer, Mixing
KATIE KISSOON - Background Vocals
MICHAEL LANDAU - Guitar
ANDREW MACKINTOSH - Alto Saxophone
BRENT MASON - Electric Guitar
TESSA NILES - Background Vocals
BILL PAYNE - Organ
MARILYN POWELL - Background Vocals
RALPH SALMINS - Drums
J. NEIL SIDWELL - Trombone
STEVE SIDWELL - Arranger, Conductor
BEVERLEY SKEETE - Background Vocals
PAUL SPONG - Trumpet
NEIL TAYLOR - Electric Guitar
PHILIP TODD - Baritone Saxophone
JEFF TROTT - Bass, Guitar, Producer
JOHN WILLIS - Acoustic Guitar
MARGARET WOOTEN - Violin
GAVYN WRIGHT - Leader
MAXINE WATERS - Background Vocals
DAVE ARCH - Piano
YOLANDA CHARLES - Bass Guitar
JOHNATHAN SHORTEN - Keyboards, Producer
WATERS, JULIA - Background Vocals
LILY CHEN - Violin
ANDY CAINE - Background Vocals
PATRICK DOYLE - Orchestration
MARK LAWSON - Background Vocals
DERRICK TAYLOR - Bass Guitar
ROBIN WRIGHT - Vocals
SALLY BURGESS - Double Bass
TONIA DAVALL - Contractor
LAWRENCE ASHMORE - Orchestration
NATALIE LEGGETT - Violin
MIKE ELIZONDO - Bass
ANTHONY KERR - Vibraphone
CRAIG YOUNG - Bass, Drums, Programming
HARRIET ROBERTS - Background Vocals
CARLTON CARTER - Background Vocals
JAMES SHEARMAN - Conductor, Orchestration
IAIN DIXON - Alto Saxophone
DAVE RAINGER - Guitar
DAVE STEWART - Keyboards, Bass Trombone
CARL HERGESELL - Piano, Fender Rhodes
FIONN O'LOCHLAINN - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, String Arrangements
THOMAS DIENNER - Viola
DYLAN HOWE - Drums
DAVID REVELLI - Drums
BILL BOTTRELL - Producer, Mixing
STEVE POWER - Producer, Mixing
PETER COLLINS - Producer
HAL DAVIS - Producer
JIMMY IOVINE - Producer
ARIF MARDIN - Producer
KEITH STEGALL - Producer
STEVE LIPSON - Programming, Producer
ALAN PELL - Executive Producer
GENE PAGE - Arranger
JIM BRUMBY - Engineer, Digital Editing
HEFF MORAES - Engineer, Mixing
NICK WOLLAGE - Engineer, Mixing
SCOTT CAMPBELL - Engineer
GUY THOMAS - Engineer
DANIEL "Sonny" NORTON - Engineer
IAIN ROBERTON - Engineer
MICHAEL MELNICK - Engineer
TOM JENKINS - Engineer
DEAN BASKERVILLE - Engineer
JAKE JACKSON - Assistant Engineer
BOB CLEARMOUNTAIN - Mixing
JACK JOSEPH - Mixing
DAVID TICKLE - Mixing
TONY COUSINS - Mastering
GARY LANGAN - Mixing Engineer
TONY STANTON - Music Preparation
MARK CROSS - Mixing
TIM OLIVER - Mixing
JOE ZOOK - Mixing
DAVE WAY - Mixing
RICHARD FLACK - Digital Editing
UK edition of the hit soundtrack is so much better than the domestic
because it adds Aretha Franklin's classic track 'Respect' which is so
crucial to the film, as well as four additional tracks, Pretenders
'Don't Get Me Wrong', Andy Williams 'Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You',
Artful Dodger 'Woman Trouble' & Aaron Soul 'Ring, Ring, Ring'. Also
features different artwork. 2001 release. Features 5 tracks not on the
US version: Aretha Franklin - 'Respect', Pretenders - 'Don't Get Me
Wrong', Andy Williams - 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You', Artful Dodger
& Robbie Craig - 'Woman Trouble', & Aaron Soul - 'Ring, Ring,
Ring'.
Based on the comic best-seller, Bridget Jones's Diary documents a year
in the life of an unmarried 30-something publisher. She searches for
love, self-confidence, and a slimmer waistline in a struggle to become
the "perfect modern woman." The resulting soundtrack assembles a
cavalry of strong female artists. Chaka Khan's dance anthem "I'm Every
Woman" feels like the centerpiece for this collection that includes new
music from Sheryl Crow, Shelby Lynn, and Tracy Bonham. Aside from score
composer Patrick Doyle, the only boys invited to play here are British
heartthrob Robbie Williams and Marvin Gaye, who shares his space with
Diana Ross on their Motown classic, "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your
Heart)." Williams appears twice and offers one of the many remakes on
the album, a charming version of Frank Sinatra's "Have You Met Miss
Jones?" Other covers include a just-as-sappy rendition of Eric Carmen's
"All By Myself" and a smooth R&B take on Van Morrison's "Someone
Like You." Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell contributes a catchy but
slightly painful version of "It's Raining Men." Some of the album's
more interesting tracks come from it's lesser-known artists. Popular
U.K. acts Gabrielle and Alisha's Attic deliver distinctive ballads and
promising New Yorker Rosey brands her own form of bluesy pop/rock on
"Love." Despite several edgy performers, the collection has an easy
listening feel. It lacks the feel-good hits common to successful
soundtracks and may have been well served to trade in some of the
sentiment for a little more fun. However, each selection feels right
for the film. The album is nostalgic while still in vogue, full of both
kitsch and ardor, just like any romantic comedy should be.
Helen Fielding's popular Bridget Jones character - a hapless British
single gal who spends her days obsessing over men, cigarettes, and
calories - has been criticized by more than a few feminists for her
Cosmo girl conformist mentality. Perhaps this thoughtful soundtrack,
which launches with Grammy-winning ass-kicker Shelby Lynne's "Killin'
Kind," will make up for Bridget's self-doubt. Sheryl Crow turns in her
strongest single in years, the saucy "Kiss That Girl," while Chaka
Khan's classic "I'm Every Woman" is enough in itself to make any single
woman's Friday night complete - no date required, just a nice pair of
dancing shoes. A weepy, straightforward cover of Eric Carmen's "All by
Myself" by Jamie O'Neal is more hilarious than it is emotive; ditto for
Robbie Williams's karaoke-style take on Frank Sinatra's "Have You Met
Miss Jones?" Ignore former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell's tragic reworking
of the Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men" at all costs; it's the album's
regrettable one-night stand. The Beatles may have said all you need is
love, but what Bridget Jones needs is a nice soundtrack to get her
through a terrifying cesspool of womanizers and fruity alcoholic drinks.
Kristy Martin - Amazon.com
Britain's favourite singleton, Bridget Jones, has finally made it to
the big screen (and onto the cover of this 19-track soundtrack),
bringing hope to lonely souls all over the country and a word of
warning to smug marrieds everywhere. For what should be called "the
best chick flick in the world...ever!" the soundtrack compilers have
come up with a dream tracklist - from classics such as Aretha
Franklin's "Respect", Jamie O'Neal's tearjerker "All By Myself" and
Andy Williams' "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", to more contemporary gems
from the likes of Gabrielle ("Out of Reach"), The Pretenders ("Don't
Get Me Wrong") and Artful Dodger ("Woman Trouble"). Plus you get the
added bonus of two unreleased Robbie Williams tracks - the big-band
stylings of "Have You Met Miss Jones?" and the tender "Not of this
Earth" - and, of course, the much-hyped karaoke-by-numbers of
"It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell and her pants. There are a couple
of fillers from Rosey and Alisha's Attic, but they don't distract too
much from the generally choice tracks on offer. As Bridget would say,
"v. good".
Helen Marquis - Amazon.co.uk
Helen Fieldings populär gewordene Bridget Jones - eine
unglückliche britische Frau, die alleine lebt und versessen ist auf
Männer, Zigaretten und Kalorien - ist von vielen Feministinnen wegen
der auf Anpassung ausgerichteten Mentalität ihrer Hauptdarstellerin
scharf kritisiert worden. Vielleicht ist dieser nachdenkliche
Soundtrack ein Ausgleich für Bridgets Selbstzweifel, denn er legt los
mit Shelby Lynnes "Killin' Kind", dem provozierenden Song, für den sie
einen Grammy erhielt. Sheryl Crow bringt ihre stärkste Single seit
Jahren mit, das kesse "Kiss That Girl", und Chaka Khans Klassiker "I'm
Every Woman" reicht schon aus, um jeden Freitagabend einer allein
stehenden Frau auszufüllen - Rendezvous nicht erforderlich, lediglich
ein Paar Tanzschuhe werden benötigt. Eine traurige, aber gradlinige
Version von Eric Carmens "All By Myself" wird von Jamie O'Neal
geliefert, und sie ist eher heiter als sentimental; das gleiche gilt
für Robbie Williams und seine Interpretation im Karaoke-Stil von Frank
Sinatras "Have You Met Miss Jones?". Überhören Sie unter allen
Umständen die total misslungene Überarbeitung von "It's Raining Men"
der Weather Girls - hier von Ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell präsentiert;
es ist die bedauerliche Eintagsfliege dieses Albums. Die Beatles haben
zwar gesagt "All you need is Love", aber Bridget Jones braucht nicht
nur Liebe, sondern auch einen schönen Soundtrack, der sie durch den
Hexenkessel von Schürzenjägern und Cocktails begleitet.
