Almost Famous (soundtrack)

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Almost Famous
Almost Famous cover
Soundtrack from Almost Famous by Various Artists
Released September 12, 2000
Genre Soundtrack
Length 70:47
Label Dreamworks
Producer Danny Bramson & Cameron Crowe
Professional reviews

Almost Famous is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 2000. It was awarded the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. Simon and Garfunkel: "America" (Paul Simon) – 3:37
  2. The Who: "Sparks" (Pete Townshend) – 3:48
  3. Todd Rundgren: "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" (Rundgren)– 3:51
  4. Yes: "I've Seen All Good People: Your Move" (Jon Anderson) – 3:33
  5. The Beach Boys: "Feel Flows" (Carl Wilson, Jack Rieley)– 4:44
  6. Stillwater: "Fever Dog" (Nancy Wilson) – 3:10
  7. Rod Stewart: "Every Picture Tells a Story" (Rod Stewart, Ron Wood) – 5:55
  8. The Seeds: "Mr. Farmer" (Sky Saxon) – 2:51
  9. The Allman Brothers Band: "One Way Out" (Live) (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 4:59
  10. Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Simple Man" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 5:56
  11. Led Zeppelin: "That's the Way" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 5:37
  12. Elton John: "Tiny Dancer" (John, Bernie Taupin) – 6:15
  13. Nancy Wilson: "Lucky Trumble" (Nancy Wilson) – 2:42
  14. David Bowie: "I'm Waiting for the Man" (Live) (Lou Reed) – 5:43
  15. Cat Stevens: "The Wind" (Stevens) – 1:40
  16. Clarence Carter: "Slip Away" (William Armstrong, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur Terrell) – 2:32
  17. Thunderclap Newman: "Something in the Air" (John Keen) – 3:54

[edit] Personnel ("Stillwater")

  • Billy Crudup ("Russell Hammond") - lead guitar
  • Jason Lee ("Jeff Bebe") - lead singer
  • John Fedevich ("Ed Vallencourt") - drums
  • Mark Kozelek ("Larry Fellows") - bass guitar

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional music

Other music used in the film did not appear on the soundtrack album. As with the songs in the released soundtrack, they are usually snippets of a minute or less.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"
Brenton Wood: "The Oogum Boogum Song"
Iggy and the Stooges: "Search and Destroy"
Black Sabbath: "Paranoid"
Jethro Tull "Teacher"
Yes: "Roundabout"
Joni Mitchell: "River"
Black Sabbath: "Sweet Leaf"
Pete Droge: "Small Time Blues" (Droge)
Little Feat: "Easy to Slip"
The Raspberries: "Go All the Way"
Stillwater: "Hour of Need"
The Guess Who: "Albert Flasher"
Stillwater: "Love Thing"
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"
Fleetwood Mac: "Future Games"
Deep Purple: "Burn"
Stillwater: "You Had to Be There"
Blodwyn Pig: "Dear Jill"
Steely Dan: "Reelin' in the Years"
MC5: "Looking at You"
Stillwater: "Love Comes and Goes"
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"
Free: "Wishing Well"
Buddy Holly and the Crickets: "Peggy Sue"
Elton John: "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show: "The Cover of The Rolling Stone"
Stevie Wonder: "My Cherie Amour"
Chicago: "Colour My World"
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: "Cortez the Killer"
Led Zeppelin: "The Rain Song"
Led Zeppelin: "Bron-Yr-Aur"
Led Zeppelin: "Tangerine"
Led Zeppelin: "Misty Mountain Hop"
Stillwater: "Chance Upon You" (only in Untitled director's cut)

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2000 The Billboard 200 43
2000 Billboard Top Internet Albums 8
2001 Billboard Top Soundtrack Albums 16

[edit] Certifications

Organization Level Date
RIAA – USA Gold June 8, 2001