Ally McBeal: For Once in My Life Featuring Vonda Shepard [Soundtrack]

ally mcbeal: for once in my life featuring vonda shepard [soundtrack]

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

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
On this third installment of the Ally McBeal soundtracks series, featured 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 a jalopy. 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 mirror-ball hit "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" and Tina Turner's anthemic "When the Heartache Is Over" provide some much-needed uptempo 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 dance-floor-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). The CD closes with Shepard's well-orchestrated interpretation of Todd Rundgren's "Can We Still Be Friends," and Ally McBeal fans, despite the Downey debacle, should be able to answer affirmatively with little hesitation. --Beth Massa

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Ally McBeal: For Once in My Life Featuring Vonda Shepard [Soundtrack]

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Good grooves, chill and enjoy
Great CD, especially for Ally McBeal fans!!
If you like Ally you'll love this one
OOOH!! Robert Downey Jr!
The Music With Everything

Ally McBeal: For Once in My Life Featuring Vonda Shepard
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks:

For Once In My Life - Vonda Shepard
Home Again - Vonda Shepard
Don't Think Twice It's Alright - Vonda Shepard
Chances Are - Vonda Shepard and Robert Downey Jr.
Every Breath You Take - Robert Downey Jr. and Sting
You And Me - Vonda Shepard
Snakes - Robert Downey Jr.
Reason To Believe - Vonda Shepard
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Al Green
When The Heartache Is Over - Tina Turner
You're the First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
Love Is Alive - Anastacia and Vonda Shepard
Alone Again (Naturally) - Vonda Shepard
Can We Still Be Friends - Vonda Shepard

Amazon.com

On this third installment of the Ally McBeal soundtracks series, featured 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 a jalopy. 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 mirror-ball hit "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" and Tina Turner's anthemic "When the Heartache Is Over" provide some much-needed uptempo 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 dance-floor-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). The CD closes with Shepard's well-orchestrated interpretation of Todd Rundgren's "Can We Still Be Friends," and Ally McBeal fans, despite the Downey debacle, should be able to answer affirmatively with little hesitation. --Beth Massa

Customer Reviews:

Good grooves, chill and enjoy.......2004-08-22

I enjoyed this cd more than I thought I would - not being that much of an Ally McBeal fan. Vonda Shepard has an impressive voice and Robert Downey Jr was surprisingly good also! Al Green, Sting and Tina Turner topped it off perfectly. Good kick back and chill music.

Great CD, especially for Ally McBeal fans!!.......2004-01-03

I really liked the songs on this CD as they relate to the show Ally McBeal of which I was a big fan.

I think Robert Downey Jr. is extremely talented musically and wish he would make his own CD. He has showcased his talent in many of his films and plays musical instruments and writes music as well. He has joined Elton John in concert recently. I think he doesn't get enough credit for his abilities both as an actor and a singer.

This CD is great, especially to Ally McBeal fans as I can picture scenes from the show when I hear the songs and it is like reliving some of the great episodes.

If you like Ally you'll love this one.......2004-01-01

It is impossible to listen to these songs without recalling the various episodes in which they were featured. That, of course, is one of the mysterious qualities of music - the evocation of past time, places and events. This really is a good collection of songs, especially from the bitter-sweet entry/exit of Robert Downey, Jr.

I disagree with the Amazon.com reviewer who criticized the performance of both Downey and Sting. I thought them both magnificent. It was quickly apparent that Downey was not a professional singer but the attempt was valiant and almost heroic. I think of all the action that occurred in that bar, how integral it was to the storyline. It was more important than the office in many ways. Barry White and Al Green shined in their solos performances but it is Vonda who carries the day, she being a star unto herself. Great album.

OOOH!! Robert Downey Jr!.......2003-04-12

The duet with Robert Downey Jr. is divine! The rest of the CD isn't bad either! Great gift for any Ally lover.

The Music With Everything.......2003-03-15

David E. Kelley's hit Fox show, "Ally Mcbeal" had everything- romance, heartbreak, comedy, life lessons, joy and sorrow. It was a very human show, a realistic show for all the computer generated illusions and fantasy sequences. The show itself could have been a Broadway musical, for it was brought to life by songs and expressive music of a wide range of emotions. In its fourth season, Ally Mcbeal experienced her second love- with actor Robert Downey Jr. character Larry Paul. Ally and Larry's love was witty, warm but not without its conflict. Larry was previously married and with a daughter and eventually, his life runs a different course and he leaves Ally. The music in this compilation perfectly expresses the experience.

Vonda Shepard, as always, stars in her brilliant renditions of classics and her singing voice is incredibly moving, touching and sentimental, appropriate background music for a show like Ally Mcbeal. She perfectly brings home "For Once In My Life", "Home Again" and "You and Me". Robert Downey Jr has a duet with Sting in "Every Breath You Take", which although with a few flaws, can still impress. Robert Downey Jr himself has a terrific singing voice and manages to dazzle us with "Chances Are". Al Green sings a moving "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart". Tina Turner raises the roof with a sensational "When The Heartache Is Over" and Barry White does the same with "You're My First, My Last, My Everything". But perhaps the most moving of all the songs in the compilation is Vonda Shepard sining "Alone Again Naturally", which begins with a melancholic string section and then becomes a song of woe and pathos, reaching a climax in her lines "There are more hearts broken in this world than can be mended." The show is alive again with all its emotions and ups and downs.

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