Almost Famous (soundtrack)
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| Almost Famous | ||
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| Soundtrack from Almost Famous by Various Artists | ||
| Released | September 12, 2000 | |
| Genre | Soundtrack | |
| Length | 70:47 | |
| Label | Dreamworks | |
| Producer(s) | Danny Bramson & Cameron Crowe | |
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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.
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[edit] Track listing
- Simon and Garfunkel: "America" (Paul Simon) – 3:37
- The Who: "Sparks" (Pete Townshend) – 3:48
- Todd Rundgren: "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" (Rundgren)– 3:51
- Yes: "I've Seen All Good People: Your Move" (Jon Anderson) – 3:33
- The Beach Boys: "Feel Flows" (Brian Wilson, Jack Rieley)– 4:44
- Stillwater: "Fever Dog" (Russell Hammond) – 3:10
- Rod Stewart: "Every Picture Tells a Story" (Rod Stewart, Ron Wood) – 5:55
- The Seeds: "Mr. Farmer" (Sky Saxon) – 2:51
- The Allman Brothers Band: "One Way Out" (Live) (Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 4:59
- Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Simple Man" (Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) – 5:56
- Led Zeppelin: "That's the Way" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 5:37
- Elton John: "Tiny Dancer" (John, Bernie Taupin) – 6:15
- Nancy Wilson: "Lucky Trumble" (Nancy Wilson) – 2:42
- David Bowie: "I'm Waiting for the Man" (Live) (Lou Reed) – 5:43
- Cat Stevens: "The Wind" (Stevens) – 1:40
- Clarence Carter: "Slip Away" (William Armstrong, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur Terrell) – 2:32
- 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
- Peter Frampton
- Mike McCready
- Jon Bayless
- Ben Smith
- Gordon Kennedy
- Marti Frederiksen – vocals
[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.
- 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" (the correct title of the song but the incorrect name of the magazine)
- Stevie Wonder: "My Cherie Amour"
- Chicago: "Colour My World" (the correct (British) spelling of the fifth movement of "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon", which is the incorrect spelling of Buckhannon)
- Neil Young and Crazy Horse: "Cortez the Killer" (the correct spelling of the song but the incorrect spelling of Hernán Cortés)
- Led Zeppelin: "The Rain Song"
- Led Zeppelin: "Bron-Y-Aur" (the correct spelling of the song but the incorrect spelling of the place in Wales)
- Led Zeppelin: "Tangerine"
- Stillwater: "Chance Upon You" (only in Untitled director's cut)
Misty Mountain Hop by Led Zeppelin also appears on the way into New York City.
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | The Billboard 200 | 43 |
| 2000 | Billboard Top Internet Albums | 8 |
| 2001 | Billboard Top Soundtrack Albums | 16 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| RIAA – USA | Gold | June 8, 2001 |
