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Music and Lyrics
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Music and Lyrics
from: Atlantic / Wea
Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075678999710
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
MPN: 101537
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Atlantic / Wea
Release Date: February 13, 2007
Studio: Atlantic / Wea
Disc 1:- Pop! Goes My Heart - Vicente, Allana
- Buddha's Delight - Jonback, Henrik
- Meaningless Kiss - Schlesinger, Adam
- Entering Bootytown - Wyatt, Andrew [1]
- Way Back into Love [Demo Version] - Schlesinger, Adam
- Tony the Beat - Anderberg, Jesper
- Dance with Me Tonight - Lawrence, Clyde
- Slam - Lawrence, Marc
- Don't Write Me Off - Schlesinger, Adam
- Way Back into Love - Schlesinger, Adam
- Different Sound - Teddybears
- Love Autopsy - Lawrence, Marc
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Editorial Review:Amazon.com:Writer-director Marc Lawrence's romantic comedy gently satirizes the music industry's past and present via Hugh Grant's Alex Fletcher, a has-been Rock of the '80s icon given another shot at the charts by young pop diva Cora Corman (newcomer Haley Bennett). Grant gives some surprisingly credible--if often gently tongue-in-cheek--performances in his musical debut; indeed, he carries better than half the soundtrack with his earnest vocal charms. The production gets key help from Fountain of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger, who contributes a delicious, loving send-up of Wham! courtesy of "Meaningless Kiss," the emotive piano confessional "Don't Write Me Off," and two versions of "Way Back into Love," the comeback ballad/duet that drives the story line. A playful demo version of the latter pairs Grant with co-star Drew Barrymore (playing the florist who becomes Fletcher's unlikely songwriting foil), while Grant's ultimate duet with young Bennett evokes contemporary pop conceits with a keen, affectionate flair that also graces the young singer's Britney-esque "Buddha's Delight," "Slam," and the more obviously snarky "Entering Bootytown." Rounding out the collection are a pair of complimentary tracks by Swedish pop acts: The Sounds' bouncy "Tony the Beat" and the club-slinky groove of Teddybears' "Different Sound." Highlighted by Grant's sympathetic vocals and a knowing musical sensibility that never quite lapses into mere parody, it's a pop-lover's delight from start to finish. --Jerry McCulley
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