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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.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "America" | Paul Simon | Simon & Garfunkel | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Sparks" | Pete Townshend | The Who | 3:48 |
| 3. | "It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference" | Rundgren | Todd Rundgren | 3:51 |
| 4. | "I've Seen All Good People: Your Move" | Chris Squire, Jon Anderson | Yes | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Feel Flows" | Carl Wilson, Jack Rieley | The Beach Boys | 4:44 |
| 6. | "Fever Dog" | Nancy Wilson | Stillwater | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Every Picture Tells a Story" | Stewart, Ron Wood | Rod Stewart | 5:55 |
| 8. | "Mr. Farmer" | Sky Saxon | The Seeds | 2:51 |
| 9. | "One Way Out (Live)" | Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson II | The Allman Brothers Band | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Simple Man" | Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 5:56 |
| 11. | "That's the Way" | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | Led Zeppelin | 5:37 |
| 12. | "Tiny Dancer" | John, Bernie Taupin | Elton John | 6:15 |
| 13. | "Lucky Trumble" | Wilson | Nancy Wilson | 2:42 |
| 14. | "I'm Waiting for the Man" (from Live Santa Monica '72) | Lou Reed | David Bowie | 5:43 |
| 15. | "The Wind" | Stevens | Cat Stevens | 1:40 |
| 16. | "Slip Away" | William Armstrong, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur Terrell | Clarence Carter | 2:32 |
| 17. | "Something in the Air" | Speedy Keen | Thunderclap Newman | 3:54 |
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
Personnel
- Peter Frampton
- Mike McCready
- Jon Bayless
- Ben Smith
- Gordon Kennedy
- Marti Frederiksen – vocals
Additional music
Other music used in the film[2] 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"
- The Stooges: "Search and Destroy"
- Black Sabbath: "Paranoid"
- Jethro Tull "Teacher"
- Yes: "Roundabout"
- Joni Mitchell: "River"
- Black Sabbath: "Sweet Leaf"
- Nancy Wilson: "Cabin in the Air"[3]
- Little Feat: "Easy to Slip"
- 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"#
- Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show: "The Cover of The Rolling Stone"#
- Elton John: "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
- Stevie Wonder: "My Cherie Amour"
- Chicago: "Colour My World"#
- Neil Young: "Cortez the Killer" (live recording from the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California on 20 March 1999)
- Led Zeppelin: "The Rain Song"
- Led Zeppelin: "Bron-Yr-Aur"
- Led Zeppelin: "Tangerine"
- Led Zeppelin: "Misty Mountain Hop"
- Stillwater: "Chance Upon You" @
- Pete Droge and Elaine Summers : "Small Time Blues" # Portraying Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris at the Riot House Hotel
#Sung or performed by a character in the film
@only featured in the director's cut, Untitled
Chart performance
- Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Billboard 200 | 43 |
| 2000 | Billboard Top Internet Albums | 8 |
| 2001 | Billboard Top Soundtrack Albums | 16 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[4] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Music from Almost Famous". MusicfromFilm.com. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "Scores for Almost Famous and Vanilla Sky". TheUncool.com. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Soundtrack – Almost Famous". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Almost Famous". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 September 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.