The Sopranos

Overview

Imagine an album that could contain tracks by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Elvis Costello, as well as Frank Sinatra, Cream, and Van Morrison. That's part of the lineup on this various-artists sampler of music used in the television series The Sopranos, music that dates from each of the last five decades of the 20th century, from Bo Diddley's 1950s hit "I'm a Man" to Eurythmics' "I've Tried Everything" from their 1999 reunion album, Peace. Familiar songs like Sinatra's "It Was a Very Good Year" are given a new flavor by being sequenced between very different yet oddly complementary songs. The most interesting moments, however, come with the less familiar material -- cast member "Little Steven" Van Zandt and the Disciples of Soul's "Inside of Me," Elvis Costello & the Attractions' live take on "Complicated Shadows," Wyclef Jean's rap over Sly & the Family Stone's "Family Affair" on "Blood Is Thicker Than Water," which refers specifically to the mafia family story line of the show. The result sounds like an hour with the radio station of your dreams, which is what this kind of album aspires to be. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	12/14/1999
Label:	Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	5099749740327
Rank:	98045

Album Credits

Performance Credits

G&B   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Eurythmics   Primary Artist
Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul   Primary Artist
Van Morrison   Primary Artist
Los Lobos   Primary Artist
R.L. Burnside   Primary Artist
Bruce Springsteen   Primary Artist
Them   Primary Artist
Frank Sinatra   Primary Artist
Elvis Costello & the Attractions   Primary Artist
Bo Diddley   Primary Artist
Bob Dylan   Primary Artist
Cream   Primary Artist
Nick Lowe   Primary Artist
A3   Primary Artist
Wyclef Jean   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Stewart Whitmore   Editing
Rev. D. Wayne Love   Composer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
John Meredith   Assistant Engineer
Geoff Emerick   Producer
Eurythmics   Producer
Pete Brown   Composer
Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul   Performer
Louie Perez   Composer
Van Morrison   Composer,Performer
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis   Composer,Producer
Jerry Wexler   Producer
Los Lobos   Performer
Neil Brockbank   Producer
R.L. Burnside   Composer,Performer
Bruce Springsteen   Composer,Performer
Dave Stewart   Composer
Wyclef Jean   Composer,Producer
Annie Lennox   Composer
Tom Rothrock   Composer,Engineer,Producer
The Attractions   Performer
Sonny Burke   Producer
Steven Van Zandt   Composer
Barry Beckett   Producer
Frank Sinatra   Performer
Ervin Drake   Composer
David Hidalgo   Composer
Nick Lowe   Composer,Producer
G&B   Performer
Andy Wallace   Mixing
Andy Grassi   Engineer
Bo Diddley   Composer,Performer
Elvis Costello   Composer,Producer
David Chase   Executive Producer
Bob Dylan   Composer,Performer
Cream   Performer
Jack Bruce   Composer
A3   Performer
Them   Performer