Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. World's Greatest, The - R. Kelly ~ Original Soundtrack
2. Fight - Alicia Keys ~ Original Soundtrack
3. Hold On - R. Kelly ~ Original Soundtrack
4. Change Is Gonna Come, A - Al Green/Booker T. & The MG's ~ Original Soundtrack
5. Ain't No Way - Aretha Franklin ~ Original Soundtrack
6. Sometimes - Bilal ~ Original Soundtrack
7. 20 Dollars - Angie Stone ~ Original Soundtrack
8. For Your Precious Love - Truth Hurts ~ Original Soundtrack
9. Bring It On Home To Me - David Elliot ~ Original Soundtrack
10. Greatest, The - Everlast ~ Original Soundtrack
11. Mistreated - Shawn Kane ~ Original Soundtrack
12. Tomorrow - Salif Keita ~ Original Soundtrack
13. All Along The Watchtower - The Watchtower Four ~ Original Soundtrack
14. Odessa - Martin Tillman ~ Original Soundtrack
15. See The Sun - Lisa Gerrard/Pieter Bourke ~ Original Soundtrack
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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| "The World's Greatest" (R. Kelly) was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. | |
| Personnel: Alicia Keys (vocals, piano, keyboards); Donnie Lyle, Arty White, Jonathan DuBose, Jr. (guitar); James Poyser (organ); Andre Booth, Percy Bady, Rodney Davis, Jr., Kendall D. Nesbitt (keyboards); ?uestlove (drums); Norman Hedman (percussion); Abel Garibaldi, Ian Mereness (programming). | |
| Audio Mixers: Kyle White; Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander ; Michael Verdick; Peter Mokran; Russell Elevado; Tony Maserati ; Chad Fischer. | |
| Arrangers: R. Kelly; Gerald Isaac. | |
| This soundtrack to Will Smith's biopic portrayal of the immortal heavyweight champ is remarkably short on Rocky-style bombast. Instead we're served a tasty variety of mostly downtempo cuts courtesy of such talents as R Kelly, Alicia Keys, and Al Green, whose live rendition (backed by Booker T and the MGs) of "A Change is Gonna Come" is a special highlight. Meanwhile Angie Stone's hard luck "20 Dollars" also drips with Green-style Memphis funk. | |
| '60s recreations are much in evidence here, with Truth Hurts' version of "For Your Precious Love" and David Elliot's delivery of "Bring It on Home to Me" conjuring the spirit of Otis Redding, and the Watchtower Four's rendition of "All Along the Watchtower" doing the same for Jimi Hendrix. Everlast's heavy "The Greatest" provides some good movie plot exposition behind its phat beats, while in contrast Lisa Gerrard's ethereal "See the Sun" is very much in the vein of her work on the GLADIATOR soundtrack. | |
Producer: Kerry Brothers; Everlast; Keith Ciancia; Soulquarians; Ray Murray; Steve Stoute; James Poyser; Jon Peters; Ahmir Thompson; Kathy Nelson; Lisa Gerrard; Alicia Keys; Pieter Bourke; R. Kelly; Tom Vedvik; Trevor Horn; Gerald Isaac; Lia Vollack; Chad Fischer |
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Engineer: Kerry Brothers; Edwin Ramos; Abel Garibaldi; Jon Smeltz; Michael Verdick; Tim Donovan; Tony Black; Gerald Isaac; Carl Robinson |
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Associated Artists and Works
| California Dreams | |
| Original Soundtrack |
Technical Info
| Release Date : 11/27/2001 | |
| Original Release Date : 2001 | |
| Catalog ID : 493173 | |
| Label : Interscope (USA) | |
| Number of Discs : 1 | |
| Studio/Live : Studio | |
| Mono/Stereo : Stereo | |
| SPAR Code : n/a | |
| UPC : 00606949317324 |
Professional Reviews
Q (2/02, p.118)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...This soul-slanted set offers 2 new songs from R.Kelly plus the spiritied 'Fight' from Alicia Keys..."
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...This soul-slanted set offers 2 new songs from R.Kelly plus the spiritied 'Fight' from Alicia Keys..."












