Songs from Ally McBeal is a soundtrack album by American singer Vonda Shepard, featuring music from the American television series Ally McBeal. It was released on May 5, 1998, by 550 Music and Sony Music Soundtrax. The album consists mostly of cover versions of songs from the 1960s, aside from four original songs, including the series' theme song, "Searchin' My Soul", which originally appeared on Shepard's 1992 album The Radical Light.
The album topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, and Sweden, while reaching number three in the United Kingdom and number seven in both the United States and Canada.
Track listing All tracks are produced by Vonda Shepard, except tracks 6 and 14, produced by Shepard and Michael Landau.
Personnel Musicians Vonda Shepard – lead vocals, piano , keyboards , background vocals Robert L. Becker – viola Jebin Bruni – Chamberlain Paul Bushnell – bass Valerie Carter – background vocals Lenny Castro – percussion Vinnie Colaiuta – drums Larry Corbett – cello Lynn Davis – background vocals Renee Goldsberry – background vocals Jim Hanson – bass Lili Haydn – violin Andy Kamman – drums , percussion Suzie Katayama – string arrangement John Keane – additional drums Peter Kent – violin Vatrena King – background vocals Rob Ladd – drums Michael Landau – guitar , guitar solo , additional guitars Neil Larsen – piano Greg Leisz – pedal steel Brian MacLeod – drum loop Val McCallum – guitar , mandolin , additional guitars , background vocals Jean McClain – background vocals John Pierce – bass David Ravin – drums Michele Richards – violin Sy Smith – background vocals Martin Tillman – cello Jeff Young – Hammond B3 , piano , background vocals
Technical personnel Dave Collins – mastering Eddie DeLena – engineer, mixing Paul Dieter – engineer Alan Hirschberg – mixing Tom Lord-Alge – mixing Michael C. Ross – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Songs from Ally McBeal Chart (1998–2000) Peakposition Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 3 European Albums (Music & Media) 7 Irish Albums (IRMA) 9 Spanish Albums (AFYVE) 1
Year-end charts +1998 year-end chart performance for Songs from Ally McBeal Chart Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 19 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 54 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 6 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 6 UK Albums (OCC) 37 US Billboard 200 72
+1999 year-end chart performance for Songs from Ally McBeal Chart Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 12 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 67 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 13 European Albums (Music & Media) 27 French Albums (SNEP) 71 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 85 UK Albums (OCC) 96
+2000 year-end chart performance for Songs from Ally McBeal Chart Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 38
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