1998 Vonda Shepard – Songs From Ally McBeal
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.
Tracks
1 Searchin’ My Soul (Vonda Shepard) 03:53
2 Ask The Lonely (William Stevenson; Ivy Jo Hunter) 02:43
3 Walk Away Renee (Bob Calili; Harry Lookofsky; Tony Sansone) 03:08
4 Hooked On A Feeling (Mark James) 02:58
5 You Belong To Me (Chilton Price; Pee Wee King; Redd Stewart) 03:28
6 The Wildest Times Of The World (Mike Landau; Vonda Shepard) 05:15
7 Someone You Use (Clarence Carter; Hope Inglese; Kitty Mann; Tommy Stough) 02:34
8 The End Of The World (Arthur Kent; Sylvia Dee) 02:34
9 Tell Him (Bert Berns) 02:49
10 Neighborhood (Jerry Leiber; John Sembello; Mike Stoller; Ralph Dino) 02:21
11 Will You Marry Me? (Mike Landau; Vonda Shepard) 02:39
12 It’s In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) (Rudy Clark) 02:33
13 I Only Want To Be With You (Ivor Raymonde; Mike Hawker) 02:12
14 Maryland (Vonda Shepard) 03:51
Biography
Musicians
1 Searchin’ My Soul
| Bass | Jim Hanson |
| Drums | Andy Kamman |
| Guitar | Val McCallum |
| Mandolin | Val McCallum |
| Hammond Organ | Jeff Young |
| Piano | Vonda Shepard |
| Background Vocals | Jeff Young |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
2 Ask The Lonely
| Drums | Andy Kamman |
| Guitar | Val McCallum |
| Hammond Organ | Jeff Young |
| Piano | Vonda Shepard |
| Percussion | Andy Kamman |
| Background Vocals | Val McCallum |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
3 Walk Away Renee
| Bass | Jim Hanson |
| Drums | David Raven |
| Guitar (solo) | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Val McCallum |
| Piano | Vonda Shepard |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
4 Hooked On A Feeling
| Bass | Jim Hanson |
| Drums | Andy Kamman |
| Guitar | Val McCallum |
| Hammond Organ | Jeff Young |
| Piano | Vonda Shepard |
| Background Vocals | Jeff Young |
| Background Vocals | Val McCallum |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
5 You Belong To Me
| Bass | Jim Hanson |
| Drums | Andy Kamman |
| Guitar | Val McCallum |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Greg Leisz |
| Piano | Vonda Shepard |
| Cello | Martin Tillman |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
6 The Wildest Times Of The World
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Piano | Vonda Shepard |
| Violin | Lili Haydn |
| Background Vocals | Jean McClain |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Davis |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
7 Someone You Use
| Bass | Jim Hanson |
| Drums | Rob Ladd |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Hammond Organ | Jeff Young |
| Piano | Jeff Young |
| Background Vocals | Renee Goldsberry |
| Background Vocals | Sy Smith |
| Background Vocals | Vatrena King |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
8 The End Of The World
| Bass | Jim Hanson |
| Drums | Andy Kamman |
| Guitar | Val McCallum |
| Piano | Neil Larsen |
| Cello | Larry Corbett |
| Viola | Robert Becker |
| Violin | Michele Richards |
| Violin | Peter Kent |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
9 Tell Him
| Bass | Jim Hanson |
| Drums | Andy Kamman |
| Guitar | Val McCallum |
| Keyboards | Vonda Shepard |
| Piano | Vonda Shepard |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Carter |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
10 Neighborhood
| Bass | Jim Hanson |
| Drums | Andy Kamman |
| Guitar | Val McCallum |
| Piano | Jeff Young |
| Cello | Martin Tillman |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
11 Will You Marry Me?
| Bass | Paul Bushnell |
| Drums | Andy Kamman |
| Loop (Drum) | Brian McLeod |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Chamberlin | Jebin Bruni |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
12 It’s In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)
| Bass | Jim Hanson |
| Drums | Andy Kamman |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Val McCallum |
| Hammond Organ | Jeff Young |
| Piano | Jeff Young |
| Background Vocals | Jeff Young |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
13 I Only Want To Be With You
| Guitar | Val McCallum |
| Piano | Jeff Young |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
14 Maryland
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Drums | John M Keane |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Greg Leisz |
| Piano | Vonda Shepard |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Vonda Shepard |
Liner Notes
Producer – Vonda Shepard
Producer – Mike Landau (Tracks 6, 14)
Producer (Executive) – David E Kelley
Arranged By (Strings) – Suzie Katayama (Track 8)
Coordinator – Bess Halberg, Debbie Patton, Gail Gellman, Gary Gilbert, Glen Brunman, Jeffrey Kramer, Malcolm Wiseman, Carol Farhat, Geoff Bywater, Lance Grode, Robert Kraft, Tom Cavanaugh
Mastered By – Dave Collins
Mixed By – Eddie DeLena (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge (Track 1)
Mixed By – Alan Hirshberg (Track 6)
Mixed By – Michael C Ross (Track 14)
Recorded By – Paul Dieter
Art Direction, Design – Frank Harkins
Photography – Pamela Springsteen
Mastered At A&M Mastering Studios
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At A&M Studios
Recorded At Groove Masters
Phonographic Copyright Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Phonographic Copyright 550 Music