Almost Famous by Original Soundtrack

Almost Famous by Original Soundtrack

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ALMOST FAMOUS won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Long before he became a world famous director, Cameron Crowe cut his teeth on the road as a teenage reporter for Rolling Stone magazine. In his fourth directorial role, Crowe uses this personal experience to create a fictional account of his real-life adventures. In co-producing the accompanying soundtrack with partner Danny Bramson, the acclaimed filmmaker loads up on '70s heavy hitters without going for obvious song choices. Classic rock fans can salivate over The Who ("Sparks"), Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Simple Man") and Rod Stewart ("Every Picture Tells A Story") along with lesser-known names like Thunderclap Newman ("Something In The Air") and the Seeds ("Mr. Farmer"). One of Crowe's more notable feats was using a relationship with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (dating back to his teen years) to convince them to license a Led Zep song ("That's The Way") to a soundtrack for the f...
Key Information
Artist: Original Soundtrack
Record Label: Dreamworks SKG
Genre: Rock and Pop
Subgenre: Singer/Songwriter
Release Date: September 12, 2000
Number of Discs: 1
Song List: Disc 1
: 1. America (North American Indian)
2. Sparks
3. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference
4. I've Seen All Good People / Your Move
5. Feel Flows
6. Fever Dog
7. Every Picture Tells a Story
8. Mr. Farmer
9. One Way Out
10. Simple Man
11. That's the Way
12. Tiny Dancer
13. Lucky Trumble
14. I'm Waiting For the Man
15. Wind
16. Slip Away
17. Something in the Air