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Alan Parker's adaptation of Roddy Doyle's crackerjack novel The Commitments kept its focus on the music -- the classic American R&B and soul the titular workingman band cranked out in pubs across Ireland. As a book and film, The Commitments was all about love of music, so it didn't matter if the soundtrack offered workmanlike versions of oldies the band and audience knew by heart: as long as it was done with some, well, soul, the film would work, and the soundtrack would too. In that sense, the Commitments were a cousin to the Blues Brothers, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's tribute to the very same music but where Jake and Elwood managed to hire Stax's house band (such are the perks of stardom) , the group Parker assembled were working Irish musicians. This would seem to lend The Commitments some degree of authenticity and it does to a certain extent, as these guys can crank out familiar favorites without missing a step, but the description of working musicians suggests that there is some grit here, which there's not. After all, this is music for a movie, so it is cleanly produced: the horns have a punch, the guitars are crisp, the drums tight and neat, all the better to showcase the bar band growl of Andrew Strong -- his Otis worship comes out like Rod Stewart crossed with Mick Hucknall -- and Maria Doyle's salute to Aretha Franklin. All of this sounds fine, if a bit generic: these are great songs performed ably and if they're not distinctive, they at least suit the spirit of the film's open-hearted hero worship.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Paul Bushnell, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - Bonny Rice, ComposerLyricist - ALAN PARKER, Producer - Andrew Strong, FeaturedArtist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mabon Hodges, ComposerLyricist - Al Green, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Don Covay, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chips Moman, ComposerLyricist - Dan Penn, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Niamh Kavanagh, MainArtist - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ann Peebles, Composer - Donald Maurice Bryant, Composer - BERNARD MILLER, Composer - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Jimmy Campbell, ComposerLyricist - Reg Connelly, ComposerLyricist - Harry M. Woods, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Roy Head, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist - Gene Kurtz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Niamh Kavanagh, MainArtist - Chips Moman, ComposerLyricist - Dan Penn, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Otis Redding, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronnie Shannon, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wilson Pickett, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Mary Wells, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wilbur Terrell, ComposerLyricist - William Armstrong, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Daniels, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Alvertis Isbell, ComposerLyricist - Paul Bushnell, Producer - Otis Redding, ComposerLyricist - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - Allen Jones, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Bushnell, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - Titus Turner, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Bushnell, Producer - Isaac Hayes, ComposerLyricist - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - David Porter, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Bushnell, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - Barrett Strong, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Bushnell, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - Joe Tex, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Bushnell, Producer - Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Bushnell, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Bushnell, Producer - Otis Redding, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christopher Kenner, ComposerLyricist - Paul Bushnell, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - Fats Domino, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Bushnell, Producer - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, ComposerLyricist - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Bushnell, Producer - Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - KEVIN KILLEN, Producer - The Commitments, MainArtist
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BERT BERNS, ComposerLyricist - Danny Kortchmar, Producer - Andrew Strong, MainArtist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
Danny Kortchmar, Producer - Andrew Strong, MainArtist - John Ellison, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
RONALD DUNBAR, ComposerLyricist - Danny Kortchmar, Producer - Angelo Bond, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Strong, MainArtist - Edythe Wayne, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
Gregg Sutton, ComposerLyricist - Danny Kortchmar, Producer - Bob Thiele, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Strong, MainArtist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
Joe Scott, ComposerLyricist - Danny Kortchmar, Producer - DEADRIC MALONE, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Strong, MainArtist
℗ 1993 Geffen Records
Albumbeschreibung
Alan Parker's adaptation of Roddy Doyle's crackerjack novel The Commitments kept its focus on the music -- the classic American R&B and soul the titular workingman band cranked out in pubs across Ireland. As a book and film, The Commitments was all about love of music, so it didn't matter if the soundtrack offered workmanlike versions of oldies the band and audience knew by heart: as long as it was done with some, well, soul, the film would work, and the soundtrack would too. In that sense, the Commitments were a cousin to the Blues Brothers, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's tribute to the very same music but where Jake and Elwood managed to hire Stax's house band (such are the perks of stardom) , the group Parker assembled were working Irish musicians. This would seem to lend The Commitments some degree of authenticity and it does to a certain extent, as these guys can crank out familiar favorites without missing a step, but the description of working musicians suggests that there is some grit here, which there's not. After all, this is music for a movie, so it is cleanly produced: the horns have a punch, the guitars are crisp, the drums tight and neat, all the better to showcase the bar band growl of Andrew Strong -- his Otis worship comes out like Rod Stewart crossed with Mick Hucknall -- and Maria Doyle's salute to Aretha Franklin. All of this sounds fine, if a bit generic: these are great songs performed ably and if they're not distinctive, they at least suit the spirit of the film's open-hearted hero worship.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 30 track(s)
- Total length: 01:44:16
- Main artists: The Commitments
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2007 Geffen Records This Compilation ℗ 2007 Geffen Records
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