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2000 soundtrack album from Almost Famous by Various Artists
Almost Famous
Soundtrack album from Almost Famous by Various Artists
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2000
GenreRock
Length75:09
LabelDreamWorks
ProducerDanny Bramson & Cameron Crowe
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Almost Famous is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 2000. It was awarded the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

In May 2021, UMe announced the reissue of the soundtrack as an expanded five CD/seven LP boxed set. It was the first time all of the music featured in the film was released in one set.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."America"Paul SimonSimon & Garfunkel3:36
2."Sparks"Pete TownshendThe Who7:27
3."It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference"Todd RundgrenTodd Rundgren3:48
4."I've Seen All Good People: Your Move"Chris Squire, Jon AndersonYes6:54
5."Feel Flows"Carl Wilson, Jack RieleyThe Beach Boys4:43
6."Fever Dog"Nancy WilsonStillwater3:10
7."Every Picture Tells a Story"Rod Stewart, Ron WoodRod Stewart5:55
8."Mr. Farmer"Sky SaxonThe Seeds3:13
9."One Way Out (Live)"Elmore James, Marshall Sehorn, Sonny Boy Williamson IIThe Allman Brothers Band4:57
10."Simple Man"Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van ZantLynyrd Skynyrd5:56
11."That's the Way"Jimmy Page, Robert PlantLed Zeppelin5:37
12."Tiny Dancer"Elton John, Bernie TaupinElton John3:24
13."Lucky Trumble"Nancy WilsonNancy Wilson2:40
14."I'm Waiting for the Man" (from Live Santa Monica '72)Lou ReedDavid Bowie5:43
15."The Wind"Cat StevensCat Stevens1:40
16."Slip Away"William Armstrong, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur TerrellClarence Carter2:32
17."Something in the Air"Speedy KeenThunderclap Newman3:54

Personnel ("Stillwater")

Personnel

Additional music

Other music used in the film did not appear on the soundtrack album. As with the songs in the released soundtrack, they are usually snippets of a minute or less.

# Sung or performed by a character in the film
@ Only featured in the director's cut, Untitled

Chart performance

Album
Year Chart Position
2000 Billboard 200 43
2000 Billboard Top Internet Albums 8
2001 Billboard Top Soundtrack Albums 16

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Almost Famous
Chart (2001) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 163

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Gold 50,000
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. ^ Young, Alex (May 21, 2021). "Almost Famous Soundtrack Reissued As Massive 103-Song Box Set". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. "Music from Almost Famous". MusicfromFilm.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  4. "Scores for Almost Famous and Vanilla Sky". TheUncool.com. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  5. "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  6. "Canadian album certifications – Soundtrack – Almost Famous". Music Canada. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Almost Famous". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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