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.[1][2]
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| Released | May 5, 1998 | |||
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| Length | 42:57 | |||
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| Vonda Shepard chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Searchin' My Soul" |
| 3:53 |
| 2. | "Ask the Lonely" (originally by the Four Tops) | 2:43 | |
| 3. | "Walk Away Renée" (originally by the Left Banke) |
| 3:08 |
| 4. | "Hooked on a Feeling" (originally by B.J. Thomas) | Mark James | 2:58 |
| 5. | "You Belong to Me" (originally by Joni James) | 3:28 | |
| 6. | "The Wildest Times of the World" |
| 5:15 |
| 7. | "Someone You Use" (originally by Candi Staton) |
| 2:34 |
| 8. | "The End of the World" (originally by Skeeter Davis) | 2:34 | |
| 9. | "Tell Him" (originally by Gil Hamilton) | Bert Russell Berns | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Neighborhood" (originally by Dino & Sembello) | 2:21 | |
| 11. | "Will You Marry Me?" |
| 2:39 |
| 12. | "It's in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)" (originally by Merry Clayton) | Rudy Clark | 2:33 |
| 13. | "I Only Want to Be with You" (originally by Dusty Springfield) | 2:12 | |
| 14. | "Maryland" | Shepard | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 42:57 | ||
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart | Position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] | 19 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[26] | 54 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] | 6 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] | 6 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[29] | 37 |
| US Billboard 200[30] | 72 |
| Chart | Position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[31] | 12 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[32] | 67 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[33] | 13 |
| European Albums (Music & Media)[34] | 27 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[35] | 71 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[36] | 85 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[37] | 96 |
| Chart | Position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[38] | 38 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[39] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
| Belgium (BEA)[40] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[41] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[42] | Platinum | 50,282[42] |
| France (SNEP)[43] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Japan (RIAJ)[44] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[45] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[46] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[47] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
| Poland (ZPAV)[48] | Platinum | 100,000* |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[49] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
| Sweden (GLF)[50] | 2× Platinum | 160,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[51] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[52] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)[53] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||