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Alfie

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I listened to the entire soundtrack and the music is decent. I am not a huge jagger fan but like the sound and syle of the music.

-HOWEVER-

BE careful and BE warned: This may not be what you are looking for if you just watched the movie:

Why to Movie/ Record Studios do this? Where is the great MUSIC from the MOVIE? You know, The Iseley Brothers' (For the Love of You) and Teddy Pendegrass'(Love TKO)songs???

And WHERE is the one song that everyone keeps asking about, but is mysteriously missing from the "soundtrack": The jazzy, cool song where Alfie and (Liz)Susan Sarandon are drinking in her apartment and seducing each other...? BTW, The name of that song is :

"The Beat Goes On"

By The Buddy Rich Band

(Originallay by Sonny and Cher, believe it or not!)

-You're welcome, 'cause I know you have been looking for it too :)You can find it on Buddy Rich Band compilations here on Amazon, there are several versions ( Live/ studio, etc.). I love the web.

Guys, give the people what they want and stop making it so hard to find things. The reason you used that song in the movies and the others listed above is because they are awesome ( even you thought so). If you didn't want to pay some licensing fee for those songs to have them on the score or if you have some exclusive deal with Mick Jagger to be the only one listed as the composer of the "soundtrack" then make a supplemental "SCORE" or give us the info so we can find it.

Again, I like Jagger and the music on this disc is good, its just misleading, and in that sense, disappointing. Now go get that Buddy Rich Band song you wanted in the first place and stop wasting time reading reviews about this "soundtrack".

I agree with the other reviewers that the music on this CD is wonderful.

Please be aware however that it only includes the movie songs by Jagger and Stewart.

It does not include some songs used in the movie that I consider legendary:

- THE BEAT GOES ON drummed by Buddy Rich and sung by his 12year old daughter, accompanying the love scene of Alfie and Liz.

- LOVE TKO by Hall & Oates and FOR THE LOVE OF YOU by The Isley Brothers, accompanying the love scene of Alfie and Lonette.

- The two pieces that accompany the first scene when Alfie wakes up and dresses, and the scene when Alfie drives and talks to Liz at the same time ("I lost the signal for a second there")

I suppose they has been written exclusively for the movie because it is totally in tune with the plot, fingersnaps, etc. There are also variations of it later in the movie.

If anyone know the title and performer of this fabulous jazz track, please post it here as a review.

Wow, I was very surprised at how good this CD is. While not seeing the movie yet, it's hard to know how the songs fit, but this disc does not play like a soundtrack at all. This is some of the better stuff Mick Jaggar & Dave Stewart have done in awhile. Standout tracks are, Old Habits Die Hard, Lonely Without You (This Christmas) which by the way is a great Christmas song, Darkness Of Your Love, which is performed by Gary Mudbone & Dave Stewart, and a great rendition of the song Alfie by Joss Stone, who also duets with Mick on Lonely Without You. This is a soundtrack that does not sound like just a soundtrack. A must for Mick Jaggar fans, but also a great bunch of songs put together. Also has a bonus version of Old Habits Die Hard with Sheryl Crow.

I think anyone comparing this soundtrack to Rolling Stones material-- or even Mick Jagger solo material-- is pretty foolish.

Yes, Mick Jagger wrote and performed almost every song here, but even if this were a Mick Jagger solo album (which it's not... it's a SOUNDTRACK... as well as a COLLABORATION with former Eurythmic Dave Stewart), who ever said that late Jagger solo material stands up to the Stones' work?! It doesn't. This is why you shouldn't hold the Alfie soundtrack up to anything in the Rolling Stones' catalog.

That said, this is a darn good album.

For starters, this Alfie soundtrack has its own voice. I like that a lot. It distinguishes itself from Sonny Rollins' now-classic jazz score to the original film (a tough feat) while maintaining its own musical identity. Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart give us an album full of basic, yet emotionally sophisticated, guitar-driven rock/pop songs. Musically, the songs are simple, but the emotion, the poignancy, and the sentiment are intricate. Songs like "Old Habits Die Hard," "The Blind Leading the Blind," and "Lonely Without You" drip with heartache. Who better to sing/narrate the romantic misadventures of a British playboy than Mick Jagger?!

Also, this IS a soundtrack to a romantic comedy. Keeping that in mind, Alfie does it better than most of today's romantic comedy soundtracks (which tend to overdo it with the sappy love songs). There's fluidity to the album, with enough variety to keep it interesting. Joss Stone's tracks are sprinkled throughout. Her bluesy R&B vocals refresh things quite a bit. And while her gospel-tinged take on the classic Alfie title song is nowhere near as good as the original, she does make it her own. She's such a young singer, but mature and sophisticated enough to fit right in on this album.

Lastly, I like the album's structure. You've got consistency from Jagger and Stewart, which I mentioned before. It's not all over the place like most soundtrack albums. You've also got a few instrumentals, reprises of themes, and different versions of songs, which I really like. And then you've got that touch of variety, by way of Joss Stone's contributions, to cut up the monotony.

I think this Alfie soundtrack is a huge success. Most people think of Sonny Rollins' moody jazz score & Burt Bacharach's lovely theme song when they think of the original 1966 Alfie. Now with Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart's soundtrack to the 2004 film, people will (hopefully) again associate this remake with its strong music.

Have you ever wondered what is the ideal formula for a great soundtrack?

Most critics agree that one needs a compilation of unforgettable songs that immediately "freeze frame" the essence and storyboard the motion picture.This collection accomplishes that feature. It also can be considered as a memorable pop/rock cd.

On this soundtrack, Mick Jagger is in rare form. He vocally delivers his best solo performance. The combination of Jagger with Eurythmics genius Dave Stewart as a creative team is magical. It was wise of them to avoid attempts at reproducing the Bacharach "vibe" that dominated the legendary 60s "Alfie soundtrack."

Even the tribute to Oscar nominated/pop standard "Alfie", performed by Joss Stone, has been dusted off and now has a refreshing spin on it.

All in this entire soundtrack pre-hypes the film and is an enjoyable musical experience.

This is a very good soundtrack. Some of the other reviewers on this page put Micks solo stuff down. Goddes In The Doorway is a brilliant solo cd. I am sure those reviewers are 60 and only like Let It Bleed.

Old Habits and Lonely Without You are great tracks. A great cd if you can get past the idea that Mick has grown and is not the Lucifer that he once was.

First, understand that I am a Stones fan, so going in, I want to like this. In the past, while some of it excellent, I have also been disappointed in Jagger's solo work. I'm anything but disappointed here. An excellent work, but not something that I listen to from start to finish. But the bottom line is that the "Bonus Track" of "Old Habits..." with Sheryl Crow qualifies as the best Stones related track released in the past 20 years. The only thing that comes close is Keith's "Talk is Cheap" album. Having this track is worth the cost of the CD for the Stones fan. I don't know why they have called it a "Bonus Track", but without it, buying the CD would be a questionable call for me. Yeah, I'd own it, but it would be on the shelf far more that it would be in my CD player... Anyway, Sheryl Crow and the backup singers elevate a very good track to something that can be described as nothing less than "OUTSTANDING". If this is a bonus track because its not heard in the film and was put on the CD as some sort of a marketing afterthought, then the people making those decisions are morons. In addition to being musically superb, Jagger and Crow's vocals play off each other with an emotional impact that is stunning. I have yet to see the film, but the melancholy and sense of loss they communicate are unsurpassed. The "Reprise" of the song almost rises to the same heights. If you're a Stones fan, then this is a familiar experience in recent years -- buying a CD with a handful of memorable songs. This is one to buy.

While suffering through the insufferable "Alfie", I remember mentioning to my girlfriend a few times, "this movie sucks, but the music is fantastic". I bought the soundtrack a few weeks later and I was right, this is a fantastic soundtrack. As far as the Rolling Stones/Mick Jagger, I am a fan of the "Forty Licks" greatest hits collection, but could give or take any of their albums. I like them and appreciate them and listen when a songs on the radio, but I am by no means a die-hard fan, but these songs are really catchy, melodic pop songs with some great vocals by Mick (esp. on "Let's Make It Up).

The songs "Old Habits Die Hard", "Alfie", "Darkness of Your Love", "Lonely Without You" and "Blind Leading the Blind" are probably the best on the CD. However, there are only 15 tracks (maybe 14, I cant remember), and 3 of them are all versions of "Old Habits Died Hard" and there are 2 versions of "Blind Leading the Blind". The original version of "Old Habits Die Hard" and the one with Sheryl Crow are good, but I don't see the purpose of the other version which is almost a remix. There are also 4 or 5 songs with no lyrics, which I wasn't quite expecting and I don't enjoy. My final problem with this CD is theres a rap song!! Im no fan of rap music so I wont judge whether its good or not but it doesnt fit in at all with the genre of the rest of the CD!

So basically, a few of these songs are actually very, very good (original "Old Harbits Die Hard", "Blind Leading the Blind" acoustic version, "Alfie" by Joss Stone, "Lonely Without You", and "Darkness of Your Love") and the songs without lyrics are good as well, but just duplicates of songs and the rap song sort of ruin it. Buy this CD though, if you're a Stones fan like I am you'll enjoy it.

Not sure about the first song you were asking about ( where he is in the bar where everyone is dancing) but the second song you were looking for (where he is playing pool with his friends girlfriend) is called "For the love of you". Performed by the Isley Brothers. Hope this helps.