Grace Of My Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack, Import]

Various Artists (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 17, 1996)
• Original Release Date: September 17, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack, Import
• Label: Spectrum Audio UK
• ASIN: B000002P4S
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,502 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. God Give Me Strength - Burt Bacharach And Elvis Costello

2. Love Doesn't Ever Fail Us - The Williams Brothers

3. Take a Run at the Sun - J Mascis

4. I Do - For Real

5. Between Two Worlds - Shawn Colvin

6. My Secret Love - Miss Lily Banquette

7. Man from Mars - Kristen Vigard

8. Born to Love That Boy - For Real

9. Truth Is You Lied - Jill Sobule

10. Unwanted Number - For Real

11. Groovin' on You - Juned

12. In Another World - Portrait

13. Don't You Think It's Time - J Mascis

14. Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder - Tiffany Anders And Boyd Rice

15. A Boat on the Sea - Kristen Vigard

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you want the film version of "God Give me Strength"..., April 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Grace Of My Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

...You won't find it on this CD as so many other reviewers have noted. You *can* get it on a CD called "Love Scene--Romantic Movie Music" that is available through Amazon and other chains. As far as I know that's the only place Kristen Vigard's version is in print. What were they thinking by not including both versions on the soundtrack? Regardless, the soundtrack is a good one, and my favorite tracks are "Boat on the Sea" and "Between Two Worlds." The film is great too--Illeana Douglas is fab!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, if flawed, soundtrack, April 21, 2006

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DVD buff (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grace Of My Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This is by far my favorite movie soundtrack from the 1990s. The combination of songwriting, production, and performance all comes together to create an amazing album. Larry Klein truly captured the spirit of the Brill Building and the flavor of the productions of the '60s in a way that few others have been able to do.

Given that, this is a flawed soundtrack. My reasons for finding it flawed are much the same as the other reviewers here -- there is a lot of material from the movie that is missing from the CD. Kristen Vigard's version of "God Give Me Strength" is the most notable omission, and even though a recording of it can be found on another CD, it is shameful that the most important song of the movie was left off the CD. (On the other side of that, I'm thrilled by Elvis Costello's version, and I'm glad it was included.)

It seems that this soundtrack could be made perfect by issuing a new, 2-CD version of the soundtrack, including all the other music from the film -- most importantly BOTH film versions of "God Give Me Strength," the solo version and full orchestral version.

Even with the flaws, this is still a fantastic soundtrack. The tracks by For Real are especially good, sounding as close to a Motown or Phil Spector production as you could possibly get.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I FOUND THE MOVIE VERSION OF GOD GIVE ME STRENGTH, April 7, 2005

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J. Burns (La Jolla, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grace Of My Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Those of you lamenting the shameful omission of the movie's version of "God Give Me Grace" from this soundtrack can now rejoice. The album "Heart Beats: Love Scene - Romantic Movie Music" not only includes "Denise's" version of this amazing and heartbreaking ballad, but it also has a few gems from other soundtracks, including a couple of one-hit wonders from the 90's that are harder to find. Hope this helps everyone who loves this soundtrack but miss the movie's centerpiece song. Personally, without the signature song, I wondered why a soundtrack was necessary at all.