Raising Helen [Soundtrack]

Various Artists (Composer), Mark Vogel (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 2004)
• Original Release Date: May 28, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B000244GSQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,750 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Whip It

2. Extraordinary

3. A Love Like This

4. Sister Sunshine

5. If You Walk Away

6. Whose Life Am I in

7. Feels Like Rain

8. Amazing

9. At the Zoo

10. Thinking Over

11. Stand Back

12. Sweetest Pain

13. Fashion

14. Destiny

15. Never Be the Same - Ingram Hill

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, feel-good music..., October 19, 2004

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I. Gutierrez "bookjanybunny" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raising Helen (Audio CD)

I have to say this is a very good compilation. I saw the movie and liked it a whole lot but that wasn't so much what attracted me to this cd, it was the songs by themselves. The mix of songs is quite balanced and it's music that just makes you feel really good. It's got a little bit of something for everyone, new stuff, oldies, sweet songs, something a bit groovier, you name it...

It lacks a few more big, outstanding songs but they're all good. I guess the best tracks were, for me, "Extraordinary" by Liz Phair, "Sweetest Pain" by Haylie Duff, "Thinking Over" by Dana Glover and of course, "Whip It" by Devo, which is such an integral part of the movie. And oh yeah, Simon and Garfunkel's "At The Zoo" is one of those songs you actually enjoy getting stuck in your head all day.

A perfect cd to listen to in your car, it'll make your trips less hectic, get you singing along and continue smiling long after you've reached your destinations. Wherever you choose to listen to it, I have to tell you, it's just really good. :)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars old meets new, November 6, 2005

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M. Sinclair "thespian for life" (DFW, Tx-soon in NYC.) - See all my reviews
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I was so touched by this film, which looked flaky from the trailers, so I waited for it to come from BB video online... I almost forgot how much I love John Hiatt, but "Feels Like Rain" anchors this cd, and being 53, it was a treat to hear my wonderful Mr. Bowie, some newer pop artists, although for my taste, there is a bit too much fluff from a couple of them, and on the other hand, I was introduced to a couple of artists who I really dug."Whip It", here-to-fore viewed by my memory as seeing me dance around with my first-born and making her laugh out loud, so it had only a sort of gratuitous fun flavor from the 80's- for the first time had touching meaning for me- it is central to the movie, and used in the most creative way I can imagine. (I called her at college and asked her if she will dance with us to it again next time she's home, but...)On the whole, unless you have seen this very wonderful movie- this cd might not be for you, but after taking the movie in (you just gotta love Garry Marshall's unusual and always fresh approach)- this entire cast was fabulous,the cd holds more meaning and was a very nice surprise, over all.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, June 30, 2006

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E. Riddle - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raising Helen (Audio CD)

I like the music from this movie it's fun and it's sweet something I like to listen to on a regular basis