Product details: - Product group: Music
- Edition: Audio CD
- Publisher: Sony
- Format: Soundtrack
- Release Date: 1999-11-09
- Number of discs: 1
- Tracks:
- Disc 1
- Read Your Mind
- 100 Tears Away
- Someday We'll Be Together
- To Sir, With Love (with Al Green)
- Sweet Inspiration
- Crying
- Vincent (Starry Starry Night)
- What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
- World Without Love
- Confetti
- Baby, Don't You Break My Heart Slow (with Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls)
- This Is Crazy Now
- This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)
- I Know Him By Heart
- Studio: Sony
- Manufacturer: Sony
- Package Dimensions: 5.55 x 75 x 75 inches
It's got to be a bit strange for Vonda Shepard. This is her album--she sings and writes the songs--and yet she takes second billing to the TV show that features her as the singer in the unnamed bar. Granted, Shepard had released many solo albums on her own before Ally made her a known commodity, and the songs here are geared to mirror Ms. McBeal's many moods. Here, Shepard is helped out by an impressive cast. Her backing band includes drummer Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello), bassist Davey Faragher (Cracker), and guitarist Val McCallum (Peter Gabriel), and her guest vocalists include the Reverend Al Green for a stunning duet on Lulu's To Sir, with Love," and the Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers on "Baby, Don't You Break My Heart Slow." Rounding out the anthemic originals are covers of Don McLean's "Vincent," Peter & Gordon's "World Without Love," and the Isley Brothers' "This Old Heart of Mine" that unfortunately serve to insinuate that Shepard is not a singer-songwriter but merely a cover girl. --Rob O'ConnorCustomer reviews:  Great Cd from Vonda Shepard., 2008-07-18
I recently bought this Cd seven years ago from Amazon. Now, it's 2008, and I stil love this Cd, and I never stopped. Sure, some of these songs on this Cd are cover songs, but Vonda Shepard gives them her personal statement and makes them nice to hear. I found this album to be very nice to listen to. Every song on this Cd has greatness written all over it, especially the song of "Someday We'll Be Together". I tend to like this version than the original. I also like the song of "Baby, Don't You Break My Heart Slow". It's a good song to listen to. Every time I listen to this Cd, I hear something new. This Cd comes highly recommended.
 Emotive Pop Covers, 2008-06-15
I have always liked Vonda Shepard's voice since I first heard it during the run of Ally McBeal, and consequently have purchased all of her CD's at least once. If you recognise the song titles you should know if you will at least like this CD, for while Ms. Shepard is not and amazing vocalist, she manages to create warm renditions of each song with emotive tones and wonderful phrasing. This CD includes one of my favorite renditions of Roy Orbison's "Crying" as well as the wonderful "Don't Break My Heart Slow" which has been one of my favorite pop songs since I first heard it on the show.
While I might have never bought this album had I never seen the show, the daydream of having Vonda Shepard as the club cover artist downstairs at work, hooked me into buying and then loving this album in just a few listens.
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