Ali [Original Soundtrack] (CD, Nov-2001, Interscope (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	606949317324
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2001
Record Label:	Interscope (USA)
Genre:	Film Composers, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. World's Greatest, The
2. Fight
3. Hold On
4. Change Is Gonna Come, A
5. Ain't No Way
6. Sometimes
7. 20 Dollars
8. For Your Precious Love
9. Bring It on Home to Me
10. Greatest, The
11. Mistreated
12. Tomorrow
13. All Along the Watchtower
14. Odessa
15. See the Sun

Details
Producer:	R. Kelly, Alicia Keys, Lisa Gerrard, Jon Peters, Trevor Horn, Everlast, Pieter Bourke, Chad Fischer, Kathy Nelson, James Poyser, Tom Vedvik, Ahmir Thompson, Ray Murray, Keith Ciancia, Gerald Isaac, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, Kerry Brothers, Lia Vollack, Soulquarians, Steve Stoute
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
"The World's Greatest" (R. Kelly) was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.Personnel: Alicia Keys (vocals, piano, keyboards); Donnie Lyle, Arty White, Jonathan DuBose, Jr. (guitar); James Poyser (organ); Andre Booth, Percy Bady, Rodney Davis, Jr., Kendall D. Nesbitt (keyboards); ?uestlove (drums); Norman Hedman (percussion); Abel Garibaldi, Ian Mereness (programming).Audio Mixers: Kyle White; Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander ; Michael Verdick; Peter Mokran; Russell Elevado; Tony Maserati; Chad Fischer.Arrangers: R. Kelly; Gerald Isaac.This soundtrack to Will Smith's biopic portrayal of the immortal heavyweight champ is remarkably short on Rocky-style bombast. Instead we're served a tasty variety of mostly downtempo cuts courtesy of such talents as R Kelly, Alicia Keys, and Al Green, whose live rendition (backed by Booker T and the MGs) of "A Change is Gonna Come" is a special highlight. Meanwhile Angie Stone's hard luck "20 Dollars" also drips with Green-style Memphis funk.'60s recreations are much in evidence here, with Truth Hurts' version of "For Your Precious Love" and David Elliot's delivery of "Bring It on Home to Me" conjuring the spirit of Otis Redding, and the Watchtower Four's rendition of "All Along the Watchtower" doing the same for Jimi Hendrix. Everlast's heavy "The Greatest" provides some good movie plot exposition behind its phat beats, while in contrast Lisa Gerrard's ethereal "See the Sun" is very much in the vein of her work on the GLADIATOR soundtrack.

Editorial Reviews
3 stars out of 5 - ...This soul-slanted set offers 2 new songs from R.Kelly plus the spiritied 'Fight' from Alicia Keys...
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