Some Kind of Wonderful [Original Soundtrack]

Overview

No other popular filmmaker in the '80s exhibited a thirst for new wave more than John Hughes. The soundtrack for Hughes' Pretty in Pink exposed such college-radio heroes as New Order, the Psychedelic Furs, the Smiths, and Echo and the Bunnymen to the Top 40 crowd. Consider the Some Kind of Wonderful soundtrack as its even hipper sequel. While the Pretty in Pink soundtrack assembled new wave artists with substantial cult followings, Some Kind of Wonderful digs deeper in the import section; names like Blue Room, Lick the Tins, and the Apartments are probably unfamiliar to the most hardcore of new wave enthusiasts. Nevertheless, the songs are accessible and catchy, as if they were ripped from an underground pop station's nightly countdown. The wounded emotions in Blue Room's piano ballad "Cry Like This" simmer with palpable teen angst; Flesh for Lulu's "I Go Crazy" is high-spirited synth pop with glam rock guitars; and Furniture's brooding "Brilliant Mind" reflects the icy detachment of adolescent depression. The March Violets also transform the Rolling Stones' "Miss Amanda Jones" into a new wave singalong, while the Apartments sneak coy indie pop onto a major label. Lick the Tins' remake of "Can't Help Falling in Love" encapsulates the innocence of teen love with its little-girl vocals. The Some Kind of Wonderful soundtrack offers minor-leaguers an opportunity to play for the masses, and each one scores a home run. ~ Michael Sutton

Product Details

Release Date:	12/11/2007
Label:	Beat Goes On
UPC:	5017261201782
Rank:	134903

Tracks

1. Do Anything  - Pete Shelley
2. Brilliant Mind  -  Furniture  - James Irvin  - Hamilton Lee  - Sally Still  - Greg Whelan  - Timothy Whelan
3. Cry Like This  -  Blue Room  - Tony Cook  - Stephen Hague  - David Joyner
4. I Go Crazy  - Rocco Barker  -  Flesh for Lulu  - Nick Marsh  - Kevin Mills  - James Mitchell
5. She Loves Me  - Stephen Duffy
6. The Hardest Walk  -  Jesus and Mary Chain  - James Reid  - Jim Reid  - William Reid
7. The Shyest Time  -  Apartments  - Peter "Pops" Walsh
8. Miss Amanda Jones  - Mick Jagger  -  March Violets  - Keith Richards
9. Can't Help Falling in Love  - Luigi Creatore  -  Lick the Tins  - Hugo Peretti  - George David Weiss
10. Turn to the Sky  - Tom Ashton  - Loz Elliot  -  March Violets  - Cleo Murray

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pete Shelley   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Apartments   Primary Artist
The Jesus and Mary Chain   Primary Artist
March Violets   Primary Artist
Lick the Tins   Primary Artist
Flesh for Lulu   Primary Artist
Furniture   Primary Artist
Stephen Duffy   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Blue Room   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Jim Reid   Guitar,Vocals
Loz Elliott   Bass
Nick Marsh   Lead,Guitar,Vocals
James Irvin   Vocals
William Reid   Guitar,Vocals
Douglas Hart   Bass
Tony Cook   Bass
James J. Mitchell   Drums
Hamilton Lee   Drums,Percussion
Simon Ryan   Percussion
Ronan Heenan   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
James Mitchell   Drums
Rocco Barker   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Timothy Whelan   Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Claire Kenny   Tambourine,Vocals (Background)
Judy Anderson   Piano
Nick Allum   Drums
Geoff Lincoln   Drums
Sally Still   Bass,Vocals
Aiden McCrorey   Bass,Keyboards
Linda Hall   Vocals
Alison Marr   Vocals,Penny Whistle
Greg Whelan   Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Peter "Pops" Walsh   Guitar,Vocals
Paul Mansfield   Keyboards
Tom Ashton   Guitar
Andy Tolson   Drums
David Joyner   Vocals
Maya Gilder   Organ,Keyboards
Kevin Mills   Bass,Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Hugo Peretti   Composer
Jim Reid   Composer
Pete Shelley   Composer,Performer
Apartments   Performer
Nick Marsh   Composer
James Irvin   Composer
Tom Lord-Alge   Remixing
George David Weiss   Composer
March Violets   Performer
William Reid   Composer
Tony Cook   Composer
Stephen Duffy   Composer,Performer
Nicholas Marsh   Composer
Hamilton Lee   Composer
Peter O'Doherty   Producer
Tim Whelan   Composer
James Lawrence Irvin   Composer
John Hughes   Producer
Hamilton David Lee   Composer
Peter Milton Walsh   Composer
Rocco Barker   Composer
Luigi Creatore   Composer
Timothy Whelan   Composer
The Jesus and Mary Chain   Performer
Andy Hill   Producer
Keith Richards   Composer
Flesh for Lulu   Performer
Furniture   Performer
James Reid   Composer
Mark Dodson   Producer
Mick Jagger   Composer
Sally Still   Composer
Bud Smith   Editing
Cleo Murray   Composer
Loz Elliot   Composer
Greg Whelan   Composer
Peter "Pops" Walsh   Composer
Tom Ashton   Composer
Blue Room   Performer
David Joyner   Composer
Stephen Hague   Composer,Producer
Kevin Mills   Composer
James Mitchell   Composer
Pat Collier   Producer
David Jacob   Remixing,Production Coordination
Lick the Tins   Performer