Various Artists - Bye Bye, Love: Original Soundtrack Album (1995)

This landed on my doorstep earlier this year as part of a multi-CD "care package" from a long-time reader and friend o' the blog. Never seen the movie so I have no idea what would be on the soundtrack. I'm guessing The Everly Brothers. Let's slide this thing into the tray and find out.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks:

1. Let It Be Me - Jackson Browne & Timothy B. Schmit. The Everly Brothers released their cover version in 1960 and it was a top ten hit. This country-rock/adult contemporary version sounds exactly like you think it would, but I've got to admit that the voices blend together well. 
2. I Will - Ben Taylor. Well, this is certainly a pleasant surprise. Ben is the son of James Taylor and Carly Simon and he sounds remarkably like his father. Uncanny. This cover of a 1968 Beatles tune would be worth the price of the album, if I'd purchased the album.
3. Don't Worry Baby - The Everly Brothers featuring The Beach Boys. There's nothing wrong with this cover. But it's one of those covers that makes you want to hear the 1964 original instead of hitting the repeat button. At least we finally get some Everly Brothers.
4. Bye Bye Love - The Proclaimers. Made famous in 1957 by The Everly Brothers. I have no idea who thought having The Proclaimers cover it was a good idea. And a no surprises/straight-ahead cover, at that. Again, find the original.
5. Stones in the Road - Mary Chapin Carpenter. Title track from Carpenter's 1994 album. Pleasant enough, but I keep waiting for it to get where it's going.
6. Our House - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. This peaked on the pop chart at #30 in 1970, but it's happy nature makes it a natural for TV ads and movies. If you're lucky, you get to sit in your living room and think the lyrics apply to you and your place.  I'm not a big CSN&Y fan, but I find it difficult to dislike this one, especially the la-la-la sing along midway through.
7. So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - The Everly Brothers. Written by brother Don, this was a top ten hit in 1960. And it represents everything good about the duo and their music. Simplistically beautiful and mournful.
8. This Little Girl of Mine - Dave Edmunds. Originally the gospel tune This Little Light of Mine, transformed into a R&B tune by Ray Charles in 1955, then a top 40 tune in 1958 for The Everly Brothers. This cover by roots rocker Edmunds is respectful to the original, but makes it his own.
9. Falling in Love Again - Linda Ronstadt. Taken from the 1984 standards album, Lush Life, and now I'm going to need to hear that whole album. Lawdy this is good stuff. Ronstadt's voice, a swinging rhythm section, and a tasty piano solo from Don Grolnick. Thanks, Linda, I needed that.
10. The Main Thing (Original Score Ballad) - J.A.C. Redford - instrumental music from the film score. Even with this 2½ minute song, the whole album barely hits the 30 minute mark.

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None, but I can pretty much guess the plot of the movie just from the song titles.