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I Am Sam - Music From and Inspired By the Motion Picture | 
| Artist: Various Artists
Label: V2 North America
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  221 reviews
Sales Rank: 10813
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 27119
UPC: 638812711922
EAN: 0638812711922
ASIN: B00005TT77
Release Date: January 8, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Two of Us - Aimee Mann & Michael Penn | | • | Blackbird - Sarah McLachlan | | • | Across the Universe - Rufus Wainwright | | • | I'm Looking Through You - The Wallflowers | | • | You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder | | • | Strawberry Fields - Ben Harper | | • | Mother Nature's Son - Sheryl Crow | | • | Golden Slumbers - Ben Folds | | • | I'm Only Sleeping - The Vines | | • | Don't Let Me Down - Stereophonics | | • | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Black Crowes | | • | Julia - Chocolate Genius | | • | We Can Work It Out - Heather Nova | | • | Help - Howie Day | | • | Nowhere Man - Paul Westerberg | | • | Revolution - Grandaddy | | • | Let It Be - Nick Cave |
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Amazon.com
Jessie Nelson's poignant tale of a mentally challenged man named Sam (Sean Penn) who recruits a lawyer to help him regain custody of his young daughter leans heavily on the lead character's obsession with Beatles songs, and his innocent trust in their wisdom and emotional truth. It's an artistic gambit that shrewdly lends itself to this mostly rewarding collection of Beatles covers by a wide range of contemporary artists, many of whom no doubt leapt at the chance to record a treasured song by their own musical heroes. The renditions are by and large faithful, and inform the elemental genius of the originals by the strength and variety of the artist's voices alone. The husband-wife team of Aimee Mann and Michael Penn (Sean's brother) can't help but find resonance in "Two of Us," just as Nick Cave's latter-day, heart-on-his-sleeve crooner infatuation makes "Let It Be" all his own. It's the reinterpretations that are riskier. While Paul Westerberg's stripped-down, nasal reading of "Nowhere Man" perceptively underscores Lennon's inherent Dylan fetish and Howie Day turns "Help!" from anxious plea to desperate dirge, Grandaddy smugly alt-rocks the energy right out of "Revolution." The Beatles hardly need anyone to burnish their reputation, but this album goes a long way toward underscoring their most undersung legacy as rock's most transcendent melting pot. -Jerry McCulley
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 perfect condition January 6, 2009
Emily Baith
I Am Sam - Music From and Inspired By the Motion PictureMy CD was in excellent condition, still wrapped.
 Do your homework August 10, 2008
S. Smith (Atlanta, GA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sean Penn wanted the orig Beatles tunes...they wouldn't give him the rights, so he used other artists' versions.
 poor August 1, 2008
E-
received cd scratched so bad will not play, no jewel case, no liner notes. None of this was mentioned by the seller. Very dissatisfied. Do not reccomend this seller. Will not purchase from this seller again.
Way Cool!. December 21, 2007
Richard L. Wilson (Pennsylvania)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I thought it was cool to hear other artist's takes on some of the most popular Beatles songs. They were covered, without being buried.
A Most Perfect Movie Soundtrack October 8, 2007
Mr. Richard D. Coreno (Berea, Ohio USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When Michael Jackson - who owned the rights to The Beatles music at that time - put a $300,000 price tag per use of each song, Sean Penn had two options for this soundtrack; write a check for at least $4.5 million or commission artists to record cover versions.
He opted for the latter and - in a project which was recorded in about three days - what was produced is one of the finest movie soundtracks ever. The 17 tracks - the European edition has three additional songs - are fitting tributes to the poetic majesty of The Beatles, with each artist adding a bit of spice from their own performance repertoire.
The signature song may be Across the Universe by Rufus Wainwright, as the vocal/guitar combination is absolutely stunning. Heather Nova's rendition of We Can Work It Out is nothing short of powerful, while Grandaddy brings a healthy dose of David Byrne-inspired quirkiness to Revolution.
Eddie Vedder (You've Got to Hide Your Love Away), Ben Harper (Strawberry Fields Forever) and Ben Fields (Golden Slumbers) are standouts, with Nick Cave's Let It Be a fitting way to end the CD.
The soundtrack stands alone as a masterpiece and - at the very least - will be pointed to by music critics and fans as a beautiful tribute to a revolutionary band whose music will continue to stand the test of time.
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