Songs from Ally McBeal

1998 soundtrack album by Vonda Shepard

Songs from Ally McBeal

Soundtrack album by

Vonda Shepard

Released| May 5, 1998 (1998-05-05)
Studio|

* Conway, Ocean Way and A&M (Hollywood, California)
* Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California)

Length| 42:57
Label|

* 550 Music
* Sony Music Soundtrax

Producer|

* Vonda Shepard
* Michael Landau

Ally McBeal chronology
|  | Songs from Ally McBeal
(1998)  | Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal
(1999)

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Vonda Shepard chronology
| It's Good, Eve
(1996)  | Songs from Ally McBeal
(1998)  | By 7:30
(1999)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Songs from Ally McBeal is a soundtrack album by American singer Vonda Shepard, featuring music from the American television series Ally McBeal. It was released on May 5, 1998, by 550 Music and Sony Music Soundtrax. The album consists mostly of cover versions of songs from the 1960s, aside from four original songs, including the series' theme song, "Searchin' My Soul", which originally appeared on Shepard's 1992 album The Radical Light.[1][2]

The album topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, and Sweden, while reaching number three in the United Kingdom and number seven in both the United States and Canada.

## Track listing

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All tracks are produced by Vonda Shepard, except tracks 6 and 14, produced by Shepard and Michael Landau.

Songs from Ally McBeal track listingNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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|
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1.| "Searchin' My Soul"|

* Shepard
* Paul Gordon

| 3:53
2.| "Ask the Lonely" (originally by the Four Tops)|

* William Stevenson
* Ivy Hunter

| 2:43
3.| "Walk Away Renée" (originally by the Left Banke)|

* Bob Calilli
* Michael Brown
* Tony Sansone

| 3:08
4.| "Hooked on a Feeling" (originally by B.J. Thomas)| Mark James| 2:58
5.| "You Belong to Me" (originally by Joni James)|

* Pee Wee King
* Redd Stewart
* Chilton Price

| 3:28
6.| "The Wildest Times of the World"|

* Shepard
* Landau

| 5:15
7.| "Someone You Use" (originally by Candi Staton)|

* Clarence George Carter
* Hope T. Inglese
* Kitty Mann
* Tommy Stough

| 2:34
8.| "The End of the World" (originally by Skeeter Davis)|

* Arthur Kent
* Sylvia Dee

| 2:34
9.| "Tell Him" (originally by Gil Hamilton)| Bert Russell Berns| 2:48
10.| "Neighborhood" (originally by Dino & Sembello)|

* Jerry Leiber
* Mike Stoller
* John Sembello
* Ralph Dino

| 2:21
11.| "Will You Marry Me?"|

* Shepard (music and lyrics)
* Landau (music)

| 2:39
12.| "It's in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)" (originally by Merry Clayton)| Rudy Clark| 2:33
13.| "I Only Want to Be with You" (originally by Dusty Springfield)|

* Mike Hawker
* Ivor Raymonde

| 2:12
14.| "Maryland"| Shepard| 3:51
Total length:| 42:57

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Songs from Ally McBeal | Chart (1998–2000)  | Peak
position

|

Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 15
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] | 8
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] | 7
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] | 3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] | 37
European Albums (Music & Media)[11] | 7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] | 2
French Albums (SNEP)[13] | 25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 27
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[15] | 10
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] | 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] | 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] | 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] | 2
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[20] | 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] | 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 18
UK Albums (OCC)[23] | 3
US Billboard 200[24] | 7

### Year-end charts

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1998 year-end chart performance for Songs from Ally McBeal | Chart  | Position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] | 19
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[26] | 54
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] | 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] | 6
UK Albums (OCC)[29] | 37
US Billboard 200[30] | 72
1999 year-end chart performance for Songs from Ally McBeal Chart  | Position

|

Australian Albums (ARIA)[31] | 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[32] | 67
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[33] | 13
European Albums (Music & Media)[34] | 27
French Albums (SNEP)[35] | 71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[36] | 85
UK Albums (OCC)[37] | 96
2000 year-end chart performance for Songs from Ally McBeal Chart  | Position

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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[38] | 38

## Certifications

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Certifications for Songs from Ally McBeal Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[39] | 4× Platinum  | 280,000^
Belgium (BEA)[40] | Gold  | 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[41] | 2× Platinum  | 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[42] | Platinum  | 50,282[42]
France (SNEP)[43] | Gold  | 100,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[44] | Gold  | 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[45] | Gold  | 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[46] | Platinum  | 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[47] | 2× Platinum  | 100,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[48] | Platinum  | 100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[49] | 3× Platinum  | 300,000^
Sweden (GLF)[50] | 2× Platinum  | 160,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[51] | Platinum  | 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[52] | Platinum  | 1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[53] | 2× Platinum  | 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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Ally McBeal

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* Ally McBeal
* Nelle Porter
* Ling Woo
* Mark Albert

Seasons|

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* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5

Related media|

* Songs from Ally McBeal
* Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal

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