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.
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
All tracks are produced by Vonda Shepard, except tracks 6 and 14, produced by Shepard and Michael Landau.
Personnel
Musicians
- Vonda Shepard – lead vocals, piano , keyboards , background vocals
- Robert L. Becker – viola
- Jebin Bruni – Chamberlain
- Paul Bushnell – bass
- Valerie Carter – background vocals
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Lynn Davis – background vocals
- Renee Goldsberry – background vocals
- Jim Hanson – bass
- Lili Haydn – violin
- Andy Kamman – drums , percussion
- Suzie Katayama – string arrangement
- John Keane – additional drums
- Peter Kent – violin
- Vatrena King – background vocals
- Rob Ladd – drums
- Michael Landau – guitar , guitar solo , additional guitars
- Neil Larsen – piano
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel
- Brian MacLeod – drum loop
- Val McCallum – guitar , mandolin , additional guitars , background vocals
- Jean McClain – background vocals
- John Pierce – bass
- David Ravin – drums
- Michele Richards – violin
- Sy Smith – background vocals
- Martin Tillman – cello
- Jeff Young – Hammond B3 , piano , background vocals
Technical personnel
- Dave Collins – mastering
- Eddie DeLena – engineer, mixing
- Paul Dieter – engineer
- Alan Hirschberg – mixing
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
- Michael C. Ross – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
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! scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)
| 3
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! scope="row"| European Albums (Music & Media)
| 7
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! scope="row"| Irish Albums (IRMA)
| 9
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! scope="row"| Spanish Albums (AFYVE)
| 1
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Year-end charts
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|+1998 year-end chart performance for Songs from Ally McBeal
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! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)
| 19
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! scope="row"| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)
| 54
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
| 6
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! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)
| 6
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)
| 37
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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200
| 72
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+1999 year-end chart performance for Songs from Ally McBeal
! scope="col"| Chart
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)
| 12
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! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
| 67
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! scope="row"| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)
| 13
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! scope="row"| European Albums (Music & Media)
| 27
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! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)
| 71
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! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
| 85
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)
| 96
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2000 year-end chart performance for Songs from Ally McBeal
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! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
| 38
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