Radio [Hip-O]

Original Soundtrack
1 disc

1. Eyes of the Heart (Radio's Song) - (Radio's Song)
2. We Can Work It Out
3. That Lady, Pt. 1
4. I'll Be Around
5. If You Don't Know Me By Now
6. Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)
7. We're an American Band
8. China Grove
9. Wake Up Everybody, Pt. 1
10. Rubberband Man, The
11. Be Thankful for What You Got
12. Going in Circles
13. Radio's Day
14. Gift of the Ball
15. Learning the Ropes
16. Being Left Behind
17. Resignation
18. Never So Alone
19. Night Game
20. Radio
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 000149402

Credits

Producer	Simon Rhodes; Chris Jasper; Ernie Isley; John Florez; James Harris III; John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers; Kenny Gamble; Al Green; Leon Huff; Marvin Isley; O'Kelly Isley; Ronald Isley; Rudolph Isley; Stevie Wonder; Ted Templeman; Todd Rundgren; Willie Mitchell; Thom Bell; Terry Lewis; James Wright
Engineer	Simon Rhodes

Original score composed by James Horner.
Recorded at Todd Scoring Stage, Studio City, California.
Audio Mixer: Simon Rhodes .
Recording information: Todd Scoring Stage, Studio City, CA.
Arrangers: Chris Jasper; Ernie Isley; John Davis ; Marvin Isley; O'Kelly Isley; Ronald Isley; Rudolph Isley; Thom Bell.
The soundtrack to the feel-good movie Radio features two very different types of feel-good songs. The album's newer material, like India.Arie's "Eyes of the Heart," tries to make the listener feel good by pouring on the saccharine. Arie gives the song as much dignity as she can, but with lyrics like "In the eyes of a child, we are all the same," it's too gooey to save. Fortunately, most of the soundtrack features music that makes the listener feel good simply because it sounds good. The '70s soul and rock that make up the bulk of the album are so genuinely exuberant that the newer songs sound all the more pitiful. It's hard to deny the power of Stevie Wonder's "We Can Work it Out," the Isley Brothers' "That Lady, Pt. 1," the Spinners' "I'll Be Around," Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "If You Don't Know Me By Now," and even the Doobie Brothers' "China Grove." Al Green's "Sha La La (Make Me Happy)," the Spinners' "The Rubberband Man," and William DeVaughn's "Be Thankful for What You Got" are very nearly as uplifting. Radio also features excerpts of James Horner's score, which, like the rest of the movie's original music, tends toward the treacly. It's well-crafted treacle, though; "Radio's Day" manages to be more heartwarming than sickening, although some cues, such as "Resignation" and "Being Left Behind," are slightly overwrought. Chuck Brodsky's "Radio" closes out the soundtrack, essentially telling the story of the real Radio with less overstated sentiment than the movie itself does. Still, the parts of the soundtrack that work do their job, creating a nostalgic, and genuinely emotional, atmosphere. ~ Heather Phares