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Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal

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{{Infobox album

| name = Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal

| type = soundtrack

| artist = Vonda Shepard

| cover = Vonda Shepard - Heart and Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal.png

| alt =

| released = November 9, 1999

| recorded =

| studio = Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California); Conway, Ocean Way Recording and The Sound Factory (Hollywood, California)

| genre =

| length = 49:29

| label =

| producer =

| chronology = Ally McBeal

| prev_title = Songs from Ally McBeal

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas

| next_year = 2000

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Vonda Shepard

| type = studio

| prev_title = By 7:30

| prev_year = 1999

| title = Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal

| year = 1999

| next_title = Chinatown

| next_year = 2002

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/heart-and-soul-new-songs-from-ally-mcbeal-featuring-vonda-shepard-mw0000254099 |title=Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal Featuring Vonda Shepard – Vonda Shepard |website=AllMusic |access-date=January 29, 2021}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Heart and Soul: New 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 November 9, 1999, by Epic Records, 550 Music, and Sony Music Soundtrax.

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Vonda Shepard, except tracks 1, 2 and 10-12, produced by Shepard and Mitchell Froom.

{{Track listing

| headline = Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal track listing

| title1 = Read Your Mind

| lyrics1 = Shepard

| music1 = {{hlist|Froom|Shepard}}

| length1 = 4:10

| title2 = 100 Tears Away

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Shepard|Paul Gordon}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Shepard|Gordon}}

| length2 = 4:07

| title3 = Someday We'll Be Together

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Jackey Beavers|John Bristol|Harvey Fuqua}}

| music3 = {{hlist|Beavers|Bristol|Fuqua}}

| length3 = 3:28

| title4 = To Sir, with Love

| note4 = duet with Al Green

| lyrics4 = Don Black

| music4 = Mark London

| length4 = 4:42

| title5 = Sweet Inspiration

| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Dan Penn|Spooner Oldham}}

| music5 = {{hlist|Penn|Oldham}}

| length5 = 3:13

| title6 = Crying

| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Roy Orbison|Joe Melson}}

| music6 = {{hlist|Orbison|Melson}}

| length6 = 3:31

| title7 = Vincent (Starry Starry Night)

| lyrics7 = Don McLean

| music7 = McLean

| length7 = 2:36

| title8 = What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

| lyrics8 = {{hlist|James Dean|Paul Riser|William Weatherspoon}}

| music8 = {{hlist|Dean|Riser|Weatherspoon}}

| length8 = 3:02

| title9 = World Without Love

| lyrics9 = {{hlist|John Lennon|Paul McCartney}}

| music9 = {{hlist|Lennon|McCartney}}

| length9 = 2:55

| title10 = Confetti

| lyrics10 = Shepard

| music10 = Shepard

| length10 = 3:25

| title11 = Baby, Don't You Break My Heart Slow

| note11 = duet with Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls

| lyrics11 = Shepard

| music11 = {{hlist|Shepard|James Newton Howard}}

| length11 = 4:41

| title12 = This Is Crazy Now

| lyrics12 = Shepard

| music12 = Shepard

| length12 = 3:35

| title13 = This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)

| lyrics13 = {{hlist|Sylvia Moy|Brian Holland|Edward Holland Jr.|Lamont Dozier}}

| music13 = {{hlist|Moy|B. Holland|E. Holland|Dozier}}

| length13 = 2:46

| title14 = I Know Him by Heart

| lyrics14 = {{hlist|Paul Williams|Jon Vezner}}

| music14 = {{hlist|Williams|Vezner}}

| length14 = 3:18

| total_length = 49:29

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Australian and Asian edition bonus track

| total_length = 51:59

| title15 = Hidden Persuasion

| writer15 = Wainwright Churchill III

| length15 = 2:30

}}

Personnel

= Musicians =

  • Vonda Shepherd – vocals, backing vocals (1-5, 10, 12), acoustic piano (2, 7, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (10)
  • Mitchell Froom – acoustic piano (1, 3), Hammond B3 organ (1, 3, 6, 11, 13), electric harpsichord (1), Wurlitzer electric piano (2, 5, 9), string arrangements (2, 6), clavinet (4), orchestra bells (6, 8), accordion (7), harmonium (9), Chamberlin (10), claviola (12), celesta (13)
  • Jeff Young – backing vocals (3, 5, 8), Wurlitzer electric piano (4), Hammond B3 organ (4, 5, 8), acoustic piano (5, 6, 8, 13)
  • Neil Larsen – acoustic piano (13)
  • Val McCallum – guitars (1-4, 8, 9, 13), additional guitars (6), backing vocals (8, 9), electric guitar (10), acoustic guitar (12)
  • Michael Landau – guitars (6, 11)
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (12)
  • Davey Faragher – bass (1-4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13)
  • Jimmy Haslip – bass (5)
  • Jim Hanson – bass (10)
  • Leland Sklar – bass (11, 12)
  • Pete Thomas – drums (1-4, 9-12), additional drums (6, 8), percussion (6, 8, 9, 11)
  • Mauricio "Fritz" Lewak – drums (5, 13)
  • Andy Kamman – drums (6, 8), additional drums (12), percussion (12)
  • Suzie Katayama – cello (2, 6)
  • Martin Tillman – cello (7)
  • Matt Funes – viola (2, 6)
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin (2, 6)
  • Joel Derouin – violin (2, 6)
  • Geraldo Hilera – violin (2, 6)
  • Edmund Stein – violin (2, 6)
  • Lynn Davis – backing vocals (3, 5)
  • Al Green – vocals (4)
  • Emily Saliers – vocals (11)
  • Renee Goldberry – backing vocals (13)
  • Vatrena King – backing vocals (13)
  • Sy Smith – backing vocals (13)

= Production =

  • David E. Kelley – executive producer
  • Paul Dieter – recording
  • John Paterno – recording
  • Eddie DeLena, Nathaniel Kunkel and Josh Turner – additional recording
  • Rob Brill, Nathan Burden, Greg Burns, Jeff Burns, Greg Collins, Tony Flores, Lior Goldenberg, Sebastian Haimerl, Mark Johnson, John Nelson, Adam Samuels, Alan Sanderson, Mike Scotella, John Sorenson and John Tyree – assistant engineers
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing at Mix This! (Pacific Palisades, California)
  • David Boucher – mix assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
  • Gail Gellman, Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Kramer, Hellen Park, Malcolm Wiseman and Pamela Wisne – album and music coordination
  • Coco Shinomiya – album design
  • Pamela Springsteen – photography
  • Brett Freedman and Victor Vidal – hair stylists
  • Brett Freedman and Collier Strong – make-up
  • George Blodwell, Lynne Bugai and Ricci DeMartino – stylists

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+Weekly chart performance for Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal

! scope="col"| Chart (1999–2000)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|17|artist=Vonda Shepard|album=Heart and Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
{{album chart|Austria|18|artist=Vonda Shepard|album=Heart and Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
{{album chart|Flanders|41|artist=Vonda Shepard|album=Heart and Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|29|artist=Vonda Shepard|album=Heart and Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
scope="row"| European Albums (Music & Media){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-12-04.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums |magazine=Music & Media |volume=16 |issue=49 |date=December 4, 1999 |page=12 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}

| 19

{{album chart|Finland|19|artist=Vonda Shepard|album=New Songs from Ally McBeal|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
{{album chart|France|38|artist=Vonda Shepard|album=Heart and Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
{{album chart|Germany4|19|id=3168|artist=Vonda Shepard|album=Heart and Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|21|artist=Vonda Shepard|album=Heart and Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
{{album chart|Norway|14|artist=Vonda Shepard|album=Heart and Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
{{album chart|Scotland|8|date=19991114|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
scope="row"| Spanish Albums (AFYVE){{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}

| 16

{{album chart|Sweden|7|artist=Vonda Shepard|album=Heart and Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|22|artist=Vonda Shepard|album=Heart and Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
{{album chart|UK2|9|date=19991114|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|60|artist=Vonda Shepard|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}

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|+2004 weekly chart performance for Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal

! scope="col"| Chart (2004)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Italy|59|artist=Vonda Shepard|album=Heart and Soul - New Songs from Ally McBeal|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+1999 year-end chart performance for Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal

! scope="col"| Chart (1999)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1999/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1999|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=June 30, 2021}}

| 88

scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web |url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=42&dfom=19980001 |title=Årslista Album (inkl samlingar) – År 1999 |publisher=Hitlistan |language=sv |access-date=January 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150813152710/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=42&dfom=19990001 |archive-date=August 13, 2015}}

| 71

scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/19990110/37502/ |title=End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1999 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=January 29, 2021}}

| 58

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|+2000 year-end chart performance for Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal

! scope="col"| Chart (2000)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2000/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2000|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=March 3, 2021}}

| 81

scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2000 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2000 |language=de |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |access-date=January 29, 2021}}

| 91

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Vonda Shepard|title=Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Vonda Shepard|title=Heart and Soul|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2001|date=December 4, 2001}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Vonda Shepard|title=Heart and Soul|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|date=January 12, 2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Vonda Shepard|title=Heart and Soul|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1999|relmonth=11|certyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=Vonda Shepard|title=Ally McBeal Vol.Ll|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Vonda Shepard|title=Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal|award=Gold|type=album|id=1999-12-10|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relyear=1999}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Vonda Shepard|title=Heart and Soul|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Vonda Shepard|title=Heart & Soul The Songs of Ally McBeal II (B.S.O. De la serie de tv)|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|certref={{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/x263f6daopkswo8/Spanish+certifications+for+1979-1990.pdf |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |date=September 2005 |page=928 |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|artist=Vonda Shepard|title=Heart & Soul (Ally McBeal Vol. 2)|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|date=January 4, 2000}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Vonda Shepard|title=Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2013|id=9476-2730-2|date=July 22, 2013|access-date=January 29, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Vonda Shepard|title=Heart and Soul|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1999|certyear=2000|date=February 7, 2000}}

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References

{{Reflist}}

{{AllyMcBeal}}

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Category:1999 soundtrack albums

Category:550 Music albums

Category:Albums produced by Mitchell Froom

Category:Ally McBeal

Category:Epic Records soundtracks

Category:Television soundtracks

Category:Vonda Shepard soundtracks

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