Nothing special here, just your average miscellaneous various-artists compilation masquerading as a soundtrack album. The contemporary love-story plot opens the door for various contemporary performers (PJ Harvey, Moby, Ed Kowalczyk of Live with Neneh Cherry) singing downcast songs over trip-hop beats, along with licensings of previously released tracks by Bonnie Raitt, Cracker, and others. There is a taste of Chet Baker in the saxophonist/singer's rendition of "Everything Happens to Me" with the Charlie Haden Quartet West and composer John Barry's "Remembering Chet," one of two excerpts from the score. It all makes for a moody, low-key collection, little of which is memorable. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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All Music Guide Review
Playing by Heart Track Listing
Credits of Playing by Heart
- Ron McMaster
- Mastering
- Don Smith
- Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Gomez
- Performer
- Tommy Steele
- Art Direction
- Morcheeba
- Performer
- Charlie Haden Quartet West
- Performer
- Ben Lee
- Performer
- Wendy Dougan
- Design
- Chris Fogel
- Mixing
- Tim Sexton
- Music Supervisor
- Linda Cobb
- Art Direction
- Phil Schuster
- Production Coordination
- Christopher Kennedy
- Music Editor
- Bran Van 3000
- Performer
- Moby
- Performer
- Cracker
- Performer
- PJ Harvey
- Performer
- Fluke
- Performer
- John Barry
- Producer, Performer
- Tchad Blake
- Producer
- Ed Buller
- Producer, Mixing
- Neneh Cherry
- Performer
- Joe Chiccarelli
- Engineer
- Karl Derfler
- String Arrangements
- Mitchell Froom
- Producer
- Charlie Haden
- Producer
- Mick Harvey
- Arranger
- Ed Kowalczyk
- Performer
- Jerry Harrison
- Producer
- Bonnie Raitt
- Producer, Performer
- Chet Baker
- Performer












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