20 Feet from Stardom (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2013 documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom directed by Morgan Neville. Released through Columbia Records on June 18, 2013, the album featured songs heard in the documentary.
| 20 Feet from Stardom (Music from the Motion Picture) | |
|---|---|
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | |
| Released | June 18, 2013 |
| Recorded | 1960–1990 |
| Length | 49:02 |
| Label | Columbia |
Background
editNeville met Jonathan Palmer, Columbia Records senior director of creative licensing, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and negotiated about the film's soundtrack rights. During the Q&A sessions at the festival, Neville was interviewed about a possibility of the film's soundtrack, which he agreed to and attributed that the album reflected the film's storytelling rather than a jukebox collection of popular music and added that "the attractive element was this wealth of new material".[1]
The album consisted of new recordings that are edited during the film's production, which included Bill Withers' "Lean on Me" covered by Darlene Love, with Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill and Jo Lawry, The cover of "Nobody's Fault But Mine" performed by Merry Clayton with Hill, Oren Waters, Tata Vega and Charlotte Crossley. Vega and Hill's cover of "Let's Make a Better World" with Clayton, Waters and Crossley performing background vocals. Hill also performed the original song "Desperation".[2]
Reception
editSteve Leggett of AllMusic wrote "This soundtrack album from Morgan Neville's documentary 20 Feet from Stardom is a soundtrack, certainly, but it's also something a little more than that."[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Walk On The Wild Side" | Lou Reed | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Slippery People" | Talking Heads | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Nobody's Fault But Mine" | Merry Clayton feat. Oren Waters, Judith Hill, Táta Vega and Charlotte Crossley | 3:07 |
| 4. | "He's a Rebel" | The Crystals | 2:31 |
| 5. | "Space Captain" | Joe Cocker | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Gimme Shelter" | Merry Clayton | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Sure On This Shining Night" | Lisa Fischer | 1:58 |
| 8. | "Let's Make a Better World" | Táta Vega and Judith Hill | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Young Americans" | David Bowie | 5:14 |
| 10. | "Southern Man" | Merry Clayton | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Desperation" | Judith Hill | 3:49 |
| 12. | "A Fine, Fine Boy" | Darlene Love | 4:20 |
| 13. | "Lean on Me" | Darlene Love feat. Lisa Fischer, Jo Lawry and Judith Hill | 5:10 |
| Total length: | 49:02 | ||
Charts
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[4] | 37 |
Accolades
edit| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Black Reel Awards[5][6] | Outstanding Original Song | "Desperation" – Judith Hill | Won |
References
edit- ^ Gallo, Phil (June 9, 2013). "From Backup to Big Screen: 'Twenty Feet From Stardom' Has Its Moment". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (May 22, 2013). "Columbia to Release 'Twenty Feet From Stardom' Soundtrack on June 18". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Review: 20 Feet from Stardom [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 – 6 to 12 April". Official Charts Company. April 6, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "The 14th Annual Black Reel Awards Nominations". Black Reel Awards. December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ ""12 Years a Slave" Breaks Free". Black Reel Awards. February 14, 2014. Archived from the original on April 3, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.