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- Date Released: January 1, 1994
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: Film Soundtracks
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Copyright: (P) 1994 BMG Music
Like a college radio mixtape, circa 1989
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We Say...
Ben Stiller's directorial debut Reality Bites is unmistakably a product of the early '90s, but its soundtrack is mainly comprised of holdovers from the '80s. Along with iconic hits by Squeeze, The Knack and U2, the set includes cuts from World Party, the Posies, Crowded House, and Dinosaur Jr., giving the impression that the record is in fact a mixtape made by a college radio DJ circa 1989.
This is hardly a bad thing — the curation is well above average, particularly in the often slapdash realm of '90s film soundtracks, and there is a consistent goofy yet glossy romanticism to the disc that nicely matches the tone of the movie. No track captures that feeling better than Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories' delightful "Stay (I Missed You)," a major pop hit that launched Loeb's career and propelled the soundtrack to the top of the charts. Even after years of radio play and untold thousands of terrible karaoke performances, Loeb's original recording still sounds effortlessly lovely, demure, and incredibly sincere for a tune from an era marked mainly by irony and cynicism.
Just as audiences expecting some kind of definitive, true-to-life take on "slacker" culture would be left wanting by the film, listeners looking for primer on '90s will be disappointed. Taken on its own terms, though, both the picture and its soundtrack are sweet and unapologetically starry-eyed about young romance. -
They Say...
A fine slice of twentysomething alternative pop from the 1990s, the soundtrack to Reality Bites presents the finest of the decade's mainstream alternative pop artists. Crowded House, the Juliana Hatfield 3, and U2 all shine with previously released tracks, Lenny Kravitz turns in a solid new number, Dinosaur Jr. hands in a strong B-side, and World Party offers the sublime musical in-joke "When You Come Back to Me," where they rearrange David Bowie's "Young Americans" for the '90s. On the lesser side, the re-recording of Squeeze's "Tempted" is unnecessary, and the remix of "My Sharona" removes its kitschy charm.
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My Sharona
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4:56 |
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| 02. | |
Spin The Bottle
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2:24 |
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| 03. | |
Bed Of Roses
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3:51 |
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| 04. | |
When You Come Back To Me
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3:10 |
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| 05. | |
Going, Going, Gone
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3:34 |
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| 06. | |
Stay (I Missed You)
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3:04 |
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| 07. | |
All I Want Is You
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6:31 |
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| 08. | |
Locked Out
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3:18 |
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| 09. | |
Spinning Around Over You
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3:36 |
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| 10. | |
I'm Nuthin'
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3:38 |
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| 11. | |
Turnip Farm
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5:50 |
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| 12. | |
Revival!
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5:44 |
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| 13. | |
Tempted (94)
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4:07 |
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| 14. | |
Baby, I Love Your Way
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4:25 |
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14 Total Tracks, 58:08 Total Length
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Credits
- Paul Carrack - Organ // Paul Carrack - Organ // Paul Carrack - Organ // Paul Carrack - Piano // Paul Carrack - Piano // Paul Carrack - Piano // Paul Carrack - Vocals // Paul Carrack - Vocals // Paul Carrack - Vocals // Elvis Costello - Guitar // Elvis Costello - Guitar // Elvis Costello - Vocals (Background) // Elvis Costello - Vocals (Background) // Crowded House - Performer // Dinosaur Jr. - Performer // The Knack - Performer // Lenny Kravitz - Drums // Lenny Kravitz - Guitar (Electric) // Lenny Kravitz - Vocals // Lenny Kravitz - Vocals (Background) // Lenny Kravitz - Producer // Lenny Kravitz - Performer // The Posies - Producer // The Posies - Performer // Squeeze - Performer // U2 - Performer // World Party - Performer // Warren Hill - Sax (Alto) // Youth - Producer // Juliana Hatfield - Guitar // Juliana Hatfield - Vocals // Juliana Hatfield - Performer // Me Phi Me - Jew's-Harp // Me Phi Me - Rap // Me Phi Me - Performer // Big Mountain - Performer // The Edge - Guitar // The Indians - Performer // Lisa Loeb - Guitar (Acoustic) // Lisa Loeb - Guitar (Acoustic) // Lisa Loeb - Vocals // Lisa Loeb - Vocals // Lisa Loeb - Harmony Vocals // Lisa Loeb - Harmony Vocals // Jon Auer - Guitar // Jon Auer - Guitar // Jon Auer - Guitar // Jon Auer - Vocals // Jon Auer - Vocals // Jon Auer - Vocals // Berton Averre - Guitar // Berton Averre - Vocals // Michael Beinhorn - Producer // John Bentley - Bass // John Bentley - Vocals (Background) // David Bianco - Producer // David Bianco - Engineer // David Bianco - Mixing // Curt Bisquera - Drums // Bono - Vocals // John Brian - Harmonium // John Brian - Mellotron // Tony Chin - Guitar // Julie Christensen - Vocals (Background) // Simon Clarke - Sax (Alto) // Simon Clarke - Sax (Baritone) // Adam Clayton - Bass // Chris Difford - Guitar // Chris Difford - Vocals // Ron Fair - Guitar // Ron Fair - Keyboards // Ron Fair - Producer // John Michael Falasz III - Guitar (12 String) // Denny Fongheiser - Percussion // Kurt Fedora - Bass // Kurt Fedora - Guitar // Doug Fieger - Guitar // Doug Fieger - Vocals // Neil Finn - Guitar // Neil Finn - Guitar // Neil Finn - Vocals // Neil Finn - Vocals // Neil Finn - Vocals (Background) // Neil Finn - Vocals (Background) // Steve Forman - Percussion // David Fox - Bass // Bruce Gary - Drums // John Goux - Guitar (Acoustic) // John Goux - Guitar // Erik Hanson - Producer // Mark Hart - Guitar // Mark Hart - Keyboards // Mark Hart - Vocals (Background) // Paul Hester - Drums // Paul Hester - Vocals (Background) // Jerry Hey - Trumpet // Henry Hirsch - Bass // Peter Holsapple - Keyboards // Jimmy Iovine - Producer // Jack Irons - Drums // Dave Jerden - Producer // Abraham Laboriel - Bass // Gilson Lavis - Drums // Scott Litt - Producer // J Mascis - Guitar // J Mascis - Guitar // J Mascis - Drums // J Mascis - Drums // J Mascis - Vocals // J Mascis - Vocals // J Mascis - Producer // J Mascis - Producer // Larry Mullen, Jr. - Drums // Mike Musburger - Drums // Prescott Niles - Bass // Tessa Niles - Vocals (Background) // Quino - Vocals // Quino - Vocals (Background) // John "J.R." Robinson - Drums // Nick Seymour - Bass // Nick Seymour - Vocals (Background) // Chris Sharrock - Drums // Ken Stringfellow - Guitar // Ken Stringfellow - Vocals (Background) // Chris Cuben Tatum - Organ // Chris Cuben Tatum - Bass // Chris Cuben Tatum - Piano // Chris Cuben Tatum - Drums // Chris Cuben Tatum - Vocals (Background) // Chris Cuben Tatum - Producer // Glenn Tilbrook - Guitar // Glenn Tilbrook - Guitar // Glenn Tilbrook - Guitar // Glenn Tilbrook - Vocals // Glenn Tilbrook - Vocals // Glenn Tilbrook - Vocals // Karl Wallinger - Bass // Karl Wallinger - Drums // Karl Wallinger - Keyboards // Karl Wallinger - Organ (Hammond) // Karl Wallinger - Vocals // Karl Wallinger - Producer // Larry Williams - Flute // Larry Williams - Sax (Tenor) // Chris Wilson - Bass // Chris Wilson - Bass // Aaron Zigman - Keyboards // Jon Feinberg - Percussion // Jon Feinberg - Drums // Dan Littleton - Guitar (Electric) // Juan Patino - Producer // Juan Patino - Harmony Vocals // Nathan Aibinder - Guitar // Angie Bianca - Vocals // Blizz - Scratching // Michael Bohannon - Vocals (Background) // Tim Bright - Guitar (Electric) // Dean Fisher - Bass // Ethan Hawke - Vocals // Ethan Hawke - Performer // James McWhinney - Vocals (Background) // Elizabeth Mitchell - Harmony Vocals // Rags Murtaugh - Harmonica // Joe Quigley - Bass // Christopher Wagner - Bass // Zeb - Guitar // Juliana Hatfield Three - Performer // Mike Chapman - Producer // Craig Ross - Guitar (Electric) // Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories - Performer // Abe Laboriel, Jr. - Drums // Todd Philips - Drums
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Performers
Dinosaur Jr. // The Knack // Lenny Kravitz // Squeeze // Big Mountain // Me Phi Me // U2 // Crowded House // World Party // Ethan Hawke // The Indians // The Juliana Hatfield 3 // Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
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