Description
A League Of Their Own 1992
Affiliated pop singers contribute covers of period songs to the soundtrack of this film, which is a tribute to the all-girls baseball league that existed during World War II. James Taylorperforms “It’s Only A Paper Moon” and “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was,” making them his own as he frequently does with material he didn’t write. Billy Joel recreates Duke Ellington‘s “In A Sentimental Mood,” Art Garfunkel does nicely with “Two Sleepy People,” and The Manhattan Transfer apply their jazz vocal abilities to “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” and “On The Sunny Side Of The Street.” The song that got the most attention, however, was Carole King‘s original tune, “Now And Forever,” which hit the Adult Contemporary chart. The album is filled out with music from Hans Zimmer‘s score, which is appropriate to the film’s nostalgic and inspirational themes. (Note that Madonna‘s #1 hit “This Used To Be My Playground,” heard in the film, does not appear on this album for contractual reasons.)
Tracklist:
Written by Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling, and Milton Gabler
Produced by Tim Hauser
Performed by The Manhattan Transfer
Written by Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg, and Billy Rose
Produced and Arranged by Don Grolnick
Performed by James Taylor
Written by Duke Ellington, Mann Curtis (as Emanuel Kurtz), and Irving Mills
Produced and Performed by Billy Joel
Written by Frank Loesser and Hoagy Carmichael
Produced by Jay Landers
Performed by Art Garfunkel
Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Produced and Arranged by Don Grolnick
Performed by James Taylor
Written by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields
Produced by Tim Hauser
Performed by The Manhattan Transfer
Written by Benny Goodman Lionel Hampton, and Edgar De Lange
Arranged by Richard Marx (as Richard H. Marx)
Produced by Jerry Abbott
Performed by Doc’s Rhythm Cats
Written by “Pepper’ Paire Davis’ (as Lavone Pepper Paire Davis)
Arranged by Richard Marx (as Richard H. Marx)
Produced by Jerry Abbott
Performed by The Rockford Peaches
