City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture
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City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album
for the film City of Angels, released by Warner Bros. Records
on March 31, 1998 (see 1998 in music
).
albums chart in early June and remained there for three non-consecutive weeks. It was the seventh-best-selling album of 1998 in the U.S. and the second-best-selling soundtrack album, with 3.5 million copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan
. The RIAA certified
it five times platinum in February 1999, and it peaked at number three on the Canadian Albums Chart.
Its two singles, the Goo Goo Dolls
' "Iris" and Alanis Morissette
's "Uninvited
", were released to U.S. radio in March and were still receiving substantial radio airplay by the following August. An internet and radio leak of "Uninvited" in early March forced Warner Bros. to release the entire soundtrack to radio before it became available in stores. According to a publicity manager for Warner Music Canada, the measure was "an inconvenience" taken to stop radio stations from playing low-quality versions of the song downloaded from the internet.
"Iris" reached number one on Billboard
s Modern Rock Tracks
, Top 40 Mainstream and Adult Top 40 charts in the U.S., and it spent a record amount of time atop the Hot 100 Airplay
chart. "Uninvited" reached number one on the Top 40 Mainstream and peaked inside the top five on the Adult Top 40.
Yahoo! Music
's Craig Rosen, who called the album "a stroke of marketing genius", speculated that executive producer Rob Cavallo, who was head of Morissette and the Goo Goo Dolls' management firm, "was instrumental in making sure the soundtrack provided a nice set-up for the forthcoming Morissette and Goo Goo Dolls albums [Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie and Dizzy Up the Girl
, respectively] ... Record executives and managers love big hits from soundtracks, especially when they dovetail into a new release by one of their artists. That's the case with both Morissette and the Goo Goo Dolls and it's not a mere coincidence." Bob Bell, a new release buyer for the Wherehouse Entertainment chain of stores in Torrance, California
, said the marketing of the album was "amazing" and attributed its early strong sales to "Uninvited". He said of the Goo Goo Dolls that the soundtrack "helped to re-establish them ... [it] brought them back into our minds". Robert Scally wrote of "Uninvited", "Placing exclusives on soundtracks ... has been a successful tactic for creating a buzz around the album while highlighting the musical artist".
Soundtrack album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...
for the film City of Angels, released by Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
on March 31, 1998 (see 1998 in music
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
).
Release history
The album reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
albums chart in early June and remained there for three non-consecutive weeks. It was the seventh-best-selling album of 1998 in the U.S. and the second-best-selling soundtrack album, with 3.5 million copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
. The RIAA certified
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
it five times platinum in February 1999, and it peaked at number three on the Canadian Albums Chart.
Its two singles, the Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
' "Iris" and Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
's "Uninvited
Uninvited (song)
In October 2007, a new Freemasons electro/house version was released, featuring a vocal by Bailey Tzuke. This version is shorter than their earlier mix and arranged in a more radio-friendly way....
", were released to U.S. radio in March and were still receiving substantial radio airplay by the following August. An internet and radio leak of "Uninvited" in early March forced Warner Bros. to release the entire soundtrack to radio before it became available in stores. According to a publicity manager for Warner Music Canada, the measure was "an inconvenience" taken to stop radio stations from playing low-quality versions of the song downloaded from the internet.
"Iris" reached number one on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Modern Rock Tracks
Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...
, Top 40 Mainstream and Adult Top 40 charts in the U.S., and it spent a record amount of time atop the Hot 100 Airplay
Hot 100 Airplay
The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard...
chart. "Uninvited" reached number one on the Top 40 Mainstream and peaked inside the top five on the Adult Top 40.
Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music, owned by Yahoo!, is the provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming...
's Craig Rosen, who called the album "a stroke of marketing genius", speculated that executive producer Rob Cavallo, who was head of Morissette and the Goo Goo Dolls' management firm, "was instrumental in making sure the soundtrack provided a nice set-up for the forthcoming Morissette and Goo Goo Dolls albums [Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie and Dizzy Up the Girl
Dizzy Up the Girl
Dizzy Up the Girl is the sixth album by Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1998.-History:In most parts of the world, Dizzy Up the Girl is the Goo Goo Dolls' most successful album to date, selling over 3 million copies...
, respectively] ... Record executives and managers love big hits from soundtracks, especially when they dovetail into a new release by one of their artists. That's the case with both Morissette and the Goo Goo Dolls and it's not a mere coincidence." Bob Bell, a new release buyer for the Wherehouse Entertainment chain of stores in Torrance, California
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
, said the marketing of the album was "amazing" and attributed its early strong sales to "Uninvited". He said of the Goo Goo Dolls that the soundtrack "helped to re-establish them ... [it] brought them back into our minds". Robert Scally wrote of "Uninvited", "Placing exclusives on soundtracks ... has been a successful tactic for creating a buzz around the album while highlighting the musical artist".
Track listing
- "If God Will Send His AngelsIf God Will Send His Angels"If God Will Send His Angels" is the fifth single from U2's 1997 album, Pop, released on 8 December 1997. It was also featured on the City of Angels soundtrack.-Track listings:...
" by U2U2U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
– 4:31 - "UninvitedUninvited (song)In October 2007, a new Freemasons electro/house version was released, featuring a vocal by Bailey Tzuke. This version is shorter than their earlier mix and arranged in a more radio-friendly way....
" by Alanis MorissetteAlanis MorissetteAlanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
– 4:34 - "Red HouseRed House (song)"Red House" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and originally recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1966. The song, a slow twelve-bar blues, "is one of the most traditional in sound and form of all his official recordings". It was developed during his pre-Experience days while Hendrix was...
" by Jimi HendrixJimi HendrixJames Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
– 3:49 - "Feelin' Love" by Paula ColePaula ColePaula Cole is an American singer/songwriter. Her single "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, and the following year she won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.-Early life:...
– 5:37 - "Mama, You Got A Daughter" by John Lee HookerJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark...
– 3:41 - "AngelAngel (Sarah McLachlan song)"Angel" is a song by Sarah McLachlan that originally appeared on her 1997 album Surfacing. As McLachlan explained on VH1 Storytellers, the song is about the Smashing Pumpkins touring keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin, who overdosed on heroin and died in 1996."Angel" was McLachlan's second top 5 hits...
" by Sarah McLachlanSarah McLachlanSarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
– 4:29 - "Iris" by the Goo Goo DollsGoo Goo DollsThe Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
– 4:50 - "I Grieve" by Peter GabrielPeter GabrielPeter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
– 8:09 - "I Know" by JudeJude (singer)Jude , is an American singer and songwriter. His music ranges from acoustic to pop, featuring poetic lyrics, Beatles-esque melodies, and memorable vocals.-History:...
– 4:34 - "Further On Up The RoadFarther Up the Road"Farther Up the Road" or "Further on Up the Road" is a blues song first recorded in 1957 by Bobby "Blue" Bland. The song became Bland's first record chart success and one of his best-known songs...
" by Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonEric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
– 7:26 - "Angel Falls" (Gabriel YaredGabriel YaredGabriel Yared is a Lebanese composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema.Born in Beirut, Lebanon, his work in France included the scores for Betty Blue and Camille Claudel. He later began working on English language films, particularly those directed by Anthony Minghella...
) – 4:54 - "Unfeeling Kiss" (Gabriel Yared) – 3:42
- "Spreading Wings" (Gabriel Yared) – 4:25
- "City Of Angels" (Gabriel Yared) – 7:07
Personnel
- Howie B – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- James Barton – Mixing
- John Bell – Orchestration
- Dario Rossetti Bonell – Guitar (Acoustic)
- Carlos Bonnell – Guitar (Acoustic)
- Danny Bramson – Producer, Music Supervisor
- Francis Buckley – Engineer
- Greg Burns – Second Engineer
- David Campbell – String Arrangements
- Rob CavalloRob CavalloRob Cavallo is a record producer and A&R, most famous for signing and producing Green Day. He is currently Chairman of Warner Bros. Records.- History :...
– Guitar (Acoustic), Producer - Chas Chandler – Producer
- Chris Chaney – Bass
- Dickie Chappell – Programming, Engineer
- Jude Christodal – Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
- Jason Cienkus – Soundtrack Coordination
- Eric ClaptonEric ClaptonEric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
– Performer - Paula Cole – Producer, Performer
- Alan Coleman – Assistant Engineer
- Katherine Delaney – Design
- Tom Dowd – Producer
- Flood – Producer
- Meabh Flynn – Assistant Engineer
- Peter GabrielPeter GabrielPeter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
– Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Sampling, Performer - Ben Georgiades – Engineer
- The Goo Goo Dolls – Producer, Performer
- Keith Grant – Engineer
- Steve Griffen – Engineer, Associate Producer
- Isobel Griffiths – Orchestra Contractor
- Steve Hall – Mastering
- Chris Haynes – Second Engineer
- Jimi HendrixJimi HendrixJames Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
– Performer - Ben Hillier – Mixing Assistant
- John Lee Hooker – Performer
- Paul Hulme – Engineer
- Alan Jenkins – Programming
- Jude – Performer
- Manu Katche – Drums
- Paul Kimble – Chamberlin
- Rob Kirwan – Assistant Engineer
- Carys Lane – Vocals
- Nick Lashley – Guitar (Acoustic)
- Dave Lawson – Programming
- Tony Levin – Bass
- Jolie Levine-Aller – Project Coordinator
- Brian MacLeod – Drums
- Pat Magnarella – Executive Producer
- Clif Magness – Guitar (Electric), Producer
- Dominique Mahut – Percussion
- Mike Malinin – Percussion, Drums
- Pierre Marchand – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Conal Markey – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
- Sarah McLachlan – Performer
- Metro Voices – Choir, Chorus
- Alanis Morissette – Vocals, Producer, Performer
- Roger Moutenot – Engineer, Mixing
- Jamie Muhoberac – Piano, Keyboards
- Gary Novak – Percussion, Drums
- Jennie O'Grady – Director
- Steve Osborne – Producer, Mixing
- Matt Palmer – Assistant Engineer
- Tim Pierce – Mandolin
- Damir Prcic – Chamberlin
- Jack Joseph PuigJack Joseph PuigJack Joseph Puig is a Grammy Award-winning music engineer and producer with a long track record of successful productions, including the mid-1990s production of Tonic. Puig also worked with Hole, Jellyfish, The Black Crowes, John Mayer, Weezer, Fiona Apple, Green Day, The Counting Crows, No Doubt,...
– Mixing - Harry Rabinowitz – Conductor
- David Rhodes – Guitar
- Carmen Rizzo – Programming
- Georges Rodi – Programming
- Charles Roven – Executive Producer
- Johnny RzeznikJohnny RzeznikJohn Joseph Theodore Rzeznik , also known as Johnny Rzeznik, is an American songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and producer...
– Guitar, Vocals - Rafa Sardina – Second Engineer
- Bill Sewell – Bass (Upright)
- Allen Sides – Engineer, Mixing
- Kenneth Sillito – Violin, Leader
- Mark "Spike" Stent – Engineer, Mixing
- Alex Swift – Programming
- Robby Takac – Bass
- U2U2U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
– Performer - Scott Welch – Executive Producer
- Kirsty Whalley – Programming
- Will White – Percussion
- Rolf Wilson – Violin, Leader
- Nick Wollage – Assistant Engineer
- Gabriel Yared – Producer, Orchestration
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Albums Chart |
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End of decade charts
| Chart (1990-1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 49 |