THE BODYGUARD
Rating: 
Original Review: This is the dilemma that soundtrack fans sometimes have: You go see a film, you like the music and want to buy the soundtrack, so you go to your local record store and find out that all the soundtrack has is three minutes of score tagged on at the end of a compilation of pop songs. So do you spend £15 on three minutes of score, or wait and hope that somebody re-records it on a compilation? This was the problem with The Bodyguard, as it was with last year's Phenomenon, Tin Cup, the list goes on and on. So was it worth it? In this case yes - Alan Silvestri's Theme from The Bodyguard is only 2:34 long, but it is a lovely, moody, sexy piece. The rest of the album is pretty good too, if you happen to be a Whitney Houston fan, with a lot of her songs included - the best being the gorgeous ballad "I Will Always Love You" and the storming rock track "Queen of the Night". If I may proffer a word of advice to album producers: when you release a soundtrack, think of the score lovers too - and if you can't include more than two minutes of score on the album, why not wait and release a collection of scores - that way the song lovers and score lovers would be satisfied.
Track Listing:
- I Will Always Love You (written by Dolly Parton, performed by Whitney Houston) (4:31)
- I Have Nothing (written by David Foster and Linda Thompson, performed by Whitney Houston) (4:48)
- I'm Every Woman (written by Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, performed by Whitney Houston) (4:45)
- Run To You (written by Allan Rich and Jud J. Friedman, performed by Whitney Houston) (4:22)
- Queen of the Night (written by Whitney Houston, L.A. Reid, Babyface and Daryl Simmons, performed by Whitney Houston) (3:08)
- Jesus Loves Me! (written by Anna B. Warner and William B. Bradbury, performed by Whitney Houston) (5:11)
- Even If My Heart Would Break (written by Franne Golde and Adrian Gurvitz, performed by Kenny G and Aaron Neville) (4:58)
- Someday I'm Coming Back (written by Lisa Stansfield, Andy Morris and Ian Devaney, performed by Lisa Stansfield) (4:57)
- It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day (written by Bill Withers, Skip Scarborough, Robert Clivilles, Davis Cole. Tommy Never and Michelle Visage, performed by The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.) (4:47)
- What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding (written by Nick Lowe, performed by Curtis Stigers) (4:04)
- Waiting For You (written and performed by Kenny G) (4:54)
- Trust In Me (written by Charlie Midnight, Marc Swersky and Francesca Beghe, performed by Joe Cocker featuring Sass Jordan) (4:12)
- Theme from The Bodyguard (2:40)
Running Time: 57 minutes 44 seconds
Arista 07822-18699-2 (1991)
Music composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri. Orchestrations by William Ross. Trumpet solo performed by Gary Grant. Recorded and mixed by Dennis Sands. Score produced by Alan Silvestri. Album produced by Clive Davis and Whitney Houston.
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