^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Michael Anderson, Doug Day, Geoff Robinson, and Tracy Simmons CornellĮddie Vedder, Mike McCready, and Jeff AmentĬitizen Dick (Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament)Ĭhris Cornell, Matthew D. A group of twenty-something friends search for love and success in grunge-era Seattle. " The Battle of Evermore" (live Led Zeppelin cover)Īndrew Wood, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Gregory Gilmore, and Bruce Fairweather With Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, Sheila Kelley. 19 on Rolling Stone's "50 Greatest Grunge Albums" list.
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According to Steve Huey of AllMusic, " Singles helped crystallize the idea of the 'Seattle scene' in the mainstream public's mind, and it was also one of the first big-selling '90s movie soundtracks (it went platinum and reached the Top Ten) to feature largely new work from contemporary 's a milestone in the breakthrough of alternative rock into mainstream popular culture, neatly and effectively packaging the Seattle phenomenon for the wider national consciousness." The soundtrack is considered to have helped open the door to the explosive popularity of Seattle grunge in the early 1990s. Other songs used in the movie but not included in either edition of its soundtrack are: "Three Days" by Jane's Addiction, "Little Girl" by Muddy Waters, "Dig For Fire" by the Pixies, " Radio Song" by R.E.M., "Blue Train" by John Coltrane, "Family Affair" by Sly & The Family Stone, "She Sells Sanctuary" by The Cult, and "Jinx" by Tad. It marks the first commercial release of “Touch Me I’m Dick” as part of the soundtrack. Also included is “ Touch Me I’m Dick” by Matt Dillon’s fictional band in the film, Citizen Dick, featuring Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, and Jeff Ament. It includes 18 bonus tracks in addition to the original 13-song soundtrack, as well as demos, instrumentals, new liner notes and track-by-track descriptions by Cameron Crowe, and live recordings from Paul Westerberg, Alice in Chains, and Mudhoney. The reissue features new mastering and a bonus disc of previously unreleased material, including rare Cornell recordings. The soundtrack was reissued in a 2×CD and 2×LP edition on May 19, 2017, coincidentally one day after the death of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, whose music is featured prominently on the soundtrack and who has a cameo in the film, although the release date had been announced in January. Between the lovely, stormy rock of Screaming Trees’ Nearly Lost You and the snotty self-portraiture of Mudhoney’s Overblown, Crowe shows grunge’s diversity, while cuts from Hendrix and Heart nod to Seattle’s. The album has been certified two times platinum by the RIAA in the United States. Director Cameron Crowe’s Singles soundtrack plays more like a mixtape than a static assortment. It also features contributions from Minneapolis' Paul Westerberg (his first solo material after the breakup of The Replacements), Chicago's The Smashing Pumpkins, and past Seattle artists Jimi Hendrix and The Lovemongers ( Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, the latter of whom was the wife of the film's director Cameron Crowe at the time). Singles is the original soundtrack album to the 1992 film Singles, primarily focused on the ascendant Seattle grunge scene of the early 1990s.