A League of Their Own

Overview

Various Columbia Records-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 Taylor performs "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.) ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	05/09/2025
UPC:	0720258552006

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hans Zimmer   Primary Artist
Carole King   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
James Taylor   Primary Artist,Vocals
Billy Joel   Primary Artist,Vocals
Doc's Rhythm Cats   Primary Artist
The Rockford Peaches   Primary Artist
Art Garfunkel   Primary Artist
The Manhattan Transfer   Primary Artist
Adam Abeshouse   Violin
Dimitrie Leivici   Violin
Ronald Carbone   Viola
Jeff Jacobs   Piano
Mayuki Fukuhara   Violin
Kurt McGettrick   Sax (Baritone)
Rebecca Barr   Violin
Fritz Krakowski   Violin
Rick Babtist   Trumpet
Anca Nicolau   Violin
Darryl Kubian   Violin
Louise Schulman   Viola
John Clayton   Bass
Lou Levy   Piano
David Spinozza   Guitar
Jay Leonhart   Bass
John Humphrey   Bass
John Rotella   Sax (Tenor)
Schuyler Deale   Bass
Mark O'Connor   Violin
Jack Redmond   Trombone
Jerry Angel   Drums
Rozlyne Clarke   Cello
Marshall Royal   Sax (Alto)
Rick Baptist   Trumpet
Rudy Guess   Guitar
Bob Winiker   Trumpet
Kathleen Lenski   Violin
Eugene J. Moye   Cello
Lon Price   Saxophone
Jay Migliori   Sax (Tenor)
Dennis Budimir   Guitar
Liberty DeVitto   Drums
Jim Pugh   Trombone
Ray Reed   Sax (Alto)
Ben Hudson   Violin
Jack Sheldon   Trumpet
Ralph Humphrey   Drums
Tommy Byrnes   Guitar
Dick Hyde   Trombone
John Wittenberg   Violin
Eriko Sato   Violin
Karl Kawahara   Violin
Alan Kaplan   Trombone
Phil Ayling   Cor Anglais
George Graham   Trumpet
James Kanter   Clarinet
Snooky Young   Trumpet
Shirley Walker   Conductor
Robbie Kondor   Synthesizer
Don Roberts   Sax (Baritone)
Chuck Findley   Trumpet
Chris Boardman   Piano
Ronald Zito   Drums
Michael Lane   Piano
Myron Lutzke   Cello
Maureen Gallagher   Viola
Mitsuru Tsubota   Violin
Robin Bushman   Violin
Mark OConner   Violin
Christina Sunnerstam-Hudson   Violin
Robert Shaw   Violin
Mike Lane   Piano
Ron Lawrence   Viola
Daire Fitzgerald   Cello
Don Grolnick   Piano

Technical Credits

Bruce Fowler   Orchestration
Manny Kurtz   Composer
Hans Zimmer   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Performer
Ivy Skoff   Production Coordination
Jerry Abbott   Producer
Penny Marshall   Executive Producer
Chris Albert   Assistant Engineer
Nicholas Golfar   Production Coordination
Christopher Ward   Composer's Assistant
Don Grolnick   Producer,Arranger
Benny Goodman   Composer
Carole King   Composer,Producer,Performer
Janis Siegel   Vocal Arrangement
James Taylor   Performer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Dick Hyman   Arranger
Denver Darling   Composer
Jay Rifkin   Mixing,Producer
Jay Landers   Producer,Executive Producer
John Siket   Engineer
Louis Jordan   Composer
Vaughn Horton   Composer
Ross Pallone   Engineer,Remixing
Richard Marx   Arranger
Rudy Guess   Producer
Katherine Miller   Mixing Assistant
Michael Stevens   Mixing Assistant
Matthew "Boomer" La Monica   Assistant Engineer
Malcolm Pollack   Engineer,Mixing
The Manhattan Transfer   Performer
David Schiffman   Mixing Assistant
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Jay Healy   Mixing,Engineer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Lionel Hampton   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Larry Mah   Engineer
Doc's Rhythm Cats   Performer
Milt Gabler   Composer
Art Garfunkel   Performer
Tim Hauser   Producer
Tom Hardisty   Assistant Engineer
Armin Steiner   Engineer
Alan Paul   Vocal Arrangement
Frank Loesser   Composer
Sid Robin   Composer
Sydney Robin   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Irving Mills   Composer
Billy Joel   Producer,Performer
Billy Rose   Composer
Chris Boardman   Arranger
Elliot Abbott   Executive Producer
Bill Zampino   Production Coordination
Laura Perlman   Editing
Tanya McGinnis   Assistant Engineer
James Farber   Engineer