The Perfect Man

by Perfect Man / O.s.t.

Overview

Though it stars Hilary Duff, The Perfect Man's soundtrack is surprisingly low on teen pop (and Duff doesn't contribute any tracks to it). Instead, most of the album focuses on easygoing adult contemporary pop that has as much, if not more, appeal for Duff's character's mom -- as played by Heather Locklear -- as it does for the teen set. Beth Thornley's "If You Got What You Came For," a feisty, rock-edged pop song, and the propulsive rap of Grits' "Make Room" are the most youthful songs on the album. Though Kaci's "I Will Learn to Love Again" and Sara Overall's "Real Thing" lean toward teen pop, the sweet, sensitive vibe of both these songs makes them fit well with mom-friendly tracks like Howie Day's "Collide" and Kimberley Locke's "Better Than This." Toward the end of the album, The Perfect Man takes a surprising left turn by featuring four live tracks by Styx's Dennis DeYoung, including "Mr. Roboto," "Lady" (which quotes a passage from Ravel's Bolero), and "Best of Times." This choice probably makes more sense within the movie's context, but the DeYoung tracks are jarringly different from everything that came before them on the album. Still, for better or worse, quirky choices like these set The Perfect Man apart from run-of-the-mill romantic comedy soundtracks. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	06/14/2005
Label:	Curb
UPC:	0715187892521

Tracks

1. Collide
2. I Will Learn to Love Again
3. Better Than This
4. Real Life Fairytale
5. Let It Go
6. Real Thing
7. If You Got What You Came For
8. Make Room
9. Mr. Roboto
10. Lady
11. Babe
12. Best of Times

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sara Overall   Primary Artist
Plumb   Primary Artist
Dennis DeYoung   Primary Artist
Kimberley Locke   Primary Artist
Beth Thornley   Primary Artist,Vocals,Keyboards
Howie Day   Primary Artist
Grits   Primary Artist
Jadon Lavik   Primary Artist
Kaci   Primary Artist
Rob Cairns   Guitar,Bass,Drums

Technical Credits

Bryan Stewart   Compilation Producer,Producer
Mike Curb   Compilation Producer,Producer
Kathy Nelson   Compilation Producer
Rob Cairns   Composer,Producer
Billy Gottlieb   Music Supervisor
Cathy Nelson   Producer,Executive
Tiffany Arbuckle-Lee   Composer
Harry Garfield   Executive
Tim James   Producer
Steve Booker   Composer
Andy Dodd   Engineer,Producer
Jadon Lavik   Composer
Adam Watts   Composer,Engineer,Producer
F. Reid Shippen   Mixing
Howie Day   Composer
Dennis DeYoung   Composer,Producer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Krish Sharma   Mixing
Mark Endert   Mixing,Producer
Phil Cohen   Music Business Affairs
Matthew Gerrard   Composer,Producer
Matt Bronleewe   Composer,Producer,Remixing
Beth Thornley   Composer,Songwriter
Youth   Producer
J.R. McNeely   Mixing
Ric Robbins   Composer,Producer
Bridget Benenate   Composer
Otto Price   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Diane Warren   Composer
Grits   Producer
Teron Carter   Composer
Glenn Sweitzer   Package Design
Tom Coyne   Mastering