Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: John Powell, Baha Men, Hot Chocolate, Aretha Franklin, COLONY, Better Than Ezra, Four Tops, Smash Mouth Title: Rat Race Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 1 Label: Beyond Original Release Date: 10/4/2004 Release Date: 10/4/2004 Album Type: Soundtrack, Import Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Pop, R&B, Soundtracks Styles: Comedy & Spoken Word, Dance Pop, Soul Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 639857820921 |
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Jerry Zucker's remake of the 1963 Cinerama lunacyfest It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World has a fast-paced loopiness that's hard to resist. Given that ethos, Rat Race's sunny collection of recent hit-makers (Baha Men, Smash Mo... more »     |
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Amazon.com Jerry Zucker's remake of the 1963 Cinerama lunacyfest It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World has a fast-paced loopiness that's hard to resist. Given that ethos, Rat Race's sunny collection of recent hit-makers (Baha Men, Smash Mouth) and pop warhorses (Aretha Franklin, Hot Chocolate, the Four Tops) seems a good, if not exactly groundbreaking, fit. And if the Baha Men's title track (also represented in a decidedly silly mix with full choir) only reinforces their reputation as one-hit wonders, that hit (the by-now ubiquitous "Who Let the Dogs Out") also makes its first film appearance since its legendary debut in The Rugrats in Paris. Smash Mouth's good-natured modern poke at stardom, "All Star," gets treated to a more rhythmically complex remake, while Colony and Better Than Ezra join the relative weightlessness with the inviting "Happy" and "I Do," respectively. John Powell's colorful, humorous score is also represented in a brief suite. - Jerry McCulley Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsFun, light pop in a small package skedaddle | CA USA | 09/14/2001 (4 out of 5 stars) "A great soundtrack for an entertaining movie. Rat Race features the title track from Baha Men (including an amusing choral version), plus "Who Let The Dogs Out?", the inevitably overplayed but still excellent "All Star" by Smashmouth, and a nice clip from the John Powell score. Some of the tracks are mild duds, such as Colony's kinda fun but ultimately wan "Happy", but these only somewhat dull moments are offset by otherwise excellent stuff like Hot Chocolate's lecherously fun "You Sexy Thing". Watch for "America Rocks" by the Hatch-Penny Band as unbilled track 11!" It's fun! The World Pilot | Fairbanks, AK United States | 04/30/2002 (3 out of 5 stars) "Here's a fun little CD! Enjoyed both versions of the title song "Rat Race", as well as "Who Let the Dogs Out?" [those filthy flea-infested mongrels]. Yep, there's an unannounced 11th track though, "America Rocks", which in the wake of the tragedy of September 11, 2001 seems to this licensed pilot to be rather a downer to be included with the rest of this goofy, fun compilation."
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