This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
This soundtrack for the Julia Roberts–Hugh Grant smoochfest bills itself as “the most romantic soundtrack of the summer.” Translation: Sappy ballads and plenty of ’em.
Having said that, you have to admit that scattered among the dross — Boyzone, 98°, a Shania Twain remix — are some flecks of gold: Elvis Costello’s tender reading of Charles Aznavour’s She, Bill Withers’ Ain’t No Sunshine, Al Green’s How Can You Mend A Broken Heart and Spencer Davis’s Gimme Some Lovin.’ Program your CD player right and you have half a good album.
