Music Review

The Family Man (London-Sire) (2012)

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Lead Performance: Various Artists; Genre: Soundtracks

''You Stole My Bell'' is Elvis Costello's most disappointing soundtrack contribution since his theme for Party Party; it's as if he wanted to pen a more accessible than usual ballad, then left it sounding like a demo. A more effectively mawkish appeal to romanticism-in-flux comes with Seal's ''This Could Be Heaven.'' Mostly, though, this is an oldies set, ranging from the sublime (the Delfonics' ''La-La Means I Love You'') to the ridiculous (Mr. Big's ''To Be With You''? Is the Japanese market that important?) to the sublimely ridiculous (Mocedades' ''Eres Tu'').

Originally posted Jan 12, 2001 Published in issue #577 Jan 12, 2001 Order article reprints

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