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 Only for a diehard collector February 25, 2008
gassy goon (buffalo, ny)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Another Disney Soundtrack CD with some star names doing rare songs to draw a collector in. I'm not a fan of Disney music, but I had to have the song by Ruth Pointer being a major Pointer Sisters fan. STREETS OF GOLD is really a pretty good song . Same could be said for the Billy Joel song, and the Huey Lewis song isn't bad. But Bette Midler's is a sickeningly sappy piece of Broadway schtick where Bette lays on the sweetness so heavy it made me get my soundtrack to THE ROSE out as an antidote. It's such schmaltz that made me cringe listening to this awfully bad song. Bette even tries to approxmate sound effects during this song " produced " by Barry Manilow. Fittingly, it's followed by a song sung by a young girl, and at least she's of age for such sweet sappy songs. The fantasy world of Disney music isn't my cup of tea.
 Just a Tad Bit Better Than Average. February 10, 2007
tvtv3 (Sorento, IL United States)
When Disney was busy reinventing and rebuilding its animation department in the late 1980s, one of the ideas that the studio had was to cast big name musicians and actors as the lead voices in a major animated picture. It had been done before, but not quite on the same scale. Thus Billy Joel, Bette Midler, and Sheryl Lee Ralph found themselves in the same movie with Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan, Dom DeLuise, Robert Loggia, and a young Joey Lawrence. OLIVER & COMPANY was the first full animated Disney musical in over a decade. The film wasn't as successful as the company had hoped, but it brought enough business in to keep the animation department hopeful and became the pre-cursor of the 1990s Disney animation powerhouse that started with THE LITTLE MERMAID in 1989.
Like the movie itself, the soundtrack to OLIVER & COUNTRY is an album of hits and misses. It includes the first Disney song written by Howard Ahsman, "Once Upon a Time in New York City", sung by Huey Lewis, and the upbeat ditty that has become a Billy Joel standard, "Why Should I Worry." Bette Midler has a divine voice, but her songs on the album are nothing extraordinary and the instrumental pieces are basically run of the mill.
The album is worth owning for "Once Upon a Time in New York City" and "Why Should I Worry". It's also a good album for your collection if you're a huge Disney fan because of OLIVER & COMPANY's place in Disney history. It's the movie that was the interlude between financial recovery and smashing box office success.
 Good memories, great soundtrack January 17, 2006
A. Toro (Illinois)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Okay, I must admit that I was somewhat obsessed with this soundtrack when I was a kid. I actually owned the original soundtrack on tape, and I listened to it so much that I wore the tape out and had to buy a new one. The songs are hip, fun, and just generally enjoyable. Plus, this was one of the first Disney films to use an all-star singing cast, including great performances by Billy Joel, Huey Lewis, and Bette Midler. The songs on this soundtrack still hold a special place in my heart, especially "Why Should I Worry." Check it out! I guarantee if you're a Disney fan, you'll enjoy it.
Billy Joel! September 13, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Catchy songs by great artists. Streets of Gold, Once upon A Time (In New York City, and Why Should I Worry are definetly the best. Perfect for dancing around the house or even spring cleaning!
 Cheesy as cheeder August 21, 2005
LITTLE RICH KID (UNKNOWN)
1 out of 46 found this review helpful
This cd blows, Its silly and kiddy, Plus they got Billy Joel here. Were is RUN-DMC or Neil Young. cuz that would have rocked
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