Goodfellas

• Artist: Original Soundtrack
• Release Date: 1990
• Total Time: 34:11
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

Following in the footsteps of many, the soundtrack for Martin Scorcese's Goodfellas (based on Nicholas Pileggi's Wiseguy) uses period music for definition -- in this case, however, music from the '40s through the early '70s is utilized. The selections themselves are all good -- well chosen and not overused songs that range from "Rags to Riches," sung by Tony Bennett, to "Layla (Piano Exit)" from Derek & the Dominos, passing through "Speedo" from the Cadillacs, "Life Is But a Dream" from the Harptones, "Baby I Love You" from Aretha Franklin (in fine voice here), and "Sunshine of Your Love" from Cream. It's a little on the short side at 38 minutes. Other than that, it's an even dozen songs, from good to great, and particular care seems to have been taken with the remastering -- standouts in that respect are the opening "Rags to Riches," the Franklin and Cream numbers, and Muddy Waters' stomping, snorting rendition of "Mannish Boy." One of the better oldies-oriented film scores. ~ Steven McDonald, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Rags to Riches	Jerry Ross, Richard Adler	Tony Bennett	(2:51)
Sincerely (Lyrics)	Alan Freed, Harvey Fuqua	The Moonglows	(3:08)
Speedoo	Esther Navarro	The Cadillacs	(2:24)
Stardust	Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish	Billy Ward	(3:14)
Look in My Eyes	Richard Barrett, Vinnie Barrett	The Chantels	(2:20)
Life Is But a Dream	Raoul Cita, Hy Weiss	The Harptones	(2:43)
Remember (Walking in the Sand)	Shadow Morton	The Shangri-Las	(2:18)
Baby I Love You (Lyrics)	Ronnie Shannon	Aretha Franklin	(2:38)
Beyond the Sea	Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence	Bobby Darin	(2:55)
Sunshine of Your Love (Lyrics)	Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, Eric Clapton	Cream	(4:13)
Mannish Boy (Lyrics)	Bo Diddley, Mel London, Muddy Waters	Muddy Waters	(5:24)
Layla [Piano Exit]	Jim Gordon, Eric Clapton	Derek & the Dominos	(3:53)

Credits

Tony Bennett (Performer), The Harptones (Performer), Barbara DeFina (Executive Producer), Derek & the Dominos (Producer), Billy Ward (Producer), Leonard Chess (Producer), Ahmet Ertegun (Producer), Felix Pappalardi (Producer), The Moonglows (Performer), Martin Scorsese (Executive Producer), Muddy Waters (Performer), Derek & the Dominos (Arranger), Aretha Franklin (Performer), Phil Chess (Producer), Raoul Cita (Arranger), The Shangri-Las (Performer), Richard Barrett (Producer), Shadow Morton (Producer), Johnny Winter (Producer), The Cadillacs (Performer), The Chantels (Performer), Nesuhi Ertegun (Producer), Hy Weiss (Producer), Tom Dowd (Executive Producer), Derek & the Dominos (Performer), Bobby Darin (Performer), Jerry Wexler (Producer), Cream (Performer), Billy Ward (Performer)