Since the reunion of Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in Runaway Bride was designed to be a crowd-pleasing romantic comedy, it isn't surprising that its accompanying soundtrack was also a crowd-pleaser, with a little bit of something to please everybody. It is somewhat surprising that an album that tackles so many different styles -- alternative pop/rock, new wave, singer/songwriters, contemporary country, R&B, cool jazz, urban soul, and Latin pop all sit side-by-side on the album -- actually works. Maybe that's because every song on the album fits the theme of the skittish bride, who has run from the altar many times before and finally finds love. Whether it's a cover, an oldie, or a new tune, it all ties back to the romance theme. Like most big-budget soundtracks, there are a few new tunes that fall flat, but since Diane Warren and Desmond Child are behind new tunes by Eric Clapton and Hall & Oates, respectively, it's actually stronger than the average soundtrack of its ilk. It has a consistent tone and mood, which is only broken by Billy Joel's pounding cover of Lloyd Price's "Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?" -- an uptempo rocker that finds the piano man straining to sound as vigorous as he did on "Easy Money" (and it's fun to hear him try). All in all, Runaway Bride is hardly a major album, not even reaching the standards of Pretty Woman, but it should please fans of the film. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
David Swope (?), Tony Castle (Engineer), Shawn Colvin (Performer), Dixie Chicks (Performer), John Guess (Mixing), Neil Kernon (Engineer), Bill Molina (Engineer), Dave Deviller (Producer), Hall & Oates (Performer), Karlin (Producer), Bernie Grundman (Mastering), Mick Guzauski (Mixing), Debbie Patton (Producer), Jules Gondar (Engineer), Human Nature (Performer), John Oates (Performer), Darrell Thorp (Assistant Engineer), Neil Kernon (Producer), Elliott Blakey (Mixing Assistant), Sean Hosein (Producer), Karlin (Arranger), Soulshock (Mixing), Brian Eno (Producer), Martina McBride (Performer), Dave Deviller (Arranger), Blake Chancey (Producer), David Tickle (Producer), Martina McBride (Producer), John Oates (Producer), Billy Joel (Performer), Greg Fogie (Mixing Assistant), Mark Martin (Engineer), Chris Lord-Alge (Mixing), Allen Sides (Engineer), Sean Hosein (Programming), Evan & Jaron (Performer), Craig Lozowick (Engineer), Don DeVito (Producer), Peta Scriba (Assistant Engineer), Erik Hellerman (Assistant Engineer), Eric Clapton (Performer), Miles Davis (Performer), David Thoener (Engineer), Desmond Child (Producer), CoCo Lee (Performer), David Campbell (Conductor), Brian Vibberts (Assistant Engineer), Daryl Hall (Performer), Marc Anthony (Performer), Tom Bender (Assistant Engineer), George Massenburg (Engineer), Greg Curtis (Programming), Soulshock (Arranger), Blumpy (Programming), Lior Goldenberg (Assistant Engineer), Patrick Murphy (Mixing Assistant), Dave Deviller (Programming), Kathy Nelson (Producer), Jeremy Lubbock (Conductor), Mike Shipley (Mixing), Nathaniel Kunkel (Engineer), John Kalodner (Producer), Patrick Leonard (Producer), Sean Hosein (Arranger), Allure (Performer), Glen Brunman (Producer), Clarke Schleicher (Mixing), Flood (Engineer), Hugh Padgham (Mixing), Jeremy Lubbock (String Arrangements), Corey Rooney (Producer), Nathan Malki (Engineer), Daniel Lanois (Producer), U2 (Performer), Manny Marroquin (Mixing), Paul Worley (Producer), Kathy Nelson (Music Supervisor), Martin Pradler (Engineer), Billy Sherrill (Engineer), Kenny Loggins (Performer), Barry Harris (Assistant Engineer), Andy Manganello (Assistant Engineer), David Campbell (String Arrangements), Rob Williams (Engineer), Clarke Schleicher (Engineer), David Tickle (Engineer), Ross Hogarth (Engineer), Daryl Hall (Producer), Chris Rowe (Engineer), Tony Castle (Assistant Engineer), Billy Joel (Vocals), Daniel Lanois (Mixing), Peter Asher (Producer), Rob Cavallo (Producer), Soulshock (Producer)
