Anchorman: Music from the Motion Picture | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 2004 |
Genre | Rock |
Length | 55:06 [lower-alpha 1] |
Label | Universal, Republic [1] |
Producer | Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Shauna Robertson, Judd Apatow, Avery Lipman, Monte Lipman |
Anchorman: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the 2004 film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy . The album is a compilation of the songs used in the film. Will Ferrell, in character as Ron Burgundy, gives a brief introduction to each song, and can be heard crying throughout "Shannon". [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Legendary Anchor Ron Burgundy Welcomes You to His Album: A Life, A Song" | Ferrell | Will Ferrell (in character as Ron Burgundy) | 1:21 |
2. | "Ride Captain Ride" | Mike Pinera, Frank Konte | Blues Image | 4:08 |
3. | "Sunshine (Go Away Today)" | Edwards | Jonathan Edwards | 2:41 |
4. | "Treat Her Like a Lady" | Eddie Cornelius | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose | 3:21 |
5. | "Groovy Situation" | Russell Lewis, Herman Davis | Gene Chandler | 3:43 |
6. | "Carry On Wayward Son" | Kerry Livgren | Kansas | 5:46 |
7. | "Grazing in the Grass" | Harry Elston, Philemon Hou | The Friends of Distinction | 3:22 |
8. | "Cherry, Cherry" | Diamond | Neil Diamond | 3:10 |
9. | "That Lady" | Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley Jr. | The Isley Brothers | 6:03 |
10. | "Shannon" | Gross | Henry Gross | 4:13 |
11. | "Use Me" | Withers | Bill Withers | 4:00 |
12. | "Help Yourself" | Carlo Donida, Jack Fishman | Tom Jones | 3:06 |
13. | "She's Gone" | Daryl Hall, John Oates | Hall & Oates | 5:16 |
14. | "Afternoon Delight" | Bill Danoff | The Channel 4 News Team (Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, and David Koechner, in character as Ron Burgundy, Brian Fantana, Brick Tamland, and Champ Kind, respectively) | 3:09 |
15. | "Ron Burgundy's Sign Off" | Ferrell | Will Ferrell (in character as Ron Burgundy) | 1:47 |
Total length: | 55:06 |
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