I Am Sam (soundtrack)

I Am Sam
Soundtrack album (Beatles tribute album)by Various Artists
Released	January 8, 2002
Recorded	November 2001
Genre	Rock
Length	55:03
Label	V2 Records
Producer	Mitch Rotter, Rob Schnapf

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Pitchfork	3.7/10 link

I Am Sam is the soundtrack to the 2001 film I Am Sam . ^[1] It was released on January 8, 2002, by V2 Records (see 2002 in music). The album contents are made up entirely of cover versions of songs by the Beatles, although it was originally intended to consist of the group's original recordings. When producers were unable to obtain the rights to the original tracks, they commissioned the artists featured on the album to record the versions released.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney.

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Two of Us"	Aimee Mann and Michael Penn	3:30
2.	"Blackbird"	Sarah McLachlan	2:21
3.	"Across the Universe"	Rufus Wainwright	4:08
4.	"I'm Looking Through You"	The Wallflowers	2:39
5.	"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"	Eddie Vedder	2:09
6.	"Strawberry Fields Forever"	Ben Harper	4:26
7.	"Mother Nature's Son"	Sheryl Crow	2:42
8.	"Golden Slumbers"	Ben Folds	1:41
9.	"I'm Only Sleeping"	The Vines	3:05
10.	"Don't Let Me Down"	Stereophonics	4:08
11.	"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"	the Black Crowes	3:50
12.	"Julia"	Chocolate Genius	4:34
13.	"We Can Work It Out"	Heather Nova	2:15
14.	"Help!"	Howie Day	3:33
15.	"Nowhere Man"	Paul Westerberg	3:29
16.	"Revolution"	Grandaddy	3:02
17.	"Let It Be"	Nick Cave	3:30

European bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
18.	"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"	Lennon–McCartney	Aimee Mann	3:41
19.	"Two of Us"	Lennon–McCartney	Neil Finn and Liam Finn	3:16
20.	"Here Comes the Sun"	George Harrison	Nick Cave	3:00

Korean bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
18.	"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"	Lennon–McCartney	Aimee Mann	3:41
19.	"Two of Us"	Lennon–McCartney	Neil Finn and Liam Finn	3:16

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
18.	"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"	Lennon–McCartney	Aimee Mann	3:41
19.	"Two of Us"	Lennon–McCartney	Neil Finn and Liam Finn	3:16
20.	"If I Needed Someone"	George Harrison	Tica	2:52

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 8 Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) [3] 9 French Albums (SNEP) [4] 82 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 99 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [6] 39 US Billboard 200 [7] 20 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [8] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for I Am Sam Chart (2002) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 48 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [10] 48 Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [11] 12 US Billboard 200 [12] 101 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [13] 5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [14]	Gold	35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [15]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [16]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• All This and World War II
• This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul
• Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (soundtrack)

References

1. "New Soundtrack = All-star Beatles Covers" ^{[ usurped ]}. Chart Attack, November 7, 2001
2. "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – I Am Sam". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
3. "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of February 23, 2002". Billboard . Retrieved November 15, 2023.
4. "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack – I Am Sam". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – I Am Sam" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
6. "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – I Am Sam". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
7. "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
8. "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
9. "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2002". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
10. "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam! . Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
11. "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam! . Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
12. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
13. "2002 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 52. December 28, 2002. p. YE-96. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
14. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved December 27, 2021.
15. "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – I Am Sam - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Music Canada . Retrieved November 25, 2022.
16. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – I Am Sam". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 28, 2022.