Sound City: Real to Reel

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Sound City: Real to Reel
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Soundtrack album by
various artists (Sound City Players)
ReleasedMarch 12, 2013 (2013-03-12)
RecordedNovember 2–3, 2011
StudioStudio 606 West
(Northridge, Los Angeles, California)
Genre Rock
Length55:31
Label Roswell/RCA
Producer Butch Vig
Singles from Sound City: Real to Reel
  1. "Cut Me Some Slack"
    Released: December 14, 2012
  2. "From Can to Can't"
    Released: January 15, 2013 [1]
  3. "You Can't Fix This"
    Released: February 15, 2013
  4. "Mantra"
    Released: March 12, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 65/100 [2]
Review scores
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About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The A.V. Club C+ [6]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Filter 64/100 [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Pitchfork 5.3/10 [10]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin 6/10 [12]

Sound City: Real to Reel is the soundtrack of the documentary film Sound City and the only studio album by the Dave Grohl-led supergroup Sound City Players. It was officially released on March 12, 2013. Grohl is the only musician to perform on all tracks, with various other musicians performing on each track.

Contents

The soundtrack received two Grammy Awards: Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and Best Rock Song (for "Cut Me Some Slack").

Track listing

Track listing
No.TitlePerformersLength
1."Heaven and All"5:27
2."Time Slowing Down"5:58
3."You Can't Fix This"5:56
4."The Man That Never Was"3:24
5."Your Wife Is Calling"
3:20
6."From Can to Can't"4:50
7."Centipede"
5:10
8."A Trick With No Sleeve"
  • Johannes
  • Grohl
  • Homme
4:55
9."Cut Me Some Slack"4:38
10."If I Were Me"4:10
11."Mantra"
7:43
Total length:55:31

Personnel

Performance

as composer and primary artist

Technical

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Sound City: Real to Reel
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [35] Platinum15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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