Singles, Soundtrack
Various ArtistsSINGLES.
Cameron Crowe's Singles soundtrack captured Seattle rock at a moment when the scene was moving from regional culture to the center of mainstream music.
Album artwork shown for commentary and historical reference. Image source: Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz.
SEVEN THINGS
WORTH KNOWING.
Recording stories, personnel, physical details and numbers worth keeping with the record.
The original Singles soundtrack contains 13 tracks and was released in 1992.
Alice in Chains opens the album with "Would?," a song that later also appeared on Dirt.
Pearl Jam contributes two tracks, "Breath" and "State of Love and Trust."
Chris Cornell appears solo with "Seasons."
Paul Westerberg contributes both "Dyslexic Heart" and "Waiting for Somebody."
Soundgarden appears with "Birth Ritual," while Screaming Trees contributes "Nearly Lost You."
The Smashing Pumpkins close the original soundtrack with "Drown."
WHY THIS
ALBUM MATTERS.
Singles became more than a movie souvenir because the track list documents a specific musical community just as that community was becoming globally visible.
THE
NUMBERS.
TRACKS
The original soundtrack contains thirteen selections.
PEARL JAM TRACKS
Breath and State of Love and Trust both appear.
RELEASE
The soundtrack arrived during Seattle rock's mainstream breakthrough.
THE
PHYSICAL OBJECT.
The soundtrack package uses the movie's branding, but the artist list turned the CD itself into a standalone document of early-1990s alternative rock.
RESEARCH SOURCES
Facts are checked against official artist archives, release databases, recording credits and established archival sources before publication.
KEEP
DIGGING.
More recording stories, strange credits, cover art, chart numbers and details hiding inside the records.