Reviews
Ranked #99 in EW's "100 Best Movie Soundtracks" - "...Easy listening for the 3 am closing time of your soul...", "Sublime....Woozily Re-Imagines the Hollywood Musical's Golden Age As a Romantic Noir Nirvana.", 5 stars out of 5 - "It's the best thing Waits has ever done....Beyond all doubt the most integral and affecting soundtrack of the last quarter-century.", 4 stars out of 5 - "A smooth-sailing counterpart to a beautiful car crash of a movie....this is Tom Waits's sweetest jazz, and duetting partner Crystal Gayle similarly turns in her juiciest performance ever.", Included in Mojo's "100 Coolest Movie Soundtracks" - "...the songs are memorable and the best jazzers on the West Coast provide the surroundings...", 4 stars out of 5 -- “A beautiful album, it retains an extra power for being the final, heartfelt appearance of romantic Tom...”, 3 stars out of 5 - "Sharing the vocals with Crystal Gayle helps sweeten the mix but the smart money's on the grizzled one."