Ally McBeal: For Once in My Life Featuring Vonda Shepard (2001)

About this title: Ally McBeal: For Once in My Life Featuring Vonda Shepard, the fourth quasi-soundtrack album tied to the hit TV series, was released on April 24, 2001. That night, actor Robert Downey Jr. had another of his drug-related run-ins with the law, and the next day, he was fired from the show. This was particularly unfortunate timing for an album that displayed Downey's face (along with Shepard's) on its cover and featured him singing on three tracks. But the real problem with the disc is the same one its predecessors share. On the program, Shepard covers a variety of 1960s and '70s evergreens in a ... read more

Tracks:

1. For Once in My Life [Miller/Murden]
2. Home Again [King]
3. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right [Dylan]
4. Chances Are [Seger]
5. Every Breath You Take [Sting]
6. You and Me [Shepard]
7. Snakes [Downey]
8. Reason to Believe [Hardin]
9. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart [Gibb/Gibb]
10. When the Heartache Is Over [Stack/Reid]
11. You're the First, the Last, My Everything [Sepe/White/Radcliff]
12. Love Is Alive [Wright]
13. Alone Again (Naturally) [OSullivan]
14. Can We Still Be Friends? [Rundgren]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.