Cameron Crowe Is Reissuing the “Almost Famous” Soundtrack as a Massive 103-Song Box Set

For the first time, all of the songs featured in the movie will be included on the expanded soundtrack

Almost Famous
Kate Hudson and Patrick Fugit in "Almost Famous."
DreamWorks Pictures

Almost Famous fans, it’s all happening: for the first time, all of the music featured in Cameron Crowe’s classic ode to music journalism and ’70s rock — yes, all 103 songs — will be released as a massive new limited-edition box set.

The expanded soundtrack set will also include snippets of some of the film’s most memorable dialogue, including Russell’s “I’m a golden god” scene, an overprotective Elaine (Frances McDormand) yelling “Don’t take drugs!” and Kate Hudson’s insistence as Penny Lane that she’s not a groupie but a “Band Aid.” The “Uber Box” edition, which will be out July 9 via UMe, will be spread across five CDs or seven LPs and also include a 7-inch of Stillwater’s “Fever Dog,” William Miller’s Rolling Stone cover story on the group, a 40-page photo book, Lester Bangs’ Creem business card, backstage passes and more.

“We are extremely proud to revisit Almost Famous with a very special bounty of goodness,” Crowe said in a statement. “For the first time, we’ve created a deluxe soundtrack that features nearly every song from the film, along with Nancy Wilson’s wonderfully evocative score … Something magical happened when the actor and the scene and the music worked together. Often it’s a shotgun marriage, but every once in a while, everything clicks. That’s when a movie can sear your soul.”

You can check out a video announcing the release as well as the complete tracklist for the box set below.

Almost Famous Uber Box Tracklist 

CD 1

  1. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) – Alvin & The Chipmunks
  2. The Oogum Boogum Song – Brenton Wood
  3. America – Simon & Garfunkel
  4. “One Day You’ll Be Cool”
  5. Amazing Journey / Sparks (Almost Famous Version) – The Who*
  6. Search And Destroy – Iggy & The Stooges
  7. “Rock N’ Roll It’s Over”
  8. It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference – Todd Rundgren
  9. “Don’t Take Drugs”
  10. Teacher (U.S. Version) – Jethro Tull
  11. “We Are Band Aids”
  12. Roundabout – Yes
  13. “Incendiary”
  14. I’ve Seen All Good People: a. Your Move, b. All Good People – Yes
  15. Feel Flows – The Beach Boys
  16. “This Is Penny Lane”
  17. River – Joni Mitchell
  18. “Piggyback Ride (San Diego)”
  19. Fever Dog – Stillwater

CD 2

  1. Every Picture Tells A Story – Rod Stewart
  2. Small Time Blues (Acoustic) – The Hyatt Singers
  3. Something In The Air – Stillwater*
  4. Easy To Slip – Little Feat
  5. “Rolling Stone Magazine”
  6. Go All The Way – The Raspberries
  7. Farmer – The Seeds
  8. One Way Out (Live) – The Allman Brothers Band
  9. “Don’t Forget The Rules”
  10. Albert Flasher (Live) – The Guess Who
  11. Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd
  12. “Just Make Us Look Cool”
  13. Love Thing – Stillwater
  14. That’s The Way – Led Zeppelin
  15. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
  16. Future Games – Fleetwood Mac
  17. Burn – Deep Purple
  18. You Had To Be There – Stillwater
  19. “I Am A Golden God”
  20. Dear Jill – Blodwyn Pig
  21. Tiny Dancer (Almost Famous Version) – Elton John, Stillwater & Cast*

CD 3

  1. Looking At You – MC5
  2. Reeling In The Years (Live) – Steely Dan*
  3. Lucky Trumble – Nancy Wilson
  4. Untitled – Jeff Bebe*
  5. I’m Waiting For The Man (Live) – David Bowie
  6. “Your Mom Kind Of Freaked Me Out”
  7. “Please Welcome Stillwater!”
  8. Love Comes And Goes – Stillwater
  9. “You Gotta Take What You Can, When You Can”
  10. The Wind – Cat Stevens
  11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  12. Slip Away – Clarence Carter
  13. Misty Mountain Hop – Led Zeppelin
  14. Wishing Well – Free
  15. “Cover Of The Rolling Stone”
  16. Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters – Elton John
  17. Colour My World – Jefferson High School Band
  18. My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder
  19. Cortez The Killer (Live) – Neil Young*
  20. “You Made Friends With Them”
  21. The Rain Song – Led Zeppelin
  22. “We All Know What You Did To Him”
  23. Bron-Yr-Aur – Led Zeppelin
  24. “What Do You Love About Music?”
  25. Tangerine – Led Zeppelin

CD4

Stillwater

  1. Fever Dog
  2. Love Thing
  3. You Had To Be There
  4. Hour Of Need
  5. Chance Upon You
  6. Love Comes And Goes

Stillwater Demos

  1. Love Comes And Goes (Early Version)*
  2. Fever Dog*
  3. Love Thing*
  4. Chance Upon You*
  5. Love Comes And Goes*
  6. Hour Of Need*
  7. You Had To Be There*

Stillwater Backstage Jams

  1. That’s The Way (Acoustic) – Larry Fellows & Ed Valencourt*
  2. Down By The River (Acoustic) – Larry Fellows & Ed Valencourt*
  3. Fever Dog (Acoustic) – Stillwater*

CD5

Original Motion Picture Score

  1. Prefunction*
  2. Cabin By The River*
  3. Lucky Trumble
  4. Dapple Tree*
  5. Cabin In The Air*
  6. Dear Peggy*
  7. Bye Bye Now*

Original Motion Picture Score Outtakes*

  1. Cabin (Outtake 1)
  2. Moody
  3. Morocco
  4. Aurora
  5. Mood Swing
  6. The Teenager
  7. Borealis
  8. Strummy
  9. Tiny Dancer Intro
  10. Mando Swagger
  11. Cabin (Outtake 2)
  12. Love Stomp
  13. Function
  14. Aaron’s Real Room

LP 1 – Side A

  1. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) – Alvin & The Chipmunks
  2. The Oogum Boogum Song – Brenton Wood
  3. America – Simon & Garfunkel
  4. “One Day You’ll Be Cool”
  5. Amazing Journey / Sparks (Almost Famous Version) – The Who*
  6. Search And Destroy – Iggy & The Stooges

LP 1 – Side B

  1. “Rock N’ Roll It’s Over”
  2. It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference – Todd Rundgren
  3. “Don’t Take Drugs”
  4. Teacher (U.S. Version) – Jethro Tull
  5. “We Are Band Aids”
  6. Roundabout – Yes

LP 2 – Side C

  1. “Incendiary”
  2. I’ve Seen All Good People: a. Your Move, b. All Good People – Yes
  3. Feel Flows – The Beach Boys
  4. “This Is Penny Lane”
  5. River – Joni Mitchell

LP 2 – Side D

  1. “Piggyback Ride (San Diego)”
  2. Fever Dog – Stillwater
  3. Every Picture Tells A Story – Rod Stewart
  4. Small Time Blues (Acoustic) – The Hyatt Singers
  5. Something In The Air – Stillwater*

LP 3 – Side E

  1. Easy To Slip – Little Feat
  2. “Rolling Stone Magazine”
  3. Go All The Way – The Raspberries
  4. Farmer – The Seeds
  5. One Way Out (Live) – The Allman Brothers Band
  6. “Don’t Forget The Rules”
  7. Albert Flasher (Live) – The Guess Who

LP 3 – Side F

  1. Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd
  2. “Just Make Us Look Cool”
  3. Love Thing – Stillwater
  4. That’s The Way – Led Zeppelin

LP 4 – Side G

  1. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
  2. Future Games – Fleetwood Mac
  3. Burn – Deep Purple
  4. You Had To Be There – Stillwater

LP 4 – Side H

  1. “I Am A Golden God”
  2. Dear Jill – Blodwyn Pig
  3. Tiny Dancer (Almost Famous Version) – Elton John, Stillwater & Cast*
  4. Looking At You – MC5
  5. Reeling In The Years (Live) – Steely Dan*

LP 5 – Side I

  1. Lucky Trumble – Nancy Wilson
  2. Untitled – Jeff Bebe*
  3. I’m Waiting For The Man (Live) – David Bowie
  4. “Your Mom Kind Of Freaked Me Out”
  5. “Please Welcome Stillwater!”
  6. Love Comes And Goes – Stillwater

LP 5 – Side J

  1. “You Gotta Take What You Can, When You Can”
  2. The Wind – Cat Stevens
  3. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  4. Slip Away – Clarence Carter
  5. Misty Mountain Hop – Led Zeppelin
  6. Wishing Well – Free
  7. “Cover Of The Rolling Stone”

LP 6 – Side K

  1. Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters – Elton John
  2. Colour My World – Jefferson High School Band
  3. My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder
  4. Cortez The Killer (Live) – Neil Young*

LP 6 – Side L

  1. “You Made Friends With Them”
  2. The Rain Song – Led Zeppelin
  3. “We All Know What You Did To Him”
  4. Bron-Yr-Aur – Led Zeppelin
  5. “What Do You Love About Music?”
  6. Tangerine – Led Zeppelin

LP 7 – Stillwater EP*

Side A

  1. Fever Dog
  2. Love Thing
  3. You Had To Be There

Side B

  1. Hour Of Need
  2. Chance Upon You
  3. Love Comes And Goes

Fever Dog Seven-Inch

Side A

  1. Fever Dog

Side B

  1. “Piggyback Ride (Cleveland)”*
    2. Fever Dog (Acoustic)*

*  Previously unreleased

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