Cadillac Records: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the film Cadillac Records. It features covers of classic songs from Chess Records' singers as performed by the film's actors including Beyoncé (as Etta James), Eamonn Walker (as Howlin' Wolf) and Jeffrey Wright (as Muddy Waters). It also features original songs from contemporary artists such as Beyoncé's sister, R&B singer Solange Knowles and rapper Nas. The soundtrack has been released in single and double-disc editions.
At the Inauguration for President Barack Obama in 2009, Beyoncé sang "At Last" for The President and First Lady's first dance of the night during the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball. Held at Washington Convention Center on January 20, 2009, the inaugural event was televised live on ABC for the two-hour prime-time special titled "The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration".
The soundtrack was nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. It lost out to the soundtrack from Slumdog Millionaire. Additionally, Beyoncé's "At Last", released as the only single from the soundtrack, won a Grammy for the Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. Another one of the songs from the soundtrack, "Once In a Lifetime", also by Beyoncé, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media but lost to "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire.It was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 2008 Golden Globe Awards. Knowles' co-writers for the song were Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring and Jody Street.Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266121/springsteen-gabriel-snag-golden-globes-noms Accessed January 2009. At the Golden Globes, "Once In a Lifetime" lost out to Bruce Springsteen's title track for the movie The Wrestler. The soundtrack spent 48 weeks at number one on the Top Blues Albums and it has sold over 165,000 copies in the US.
Track listing
Personnel *Taken from Discogs.
Executive Producer - Mathew Knowles, Marshall Chess, Beth Amy Rosenblatt Producer [Soundtrack] - Steve Jordan A&R - Max Gousse A&R [Operations] - Juli Knapp Music Consultant - Steve Berkowitz Design - Denise Trotman Marketing - Quincy S. Jackson
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (2008–09) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 68 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 17 Chart (2010) Position US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) 6
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