Simon Birch - Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Simon Birch features R&B songs from the 1950-60s, as well as four score cues by Marc Shaiman. The original motion picture soundtrack was released on November 24, 1998 on Hollywood Records and Epic Soundtrax:

  1. "You Were There" - Babyface
  2. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
  3. "A Walkin' Miracle" - The Essex*
  4. "Mickey's Monkey" - Smokey Robinson / The Miracles
  5. "Can I Get a Witness" - Marvin Gaye
  6. "Fever" - Peggy Lee
  7. "Up on the Roof" - The Drifters
  8. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)" - James Brown
  9. "The Nitty Gritty" - Shirley Ellis*
  10. "Nowhere to Run" - Martha and the Vandellas
  11. "It's All Right" - The Impressions
  12. "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" - Jackie Wilson*
  13. "Simon's Theme" - Marc Shaiman
  14. "Friends Forever" - Marc Shaiman
  15. "Simon's Birth" - Marc Shaiman
  16. "Life Goes On" - Marc Shaiman

* denotes songs featured on the soundtrack, but not in the film.

Other songs featured in the film but not on the soundtrack are:

  • "For Your Love" - Ed Townsend
  • "Peter Gunn Theme" - Henry Mancini
  • "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - Patti LaBelle

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