Boogie Nights 2 Boogie Nights Vol. 2 Soundtrack CD

Three Dog Night,Elvin Bishop, Kc & Sunshine Band,Move

This is an enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
The first volume of the Boogie Nights soundtrack was loaded with great songs -- all of which were featured in the movie, which is a rare thing in Hollywood in the '90s -- but it happened to leave just as many good songs behind. Boogie Nights, Vol. 2 corrects that problem by rounding up many of the best songs from the movie that were not included in the first disc -- in fact, "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)," "Fooled Around and Fell in Love," and "Jessie's Girl" play such an integral part in the film itself, it's hard to believe they weren't on the first volume. The remaining songs -- including "It's Your Thing," "Joy," "Drivers Seat," "Feel Too Good" -- didn't make quite as large of an impression, yet they are still terrific artifacts from the late '70s and early '80s, and the disc itself it is wonderfully fun ride, one of the best collections of hits and forgotten favorites from this era yet assembled. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Continuing in the same vein as the first volume of this fictional account of the porn industry, BOOGIE NIGHTS 2 is a mixed bag of near-forgotten hits and obscure gems from the '70s. Writer-producer Paul Thomas Anderson (who hand-picked all the music) fills out this second volume with plenty of double entendres (Three Dog Night's "Mama Told Me Not To Come"), kitschy disco (KC & The Sunshine Band's "Boogie Shoes") and unmitigated funk (Charles Wright's "Do Your Thing.") Anderson's eclectic tastes turn BOOGIE NIGHTS 2 into a personal mix-tape where songs by soap stars/teen heartthrobs (Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl") rub shoulders with proggy popsters (The Move's "Feel Too Good").