"Theme From Valley Of The Dolls" was composed by Andre and Dory Previn in 1967 for the film of the same name. It was intended for Judy Garland, who was then fired from the film. Dionne Warwick was given the song, and it became a big hit but could not be included on the film soundtrack. The soundtrack version, included here, begins with a spoken word piece by the film's star Barbara Perkins and is sung by the song's co-writer Dory Previn and conducted by Johnny Williams, later known simply as John Williams who later composed film scores for Jaws, Star Wars and many more films. Other versions featured on this mix include covers by Dorothy Ashby, Shawn Colvin, K.D. Lang and live versions by Ahmad Jamal and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
One other song repeats on the mix: Jane's acapella "It's A Fine Day" from 1983, later redone as a dance track in 1992 by Opus III.
Led Zeppelin's "Everybody Makes It Through The Night" is an early version of their "In The Light", featured on a previous mix, from their 1975 album Physical Graffiti.
The rest: Kendrick Lamar's cautionary "Humble", Peter Ivers' demo version of his Eraserhead soundtrack piece "In Heaven", the dreamy "Did U Ever Notice" by Travis Bretzer, a mash up of Beatles covers and epehemera against Wu-Tang Clan's "Back In The Game", a cover of Hall & Oates' "Kiss On My List" by The Bird And The Bee", Hall & Oates' folky "I'll Be By", the jangly "All That Stuff' by The Windbreakers, a demo version of "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M., the hushed "Some People Sleep" by The Tokens, DMX's heart-tugging "Slippin'" and the spiritual "Inside The Pearly Gates" by Florida-Alabama Progressive Seven-Shape-Note Singing Convention.
