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The disc opens with the very catchy "It Is What It Is," by Preacherman. This has some nice heavy guitar riffs and great vocal harmonies. This is the kind of song that's easy to love on the first listen.

There are three songs included in this soundtrack that were featured on Libby Johnson's recent release, Annabella. Her "Indelible Mark" on Trust the Man is deliciously melodic with a great beat and some sweet lyrics. I found this one much more upbeat than most of the tracks on Annabella.

"Everything" by Ben Harper is a nice rollicking tune with a great rhythm section. "Half a Man" by Chocolate Genius is bluesy and soulful with gorgeous vocals. "Everlasting No" by Dave's True Story is tender and slightly melancholy in a provocative way. "Pizza & Fairytales" by Kelly Padrick has some very unique stuff going on. "Have A Hap, Hap, Happy Christmas" by Uncle Carl is a sweet finale. This track is nothing like anything else on this disc. Until Uncle Carl it was all just rock and roll, but this straddles jazz and rockabilly with a nice big horn section, a fabulous beat and vocals reminiscent of Brian Setzer.

Trust the Man has a nice mix of sounds, with little bit of something for everyone.

—Christine Casoli
Nights and Weekends.com

Filled with rocking tunes from a number of artists, the Trust The Man Soundtrack is worth buying thanks to a number of great songs that range from rock to blues.

Artists on the album include Preacherman, Ben Harper, Chocolate Genius, Dave's True Story, and Uncle Carl.

The album kicks off with the rocking "It Is What It Is" from Preacherman, and also features the poppy rock tunes "Everything" from Ben Harper, and "Everlasting No" from Dave's True Story. The soundtrack also benefits from a number of songs from singer/songwriter Libby Johnson— whose tracks help shape the overall pace of the entire album.

Trust the Man is described as a smart, sophisticated comedy about the challenges of love and marriage among modern day New Yorkers. The film features the romantic escapades of two couples: a successful actress (Julianne Moore) and her stay at home husband (David Duchovny); and her slacker younger brother (Billy Crudup) and his aspiring novelist girlfriend Maggie Gyllenhaal). The film follows these four on their pointed, often surprising and frequently hilarious search for love in the midst of careers, family, infidelity and the ever-daunting search for Manhattan street parking.

The film was written and directed by Bart Freundlich who shaped the album around Johnson's tracks after he heard the singer's new solo debut album 'Annabella.' He also edited several of the film's scenes around Johnson's music.

Johnson's (who made her start in music by playing in New York City piano bars) has four tracks on the soundtrack, and the singer provides much of the soundtrack's tone. Her songs include "Rain," "Every Broken Curve," "Don't Mean You Lost Your Love," and "Indelible Mark"— which is probably one of the best tracks on the entire album.

Fans of the various artists and the movie will want to check out the soundtrack, and it manages to deliver an album that can stand on its own. I was not familiar with all the artists on the soundtrack, but that is one of the great things about the album. All of the tracks are easily hits, and I would highly recommend taking a chance on it.

Trust The Man Soundtrack is now available for pre-order at Amazon. Visit the soundtrack database for more information and a complete track listing. Visit the movie database for more information on the film, and to read M&C's review of the movie.

—Patrick Luce
Monsters and Critics

Trust the Man Soundtrack Review
Posted By: Dan on September 11, 2006

It's four o'clock in the afternoon. The sky is darkened with storm clouds, and a thin drizzle is falling over the land, dripping off of the awning under which I sit, and onto the old bricks below. It's a stormy day in England, where the ivy has grown up over the ancient bricks and mortar of the bookshop that I frequent. The smooth tapping of the rain washes in with the warmth from inside and the soft glow of the lamps. It pecks out a supple yearning rhythm that calms.

This is the image that I get in my head when I listen to the Trust the Man sound track. It's heavy jazz tunes and light melodic segues contrast each other, and yet mingle in a dance like Romeo and Juliet would have danced, had they survived. It's a collective eclectic grab of artists all of similar sounds that run on this particular soundtrack, giving the album a mellow tone. The artist that stands out the most is new-comer soloist Libby Johnson.

The sound track presents itself as sort of a smooth way to relax, but still hip, never falling too far away from the modern tones of new age jazz, nor too close to the ragged edges of rock and roll. Rather, it serves as a balance of uplifting and even melodies, giving the impression that the movie is the same way. Having not had the pleasure of seeing it yet, I can only speculate, but the tone the sounds set shows that even below the conflict of fictional writing, one can find peace.

This album is a collection of songs, as opposed to scores, from the motion picture, Trust the Man and is very well put together, with various artists that drift into various styles, all staying somewhat mellow and warm. After a hard day's work, this is definitely the album to put in the car CD Player and listen to on the way home. It serves well as music to be played in a coffee shop, or in a warm house on a soft sofa.

• Clarity and quality (can you hear it?): I give it a full 10
• Length (Since no one wants to pay $20 for 10 seconds): full 10 - over an hour's worth of music
• Variety (It's not the same song over and over): 7 out of 10 - some songs were very similar in feel
• Overall : 8 out of 10

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