Our Little Corner of the World: Music from the Gilmore Girls

1	Waltz #1 / Sam Phillips 0:14
2	What a Wonderful World / Joey Ramone 2:21
3	Child Psychology / Black Box Recorder 4:05
4	Know Your Onion! 2:27
5	I Found Love / The Free Design 2:40
6	Car Song / Elastica 2:25
7	Oh My Love / John Lennon 2:41
8	Getting Married / Sam Phillips 0:29
9	Where You Lead / Carole King 3:26
10	Clear Spot / The Pernice Brothers 2:20
11	One Line / PJ Harvey 3:10
12	I'm the Man Who Murdered Love / XTC 3:42
13	Maybe Next Week / Sam Phillips 0:24
14	Thirteen / Big Star 2:35
15	Human Behaviour / Björk 4:11
16	I Don't Mind / Slumber Party 2:44
17	Tell Her What She Wants to Know / Sam Phillips 2:13
18	It's Alright, Baby / Komeda 2:50
19	God Only Knows / Claudine Longet 3:29
20	Smile / Grant Lee Phillips 3:53
21	O'Oh / Yoko Ono 3:42
22	Rory and Lane / Sam Phillips 0:14
23	Girl From Mars / Ash 3:27
24	My Little Corner of the World / Yo La Tengo 2:23

Barnes & Noble

Fans of the mother-daughter dramedy The Gilmore Girls will find much to love about the series' tastefully compiled, alt-rock-leaning soundtrack. Direct links to the TV show are many: The disc includes "Where You Lead I Will Follow," the Girls theme song, sung by the mother-daughter team Carole King and Louise Goffin, as well as a new song apiece from Grant-Lee Phillips, who has a recurring role as the town troubadour, and the honey-voiced Sam Phillips (no relation), who also contributes the cooing incidental music that's sprinkled throughout. Elsewhere, the set derives its spunk from an A-class list of alt-rockers, from known quantities such as Joey Ramone (a punk pop take on the Louis Armstrong standard "What a Wonderful World"), Björk, XTC, and Yo La Tengo, along with bubbling-under talents such as the Shins (the Kinksian "Know Your Onion!"), the Pernice Brothers (the buoyant "Clear Spot"), and Slumber Party (the dreamy indie-pop "I Don't Mind"). And Gilmore Girls creators-writers Amy Sherman-Paladino and Daniel Paladino (yep, a couple) tip their hats to the old school with nuggets from John Lennon ("Oh My Love," which will soothe the ears of any Elliott Smith fan), Big Star (the always swoon-worthy "Thirteen"), and lesser-knowns the Free Design (the treacle-sweet "I Found Love"). Not only does Our Little Corner of the World make a great companion to one of the boob tube's smartest, best-written shows, but it's also a must-have primer for any alternative music fan. Lydia Vanderloo

All Music Guide

Even though independent and underground rock and pop play a significant role in the critically acclaimed WB TV show The Gilmore Girls, it's still surprising just how much hip and diverse music is on Our Little Corner of the World: Music From the Gilmore Girls. In fact, the soundtrack -- released in conjunction with the beginning of the show's third season -- feels more like an hour of free-form college radio programming or a mix tape than a prepackaged compilation and rivals film soundtracks like High Fidelity and Trainspotting for the sheer amount of quality, off-the-beaten-path songs it features. The album maintains strong ties to the show that spawned it, featuring a re-recorded version of Carole King and Louise Goffin's theme song for the series, "Where You Lead, I Will Follow"; having a mother-daughter team of renowned singer/songwriters perform the theme to a show about a musically hip mother and daughter is just one of the details that makes the album (and of course, the series) distinctive. Singer/songwriters do indeed play a large part on the soundtrack -- Grant Lee Phillips, who has also appeared on the show, contributes "Smile," and three Sam Phillips songs, including "Tell Her What She Wants to Know," are also featured. But even the songs not specifically tied into the show share its uniqueness: Big Star's "Thirteen," XTC's "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love," and the Shins' "Know Your Onion!" offer different yet related takes on bouncy, bittersweet pop, while the Free Design's "I Found Love" and Claudine Longet's "God Only Knows" are relatively obscure but delightful retro confections. The relatively dark mood cast by Black Box Recorder's "Child Psychology" and "One Line" doesn't quite fit with the sweet, cuddly vibe of the rest of the soundtrack -- exemplified by Joey Ramone's "What a Wonderful World," John Lennon's "Oh My Love," and Yo La Tengo's "My Little Corner of the World" -- but both songs are so good that it's hard to quibble with their inclusion. The soundtrack's emphasis on female artists and female-fronted bands is a plus too, with Elastica's "Car Song," Björk's "Human Behaviour," Slumber Party's "I Don't Mind," and Yoko Ono's "O'Oh" chief among them. Simply put, Our Little Corner of the World is almost too good to be true, and one of the best television soundtracks released in recent memory. Heather Phares

Rolling Stone

[This disc sounds] more like a mix tape from an incredibly pop-savvy pal than a WB soundtrack. Barry Walters