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Searchin' My Soul

"Searchin' My Soul" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer and actress Vonda Shepard. It originally appeared on her second studio album, The Radical Light (1992), as the first track. In 1997, it served as the opening theme to the American legal comedy drama television program Ally McBeal and was included on the show's first soundtrack album, Songs from Ally McBeal, which was released in 1998. In April of that same year, "Searchin' My Soul" was released as a single from the soundtrack.

Critical reception
Billboard magazine reviewed the song in April 1998, calling the track an equal sum of its parts and highlighting its "infectious, sing-along" chorus, noting it is not instantly forgettable. ==Track listings==
Track listings
UK CD1 • "Searchin' My Soul" (single version) – 3:59 • "I Started a Joke" – 3:27 • "I Only Want to Be with You" – 2:12 UK CD2 • "Searchin' My Soul" (single edit) – 3:14 • "100 Tears Away" – 4:50 • "I Only Want to Be with You" – 2:12 UK cassette single • "Searchin' My Soul" (single version) – 3:59 • "Hooked on a Feeling" – 2:58 European CD single • "Searchin' My Soul" • "I Started a Joke" European maxi-CD single • "Searchin' My Soul" • "I Started a Joke" • "100 Tears Away" Australian CD single • "Searchin' My Soul" • "100 Tears Away" • "I Started a Joke" ==Credits and personnel==
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the Songs from Ally McBeal album booklet. Studios • Recorded at Conway Studios, Ocean Way Recording, A&M Studios (Hollywood, California), and Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California) • Mastered at A&M Mastering Studios (Hollywood, California) Personnel • Vonda Shepard – writing, vocals, background vocals, piano, production • Jeff Young – background vocals, Hammond B3Val McCallum – guitars, mandolin • Jim Hanson – bass • Andy Kamman – drums • Paul Dieter – recording • Eddie DeLena – recording • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing • Dave Collins – mastering ==Charts==
Charts
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