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True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedMay 25, 2010
Length66:32
LabelElektra
True Blood soundtracks chronology
True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series
(2009) 		True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2
(2010) 		True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 3
(2011)

True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2 is the soundtrack featuring songs from the second season of the HBO television series True Blood. The album was released through Elektra Records on May 25, 2010, in conjunction with the third season's premiere in June.

Background

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The soundtrack featured contributions from Beck, Jace Everett, C. C. Adcock, Robbie Robertson, Jakob Dylan, Bob Dylan amongst several others.[1][2] Two Howlin' Wolf songs were covered for the series—"Howlin' for My Baby" by M. Ward and "Evil (Is Going On)" by Everett and Adcock. The track list was revealed on May 10, 2010, where it was made available for pre-order on iTunes the same date.[1] A live stream of the soundtrack was held on May 20.[3][4]

Snoop Dogg, who revealed as the fan of the series had performed the rap song titled "Oh Sookie" (not featured in the soundtrack). A music video featuring Dogg was released in June 2010.[5]

Critical reception

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Heather Phares of AllMusic described it as "an eclectic, expertly chosen set of songs that help define why True Blood is such addictive watching".[6] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly wrote "True Blood Vol. 2 manages to both evoke its source — that supernatural Louisiana swamp of longing, bloodlust, and just...lust — and work apart from it, too".[7]

Track listing

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True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2 track listing
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Howlin' for My Baby"M. Ward3:00
2."Evil (Is Going On)"
3:02
3."Bad Blood"Beck3:27
4."How To Become Clairvoyant"Robbie Robertson6:13
5."Shake and Fingerpop"Junior Walker and the All-Stars2:43
6."Frenzy"Screamin' Jay Hawkins2:10
7."Kiss Like Your Kiss"
3:50
8."Gasoline And Matches"
3:12
9."You Did (Bomp Shooby Dooby Bomp)"Chuck Prophet4:29
10."You're Gonna Miss Me"The 13th Floor Elevators2:27
11."Fresh Blood"Eels4:23
12."The Forgotten People" (Bon Temps Remix)Thievery Corporation3:12
13."New World In My View"
5:31
14."Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"Bob Dylan3:50
15."Bad Things" (acoustic)Everett2:59
16."Ain't No Invisible Man"Jakob Dylan4:52
17."You Can't Drive Me Away"Stone Temple Pilots4:11
18."Dig"
  • HeadBone
  • Bubba Kendall
3:01
Total length:66:32

Chart performance

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Chart performance for True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2
Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[8] 70
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[9] 13
US Billboard 200[10] 84
US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[11] 8

Accolades

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Accolades for True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2
Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref
2009 Grammy Awards Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or Television "Kiss Like Your Kiss" (by Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello) Nominated [12][13][14]
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture or Television True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2 Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b Greenblatt, Leah (May 10, 2010). "'True Blood Vol. II' soundtrack gets new songs from Beck, Elvis Costello, more". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Dombal, Ryan (May 10, 2010). "Beck and M. Ward Contribute New Songs to "True Blood" Soundtrack". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Breihan, Tom (May 20, 2010). "Hear New Beck and M. Ward Songs on New "True Blood" Soundtrack". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on September 26, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Barton, Steve (May 20, 2010). "True Blood: Listen to the Season 2 Soundtrack Live Stream; Watch the Full Season 3 Trailer". Dread Central. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (June 18, 2010). "Snoop Dogg raps for 'True Blood': Watch his hilarious 'Oh Sookie' video here". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  6. ^ Phares, Heather. "True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2 Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  7. ^ Greenblatt, Leah (May 20, 2010). "True Blood: Music From the HBO Original Series, Volume 2". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Compilation Albums Chart Top 100 – 30 May to 5 June". Official Charts Company. May 30, 2010. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50 – 30 May to 5 June". Official Charts Company. May 30, 2010. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "Billboard 200: Week of June 12, 2010". Billboard. June 12, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "Soundtracks: Week of June 12, 2010". Billboard. June 12, 2010. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  12. ^ "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. March 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  13. ^ Morris, Chris (December 2, 2010). "53rd Annual Grammy nominees". Variety. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  14. ^ "53rd Annual Grammy Nominations". BET. December 2, 2010. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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