Disc features other new tracks from Joan Osborne, "Sister" star Juliette Lewis, "Sister" composer Rachel Portman, and more

Hollywood Records announces the release of the original soundtrack to Touchstone Pictures' romantic comedy "The Other Sister," starring Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Tom Skerritt, and Giovanni Ribisi and directed by Garry Marshall ("Pretty Woman," "Beaches"), one of Hollywood's most respected writers, producers, and directors. The album and film will be preceded by two new singles and videos: Savage Garden's "The Animal Song," and the Pretenders' "Loving You Is All I Know."

The uniquely creative soundtrack album for "The Other Sister" is highlighted by never-before-released songs recorded by Savage Garden, the Pretenders, Joan Osborne, and the film's star, Juliette Lewis, plus the film's poignant score theme by Academy Award®-winning composer Rachel Portman. Rounding out the soundtrack album are six additional songs from Alison Krauss & Union Station, the Soup Dragons featuring Junior Reid, Fastball, the Lemonheads, Paula Cole, and Idina Menzel.

One of the album's first singles and video clips is "The Animal Song," by Savage Garden, the hit-making Australian duo behind the quadruple-platinum debut album "Savage Garden," which has yielded the No.1 hit "Truly, Madly, Deeply" and their most recent Top 40 single, "To the Moon and Back." The Brisbane group made music history last year as the first artist to sweep Australia's ARIA Awards, scoring 10 wins. They are nominated for three awards in this year's 12th annual ARIA Awards, including Best Group and Highest-Selling Australian Album.

The Pretenders' new song and video clip, "Loving You Is All I Know," written by Grammy and Academy Award-nominated songwriter Diane Warren, continues a winning tradition of original-soundtrack recordings by this legendary British band led by American-born Chrissie Hynde. Following the group's huge multi-platinum success with "Brass in Pocket," "Back in the Chain Gang," "Middle of the Road," "Don't Get Me Wrong," "I'll Stand by You," and many more hit singles, Ms. Hynde and company also hit big with original recordings from the motion picture "G.I. Jane": "Goodbye" and "The Homecoming."

The complete soundtrack family for "The Other Sister":

• Savage Garden: "The Animal Song." The newest song from the provocative, hit-making Australian duo. Written for the film and exclusive to "The Other Sister."
• The Pretenders: "Loving You Is All I Know." Chrissie Hynde's stunning vocals are at the forefront of this new soundtrack contribution, written by Diane Warren.
• Alison Krauss & Union Station: "When You Say Nothing at All." A prime selection from the Grammy-winning contemporary bluegrass and country artists.
• The Soup Dragons featuring Junior Reid: "I'm Free." The Glasgow garage-rock band meets the reggae-dub master for this MTV "120 Minutes Countdown" smash, a cover of the Rolling Stones' B-side for "Get Off of My Cloud."
• Fastball: "She Comes 'Round." From the hit Hollywood Records group, a 1998 breakthrough band and a double 1999 Grammy® nominee for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group (for the massive single "The Way") and Best Long-Form Video (for "They Wanted The Highway").
• Lemonheads: "Mrs. Robinson." Evan Dando and company's great cover of Simon and Garfunkel's classic original-soundtrack contribution to "The Graduate."
• Paul Cole: "Me." The follow-up to the Top 10 hit by 1998's Grammy-winning Best New Artist who struck platinum with "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" and the "Dawson's Creek" theme, "I Don't Want to Wait."
• Idina Menzel: "Follow If You Lead." A self-portrait from the Hollywood Records artist and Tony-nominated star of the Broadway smash "Rent."
• Joan Osborne: "At Last." The singer's incredible interpretation of this classic, exclusively recorded for "The Other Sister."
• Juliette Lewis: "Come Rain or Come Shine." The film's star makes her recording debut with this lovely standard, created exclusively for "The Other Sister."
• Rachel Portman: The Theme from the Original Motion Picture Score. A beautiful selection from the film's original score by Portman, the 1997 Oscar® winner for Best Original Score for "Emma." She has scored more than 45 films, including "Beloved," "Addicted To Love," "Marvin's Room," "Sirens," "Benny & Joon" and "The Joy Luck Club."

In this uplifting and often bittersweet romantic comedy, 24-year-old Carla Tate (Juliette Lewis) is a slightly mentally challenged young woman, who after years of special education at a private boarding school has successfully transcended many of her limitations -- except those posed by her overprotective mother, Elizabeth (Diane Keaton).

When Carla graduates and returns home with dreams and ambitions, her need for personal fulfillment begins to express itself in ways her mother is unable to accept. When she falls in love for the first time, Carla defies her mother in order to prove that despite all appearances she has the capacity to be a responsible adult, worthy of loving and being loved.

Embarking on a personal journey of self-discovery, Carla and her boyfriend, Danny (Giovanni Ribisi), set out together to face some of life's toughest challenges, and to prove that sometimes an ordinary life can be an extraordinary achievement, in Touchstone Pictures' "The Other Sister."

Touchstone Pictures' "The Other Sister" is directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by Garry Marshall & Bob Brunner, story by Alexandra Rose & Blair Richwood and Garry Marshall & Bob Brunner. Produced by Mario Iscovich and Alexandra Rose. Executive producer is David Hoberman; coproducer is Ellen H. Schwartz. The film is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.