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| Disney Princess Tea Party | |
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| Released | February 8, 2005 |
| Recorded | 2004 |
| Label | Walt Disney |
| Producer | Robbie Buchanan, Don Grady, Marty Panzer |
Disney Princess Tea Party is a CD containing new Disney songs sung by the Disney Princesses. It is the audio soundtrack for the DVD of the same name.
The album was released on February 8, 2005, by Walt Disney Records.
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