Disneymania

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Disneymania
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Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2002
Recorded1998–2002
Genre Pop
Length52:47
Label Walt Disney
Producer Jay Landers
Disneymania album chronology
Disneymania
(2002)
Disneymania 2
(2004)

Disneymania [1] [2] is the first album in the Disneymania series featuring various musical artists performing classic Disney songs. The original album, released on September 17, 2002, featured contemporary Disney classics. It peaked at number 52 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA in February 2003. Singles released from the album were "I Wanna Be Like You" by Smash Mouth and "Beauty and the Beast" by Jump5. The album also includes "Reflection" by Christina Aguilera, which was released as a single years prior in 1998.

Contents

Track listing

#TitlePerformer(s)FilmLength
1"Some Day My Prince Will Come" Anastacia Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3:45
2"Under the Sea" A*Teens The Little Mermaid 3:25
3"You'll Be in My Heart" Usher Tarzan 4:12
4"When You Wish upon a Star" N'Sync Pinocchio 2:22
5"Colors of the Wind" Ashanti & Lil' Sis Shi Shi Pocahontas 3:46
6"I Wan'na Be Like You" Smash Mouth The Jungle Book 3:17
7"Part of Your World" Jessica Simpson The Little Mermaid3:28
8"I Just Can't Wait to Be King" Aaron Carter The Lion King 3:26
9"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" S Club The Lion King4:11
10"Hakuna Matata" Baha Men The Lion King3:43
11"The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room" Hilary Duff The Enchanted Tiki Room 2:44
12"Beauty and the Beast" Jump5 Beauty and the Beast 3:28
13"Kiss the Girl" No Secrets The Little Mermaid3:14
14"Reflection" Christina Aguilera Mulan 3:34
15"Circle of Life" Ronan Keating The Lion King4:43
16"A Whole New World" 1 Sweetbox Aladdin'3:22

Critical reception

Allmusic gave the album a rating of 3 out of 5 stars, noting "some of pop's biggest names have been handed over music from numerous Disney flicks (with most of the emphasis being on '80s and '90s fare), and then asked to give them totally new makeovers". It described the interpretations as "infusing a light trip-hop beat", "bouncy", "beeping electronics", "soulful", "pumping in beats", "a cappella", "'Footloose'-like spin, "understated", and "measured". [3]

Charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 52
U.S. Top Internet Albums258
U.S. Top Kids Audio1

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References

  1. "Disneymania". Amazon. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  2. Allmusic: Disneymania
  3. Disneymania AllMusic