Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits | |
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Compilation album by | |
Released | October 26, 2004 |
Recorded | 2003–2004 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 25:30 |
Label | Walt Disney |
Producer | George Gabriel, Matthew Gerrard, Adrian Gurvitz, Jay Landers, Cory Lerios, Tony Phillips, Steve Tyrell |
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Allmusic | [1] |
Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits is a greatest hits compilation of Disney songs performed by actress and singer Christy Carlson Romano. The album primarily contains Romano's songs previously included on various Disney compilation and soundtrack albums. [2] Three new songs are also included: "Dive In", "Colors of the Wind", and "Could It Be". To date, it is the first and only solo album released by Romano.
"Colors of the Wind", a cover of the song from the Pocahontas soundtrack, was later included on Disneymania 3 (2005). "Could It Be" was later released in promotion of Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama and included in the 2005 "Kim-Proved" reissue of the Kim Possible soundtrack. "Dream Vacation" from The Even Stevens Movie (2003) makes its audio recording debut on this release, as that film did not have a commercially released soundtrack. "Teacher's Pet" is a cover song from the 1958 film of the same name.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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1. | "Dive In" | Matthew Gerrard | New song | 3:15 |
2. | "Let's Bounce" | Gerrard | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement soundtrack (2004) | 3:18 |
3. | "Anyone But Me" | Gerrard, Bridget Benenate | Zenon: Z3 soundtrack (2004) | 3:23 |
4. | "Colors of the Wind" | Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz | New song | 3:57 |
5. | "Say the Word" | Danny Jacob, Janis Liebhart | Kim Possible soundtrack (2003) | 2:50 |
6. | "Could It Be" | George Gabriel, Cory Lerios | New song | 2:51 |
7. | "Dream Vacation" | John Coda, Jim Wise | The Even Stevens Movie (2003) | 3:08 |
8. | "Teacher's Pet" | Joe Lubin | Teacher's Pet soundtrack (2004) | 2:51 |
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