Josie and the Pussycats (soundtrack)

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Josie and the Pussycats:
Music from the Motion Picture
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Josie and the Pussycats
ReleasedMarch 27, 2001
Studio
  • Brandon's Way (Los Angeles)
  • Tracken Place (Los Angeles)
  • Right Track (New York City)
  • Q Division (Somerville)
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Length37:44
Label
Producer Babyface, Adam Schlesinger, Presidential Campaign, Guliano Franco
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Josie and the Pussycats: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the 2001 film of the same name, starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, and Tara Reid. It was released on March 27, 2001 by Playtone, in conjunction with Epic, Riverdale Records and Sony Music Soundtrax.

Contents

Production

Producer and singer-songwriter Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds served as the executive producer of the songs for the film. The soundtrack was released by Sony Music SoundTrax, the day before the film was released. The songs in the film were actually performed with Kay Hanley, singer for Letters to Cleo, as the singing voice of Josie. [2] Rachael Leigh Cook lip synched to the songs in the film. However, Cook, Dawson and Reid provided backup vocals on all of the songs. [3] Despite the film's underperformance at the box office, the soundtrack was well received and was quickly certified as a gold album for selling more than 500,000 copies. [4] The album peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard 200. [5]

In addition to Hanley, other contributors include Bif Naked, Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy), Dave Gibbs and Steve Hurley (Gigolo Aunts), Jason Falkner (Jellyfish), Matthew Sweet, Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's), Adam Duritz (Counting Crows), Anna Waronker (That Dog) and Michael Eisenstein (Letters to Cleo). [6] [2]

Legacy

On September 26, 2017, a belated celebration commemorating the movie's 15th anniversary took place at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, featuring a screening of the film, a Q&A with writer-director Kaplan and stars Cook, Dawson and Reid, and a set of five songs from the film performed by Hanley and the song's original sessions players, including Schlesinger. [3] [7] The event also marked the debut release of the soundtrack on vinyl by Mondo, featuring a leopard print design, a bonus 7-inch single of the two DuJour songs and a 12-page booklet. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Performed byLength
1."3 Small Words"Josie and the Pussycats2:53
2."Pretend to Be Nice" Adam Schlesinger Josie and the Pussycats3:50
3."Spin Around"Josie and the Pussycats3:17
4."You Don't See Me"
Josie and the Pussycats3:43
5."You're a Star"
Josie and the Pussycats2:06
6."Shapeshifter"
Josie and the Pussycats3:01
7."I Wish You Well"WaronkerJosie and the Pussycats2:54
8."Real Wild Child"
Josie and the Pussycats1:51
9."Come On"
  • Gibbs
  • Kaplan
  • Elfont
  • Babyface
  • Falkner
  • Hurley
  • Gipson
  • Wiedlin
  • Schlesinger
  • Hanley
Josie and the Pussycats3:13
10."Money (That's What I Want)"Josie and the Pussycats2:28
11."DuJour Around the World"
  • Kaplan
  • Elfont
  • Brainz Dimilo
  • Anthony President
DuJour2:56
12."Backdoor Lover"
  • Kaplan
  • Elfont
  • Dimilo
  • President
  • Guliano Franco
DuJour3:40
13."Josie and the Pussycats"Josie and the Pussycats1:43

Credits

Credits adapted from CD liner notes, unless otherwise indicated. [6]

Lead vocalists

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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