Songs from Dawson's Creek

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Songs from Dawson's Creek
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Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedApril 27, 1999 (1999-04-27)
Genre
Length60:21
Label
Various artists chronology
Songs from Dawson's Creek
(1999)		 Songs from Dawson's Creek – Volume 2
(2000)

Songs from Dawson's Creek is the first soundtrack album for the teen drama television series Dawson's Creek . Released by Columbia Records and Sony Music after the broadcasting of the series' first season on The WB network, it features a set of pop rock and folk pop songs by artists such as Sophie B. Hawkins, Jessica Simpson, Shooter, Heather Nova, Adam Cohen, Sixpence None the Richer, and Paula Cole, most of which appeared during the series' second season. [1]

Contents

A commercial success, it scattered two US charts hit singles, including Sixpence None the Richer's "Kiss Me" and Dawson's Creek's theme song "I Don't Want to Wait", and reached the top of the Australian Albums Chart. The album also peaked within the top in Austria, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. During it first sixth months of release, Songs from Dawson's Creek sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide and was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [2] In Australia, it became the fifth highest selling album of 1999.

Track listing

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Kiss Me (Eps. #2-06 "The Dance," #2-18 "The Perfect Wedding")" Sixpence None the Richer 3:18
2."Lose Your Way (Ep. #2-19 "Abby Morgan, Rest in Peace")" Sophie B. Hawkins 4:03
3."Feels Like Home (Ep. #2-18 "The Perfect Wedding")" Chantal Kreviazuk 4:40
4."Life's a Bitch (Ep. #2-11 "Sex, She Wrote," #2-19 "Abby Morgan, Rest in Peace")" Shooter 3:09
5."Ready for a Fall (Ep. #2-20 "Reunited")" P.J. Olsson 4:29
6."Stay You (Ep. #3-09 "Four to Tango")"Wood3:48
7."Any Lucky Penny (Ep. #2-18 "The Perfect Wedding")"Nikki Hassman4:36
8."Shimmer (Ep. #2-18 "The Perfect Wedding")" Shawn Mullins 4:07
9."London Rain (Nothing Heals Me Like You Do) (Ep. #2-01 "The Kiss," #2-22 "Ch...Ch...Ch...Changes," #3-22 "The Anti-Prom")" Heather Nova 3:49
10."To Be Loved (Ep. #2-19 "Abby Morgan, Rest in Peace")" Curtis Stigers 3:54
11."Letting Go (Ep. #2-22 "Parental Discretion Advised")" Sozzi 4:39
12."Cry Ophelia (Ep. #2-21 "Ch..Ch...Ch...Changes")" Adam Cohen 3:48
13."Did You Ever Love Somebody (Ep. #2-06 "The Dance")" Jessica Simpson 3:48
14."Blame It on the Weatherman" (Bonus track) B*Witched 3:35
15."Not Like Other Girls" (Bonus track) S.O.A.P. 4:25
16."I Don't Want to Wait (Theme Song)" Paula Cole 5:19

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] 3× Platinum210,000^
United States (RIAA) [19] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Australian Version

The Australian version featured the song Photograph by Australian band Something For Kate, instead of the U.S. bonus tracks. As a result, this version contained only fifteen tracks. [20]

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