We Love Disney (2015 album)

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We Love Disney
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Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 2015
RecordedSeptember 2014 – August 2015
StudioVerve Studios, Santa Monica
Capitol Studios, Hollywood
Air Studios, London
Sunset Sound, Hollywood
Carrington House Studios, Burbank
Henson Studios, Los Angeles
The Village Studios, Los Angeles
The Grip Studio, Nashville
Red Bull Studios, London
Genre Pop
Length46:24
Label
Producer David Foster
We Love Disney series chronology
We Love Disney
(2014)
We Love Disney
(2015)

We Love Disney is a 2015 compilation album and third entry in the We Love Disney series, featuring cover versions of Disney songs by English-speaking musicians from various genres. [1] It was released by Verve Records and Walt Disney Records in the United States on October 30, 2015. [2] Two editions of the album were released: a single-disc standard edition, and a digipak deluxe edition, containing two bonus tracks.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Friend Like Me Original by: the late Robin Williams (1951-2014)" (from Aladdin ) Ne-Yo 3:02
2."Part of Your World Original by: Jodi Benson" (from The Little Mermaid ) Jessie J 3:20
3."Can You Feel the Love Tonight/Nants Ingonyama Original by: Sir Elton John" (from The Lion King ) Jason Derulo 3:49
4."Rainbow Connection Original by: Disney Legends the late Jim Henson (1936-1990)" (from The Muppet Movie ) Gwen Stefani 3:24
5."Zero to Hero Original by: Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman and Vanéese Y. Thomas" (from Hercules ) Ariana Grande 2:39
6."In a World of My Own / Very Good Advice Original by: Disney Legends Kathryn Beaumont" (from Alice in Wonderland ) Jhené Aiko 4:55
7."I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) Original by: Louis Prima & Phil Harris" (from The Jungle Book ) Fall Out Boy 3:19
8."Colors of the Wind Original by: Vanessa Williams" (from Pocahontas ) Tori Kelly 4:06
9."A Spoonful of Sugar Original by: Julie Andrews" (from Mary Poppins ) Kacey Musgraves 3:38
10."Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat Original by: Scatman Crothers Phil Harris, Thurl Ravenscroft, Robie Lester, Liz English, Ruth Buzzi & Bill Thompson" (from The Aristocats )Charles Perry3:08
11."A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes Original by: Disney Legends the late Ilene Woods (1929 - 2010)" (from Cinderella ) Jessie Ware 3:54
12."Let It Go Original by: Idina Menzel and Demi Lovato" (from Frozen ) Rascal Flatts & Lucy Hale 4:07
13."It's a Small World (The official Theme park Fantasyland in Disneyland)"Ne-Yo, Jessie J, Derulo, Stefani, Grande, Aiko, Fall Out Boy, Kelly, Musgraves, Perry, and Ware, Rascal Flatts & Hale3:03
Total length:46:24
Bonus tracks
No.TitleArtistLength
14."It's Not Easy Being Green" (from The Muppet Show )Brenna Whitaker3:55
15."A Whole New World Original Brad Kane and Disney Legends Lea Salonga" (from Aladdin ) Yuna 2:33
Total length:52:52
Japan Bonus Tracks
No.TitleArtistLength
16."Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas )Sarah Àlainn4:06

Production

After a successful run with localized versions in France, Australia and Germany (titled "I Love Disney" for the latter), David Foster decided to produce a new compilation album for the United States market. [3] During development, Foster created a wish list of American music artists for the album. [4] Foster often choose the song he felt fit the artist's style and vocal abilities, although several artists, such as Ariana Grande, Jason Derulo, and Kacey Musgraves began with different songs before ultimately settling on their eventual selections. [4] Lucy Hale was suggested at Disney's behest, as Hale also appears on the company's Hollywood Records roster. [4]

We Love Disney is a co-production between Verve Records and Walt Disney Records, with Universal Music Group providing worldwide distribution and marketing from Disney Music Group, alongside Universal. [5]

Release

The album's release date was announced on August 14, 2015 at Disney's D23 Expo, where Ne-Yo performed "Friend Like Me" as part of the company's tribute to Robin Williams, who performed the original song in the film. [3] A music video for Ne-Yo's cover was released on October 1, 2015. [6] Later that year, Derulo, Grande, Kelly, Perry, and Aiko performed their selections from their album at the 2015 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label
United StatesOctober 30, 2015 [7]

Commercial performance

We Love Disney debuted at No. 8 on the US Billboard 200 chart with 31,000 album-equivalent units; it sold 26,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming activity and track sales. [9]

Charts

Chart (2015–16)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 54
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] 58
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [13] 74
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 118
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 13
US Billboard 200 [16] 8

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