A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack

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A Cinderella Story
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released July 13, 2004 (2004-07-13)
Length48:23
Label Hollywood
A Cinderella Story soundtrack chronology
A Cinderella Story
(2004)
Another Cinderella Story
(2008)
Singles from A Cinderella Story
  1. "Our Lips Are Sealed"
    Released: August 23, 2004

A Cinderella Story is a soundtrack album to the 2004 film of the same name. It was released on July 13, 2004, by Hollywood Records.

A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the soundtrack to the film of the same name, in 1938. The first soundtrack album of a film's orchestral score was that for Alexander Korda's 1942 film Jungle Book, composed by Miklós Rózsa. However, this album added the voice of Sabu, the film's star, narrating the story in character as Mowgli.

<i>A Cinderella Story</i> 2004 film by Mark Rosman

A Cinderella Story is a 2004 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Mark Rosman, written by Leigh Dunlap and stars Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer Coolidge and Regina King. A modernization of the classic Cinderella folklore, the film's plot revolves around two Internet pen pals who plan to meet in person at their high school's Halloween dance.

Hollywood Records, Inc. is an American record label of the Disney Music Group. The label focuses in pop, rock, alternative, hip hop, and country genres, as well as specializing in mature recordings not suitable for the flagship Walt Disney Records label. Founded in 1989, its current roster includes artists such as Jordan Fisher, Zella Day, Demi Lovato, Zendaya, Ocean Park Standoff, Dreamers, Bea Miller, Martina Stoessel, Breaking Benjamin, Jorge Blanco, Sabrina Carpenter, R5, Olivia Holt, Sofia Carson, Forever in Your Mind, New Hope Club, Joywave, Maddie Poppe and In Real Life. The label also releases Marvel Studios's soundtrack and compilation albums in conjunction with Marvel Music.

Contents

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Heather Phares of Allmusic gave a positive review of the soundtrack, awarding it three out of five stars. She praised Duff's songs, noting that they "display a little more edge and depth while still remaining appropriate for a teen pop singer like Duff and her audience," and added that they were complemented by the contributions from other artists. She claimed that Duff contributing to the majority of the album would "tide [her] fans over" before the release of her eponymous third album. Phares finalized her review stating, "A Cinderella Story is an admittedly lightweight but solidly entertaining soundtrack that delivers exactly what its audience wants from it." [1]

Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is created, marketed and oriented towards preteens and teenagers. Teen pop incorporates diverse genres such as pop, R&B, dance, electronic, hip hop, country and rock. Typical characteristics of teen pop music include autotuned vocals, choreographed dancing, emphasis on visual appeal, lyrics focused on teenage issues such as love/relationships, finding oneself, friendships, teenage angst, teen rebellion, coming of age, fitting in and growing up and repeated chorus lines. According to AllMusic, teen pop "is essentially dance-pop, pop, and urban ballads" that are marketed to teens, and was conceived in its contemporary form during the late 1980s and 1990s, pointing out the late 1990s as "arguably the style's golden era." About.com's Bill Lamb described teen pop sound as "a simple, straightforward, ultra-catchy melody line [...] The songs may incorporate elements of other pop music genres, but usually they will never be mistaken for anything but mainstream pop. The music is designed for maximum focus on the performer and a direct appeal to listeners."

<i>Hilary Duff</i> (album) 2004 studio album by Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff is the self-titled third studio album by American singer Hilary Duff. It was released on September 29, 2004, shortly after her seventeenth birthday, by Hollywood Records. Duff cited the album as being more mature than her previous albums, stating "Basically, I'm not Lizzie McGuire anymore". The seventeen-track album saw Duff collaborating with the same producers she did on Metamorphosis, saying that it was more comfortable for her that way. Recording sessions for the album took place during May to August 2004, partially between filming of Raise Your Voice (2004) and The Perfect Man (2005), both in which Duff had starring roles.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Our Lips Are Sealed" (performed by Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff)2:40
2."Anywhere But Here" (performed by Hilary Duff)3:31
3."The Best Day of My Life" (performed by Jesse McCartney)3:13
4."Girl Can Rock" (performed by Hilary Duff)3:10
5."Now You Know" (performed by Hilary Duff)3:39
6."One in This World" (performed by Haylie Duff)4:11
7."Crash World" (performed by Hilary Duff)3:00
8."To Make You Feel My Love" (performed by Josh Kelley)3:32
9."Sympathy" (performed by Goo Goo Dolls)2:48
10."Friend" (performed by Kaitlyn)3:49
11."Beautiful Soul" (performed by Jesse McCartney)3:57
12."I'll Be" (performed by Edwin McCain)4:28
13."Fallen" (performed by Mya)3:24
14."First Day of the Rest of Your Life" (performed by MxPx)3:01
Total length:48:23

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 37
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [3] 3
US Billboard 200 [4] 9
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [5] 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

CountryDateLabel
Canada [7] July 13, 2004 Universal
United States [8] Hollywood
United Kingdom [9] August 23, 2004 Warner
Japan [10] November 3, 2004 Avex Trax

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