Princess Disneymania

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Princess Disneymania
PrincessDisneyMania.jpg
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008
Recorded1998–2008
Genre Pop
Length47:15
Label Walt Disney
Disneymania album chronology
Disneymania 6
(2008)
Princess Disneymania
(2008)
Disneymania 7
(2010)

Princess Disneymania is Disney's first compilation album in the Disneymania series. It was released on September 30, 2008. The album features various artists renditions of classic songs originally sung by the Disney Princesses. Emily Osment's cover of "Once Upon a Dream", is the only previously unreleased song on the compilation, the song was also used to promote Sleeping Beauty's Platinum Edition home video release, which was released the following month. Kari Kimmel, Amy Adams, and Sierra Boggess' contributions on the compilation were all taken from their respective soundtrack albums Ella Enchanted , Enchanted , and The Little Mermaid: Original Broadway Cast Recording , all the other songs on the compilation were previously released on a Disneymania album and are mainly sung by female artists. The album became the lowest-peaking of the series, peaking at #191 on the Billboard 200.

Contents

Track listing

#TitlePerformer(s)FilmLength
1"Once Upon a Dream" Emily Osment Sleeping Beauty 3:32
2"That's How You Know" Demi Lovato Enchanted 3:12
3"Some Day My Prince Will Come" Ashley Tisdale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3:30
4"Colors of the Wind" Vanessa Hudgens Pocahontas 3:58
5"Reflection" Christina Aguilera Mulan 3:33
6"So This Is Love" The Cheetah Girls Cinderella 3:40
7"Kiss the Girl" Colbie Caillat The Little Mermaid 3:16
8"It's Not Just Make Believe" Kari Kimmel Ella Enchanted 3:06
9"Under the Sea" Raven-Symoné The Little Mermaid 3:15
10"Ever Ever After" Jordan Pruitt Enchanted3:12
11"True to Your Heart" Keke Palmer Mulan3:22
12"Happy Working Song" Amy Adams Enchanted2:09
13"Part of Your World" Sierra Boggess The Little Mermaid 3:23
14"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" Disney Channel Stars Cinderella3:46

Critical reception

Allmusic said "This collection features an assortment of beloved songs from classic Disney tales of love and enchantment performed by the biggest names in pop music. Standouts include former Mouseketeer Christina Aguilera’s career-making ballad, "Reflection," from MULAN; Raven-Symone delivering an almost brassy take on the always uplifting "Under the Sea" from THE LITTLE MERMAID; and delightful Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams's sprightly take on a "Happy Working Song" from ENCHANTED." [1]

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 191 [2]
U.S. Top Compilation Albums5[ citation needed ]
U.S. Top Kids Audio5 [3] [ failed verification ]

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