Music from the Motion Picture Josie and the Pussycats

Music From the Motion Picture Josie And The Pussycats
Soundtrack album by Josie and the Pussycats
Released	March 27, 2001
Genre	Pop Rock, Pop Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative rock
Length	37:44
Label	Columbia, Playtone, SMS
Producer	Babyface

Music From the Motion Picture Josie And The Pussycats is the soundtrack album for the 2001 film of the same name, starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, and Tara Reid.

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, former singer for Letters to Cleo, as the singing voice of Josie.^[1] Rachael Leigh Cook lip synched to the songs in the film, and according to a documentary that accompanied the DVD version of the movie, the three lead actresses sang backup vocals on many of the songs. Despite the film's underperformance at the box office the soundtrack was well received and was even certified as a gold album selling more than 500,000 copies.

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

Track listing

1. "3 Small Words" – Josie and the Pussycats (Deborah Kaplan/Harry Elfont/David Gibbs/Adam Duritz) 2:53
2. "Pretend to Be Nice" – Josie and the Pussycats (Adam Schlesinger) 3:50
3. "Spin Around" – Josie and the Pussycats (David Gibbs/Adam Duritz) 3:17
4. "You Don't See Me" – Josie and the Pussycats (David Gibbs/Deborah Kaplan/Babyface/Dee Dee Gipson/Jane Wiedlin/Harry Elfont/Steve Hurley/Jason Falkner/Adam Duritz) 3:42
5. "You're a Star" – Josie and the Pussycats (Adam Duritz/David Gibbs/Anna Waronker) 2:04
6. "Shapeshifter" – Josie and the Pussycats (Kay Hanley/Michael Eisenstein) 3:01
7. "I Wish You Well" – Josie and the Pussycats (Anna Waronker) 2:55
8. "Real Wild Child" – Josie and the Pussycats (Johnny O'Keefe/Johnny Greenan/Dave Owens) 1:52
9. "Come On" – Josie and the Pussycats (David Gibbs/Deborah Kaplan/Babyface/Dee Dee Gipson/Jane Wiedlin/Harry Elfont/Steve Hurley/Jason Falkner/Adam Schlesinger/Kay Hanley) 3:17
10. "Money (That's What I Want)" – Josie and the Pussycats (Berry Gordy/Janie Bradford) 2:28
11. "Du Jour Around the World" – Du Jour (Deborah Kaplan/Harry Elfont/Brainz/Anthony President) 2:56
12. "Backdoor Lover" – Du Jour (Deborah Kaplan/Harry Elfont/Brainz/Anthony President/Guliano Franco) 3:40
13. "Josie and the Pussycats Theme" – Josie and the Pussycats (William Hanna/Joseph Barbera/Hoyt Curtin) 1:43

Credits

Josie and the Pussycats [Tracks 1-10, 13]: The Band:

• Josie McCoy - Lead Vocals, Guitar
• Valerie Brown - Bass, Backing Vocals
• Melody Valentine - Drums, Backing Vocals

Du Jour [Tracks 11-12 only]:

• Marco Brown: Vocals
• Les Frame: Vocals
• Travis McCoy: Vocals
• DJ Parker: Vocals

Singing Credits:

• Kay Hanley - Vocals (Josie and The Pussycats)
• John Stephan & J'son Thomas - Vocals (Du Jour)

Production:

• Babyface - Producer, Executive Producer
• Mike Denneen - Engineer
• Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
• Glen Brunman - Executive Producer
• Stewart Whitmore - Digital Editing
• Adam Schlesinger - Producer, Engineer
• Paul Boutin - Engineer
• Denise Luiso - Executive Producer
• Dave Gibbs - Producer
• Anthony President - Programming

References

1. ^ Letters to Cleo ::: News
2. ^ Liner notes for Josie and the Pussycats: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack