A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack

A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	July 13, 2004 (see release history)
Recorded	1997–2004
Genre	Pop, pop rock, dance-pop, R&B
Length	49:17
Label	Hollywood
Producer	Chico Bennett, Julian Bunetta, Rob Cavallo, Desmond Child, Andy Dodd, Johnny Douglas, Ron Fair, Dave Jerden, Sherry Kondor, Ginger McCartney, Charlie Midnight, Charlton Pettus, Matt Serletic, Spider, Adam Watts, Denny Weston Jr.
Hilary Duff soundtracks chronology
The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack (2004) What Goes Up: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2009)
Singles from A Cinderella Story
"Our Lips Are Sealed" Released: June 1, 2004

A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack is a soundtrack album by Hilary Duff, released on July 13, 2004 by Hollywood Records. The album was released to accompany the 2004 film A Cinderella Story, which starred Duff. She contributed five songs to the soundtrack including a cover of "Our Lips Are Sealed" with sister Haylie, which peaked at #8 in Australia. It was praised by critics for being "admittedly lightweight but solidly entertaining."^[1] A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack peaked in the top ten in Canada and the United States (where it also topped Billboard's Top Soundtracks chart), and at #37 in Australia.

Album history

A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack was released to accompany Duff's 2004 film A Cinderella Story. Duff contributed three new songs to the soundtrack, a duet with her sister Haylie, a cover of "Our Lips Are Sealed" by The Go-Go's, and the song "Anywhere but Here," taken from her debut album Metamorphosis (2003).^[1] Among other contributors to the soundtrack were Jesse McCartney, MxPx, Mýa and Haylie Duff, who recorded the song "One in this World" in addition to her duet with Hilary. "Hear You Me" by Jimmy Eat World was played in the movie, but was not released on the soundtrack, although it should have been. In the film Kara DioGuardi performs the song Now You Know while on the soundtrack Hilary Duff performs the song. Also in the film "Best Day of My Life" is performed by Robert Palmer and features Micheal Duff while on the soundtrack Jesse McCartney performs the song. The lyrics for "I'll Be" by Edwin McCain in the movie feature a different line in the chorus from the soundtrack, with "I'll be love's suicide" while the soundtrack's features "I'll be with the trappings of love" in the chorus.

"Our Lips Are Sealed" was released as the first and only single from the album in June 2004. The Duffs' version peaked at #8 in Australia.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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]

Chart performance

A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack debuted and peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States; the album remained in the top 100 for eleven weeks.^[3] It performed better on Billboard's Top Soundtracks chart, where it reached the top position.^[4] In Australia, A Cinderella Story debuted at #50 and peaked at #37 in its second week before dropping out of the top fifty its third week.^[3] In Canada, it peaked at #3.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording artist(s)	Length
1.	"Our Lips Are Sealed"	Jane Wiedlin, Terence Hall	Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff	2:40
2.	"Anywhere But Here"	James Marr, Wendy Page, Chico Bennett	Hilary Duff	3:31
3.	"The Best Day of My Life"	David Katz, Robert Palmer, Lindy Robbins	Jesse McCartney	3:13
4.	"Girl Can Rock"	Charlie Midnight, Denny Weston Jr.	Hilary Duff	3:11
5.	"Now You Know"	Kara DioGuardi, Charlton Pettus, Michelle Lewis	Hilary Duff	3:39
6.	"One in this World"	Diane Warren	Haylie Duff	4:12
7.	"Crash World"	Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Julian Bunetta	Hilary Duff	3:01
8.	"To Make You Feel My Love"	Bob Dylan	Josh Kelley	3:32
9.	"Sympathy"	John Rzeznik	Goo Goo Dolls	2:48
10.	"Friend"	Kaitlyn Harner, Johnny Douglas	Kaitlyn	3:49
11.	"Beautiful Soul" (Cinderella Mix)	Andy Dodd, Adam Watts	Jesse McCartney	3:58
12.	"I'll Be"	Edwin C. McCain	Edwin McCain	5:22
13.	"Fallen"	Richard Shelton, Kevin Veney, Loren Hill, Leonard Huggins, Luiz Bonfá, Maria Toledo	Mýa	3:25
14.	"First Day of the Rest of Your Life"	Michael Herrera	MxPx	3:02
Total length:				49:17

Target bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording artist(s)	Length
15.	"Metamorphosis" (Live)	Hilary Duff, Midnight, Bennett, Andre Recke	Hilary Duff	3:15

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[3]	37
Canadian Albums Chart[4]	3
U.S. Billboard 200[3][4]	9
U.S. Billboard Top Soundtracks[4]	1

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Phares, Heather. "A Cinderella Story > Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r692624. Retrieved 10 December 2009. 
2. ^ "Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff - Our Lips Are Sealed". αCharts.us. http://acharts.us/song/2501. Retrieved 13 December 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "Soundtrack - A Cinderella Story". αCharts.us. http://acharts.us/album/13465. Retrieved 13 December 2009. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e} "A Cinderella Story > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r692624. Retrieved 13 December 2009. 

External links

• HilaryDuff.com