Unfabulous and More

Infobox Album
Name = Unfabulous and More
Type = Soundtrack
Longtype = companion album
Artist = Emma Roberts

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Released = September 27 2005
Recorded = at Phase One Studios (Toronto, Canada), Pie Studios (Glen Cove, New York), House Of Blues (Encino, California), and Unpronounceable Symbol (Encino, California)
Genre = Pop, Teen pop
Length = 36:01
Label = Columbia Records
Nick Records
Producer = Brian Malouf, Marshall Altman
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:yqjn7ia5g78r link]
*Common Sense Media Rating|3|5 [http://www.commonsensemedia.org/reviews/review.php?id=4515&type=Music link]
Last album = -
This album = "Unfabulous and More"
(2005)
Next album = "TBA"
(2009)Singles
Name = Unfabulous and More
Type = Soundtrack
single 1 = I Wanna Be
single 1 date = September
single 2 = Dummy
single 2 date = December

"Unfabulous and More" is the soundtrack for the TV series "Unfabulous". It also serves as Emma Roberts' debut album, released on September 27 2005 by Columbia Records and Nick Records.

The album contains songs from the show's first season, as well as several new songs, including "I Wanna Be" and "Dummy", both of which also have music videos.

The song "Mexican Wrestler", which appeared in the episode "The 66th Day" from "Unfabulous"' first season, originally appeared on Jill Sobule's 2000 album "Pink Pearl".

It is also one of Sony BMG's albums using the controversial Extended Copy Protection, a rootkit (a hidden program similar to a trojan horse or a computer virus), which installs itself when the CD is inserted into a Microsoft Windows computer, and prevents any external media player or ripper software to access the data on the CD. [http://www.cnet.com/4520-6033_1-6376177.html?part=rss&subj=edfeat&tag=DRM+this%2C+Sony%21] As of 2006, new copies of the album are being made without the Extended Copy Protection program.

Track listing

# "I Wanna Be" (Daniel Holter, Michael Standal) – 3:11
# "Punch Rocker" (Jill Sobule) – 2:33
# "Say Goodbye to Jr. High" (Anjulie Persaud) – 3:39
# "I Have Arrived" (Jeannie Lurie, Holly Mathis, Lindsay Sorensen, Christopher Sorensen) – 3:23
# "94 Weeks (Metal Mouth Freak)" (Sobule) – 3:49
# "This Is Me" (Marshall Altman, Emma Roberts, Erin Workman) – 3:40
# "Dummy" (Franne Golde, Kasia Livingston, Andrew Williams) – 3:08
# "Mexican Wrestler" (Robin Eaton, Sobule) – 5:02
# "We Are Gonna Happen" (Dave Derby, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Michael Kotch) – 3:35
# "New Shoes" (Sue Rose, Sobule) – 2:16

Reception

Although not a commercial success, the soundtrack was warmly received by music critics and fans of the show. Heather Phares from Allmusic gave the album a 4 star rating, praising Emma's fresh and genuine voice, and claiming the album is "filled with sweet, idealistic songs sung by a young girl who sounds like a young girl instead of a pop tart."Fact|date=May 2007 Common Sense Media gave the album a 3 star rating.Fact|date=May 2007

Chart performance

The album was not a success but it did manage to peak at #46 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers album chart. None of the singles managed to peak on any chart of the Billboard Magazine. "I Wanna Be" was the lead single released from the album in early September. "Dummy" was released to coincide with the release of the album in September 2005.

Notes

A video that appeared on the Internet in August 2006 featuring an interview with Emma, featured a demo version of "I Wanna Be" along with an alternate tracklisting for the album, referenced as "Unfabulous: The Soundtrack." This version included alternate names for songs (besides listing "94 Weeks (Metal Mouth Freak)" as two different tracks), an extra track, "Mirror," and the omission of "Say Goodbye to Jr. High." This tracklisting follows:

# "I Have Arrived"
# "I Wanna Be"
# "Dummy"
# "Mexican Wrestler"
# "94 Weeks"
# "Mirror"
# "New Shoes"
# "Punch Rock"
# "We R Gonna"
# "Metal Mouth"
# "This Is Me"

- "I Wanna Be" and "Dummy," respectevily were both released as singles. "I Wanna Be" was released to radio in September and "Dummy" was released in early December. Both songs had promotional videos that received heavy rotation on Nickelodeon during the summer of 2006.

- For a limited period of time this album was being sold at Sony Music Store with an exclusive poster and a bonus booklet signed by Emma Roberts. This version is no longer being sold, although some copies of the signed booklet may still be found on Ebay.

Credits

* Paul Bushnell – bass
* Julian Coryell – guitar
* Dorian Crozier – drums
* Zach Danziger – percussions
* Nick Dimichino – bass
* Dean Drouilliard – guitars
* John Hampson – guitars
* Keely Hawkes-Pressly – background vocals
* Daniel Holter – keys
* Sean Hurley – bass
* Jon Levine – piano, keyboards
* Gabriel Mann – keyboards
* Jim McGorman – keys
* Dino Meneghin – guitar
* Samantha Murphy – background vocals
* Yurko Mychaluk – guitars
* Lee Nadel – bass
* Anjulie Persaud – background vocals, percussion
* Marc Rogers – bass
* Jill Sobule – acoustic guitar, background vocals
* Lindsay Sorensen – background vocals
* Michael Standal – electric guitar
* Aaron Sterling – drums
* Vince Tattanelli – drums
* Denton Whited – drums
* Erin Wirkman – background vocals

External links

* [http://columbiarecords.com/emmaroberts/ Emma Roberts' official music site] (including audio and music video streams)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVyJs_rGFlM Emma Roberts' "Unfabulous: The Soundtrack" clip] (with demo version of "I Wanna Be" and alternate album tracklisting)