Hannah Montana (soundtrack)

Infobox Album
Name = Hannah Montana
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = Hannah Montana/Various Artists


Caption = Original and Holiday cover
Released = October 24 2006
December 19 2006 (Holiday Edition)
March 20 2007 (Special Edition)
Recorded = 2005—2006
Genre = Bubblegum pop, pop rock
Length = 42:26
44:48 (Holiday Edition)
45:52 (Special Edition)
Label = Walt Disney Records
Producer = Antonina Armato, Andy Dodd, Matthew Gerrard, Jamie Houston, Robert Hugger, Tim James, Marco Marinangeli, Adam Watts, Eddie Galan, Lamar Young
Reviews = *"Allmusic" Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzdgyl5nxp9b link]
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Hannah Montana
Type = Soundtrack
Last album = —
This album = "Hannah Montana"
(2006)
Next album = ""
(2007)Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Soundtrack


Lower caption = Special Edition cover

"Hannah Montana" is the soundtrack for the Disney Channel original series "Hannah Montana". It was released on October 24, 2006 by Walt Disney Records. The first eight songs on the album are sung by Miley Cyrus as her character Hannah Montana. There are also four songs by other artists, and another track, the last on the album, that is sung by Cyrus (out of her Hannah Montana character) and her father, Billy Ray Cyrus. The soundtrack was the eighth best selling album of 2006 in the U.S., with nearly two million copies sold that year. [Paul Cashmere, [http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=1216 "High School Musical Was Top Album of 2006"] , Undercover.com.au, January 5, 2007.] The album has sold 3.5 million copies in the U.S and over 4.5 million worldwide.

The album debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200,Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003345789 "'Hannah Montana' Trumps My Chem, Legend At No. 1"] , Billboard.com, November 1, 2006.] where it remained for two weeks.Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003378656 "'Montana' Zooms By Manilow For Second Week At No. 1"] , Billboard.com, November 8, 2006.] Eight songs from the album have charted on the Billboard Hot 100, including the theme song, "The Best of Both Worlds". Subsequently, a Holiday Edition and a two-disc Special Edition were released.

Holiday Edition

A holiday edition of the "Hannah Montana" Soundtrack was released to the iTunes Music Store on December 19 2006. This version includes all the songs from the original soundtrack plus a cover of the song, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", sung by Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana. This song was performed by Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana at the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade in 2006 on Christmas Day 2006.

pecial Edition

A 2-disc special edition of the soundtrack was released on March 20 2007. It was put in a holographic silver box including:
*The original soundtrack
*Bonus track: "Nobody's Perfect" from the .
*4 autographed photos of Miley Cyrus
*A code number to download a ringtone of "This Is the Life"
*A DVD with a "Nobody's Perfect" music video, a special 30-minute long "Hannah Montana: Backstage Secrets," and a trailer for the new DVD, "Hannah Montana: Pop Star Profile" It should be noted that two of the episodes advertised on the trailer were not on the final DVD. These episodes would be "You're So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit Is About You" and "O Say Can You Remember the Words"

ales and chart positions

Album

The soundtrack debuted at #1 on the "Billboard" 200 album chart, selling 281,000 copies in its first week, beating out such artists as John Legend and rock band My Chemical Romance, and held its ground in its second week, remaining at #1 with 203,000 copies sold, edging out the debut of Barry Manilow's album "The Greatest Songs of the Sixties". The album was the first TV soundtrack to debut on the chart at number one, and the first from a TV series in more than 20 years to hold the number one position.Fred Bronson, [http://billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003349832&imw=Y Chart Beat: "The State of 'Montana'"] , Billboard.com, November 2, 2006.]

The album has maintained its presence on the "Billboard" 200, never falling below the top 100 albums until April 2008. It has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA [http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Hannah%20Montana&artist=Various&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database] , retrieved 30-March-2008.] and went Gold in the UK in just 4 weeks. It has spent a total of 34 weeks on the UK Compilation Chart.

Disc 2 (Music Video DVD)

Special Edition's bonus DVD includes:
*30 minutes of backstage secrets
*Live performance of "Nobody's Perfect"
*"Hannah Montana: Pop Star Profile" DVD trailer

References

External links

* [http://disney.go.com/disneyrecords/Soundtracks/hannahmontana/index.html "Disney Official Soundtrack Page"]
* [http://www.thehiddenbookcase.com/hannah_montana_soundtrack.html Hannah Montana Soundtrack]