Josie and the Pussycats (soundtrack)
| Music from the Motion Picture Josie and the Pussycats | |
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| Soundtrack album by Josie and the Pussycats | |
| Released | March 27, 2001 |
| Recorded | 2000 |
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| Length | 37:44 |
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| Producer | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Adam Schlesinger, et al. |
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Music from the Motion Picture Josie and the Pussycats is the soundtrack album to the 2001 film of the same name, starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, and Tara Reid. It was released on March 27, 2001 by Epic Records.
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, singer for Letters to Cleo, as the singing voice of Josie.[2] 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 and Steve Hurley (Gigolo Aunts), Jason Falkner (Jellyfish), Matthew Sweet, Jane Wiedlin (The Go-Go's), Adam Duritz (Counting Crows), Anna Waronker (That Dog), and Kay Hanley and Michael Eisenstein (Letters to Cleo).[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length |
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| 1. | "3 Small Words" | Josie and the Pussycats | 2:53 | |
| 2. | "Pretend to Be Nice" | Adam Schlesinger | Josie and the Pussycats | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Spin Around" | Gibbs, Adam Duritz | Josie and the Pussycats | 3:17 |
| 4. | "You Don't See Me" |
| Josie and the Pussycats | 3:43 |
| 5. | "You're a Star" |
| Josie and the Pussycats | 2:06 |
| 6. | "Shapeshifter" | Kay Hanley, Michael Eisenstein | Josie and the Pussycats | 3:01 |
| 7. | "I Wish You Well" | Waronker | Josie and the Pussycats | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Real Wild Child" |
| Josie and the Pussycats | 1:51 |
| 9. | "Come On" |
| Josie and the Pussycats | 3:13 |
| 10. | "Money (That's What I Want)" | Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford | Josie and the Pussycats | 2:28 |
| 11. | "DuJour Around the World" |
| DuJour | 2:56 |
| 12. | "Backdoor Lover" |
| DuJour | 3:40 |
| 13. | "Josie and the Pussycats" | Josie and the Pussycats | 1:43 |
Credits
Josie and the Pussycats
- Josie McCoy - lead vocals, guitar
- Valerie Brown - bass, backing vocals
- Melody Valentine - drums, percussion, backing vocals
DuJour
- 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 (DuJour)
Production
- Kenneth Edmonds (tracks 1-5), Adam Schlesinger (tracks 6-10, 13), residential campaign (tracks 11-12), Guliano Franco (track 12) - producers
- Dave Gibbs (tracks 1-5) - co-producer
- Kenneth Edmonds, Glen Brunman, Denise Luiso - executive producers
- Mike Denneen, Paul Boutin, Adam Schlesinger - engineers
- David J. Holman - mixing
- Mixed - Cactus Studio, Hollywood
- Stephen Marcussen - mastering
- Stewart Whitmore - digital editing
- Anthony President - programming
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
- ^ Phares, Heather (March 27, 2001). "Josie and the Pussycats [Original Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ Letters to Cleo ::: News
- ^ Liner notes for Josie and the Pussycats: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
