High School Musical (soundtrack)

High School Musical (soundtrack)

Infobox Album
Name = High School Musical
Type = Soundtrack
Format = CD+G
Artist = Cast of High School Musical


Released = January 10, 2006
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Pop, teen pop, pop rock, piano pop, musical theatre, R&B
Length = 38:25
Label = Walt Disney Records
Producer = Kenny Ortega, Bill Borden, Barry Rosenbush
music = Greg Cham
Ray Cham
Andy Dodd
Faye Greenberg
Jamie Houston
David Lawrence
Adam Watts
Matt Gerrard
Drew Lane
Eddie Galan
Andrew Seeley
Reviews =
*"Allmusic" Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:9juvadske8w6 link]
Last album = –
This album = "High School Musical Soundtrack"
(2006)
Next album = "High School Musical 2"
(2007)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = 2-Disc Special Edition cover
Type = Soundtrack

"High School Musical" is the soundtrack of the Disney Channel Original Movie, of the same name, it was released on January 10, 2006 and was the best selling album of 2006, [ [http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=1216 http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=1216] Retrieved at 04-11-07] climbing to number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart in early March and again in late March 2006. It has been certified Platinum. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+200&pageNumber=Top+11-50&g=Albums http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+200&pageNumber=Top+11-50&g=Albums] "Billboard.com" ]

Recorded in five days, it debuted at #143 on the Billboard 200, selling 6,469 copies in its first week and climbed to #1 on the Billboard album chart in early March and again in late March 2006. On May 23, 2006, the same day the DVD came out, Walt Disney Records released a Special Edition of the album featuring a bonus disc with eight karaoke tracks of "Start of Something New", "Get'cha Head In The Game", "What I've Been Looking For", "When There Was Me And You", "Bop to the Top", "Breaking Free", "We're All In This Together" and "I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" (which was edited from the movie).

Track listing

* "Breaking Free" went from number #86 to #4 in its second week, an 82 point jump on the Hot 100.
* "Get'cha Head in the Game" went from number #100 to #23 in its second week, a 77 point jump.
* * Drew Seeley sang in several of the songs, his voice being mixed with Zac Efron's. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475293/soundtrack High School Musical (2006) (TV) - Soundtracks ] ] He originally was not given credit for singing.

Composers

Six composing teams were hired to write the music. The score was written by David Lawrence, and the songs' respective composers are as follows:
*"Start of Something New" and "We’re All in This Together" by Matthew Gerrard & Robbie Nevil
*"Stick to the Status Quo" by David Lawrence & Faye Greenberg
*"Get'cha Head in the Game" by Ray Cham, Greg Cham, and Andrew Seeley
*"Bop to the Top" by Randy Petersen & Kevin Quinn
*"What I’ve Been Looking For" by Andy Dodd & Adam Watts
*"Breaking Free" and "When There Was Me & You" by Jamie Houston

International versions

The soundtrack was released in Australia on May 27 2006 by EMI. In the album's seventh week, it reached the number one position on Australia's ARIA Album Charts for the week dated July 31, 2006 and has been certified platinum, selling 70,000 units in total. The single, "Breaking Free", debuted in the UK Official Top 75, at Number 45 on September 24, 2006 on downloads alone. Upon its physical release, its peak position was #9. [cite web|title= High School Musical chart info|url=http://acharts.us/song/11051|accessdate=2007-12-08]

In South Africa, the soundtrack was released on the November 13 2006, at a few major CD stores, selling every copy in its first week.In India, unlike other countries that aired the movie, the songs were dubbed in Hindi. [ [http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1054690 DNA - Mumbai - Disney presents High School Musical, Bollywood style - Daily News & Analysis ] ]

Other International versions

ee also

*"High School Musical"

References

External links

* [http://www.thehiddenbookcase.com/high_school_musical_songs.html High School Musical Soundtrack Online Resource]
* [http://disney.go.com/disneyrecords/Soundtracks/highschoolmusical Official album site]
* [http://news.com.com/Tweens+use+iPods,+iTunes+to+storm+the+charts/2100-1025_3-6035902.html Tweens use iPods, iTunes to storm the charts]
* [http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp_Q_id_E_246Charts "High School Musical" Soundtrack Shatters Multiple Records On Billboard Charts]
* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002073128 Jaheim's 'Classics' Crash In At No. 1]

succession box
before = "Ghetto Classics" by Jaheim
title = "Billboard" 200 number-one album (First Run)
years = March 5 2006 - March 11 2006
after = "In My Own Words" by Ne-Yo

succession box
before = "Reality Check" by Juvenile
title = "Billboard" 200 number-one album (Second Run)
years = March 26 2006 - April 1 2006
after = "3121" by Prince

succession box
before = "Black Holes & Revelations" by Muse
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = July 31 - August 20 2006
after = "Back to Basics" by Christina Aguilera


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