The Cheetah Girls is the soundtrack album to the 2003 Walt Disney Pictures movie of the same name. It was released on August 12, 2003 on compact disc and audio cassette by Walt Disney Records.[1] The album was produced by Antonina Armato, Ray Cham, Tim James and executive produced by Debra Martin Chase and Whitney Houston. The album features appearances from Sonic Chaos, Char, and Hope 7.

The album was certified Double Platinum in the United States on June 7, 2005 after selling more than 2 million copies in the US alone.[2] It is one of the biggest selling albums from Walt Disney Records ever, along with the High School Musical soundtrack and the Hannah Montana soundtrack.

Background and release

Although there had been music recorded for The Cheetah Girls film, there were originally no plans to release said music commercially since Disney Channel's previous original films never had soundtracks before. Debra Martin Chase was able to convince Disney to create new contracts for the film's actresses and release the film's music as a soundtrack.[3]

A special edition titled "The Cheetah Girls - Special Edition Soundtrack" was released on June 22, 2004, featuring two brand new remixes of "Cinderella" and "Girl Power" with eight karaoke tracks.[4] The special edition credits the song, "End of the Line", to Hope 7, while the original release credits the song to Christi Mac. The reason for this is that Christi Mac is really the alias of Kristi McClave, the lead singer of Hope 7. McClave sang both this song and "Breakthrough" on the original soundtrack. On December 25, 2006, the original soundtrack was released digitally to the iTunes store in the United Kingdom.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]

Johnny Loftus from Allmusic reviewed the album stating: "From the Disney Channel comes a TV movie adaptation of Deborah Gregory's Cheetah Girls book series. It's the continuing adventures of a smart, sassy singing group as they make their way in the pop music world with nothing but their wits and musical chops to guide them. Along the way, they live a little, rock a little, and learn a lot".[6] Common Sense Media's review of the album complimented The Cheetah Girls' singing, but called the production "prefabricated" and generally disapproved of the musical presentation.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleRecording Artist(s)Length
1."Cheetah Sisters"The Cheetah Girls3:07
2."Cinderella"The Cheetah Girls3:21
3."Girl Power"The Cheetah Girls2:48
4."Together We Can"The Cheetah Girls1:36
5."C'mon"Sonic Chaos1:25
6."Girlfriend"Char3:30
7."Breakthrough"Hope72:44
8."End Of The Line"Christi Mac1:39
Total length:22:31
Special edition
No.TitleRecording Artist(s)Length
9."Cinderella" (Dream mix)The Cheetah Girls3:34
10."Girl Power" (Meow mix)The Cheetah Girls2:55
11."Cheetah Sisters"Instrumental karaoke3:22
12."Cinderella"Instrumental karaoke3:25
13."Girl Power"Instrumental karaoke2:52
14."Together We Can"Instrumental karaoke1:50
15."C'mon"Instrumental karaoke1:42
16."Girlfriend"Instrumental karaoke3:31
17."Breakthrough"Instrumental karaoke3:00
18."End of The Line"Instrumental karaoke1:52
Total length:50:16

Chart performance

The album charted at number one on the Billboard Kid Album charts on October 25, 2003.[7] The album spent a total of sixty-five weeks on the chart.[8] The special edition of the album charted at number three on the Billboard Kid Album charts on July 10, 2004.[9]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref
United States August 12, 2003 CD Original Soundtrack Walt Disney Records [1]
June 22, 2004 Special Edition [4]
United Kingdom December 25, 2006 Digital Download Original Soundtrack [5]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Cheetah Girls (EP, Soundtrack)". Amazon. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ask Billboard: Answers to readers' questions about Raven-Symone, Cassie, Darren Hayes and more". Billboard. 6 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "How 'Cheetah Girls' Paved The Way For Disney Channel's Future Musical Movies". International Business Times. August 15, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "The Cheetah Girls - Special Edition Soundtrack". Amazon. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "The Cheetah Girls (Songs from the Disney Channel Original Movie) by The Cheetah Girls on Apple Music". iTunes Store (UK). January 2004. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Loftus, Johnny. "The Cheetah Girls [Original Soundtrack] - The Cheetah Girls". Allmusic. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Billboard Kid Albums Chart October 25, 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2003.
  8. ^ "Billboard Chart History - The Cheetah Girls Kids Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  9. ^ "Billboard Kid Albums Chart July 10, 2004". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2004.
  10. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Cheetah Girls". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – The Cheetah Girls – The Cheetah Girls". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  13. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  14. ^ "2003 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 52. December 27, 2003. p. YE-78. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  16. ^ "2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-72. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  17. ^ "American album certifications – Cheetah Girls – Cheetah Girls". Recording Industry Association of America.
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