A Cinderella Story

• Artist: Original Soundtrack
• Rating:
• Release Date: July 13, 2004
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

The soundtrack to A Cinderella Story should tide Hilary Duff fans over until the release of her second album: Duff and her sister Haylie contribute almost half the songs on the album, including their cute duet version of the Go Go's' "Our Lips Are Sealed." This song and Haylie's solo spotlight, "One in This World," showcase the older Duff sister's slightly richer pipes, but -- not surprisingly, since she is the film's Cinderella -- Hilary gets the more ear-catching tunes. "Anywhere But Here," which comes from her debut solo album, presents the sugary-sweet persona of Metamorphosis, but newer songs like "Girl Can Rock," "Now You Know," and, especially, "Crash World" display a little more edge and depth while still remaining appropriate for a teen pop singer like Duff and her audience. Kaitlyn's "Friend" and Mya's "Fallen" add to the album's frothy sweetness, which is complemented by sensitive-boy tracks like Jesse McCartney's "The Best Day of My Life," Josh Kelley's "To Make You Feel My Love," and Edwin McCain's "I'll Be." MXPX, who seem determined to replace Sugar Ray as the most ubiquitous soundtrack band, round out the album with "First Day of the Rest of Your Life." A Cinderella Story is an admittedly lightweight but solidly entertaining soundtrack that delivers exactly what its audience wants from it. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Our Lips Are Sealed	Jane Wiedlin, Terry Hall	Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff	(2:40)
Anywhere But Here	Chico Bennett, Wendy Page	Hilary Duff	(3:31)
The Best Day of My Life	David Katz, Lindy Robbins	Jesse McCartney	(3:13)
Girl Can Rock	Charlie Midnight, Denny Weston, Jr.	Hilary Duff	(3:10)
Now You Know	Michelle Lewis, Charlton Pettus, Kara DioGuardi	Hilary Duff	(3:39)
One in This World	Diane Warren	Haylie Duff	(4:11)
Crash World	Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Julian Bunetta	Hilary Duff	(3:00)
To Make You Feel My Love	Bob Dylan	Josh Kelley	(3:32)
Sympathy	Johnny Rzeznik	The Goo Goo Dolls	(2:48)
Friend	Kaitlyn Harner		(3:49)
Beautiful Soul [Cinderella Mix]	Adam Watts, Andy Dodd	Jesse McCartney	(3:57)
I'll Be	Edwin McCain	Edwin McCain	(5:22)
Fallen	Luiz Bonfá, Loren Hill, Kevin Veney, Maria Toledo, Richard Shelton	Mya	(3:24)
First Day of the Rest of Your Life	Michaele Herrera	MxPx	(5:33)

Credits

Gary LeMel (Executive in Charge of Music), Desmond Child (Producer), Rob Chiarelli (Mixing), Greg Goldman (Engineer), Mick Guzauski (Mixing), Jay Landers (Executive Producer), Jay Landers (Soundtrack Producer), Jon Lind (Executive Producer), Stephen Marcussen (Mastering), Charlie Midnight (Producer), Tim Palmer (Mixing), Charlton Pettus (Producer), Charlton Pettus (Engineer), Doug Frank (Executive in Charge of Music), Mitchell Leib (Soundtrack Producer), Sherry Kondor (Producer), Sherry Kondor (Executive Producer), Sherry Kondor (Vocal Producer), Joel Soyffer (Mixing), Denny Weston, Jr. (Producer), Enny Joo (Design), Jules Gondar (Engineer), Dave Way (Mixing), Andre Recke (Executive Producer), Debra Baum (Music Supervisor), Debra Baum (Soundtrack Producer), Chico Bennett (Producer), Andy Dodd (Producer), Adam Watts (Producer), Spider (Producer), Desirée Craig Ramos (Sound Director), Ginger McCartney (Producer), Ginger McCartney (Executive Producer), Ginger McCartney (Vocal Producer), Debi Streeter (Music Administrator), Julian Bunetta (Producer), Julian Bunetta (Engineer), Recke Recke (Executive Producer)