A Cinderella Story (soundtrack) explained

A Cinderella Story
Type:	soundtrack
Artist:	Various artists
Cover:	A Cinderella Story Original Soundtrack.png
Border:	yes
Alt:	A young blonde girl carried on the back of a young brown-haired man. The girl is wearing a white tiara, white ball gown, and pink tennis shoes; the boy wears a gray shirt with black sleeves, and blue jeans. On their image, the words "A Cinderella Story" and "Original Soundtrack" are written in blue, bold font.
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Hollywood
Producer:	Chico Bennett Julian Bunetta Desmond Child Andy Dodd Sherry Kondor Ginger McCartney Charlie Midnight Charlton Pettus Spider Adam Watts Denny Weston Jr.
Chronology:	A Cinderella Story soundtrack
Next Title:	Another Cinderella Story
Next Year:	2008

A Cinderella Story is a soundtrack album to the 2004 film of the same name. It was released on July 13, 2004, by Hollywood Records. It includes 3 new songs by Hilary Duff including the single, a cover of "Our Lips Are Sealed" with her sister Haylie Duff. It also includes 2 of her previous released songs from her 2003 album Metamorphosis which are "Anywhere But Here" and "Girl Can Rock", which was a bonus track.

Singles

"Our Lips Are Sealed" was released as the only single from the soundtrack on June 5, 2004.^[1] As of July 27, 2014, the song had sold 161,000 copies in the United States.^[2]

Critical response

Heather Phares of AllMusic gave a positive review of the soundtrack, awarding it three out of five stars. She praised Duff's songs, noting that they "display a little more edge and depth while still remaining appropriate for a teen pop singer like Duff and her audience," and added that they were complemented by the contributions from other artists. She claimed that Duff contributing to the majority of the album would "tide [her] fans over" before the release of her eponymous third album. Phares finalized her review stating, "A Cinderella Story is an admittedly lightweight but solidly entertaining soundtrack that delivers exactly what its audience wants from it."

Track listing

Notes

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Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard 200^[3]	172
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[4]	10

Release history

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Date	Format	Label
Canada	July 13, 2004	CD	Universal	^[5]
United States			Hollywood	^[6]
United Kingdom	August 23, 2004		Warner	^[7]
Australia	September 13, 2004		Festival Mushroom	^[8]
Japan	November 3, 2004		Avex Trax	^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music: Billboard Picks . American Radio History . Billboard . June 16, 2020 . 32 . June 5, 2004.
2. Ask Billboard: How Has Enrique Iglesias' 'Bailando' Become Such A Big Hit?. July 27, 2014. Billboard. July 27, 2014.
3. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004. Billboard. September 13, 2021.
4. 2004 The Year in Music. Billboard. 116. 52. YE-72. December 25, 2004. September 13, 2021.
5. Web site: Cinderella Story. July 13, 2004. Amazon.
6. Web site: A Cinderella Story. July 16, 2004. Amazon.
7. Web site: A Cinderella Story. August 23, 2004. Amazon.
8. Web site: Archived copy . June 17, 2021 . February 22, 2008 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222436/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041020-0000/issue760.pdf . live .
9. Web site: Cinderella Story Original Soundtrack CD Album. CDJapan.