Voices: WWE The Music, Vol. 9 explained

Voices: WWE The Music, Vol. 9
Type:Compilation album
Artist:World Wrestling Entertainment
Cover:WWEVol9.jpg
Caption:Cover of the album. From left to right: Eve Torres, R-Truth, Vladimir Kozlov, Randy Orton, The Great Khali, Kelly Kelly, and Umaga.
Released:January 24, 2009
Length:40:49 / 65:49
Label:Columbia, WWE Music Group
Producer:Jim Johnston
Prev Title:WWE The Music, Vol. 8
Prev Year:2008
Next Year:2010

Voices: WWE The Music, Vol. 9[1] is a compilation album released by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in the United States and Canada on January 27, 2009, Australia on January 24[2] and in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2009.[3] The album was originally announced to be a three-CD set featuring new music by Jim Johnston and alternate mixes of older material from the past 25 years to commemorate the WrestleMania 25th anniversary.[4] [5] However, the album is now a single disc of original theme music, with a bonus disc containing a selection of past theme music.

The working title for the album was WWE Anthology II and was originally set to be the sequel to WWE's 2002 album WWE Anthology. The album reached a peak at number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart.[6]

It was re-released on iTunes[7] on January 26, 2014, with the original track list and a remixed version of Jake "The Snake" Roberts entrance theme.

Track listing

All songs are composed, written and produced by Jim Johnston except "What's Up?", written and composed by Ron Killings (R-Truth).[8] [9]

TrackSongSubjectLength
1 "Voices" (Vocals by Rich Luzzi of Rev Theory)3:24
2 "Pourquoi?" 3:37
3 "Man on Fire" 2:57
4 "Kung Fu San" (performed by Karl "Dice Raw" Jenkins) 3:04
5 "Holla" (performed by Desiree Jackson) 3:19
6 "What's Up?" (performed by Ron Killings) 3:15
7 "Pain" 2:54
8 "Land of Five Rivers" (Vocals by Kulvinder Singh Johal) & (Dhol by Panjabi MC) 2:58
9 "She Looks Good" 2:17
10 "Get on Your Knees" (performed by Age Against the Machine – Rage tribute[10])3:10
11 "If You Rock Like Me" 3:03
12 "Tribal Trouble" 3:08
13 "Priceless" 3:44
The subject as seen in the official track listing. The subject of the song may differ from what is currently used in WWE.

A two-disc, deluxe edition of Vol. 9 is available exclusively at Best Buy stores which includes the Legends of WWE CD, featuring:[11]

TrackSongSubjectLength
1* "I Won't Do What You Tell Me" 3:02
2 "Unstable" 1:45
3 "Hot Rod" 2:58
4 "Hard Corps." 2:35
5 "Blue Blood" 3:29
6 "Perfection" 2:49
7* "Rest in Peace" 3:18
8 "Snake Bit" 2:08
9* "If You Smell...?" 2:56

iTunes re-release track listing

All songs are composed, written and produced by Jim Johnston except "What's Up?", written and composed by Ron Killings (R-Truth).[12]

TrackSongSubjectLength
1 "Voices" (Vocals by Rich Luzzi of Rev Theory)3:24
2 "Pourquoi?" 3:37
3 "Man on Fire" 2:57
4 "Kung Fu San" (performed by Karl "Dice Raw" Jenkins) 3:04
5 "Holla" (performed by Desiree Jackson) 3:19
6 "What's Up?" (performed by Ron Killings) 3:15
7 "Pain" 2:54
8 "Land of Five Rivers" (Vocals by Kulvinder Singh Johal) & (Dhol by Panjabi MC) 2:58
9 "She Looks Good" 2:17
10 "Get on Your Knees" (performed by Age Against the Machine – Rage tribute)3:10
11 "If You Rock Like Me" 3:03
12 "Tribal Trouble" 3:08
13 "Priceless" 3:44
14 "I Won't Do What You Tell Me" 3:02
15 "Unstable" 1:45
16 "Hot Rod" 2:58
17 "Hard Corps." 2:35
18 "Blue Blood" 3:29
19 "Perfection" 2:49
20 "Rest in Peace" 3:18
21 "Snake Bit 2014" 3:19
22 "If You Smell...?" 2:56

Release history

CountryDate
AustraliaJanuary 24, 2009
United StatesJanuary 27, 2009
United KingdomApril 13, 2009

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Music.
  2. Web site: Various / WWE The Music Vol9. January 23, 2009. sanity.com.au.
  3. Web site: Voices: WWE The Music Volume 9 Product Listing. May 30, 2009. HMV.com.
  4. Web site: Consumer Products. November 8, 2008. World Wrestling Entertainment. This album will be loaded with unreleased WWE Superstar entrance themes, as well as themes from the past 25 years, to commemorate the milestone of the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania.. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006080955/http://corporate.wwe.com/company/consumer.jsp. October 6, 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Music a key element in WWE brand profile. June 15, 2008. July 12, 2008. Reuters.
  6. Voices: WWE The Music, Vol. 9 on BillBoard.com
  7. Web site: Voices: WWE the Music, Vol. 9 by Jim Johnston. iTunes. January 26, 2014.
  8. Web site: WWE: The Music Vol 9 CD. January 14, 2009. wwe.com.
  9. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1468980|pure_url=yes}} WWE: The Music, Vol. 9 > Overview]. January 23, 2009. allmusic.com.
  10. Web site: Age Against The Machine webpage from the Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20141112044052/http://www.bostonrage.com/Home.html. November 12, 2014.
  11. Web site: WWE: The Music 9 Various – CD – WWE: The Music 9 / Various . January 1, 2009 . bestbuy.com.
  12. Web site: WWE: The Music Vol 9 CD. January 26, 2014. January 26, 2014. iTunes.