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Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney
Type:studio
Artist:Jenny Oaks Baker
Cover:Jenny Oaks Baker, Wish Upon a Star.jpg
Genre:Classical, instrumental
Label:Shadow Mountain
Producer:Kurt Bestor
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Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney is the tenth studio album by American classical violinist Jenny Oaks Baker, released in 2011 through Shadow Mountain Records.[1] Produced and arranged by Kurt Bestor, the Disney music tribute album features eleven tracks, including one medley of songs from Mary Poppins.

Wish Upon a Star reached peak positions of number six on Billboard Classical Albums chart,[2] thirty-five on the Top Heatseekers chart and number eighteen on the Top Kid Audio chart.[3] Wish Upon a Star also earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album.

Development and composition

Wish Upon a Star marks Baker's tenth studio album, having previously recorded albums consisting of movie tunes, hymns and classical music.[4]

The album contains eleven tracks, including one medley of songs from the 1964 film Mary Poppins. The opening track, "Colors of the Wind", was written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz for the 1995 film Pocahontas. The song earned the duo an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television.[5] [6] [7] "A Spoonful of Sugar", "Chim Chim Cher-ee", "Step in Time, Feed the Birds", "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and "Let's Go Fly a Kite" were each written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, often credited as the Sherman Brothers.

Track three, "Beauty and the Beast" features cellist Nicole Pinnell.[8]

Track listing

  1. "Colors of the Wind" (Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz)
  2. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington)
  3. "Beauty and the Beast" (Menken, Howard Ashman)
  4. "A Whole New World" (Menken, Tim Rice)
  5. "God Help the Outcasts" (Menkin, Schwartz)
  6. "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston)
  7. "Mary Poppins Fantasia: A Spoonful of Sugar / Chim Chim Cher-ee / Step in Time, Feed the Birds / Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious / Let's Go Fly a Kite" (Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman)
  8. "Part of Your World" (Menken, Ashman)
  9. "Once Upon a Dream" (Jack Lawrence, Sammy Fain)
  10. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" (Elton John, Rice)
  11. "Baby Mine" (Frank Churchill, Washington)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney. February 10, 2012. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. July 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230708132137/https://www.allmusic.com/album/wish-upon-a-star-a-tribute-to-the-music-of-walt-disney-mw0002207003. live.
  2. Jenny Oaks Baker : Chart History. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 8 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney – Charts & Awards. February 10, 2012. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. July 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230708132137/https://www.allmusic.com/album/wish-upon-a-star-a-tribute-to-the-music-of-walt-disney-mw0002207003. live.
  4. News: Jenny Oaks Baker puts 'sophisticated' spin on Disney tunes. Whitney. Butters. September 11, 2011. February 10, 2012. Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. March 19, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319162707/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705390610/Jenny-Oaks-Baker-puts-sophisticated-spin-on-Disney-tunes.html. live.
  5. News: 5 things you need to know about Oscar nominee Stephen Schwartz. February 10, 2012. February 24, 2008. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Block Communications. 1068-624X. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  6. Web site: Best Original Song – Motion Picture. February 10, 2012. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. March 10, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310002609/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/category_year/637. dead.
  7. Winners of the 39th Annual Grammy Awards. Billboard. 97. March 9, 1996. February 10, 2012. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 108. 10. 0006-2510.
  8. Web site: The music is the star for local cellist. Deseret News. 18 December 2011. 27 August 2014. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053909/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705395957/The-music-is-the-star-for-local-cellist.html?pg=all. live.

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