Kidz Bop (album)

Kidz Bop
Studio album by Kidz Bop
Released	October 2001
Recorded	2000
Length	1:04:21
Label	Razor & Tie
Kidz Bop chronology
Kidz Bop (2001) Kidz Bop 2 (2001)

Kidz Bop (occasionally known as Kidz Bop 1) is the first album in the Kidz Bop series in which children sing popular songs of the time. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. Nicholas Scala of New York was involved with the production of the album. The album contains 30 newly recorded songs from the late 90's and 2000. More Kidz Bop was released later in 2000 and features an additional 10 songs.

Track listing

1. "The Hardest Thing" - 98 Degrees - 4:29
2. "I Need to Know" - Marc Anthony - 2:59
3. "Candy" - Mandy Moore - 3:55
4. "Say You'll Be There" - Spice Girls - 3:47
5. "When the Lights Go Out" - Five - 3:42
6. "I Like It Like That" - Tito Nieves - 3:52
7. "Another Dumb Blonde" - Hoku - 3:49
8. "Don't Say You Love Me" - M2M - 3:16
9. "I'll Be There For You" - The Rembrandts - 3:06
10. "Wide Open Spaces" - Dixie Chicks - 3:37

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In her review on Allmusic, critic Heather Phares says the effect of kids singing contemporary hits can be "fun or creepy" depending on the song. The punk-pop songs and nonsensical hits fare the best, but "it's more than a little unsettling to hear children singing along to the chorus of Britney Spears' 'Oops!... I Did It Again'."^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	76
US Billboard Top Kid Audio[2]	1

References

1. Phares, Heather. Kidz Bop Kids: Kidz Bop > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
2. Kidz Bop Kids: Kidz Bop > Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2011.