Music from the Motion Picture Josie and the Pussycats

Music from the Motion Picture Josie and the Pussycats
Soundtrack album by Josie and the Pussycats
Released	March 27, 2001
Genre	Pop rock, pop punk, punk rock, alternative rock
Length	37:44
Label	Columbia, Playtone, SMS
Producer	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Adam Schlesinger, et al.

Music from the Motion Picture Josie and the Pussycats is the soundtrack album for the 2001 film of the same name, starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, and Tara Reid.

Production

Producer and singer-songwriter Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds served as the executive producer of the songs for the film. The soundtrack was released by Sony Music SoundTrax, the day before the film was released. The songs in the film were actually performed with Kay Hanley, former singer for Letters to Cleo, as the singing voice of Josie.^[1] Rachael Leigh Cook lip synched to the songs in the film, and according to a documentary that accompanied the DVD version of the movie, the three lead actresses sang backup vocals on many of the songs. Despite the film's underperformance at the box office the soundtrack was well received and was even certified as a gold album selling more than 500,000 copies.

Contributors include Bif Naked, Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy), Dave Gibbs and Steve Hurley (Gigolo Aunts), Jason Falkner (Jellyfish), Matthew Sweet, Jane Wiedlin (Go-Go's), Adam Duritz (Counting Crows), Anna Waronker (That Dog), and Kay Hanley and Michael Eisenstein (Letters to Cleo).^[2]

Track listing

1. "3 Small Words" – Josie and the Pussycats (Harry Elfont/Dave Gibbs/Deborah Kaplan) 2:53
2. "Pretend to Be Nice" – Josie and the Pussycats (Adam Schlesinger) 3:50
3. "Spin Around" – Josie and the Pussycats (Adam Duritz/Dave Gibbs) 3:17
4. "You Don't See Me" – Josie and the Pussycats (Adam Duritz/Kenneth Edmonds/Harry Elfont/Jason Falkner/Dave Gibbs/Steve Hurley/Deborah Kaplan/Jane Wiedlin) 3:42
5. "You're a Star" – Josie and the Pussycats (Adam Duritz/Dave Gibbs/Anna Waronker) 2:04
6. "Shapeshifter" – Josie and the Pussycats (Michael Eisenstein/Kay Hanley) 3:01
7. "I Wish You Well" – Josie and the Pussycats (Anna Waronker) 2:55
8. "Real Wild Child" – Josie and the Pussycats (Johnny Greenan/Johnny O'Keefe/Dave Owens) 1:52
9. "Come On" – Josie and the Pussycats (Kenneth Edmonds/Harry Elfont/Jason Falkner/Dave Gibbs/Dee Dee Gipson/Kay Hanley/Steve Hurley/Deborah Kaplan/Adam Schlesinger/Jane Wiedlin) 3:17
10. "Money (That's What I Want)" – Josie and the Pussycats (Janie Bradford/Berry Gordy) 2:28
11. "DuJour Around the World" – DuJour (Brainz Dimilo/Harry Elfont/Deborah Kaplan/Anthony President) 2:56
12. "Backdoor Lover" – DuJour (Brainz Dimilo/Harry Elfont/Giuliano Franco/Deborah Kaplan/Anthony President) 3:40
13. "Josie and the Pussycats [Theme]" – Josie and the Pussycats (Joseph Barbera/Hoyt Curtin/William Hanna) 1:43

Credits

Josie and the Pussycats:

• Josie McCoy - Lead Vocals, Guitar
• Valerie Brown - Bass, Backing Vocals
• Melody Valentine - Drums, Backing Vocals

DuJour:

• Marco Brown: Vocals
• Les Frame: Vocals
• Travis McCoy: Vocals
• DJ Parker: Vocals

Singing credits:

• Kay Hanley - Vocals (Josie and the Pussycats)
• John Stephan & J'son Thomas - Vocals (DuJour)

Production:

• Kenneth Edmonds (tracks 1-5), Adam Schlesinger (tracks 6-10, 13), Presidential Campaign (tracks 11-12), Guliano Franco (track 12) - Producers
• Dave Gibbs (tracks 1-5) - Coproducer
• Kenneth Edmonds, Glen Brunman, Denise Luiso - Executive Producers
• Mike Denneen, Paul Boutin, Adam Schlesinger - Engineers
• David J. Holman - Mixing
• Mixed - Cactus Studio, Hollywood
• Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
• Stewart Whitmore - Digital Editing
• Anthony President - Programming

References

1. Letters to Cleo ::: News
2. Liner notes for Josie and the Pussycats: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack