Rating:
Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 06/22/2004
The
soundtrack to
The Cheetah Girls, a
Disney Channel movie starring
Raven and based on
Deborah Gregory's book series, features music that is slightly better than the usual cookie-cutter
teen pop found on most of
Disney's other TV
soundtracks. Although songs like
"Cinderella" and
"Cheetah Girls" are definitely in the
teen pop mold, they feature more distinctive productions and performances, which only makes sense considering that
The Cheetah Girls is about a group of independent-minded young women who find themselves through singing together.
The Cheetah Girls themselves -- who include
Raven as well as
Kiely Williams and
Adrienne Bailon from
3LW and
Sabrina Bryan from
The Bold and the Beautiful -- have surprisingly strong voices and sound especially good on the two aforementioned songs, both of which borrow a page from the
Destiny's Child songbook.
"Girl Power," meanwhile sounds a bit like
Britney Spears' earliest hits and doesn't showcase
the Cheetah Girls' vocals as well. Neither does
"Together We Can," which sounds a little bit like the grandmothers of the current
teen pop generation,
Spice Girls. The rest of the
soundtrack features more
Disney teen pop acts; of these,
Char's slinky
"Girlfriend" and the sugar-sweet
rock of
Hope 7's
"Breakthrough" are the standouts.
The Cheetah Girls also includes remixes of
"Cinderella" and
"Girl Power," along with a
karaoke version of the entire
soundtrack. Overall,
The Cheetah Girls is a fun fluffy
soundtrack, and its interactive features make it even more fun for any aspiring
Cheetah Girls (or
Boys).
~Heather Phares, All Music Guide
;)
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