''The Cheetah Girls'' is the

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album to the 2003

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movie of the same name. It was released on August 12, 2003 on

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and

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. The album was produced by

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, Ray Cham, Tim James and executive produced by

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and

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. The album features appearances from Sonic Chaos, Char, and

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. The album was certified

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in the

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on June 7, 2005 after selling more than 2 million copies in the US alone. It is one of the biggest selling albums from

ever, along with the ''

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'' soundtrack and the

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soundtrack.

Background and release

Although there had been music recorded for ''The Cheetah Girls'' film, there were originally no plans to release said music commercially since Disney Channel's previous original films never had soundtracks before. Debra Martin Chase was able to convince Disney to create new contracts for the film's actresses and release the film's music as a soundtrack. A special edition titled "The Cheetah Girls - Special Edition Soundtrack" was released on June 22, 2004, featuring two brand new remixes of "Cinderella" and "Girl Power" with eight karaoke tracks. The special edition credits the song, "End of the Line", to Hope 7, while the original release credits the song to Christi Mac. The reason for this is that Christi Mac is really the alias of Kristi McClave, the lead singer of Hope 7. McClave sang both this song and "Breakthrough" on the original soundtrack. On December 25, 2006, the original soundtrack was released digitally to the iTunes store in the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

Johnny Loftus from

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reviewed the album stating: "From the Disney Channel comes a TV movie adaptation of

Deborah Gregory Deborah Gregory is the author of the book series ''The Cheetah Girls''. She was co-producer of the Disney Channel Original Movies based on her books '' The Cheetah Girls'' and '' The Cheetah Girls 2'' and an executive producer for '' The Cheeta ...

's ''Cheetah Girls'' book series. It's the continuing adventures of a smart, sassy singing group as they make their way in the pop music world with nothing but their wits and musical chops to guide them. Along the way, they live a little, rock a little, and learn a lot". Common Sense Media's review of the album complimented

The Cheetah Girls The Cheetah Girls may refer to: * ''The Cheetah Girls'' (novel series), a series of young adult novels by Deborah Gregory * ''The Cheetah Girls'' (franchise), a media franchise based on the novels, including a film series ** ''The Cheetah Girls'' ( ...

' singing, but called the production "prefabricated" and generally disapproved of the musical presentation.

Track listing

Chart performance

The album charted at number one on the

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Kid Album charts on October 25, 2003. The album spent a total of sixty-five weeks on the chart. The special edition of the album charted at number three on the

Kid Album charts on July 10, 2004.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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