''The Naked Brothers Band'' is a soundtrack album by
Nat and Alex Wolff
Nat and Alex Wolff are an American pop rock duo from New York, New York, consisting of brothers Nat and Alex Wolff. The siblings are known for their work on the Nickelodeon television series '' The Naked Brothers Band'', which was created and p ...
for Season 1 of
''The Naked Brothers Band'' television series. The album was also released as a deluxe fanpack that includes a poster, lyrics and
2 bonus tracks.
Background
Development
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...
saw ''
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie'' at the Hamptons International Film Festival, in late 2005. They picked the show up in 2006.
Polly Draper
Polly Carey Draper (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. Draper has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award (WGA), and is noted for speaking in a "trademark throaty voice." She ...
asked her boys to record all the music for the series as an album.
Writing
After being asked to record an album, the brothers began writing several songs for the show. The songs had a pop style, directed more for younger viewers. Alex was only able to write two songs for the series, due to being 8 at the time.
Release
The album released on October 7, 2007, and debuted at #23 on the
''Billboard'' 200.
Track listings
Personnel
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Bob Glaub
Bob Glaub (born May 10, 1952)Hageman, William (April 29, 2005)."The aces of bass: Five giants of an overshadowed instrument", Knight Ridder Tribune News Service. is an American bass player and session musician. He has played with such artists an ...
- bass
*
Jennifer Condos
Jennifer Condos is an American bass guitarist known primarily for her studio musician, session and concert, live performance work. She has contributed to the recordings and live performances of many well-known artists.
Biography
Condos was a fo ...
- bass
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Erik Friedlander
Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City.
A veteran of New York City's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with sax ...
- cello
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Alex Wolff
Alexander Draper Wolff (born November 1, 1997) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for starring alongside his older brother Nat in the Nickelodeon musical comedy series '' The Naked Brothers Band'' (2007–09), which ...
- drums, vocals
* John Guth - guitar
* Craig Stull - guitar
* Peter Maunu - guitar
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Nat Wolff
Nathaniel Marvin Wolff (born December 17, 1994) is an American actor and musician. He gained recognition for composing the music for ''The Naked Brothers Band (TV series), The Naked Brothers Band'' (2007–2009), a Nickelodeon television serie ...
- guitar, piano, vocals
*
Matt Laug
Matt Laug (born March 17, 1968) is an American drummer who has played with many bands/artists such as Alanis Morissette, Alice Cooper, Slash's Snakepit and Vasco Rossi.
Matt moved to Los Angeles after graduating from South Florence High School ...
- percussion, drums
*
Michael Wolff - accordion, keyboards
International release
The album was released internationally, unlike their following album ''
I Don't Want to Go to School
''I Don't Want To Go To School'' is the second soundtrack album by The Naked Brothers Band, it was the soundtrack for the second season of The Naked Brothers Band. The album was released as a deluxe fanpack that includes a poster, lyrics and two ...
''. The album was released in England, Australia, Canada, Brazil and New Zealand.
Follow-up
Due to the Success of the first season of the show, it was commissioned for a second season. Season 2 aired in 2008 and an album was released which featured the music, ''
I Don't Want to Go to School
''I Don't Want To Go To School'' is the second soundtrack album by The Naked Brothers Band, it was the soundtrack for the second season of The Naked Brothers Band. The album was released as a deluxe fanpack that includes a poster, lyrics and two ...
''. The album was released in the United States alone on April 15, 2008.
Critical reception
The album received generally mixed reviews,
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
gave the album a 3 star rating while other sites said the album was aimed at younger children, due to its
bubblegum pop
Bubblegum (also called bubblegum pop) is pop music in a catchy and upbeat style that is considered disposable, contrived, or marketed for children and adolescents. The term also refers to a rock and pop subgenre, originating in the United States i ...
style and catchy lyrics.
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment ...
gave the album a favourable 4 star rating, calling it great for kids, but not aimed at adults.
References
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2007 debut albums
2007 soundtrack albums
Television soundtracks
Pop rock soundtracks
Columbia Records soundtracks