''We Love Disney'' is a 2015 compilation album and third entry in the eponymous series, featuring

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songs by

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-speaking musicians from various genres. It was released by

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and

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in the United States on October 30, 2015. Two editions of the album were released: a single-disc standard edition, and a

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deluxe edition, containing two bonus tracks.

Track listing

Production

After a successful run with localized versions in France, Australia and Germany (titled "I Love Disney" for the latter),

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decided to produce a new compilation album for the United States market. During development, Foster created a

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of American music artists for the album. Foster often choose the song he felt fit the artist's style and vocal abilities, although several artists, such as

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, and

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began with different songs before ultimately settling on their eventual selections.

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was suggested at Disney's behest, as Hale also appears on the company's

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roster. ''We Love Disney'' is a co-production between

and

, with

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providing worldwide distribution and marketing from

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, alongside Universal.

Release

The album's release date was announced on August 14, 2015 at Disney's

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, where

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performed "

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" as part of the company's tribute to

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, who performed the original song in the film. A music video for Ne-Yo's cover was released on October 1, 2015. Later that year, Derulo, Grande, Kelly, Perry, and Aiko performed their selections from their album at the 2015

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Release history

Commercial performance

''We Love Disney'' debuted at No. 8 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart with 31,000

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s; it sold 26,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's

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activity and

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sales.

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2015 compilation albums Verve Records compilation albums Walt Disney Records compilation albums Albums produced by David Foster Covers albums