Disneymania 6
After recently having done Starletviews first CD review here follows the second one. Every year Disney releases the so called Disneymania CD’s, this year they’re up to number six. All songs on the album are old Disney songs from various movies. Some of the songs are changed though, so things like melodies and pace. So I’m not really going to judge this one on lyrics seeing they had no role in picking the lyrics.
The first song on the album is If I Didn’t Have You by Mitchel Musso and Emily Osment, recently I wrote about their music video so if you want my specific opinion about that song you can check it out there. It’s followed by That’s How You Know by Demi Lovato; I have to admit that this is the first full song I’ve heard of Demi. She of course only got recently signed to Hollywood Records. In all honesty I’m not that impressed by her; sure she can sing but for this song she shows that several aspects of her voice are still a bit untrained. This combined with the song being too much of a vocal range exercise it doesn’t turn out too well. There’s nothing wrong with showing off vocal talents, overdoing it just isn’t a good thing either (if you want another example check out any recent Mariah Carey song); a song isn’t just about singing.
The next one is Some Day My Prince Will Come by the Cheetah Girls. What to say about this song; to be short it pretty much sucks if you ask me. I just hear a lot of electronically morphed voices over a rather boring audio track. Next up is Kiss the Girl by Colbie Caillat, I have no idea why Colbie is on Disneymania, as far as I can tell she has no connection to Disney at all. It’s just a song really, the girl can sing but I can’t excited by this song from the Little Mermaid.
Selena Gomez (she’s rumoured to be signing with Hollywood Records soon) is next with Cruella De Vil, not a mystery where that song is from. In this case it was morphed into a rock song and there it strikes its main problem. Selena’s voice is barely noticeable over the music, again I don’t really get the lots of morphing going on in some sections of the song. Next up is Billy Ray Cyrus with Real Gone. Billy Ray Cyrus? Yes, Billy Ray is on this one and not Miley, he’s signed to Walt Disney Records after all. It’s a country song so it should fit him but I like the original by Sheryl Crow better.
Eliott Yamin is an American Idol graduate and I have to admit I hate American Idol (or any other Idol) with a passion. I don’t mind people trying to become famous I just don’t like the concept of people being ridiculed and taken advantage of. Anyway, he has the track Can You Feel the Love Tonight on Disneymania. The only thing I have to say about it is that he’s no Elton John. After this we can hear He Lives In You by Elijah Kelley from Hairspray, I really don’t get why they keep doing it on this CD, yet again the music overpowering the lyrics and way too much morphing. A morph effect is nice once in a while but it gets tiring if you listen to this CD.
Next up is Drew Seeley (something I didn’t know, he was actually who did the vocals for Troy Bolton in High School Musical and not Zac Efron, though Zac did them in the second movie himself) with You’ll Be In My Heart. I’m starting to sound like a broken record here, yet again overpowering music and voice morphing. Luckily the next song isn’t the song, it’s When You Wish Upon a Star by Kate Voegele. Compared to what has come so far it’s actually alright, no voice morphing which is a big plus; though the song gets a bit boring after a while.
Keke Palmer does her rendition of the Mulan song Reflection quite alright but can’t say that I can get too excited about it. The Plain White T’s take care of When I see An Elephant Fly, this song seems out of place on this album. Why? Well, it’s acoustic while everything else (I think I’ve mentioned it before) is morphed and electronic. Jordan Pruitt does a cover of Ever Ever After from Enchanted. Why would you do a cover on a song that was released less than a year ago? If it had been a good one it would have been fine with me but Carrie Underwood (despite my hatred for American Idol) does a better job of it.
Kaycee Stroh sings My Strongest Suit; the only non Disney song on the album, it’s from Aida. This rendition is nothing to get excited about. The last song is A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes by Nikki Blonsky, so another Hairspray actor on the album. There was also a rumor going around that Amanda Bynes would be on it but that turned out to be false. Regarding the song, Nikki Blonsky has far more vocal capabilities than this song. Seems to me like her voice was wasted on this really.
So my general opinion on DisneyMania 6, keeping in mind that it’s mostly aimed at kids (otherwise they wouldn’t use the Disney Channel stars for it) it’s alright. From a pure music perspective it’s boring, the songs are just lesser interpretations of the original songs. So I can’t really go above a two out of five for this one. Keep in mind that I think all the people on this album can sing it’s the music and interpretation of songs that’s the problem.
Starletviews rating: 
