Pokémon 2BA Master

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Pokémon 2BA Master
Soundtrack by Various artists
Released	1999
Recorded	1997 - 1999
Genre	Pop
Length	48:28
Label	Koch Records
Producer(s)	John Loeffler
Various artists chronology
	Pokémon 2BA Master (1999)	Pokémon: The First Movie (1999)

Pokémon 2BA Master is the first soundtrack released for the Pokémon television series in America. It has been released in many languages around the world, sometimes as Pokémon 2.B.A. Master.

Later releases of the album featured an extra CD, Pokémon World.

Excerpts of tracks 2-5 and 9-10 were shown as short music videos in the second American broadcast season of the anime, in a segment titled Pikachu's Jukebox. The album was unique due to strongly hinting at Misty's feelings toward Ash in one of the songs.

Character vocals occasionally pop up in the songs, especially during Team Rocket's song on track #9, which is almost entirely sung by Jessie, James, Meowth, and Giovanni. One particular vocal bit in the song "Everything Changes" conflicts with the continuity of the series in that it has Brock, Misty, and Ash discussing the evolution of Ash's Metapod into Butterfree, when in fact, Brock had not yet been introduced at the time the event took place in the anime.

It also included a bonus 'Pokerap' video if you put it in your computer.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Pokémon Theme" (Gotta Catch 'em All)
2. "2 B A Master"
3. "Viridian City"
4. "What Kind of Pokémon Are You?"
5. "My Best Friends"
6. "Everything Changes"
7. "The Time Has Come" (Pikachu's Goodbye)
8. "Pokémon" (Dance Mix)
9. "Double Trouble" (Team Rocket)
10. "Together Forever"
11. "Misty's Song"
12. "PokéRAP"
13. "You Can Do It (If You Really Try)"