List of The Powerpuff Girls soundtracks

The following is a list of soundtracks from the animated series The Powerpuff Girls. All three albums were released from 2000 to 2003 by Rhino Entertainment.

Contents

Heroes & Villains

Heroes & Villains
Compilation album by various artists
Released July 18, 2000 (2000-07-18)
Genre Pop, rock
Length 40:14
Label Rhino
Producer Mark Mothersbaugh
Bob Casale[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Heroes & Villains was released on July 18, 2000, on CD and audio cassette.[3] The New York Times journalist Ann Powers praised the pop album's original songs, saying, "The precocious sound these bands cultivate has never had a more appropriate niche."[4] Additionally, the album topped Billboard's children's music chart for six weeks upon its debut.[5] The track listing is as follows:

No. Title Performer(s) Length
1. "The Powerpuff Girls (Main Theme)"   Chase, Rucker, Venable (composers) 1:16
2. "Go Monkey Go"   Devo 3:09
3. "Pray for the Girls"   Frank Black 3:53
4. "Signal in the Sky (Let's Go)"   The Apples in Stereo 3:26
5. "Walk & Chew Gum"   Optiganally Yours 3:23
6. "Buttercup (I'm a Super Girl)"   Shonen Knife 2:38
7. "B.L.O.S.S.O.M."   Komeda 3:32
8. "Bubbles"   Dressy Bessy 2:05
9. "Fight the Power"   Bis 3:38
10. "Don't Look Down"   The Sugarplastic 4:31
11. "The Fight"   Cornelius 1:53
12. "Friends Win"   The Bill Doss 2:39
13. "The Powerpuff Girls (End Theme)"   Bis 4:11

The City of Soundsville

The City of Soundsville
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released September 18, 2001 (2001-09-18)
Genre Electronica
Length 40:36
Label Rhino
Producer James L. Venable[6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [7]

The City of Soundsville was released on September 18, 2001, on CD, audio cassette, and vinyl record.[8] Heather Phares of the All Music Guide was quite pleased with the soundtrack, calling it "a complete delight" and "without a doubt one of the coolest children's albums in recent memory."[7] The track listing is as follows:

No. Title Length
1. "Main Title"   2:39
2. "Townsville"   2:38
3. "Mojo Jojo"   3:05
4. "Blossom"   2:38
5. "Gangreen Gang"   2:10
6. "Boogie Man"   2:07
7. "Pokey Oaks"   1:58
8. "Mayor"   1:31
9. "Fuzzy Lumpkins"   3:00
10. "Buttercup"   3:01
11. "Amoeba Boys"   1:58
12. "Professor"   1:53
13. "Princess"   1:30
14. "Him"   1:43
15. "Bubbles"   2:35
16. "Hearts and Stars"   2:00
17. "Super Secret City of Soundsville Song"   4:10

Power Pop

Power Pop
Compilation album by various artists
Released August 12, 2003 (2003-08-12)
Genre Pop
Length 43:21
Label Rhino
Producer Chris Pelcer
Lara Kiang
Craig King
Greg Charley
Leslie Mills[9]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [10]

Power Pop was released on August 12, 2003, on CD and audio cassette.[11] Despite positive reviews of the formerly released albums, Allmusic's Heather Phares regarded Power Pop as a "big disappointment", saying "it's especially frustrating that they picked cookie-cutter teen pop for this album when Dexter's Laboratory: Homeboy Genius turned out so brilliantly (and featured hip-hop stars to boot)."[10] The track listing is as follows:

No. Title Performer(s) Length
1. "That's What Girls Do"   No Secrets 3:10
2. "Power of the Female"   Cherish 3:29
3. "Rocket Candy"   Leslie Mills 2:46
4. "What Do You Do"   Troys 3:11
5. "Me and My Girls"   Cherish 4:07
6. "All I Want [Sunship Radio Edit]"   Mis-Teeq 3:29
7. "Chemical X"   Cherish 3:01
8. "Special"   Vitamin C 4:44
9. "Baby I Don't Care"   Jennifer Ellison 3:36
10. "Buttercup (I'm a Super Girl)"   Shonen Knife 2:32
11. "On Top of Your World"   Shara Hotnights 3:18
12. "Super Secret City of Soundsville Song"   Ursula 1000 4:12
13. "Powerpunk End Theme"   Bis 1:46

References

  1. ^ "Powerpuff Girls Heroes & Villains - Powerpuff Girls: Heroes & Villains Soundtrack CD". CDUniverse.com. http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1119004/a/Powerpuff+Girls%3A+Heroes+%26+Villains.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-02. 
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Review: The Powerpuff Girls: Heroes & Villains - Original TV Soundtrack". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r490095/review. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
  3. ^ "The Powerpuff Girls: Heroes and Villains [Soundtrack]". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004TZZO. Retrieved 2011-05-27. 
  4. ^ Powers, Ann (July 28, 2000). "The Album Of the Week". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/28/movies/the-album-of-the-week.html. Retrieved 2011-06-01. 
  5. ^ Flaherty, Mike (February 8, 2001). "'Power' Hungry". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,98235,00.html. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
  6. ^ "Powerpuff Girls: The City of Soundsville - The Powerpuff Girls". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/the-powerpuff-girls/powerpuff-girls-the-city-of-soundsville/494900. Retrieved 2011-05-27. 
  7. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Review: Powerpuff Girls: The City of Soundsville - The Powerpuff Girls". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r550183/review. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
  8. ^ "The Powerpuff Girls: The City of Soundsville". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005NTPY. Retrieved 2011-05-27. 
  9. ^ "Powerpuff Girls-Power Pop (Bonus Tracks) (2003)". Buy.com. http://www.buy.com/prod/powerpuff-girls-power-pop-bonus-tracks/q/loc/109/60607788.html. Retrieved 2011-05-27. 
  10. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Review: The Powerpuff Girls: Power Pop - Original TV Soundtrack". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r652393/review. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
  11. ^ "Powerpuff Girls: Power Pop". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000AINP1. Retrieved 2011-05-27.