We Love Disney (2015 album)

This article is about the 2015 American album. For the overall compilation series, see We Love Disney.

We Love Disney
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 30, 2015
RecordedSeptember 2014 – August 2015
StudioVerve Studios, Santa Monica
Capitol Studios, Hollywood
Air Studios, London
Sunset Sound, Hollywood
Carrington House Studios, Burbank
Henson Studios, Los Angeles
The Village Studios, Los Angeles
The Grip Studio, Nashville
Red Bull Studios, London
GenrePop
Length46:24
Label
ProducerDavid Foster
We Love Disney series chronology
We Love Disney
(2014) 		We Love Disney
(2015)

We Love Disney is a 2015 compilation album and third entry in the We Love Disney series, featuring cover versions of Disney songs by English-speaking musicians from various genres.[1] It was released by Verve Records and Walt Disney Records in the United States on October 30, 2015.[2] Two editions of the album were released: a single-disc standard edition, and a digipak deluxe edition, containing two bonus tracks.

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Friend Like Me Original by: Robin Williams (1951 - 2014)" (from Aladdin)Ne-Yo3:02
2."Part of Your World Original by: Jodi Benson" (from The Little Mermaid)Jessie J3:20
3."Can You Feel the Love Tonight/Nants Ingonyama Original by: Sir Elton John" (from The Lion King)Jason Derulo3:49
4."Rainbow Connection Original by Jim Henson (1936 - 1990)" (from The Muppet Movie)Gwen Stefani3:24
5."Zero to Hero Original by:Lillias White, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Cheryl Freeman, and Vanéese Y. Thomas" (from Hercules )Ariana Grande2:39
6."In a World of My Own / Very Good Advice Original by: Disney Legends Kathryn Beaumont" (from Alice in Wonderland)Jhené Aiko4:55
7."I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) Original by: Louis Prima (1910 - 1978), Bruce Reitherman & Phil Harris (1905 - 1995)" (from The Jungle Book)Fall Out Boy3:19
8."Colors of the Wind Original by: Vanessa Williams" (from Pocahontas)Tori Kelly4:06
9."A Spoonful of Sugar Original by: Julie Andrews" (from Mary Poppins)Kacey Musgraves3:38
10."Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat Original by: Scatman Crothers (1910 - 1986) Phil Harris (1905 - 1995), Thrul Ravenscroft (1915 -2005), Robie Lester (1925 -2005), Liz English, Ruth Buzz & Bill Thompson (1913 - 1971)" (from The Aristocats)Charles Perry3:08
11."A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes Original by: Disney Legends Ilene Woods (1929 - 2010)" (from Cinderella)Jessie Ware3:54
12."Let It Go Original by Idina Menzel & Demi Lovato" (from Frozen)Rascal Flatts & Lucy Hale4:07
13."It's a Small World the Official Team Park(from Disneyland) in Fantasyland"Ne-Yo, Jessie J, Derulo, Stefani, Grande, Aiko, Fall Out Boy, Kelly, Musgraves, Perry, and Ware, Rascal Flatts & Hale3:03
Total length:46:24
Bonus tracks
No.TitleArtistLength
14."It's Not Easy Being Green" (from The Muppet Show)Brenna Whitaker3:55
15."A Whole New World Original by; Brad Kane & Disney Legend Lea Salonga" (from Aladdin)Yuna2:33
Total length:52:52
Japan Bonus Tracks
No.TitleArtistLength
16."Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas)Sarah Àlainn4:06

Production

After a successful run with localized versions in France, Australia and Germany (titled "I Love Disney" for the latter), David Foster decided to produce a new compilation album for the United States market.[3] During development, Foster created a wish list of American music artists for the album.[4] Foster often choose the song he felt fit the artist's style and vocal abilities, although several artists, such as Ariana Grande, Jason Derulo, and Kacey Musgraves began with different songs before ultimately settling on their eventual selections.[4] Lucy Hale was suggested at Disney's behest, as Hale also appears on the company's Hollywood Records roster.[4]

We Love Disney is a co-production between Verve Records and Walt Disney Records, with Universal Music Group providing worldwide distribution and marketing from Disney Music Group, alongside Universal.[5]

Release

The album's release date was announced on August 14, 2015 at Disney's D23 Expo, where Ne-Yo performed "Friend Like Me" as part of the company's tribute to Robin Williams, who performed the original song in the film.[3] A music video for Ne-Yo's cover was released on October 1, 2015.[6] Later that year, Derulo, Grande, Kelly, Perry, and Aiko performed their selections from their album at the 2015 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
United States October 30, 2015[7]

Commercial performance

We Love Disney debuted at No. 8 on the US Billboard 200 chart with 31,000 album-equivalent units; it sold 26,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit total reflecting the album's streaming activity and track sales.[9]

Charts

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 54
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 58
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 74
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 118
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 13
US Billboard 200[16] 8

References

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