Almost Alice

Almost Alice: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture
The mad hatter staring directly at the viewer holding up a cup of tea.
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedMarch 2, 2010
Recorded2009–10
Genre
Length58:16
LabelBuena Vista[1]
Singles from Almost Alice
  1. "Alice"
    Released: January 27, 2010
  2. "Tea Party"
    Released: June 15, 2010
Deluxe Edition

Almost Alice: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture is a 2010 concept album of various artists' music inspired by Tim Burton's film, Alice in Wonderland.[1][2][3] The album is also notable for featuring songs that were inspired from quotes directly from Lewis Carroll's original 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. For example, both "The Lobster Quadrille" (by Franz Ferdinand) and "You Are Old, Father William" (by They Might Be Giants) are both word-for-word performances of poems from the original Alice as quoted by the Mock Turtle (the former) and Alice herself to the Caterpillar (the latter). Furthermore, "Very Good Advice" by Robert Smith is a cover of Kathryn Beaumont's "Very Good Advice" from Disney's 1951 animated adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.

The album was released by Buena Vista Records on March 2, 2010.[1] It debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 US albums chart. On June 1, 2010, iTunes released a deluxe edition of the album.[4] The lead single, "Alice" by Avril Lavigne is played during the end credits of Alice in Wonderland and is the only song of the album featured in the film.[1] It premiered on January 27, 2010, on the radio program On Air with Ryan Seacrest.[5] The second single was the song "Tea Party" by Estonian pop singer Kerli. A special edition of the album with three extra songs is exclusive to Hot Topic,[6] though it was also sold online in Mexico by the Mixup Music Store.[7] On June 1, 2010, the special edition was released on iTunes.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[9]
Blogeroni

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic focused part of his review on Lavigne's track, "Alice", describing it as "a typical piece of self-assertive adolescent pop/rock", noting that it was "ideally suited for heavy rotation on Radio Disney". Singling out "White Rabbit" and "Very Good Advice" as the album "oddities", Ruhlmann otherwise decided the album was more appealing for children, with nearly all of the songs being "schoolyard chants".[8]

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Alice"Avril Lavigne3:35
2."The Poison"The All-American Rejects3:53
3."The Technicolor Phase"Owl City4:27
4."Her Name Is Alice"Shinedown3:38
5."Painting Flowers"All Time Low3:25
6."Where's My Angel"Metro Station3:39
7."Strange"Tokio Hotel and Kerli3:51
8."Follow Me Down"3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch3:23
9."Very Good Advice"Robert Smith2:58
10."In Transit"Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz4:02
11."Welcome to Mystery"Plain White T's4:28
12."Tea Party"Kerli3:29
13."The Lobster Quadrille"Franz Ferdinand2:08
14."Always Running Out of Time"Motion City Soundtrack3:00
15."Fell Down a Hole"Wolfmother5:04
16."White Rabbit"Grace Potter and the Nocturnals3:21
Hot Topic bonus tracks[10]
No.TitleArtistLength
17."Seawhatweseas"Never Shout Never3:10
18."Topsy Turvy"Family Force 53:25
19."Extreme"Valora3:47
iTunes bonus tracks[11]
No.TitleArtistLength
17."You Are Old, Father William"They Might Be Giants2:32
18."Alice's Theme"Danny Elfman5:08
iTunes deluxe edition[4]
No.TitleArtistLength
17."You Are Old, Father William"They Might Be Giants2:32
18."Alice's Theme"Danny Elfman5:08
19."Seawhatweseas"Never Shout Never3:10
20."Topsy Turvy"Family Force 53:25
21."Extreme"Valora3:47
22."Tea Party" (Jason Nevins Radio Remix)Kerli3:11
23."Tea Party" (music video)Kerli3:28

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[12] 32
Austrian Albums Chart[13] 35
Canadian Albums Chart[14] 5
Mexican Albums Chart[15] 16
Spanish Albums Chart[16] 74
U.S. Billboard 200[17] 5
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums[18] 1
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums[19] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Soundtracks[20] 1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Buena Vista Records Presents Almost Alice Featuring Other Voices from Wonderland". Enhanced Online News. January 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Gil (January 11, 2010). "Avril Lavigne Song To Appear On Tim Burton's 'Alice In Wonderland' Soundtrack". MTV. MTV Movies. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "Tokio Hotel And Kerli Will Collaborate On Tim Burton's 'Alice In Wonderland' Soundtrack". MTV Buzzworthy Blog. January 12, 2010. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "iTunes – Music – Almost Alice (Deluxe Version) by Various Artists". Itunes.apple.com. June 1, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  5. ^ Lavigne, Avril (January 26, 2010). "Interview with Avril Lavigne". On Air with Ryan Seacrest (Interview). Interviewed by Ryan Seacrest. Los Angeles, California: KIIS.
  6. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Mixup Music Store". Mixup.com.mx. November 25, 2009. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Almost Alice Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  9. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (February 24, 2010). "Almost Alice Review". EW.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  10. ^ [2] Archived December 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "iTunes – Music – Almost Alice (Music Inspired By the Motion Picture) by Various Artists". Itunes.apple.com. March 2, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  12. ^ "Top 50 Albums Chart – Australian Record Industry Association". Ariacharts.com.au. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
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  14. ^ "Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  15. ^ "Top100.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
  16. ^ [4][dead link‍]
  17. ^ "Alice - Avril Lavigne". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  18. ^ "Top Rock Music, Rock Music Albums & Rock Music Artists Charts". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  19. ^ "Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  20. ^ "Soundtracks". Billboard. March 20, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2012.