Sonny with a Chance (soundtrack)

Sonny with a Chance is the soundtrack album from the Disney Channel Original Series of the same name, released on October 5, 2010 by Walt Disney Records, during season two. It features lead vocals from American actors and singers Demi Lovato, Sterling Knight, Tiffany Thornton, and pop rock band Allstar Weekend.

Sonny with a Chance
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedOctober 5, 2010
Recorded2008–2010
GenrePop, pop rock
Length28:22
LabelWalt Disney
Producer

The theme song, titled "So Far, So Great", was featured in Disney Channel Playlist, released on June 9, 2009, and later featured on Lovato's second studio album, Here We Go Again, as a bonus track. "Me, Myself and Time" was released as a promotional single on August 3, 2010.

Background

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Four out of the nine total tracks on the soundtrack are performed by the series' star, Demi Lovato. Co-stars Tiffany Thornton and Sterling Knight each perform two tracks. Hollywood Records group Allstar Weekend appears once on the soundtrack. The theme song, "So Far, So Great", written by Aristeidis Archontis, Jeannie Lurie and Chen Neeman, was the first song from the album to be released, on January 28, 2009, days before the series premiered.[1] It was performed in the Summer Tour 2009.

"Me, Myself and Time", performed by Lovato, was released as a promotional single on August 3, 2010, the only one from the soundtrack. It was featured in the episode "Sonny with a Song", of the second season, and was later sent to Radio Disney. It is the first track of the soundtrack, written by Antonina Armato, Tim James and Devrim Karaoglu. The song peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, and charted on the US Hot Digital Songs chart and in its Canadian counterpart.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

Andrew Leahey of AllMusic believed that Tiffany Thornton and Sterling Knight "both deserve kudos for co-writing their own tunes, but that doesn't overshadow the fact that most of the material here is formulaic pop/rock, stripped of anything unique or different from other Disney albums." Leahey noted that the music was played by session musicians who were not listed within the show's credits, and wrote "it doesn't reflect well on Lovato, who has the most to lose as an aspiring musician when albums like this are released."[3]

Commercial performance

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The soundtrack debuted at number 163 on the Billboard 200, and charted for one week.[4] It has also peaked at number 3 on the US Kid Albums and at number 8 on the US Top Soundtracks.[5]

Track listing

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Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Me, Myself and Time"Antonina Armato, Tim James, Devrim KaraogluDemi Lovato3:47
2."Hanging"Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards, Scott Spock, KnightSterling Knight2:58
3."Kiss Me"Adrian Gurvitz, ThorntonTiffany Thornton3:34
4."What to Do"Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, Chen NeemanDemi Lovato3:03
5."How We Do This"Christy, Edwards, Spock, KnightSterling Knight2:52
6."Work of Art"Adam Anders, Nikki Hasman, Pam SheyneDemi Lovato2:56
7."Come Down with Love"Zachary Porter, Nathan Darmody, Mike DalyAllstar Weekend3:05
8."Sure Feels Like Love"Marshall Altman, Jeff Cohen, ThorntonTiffany Thornton3:43
9."So Far So Great"Lurie, Archontis, NeemanDemi Lovato2:14
Brazilian and Polish edition bonus tracks
No.TitleArtistLength
10."Meet You Later"Andressa Andreatto2:59
11."Time to Shine"Agnieszka Mrozińska2:29

Personnel

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Credits adapted from AllMusic.[3]

Charts

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Chart performance for Sonny with a Chance
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 163
US Kid Albums (Billboard) 3
US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[5] 8

References

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  1. ^ "So Far So Great by Demi Lovato - Track Info". All Music. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Demi Lovato - Chart history (Hot Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Sonny with a Chance - Various Artists". AllMusic. AllMusic.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard 200 - Week of October 23, 2010". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Soundtracks - Week of October 23, 2010". Billboard. Retrieved January 18, 2023.