Original Soundtrack, Various Artists - The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

The soundtrack to Disney's 2004 Cinderella sequel The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement offers a wide variety of young Disney stars (Raven--who has a small part in the movie--Lindsay Lohan, Jesse McCartney, Christy Carlson Romano), hot vocalists (American Idol's Kelly Clarkson, Norah Jones), and head-banging rockers (Avril Lavigne, Pink). The best tracks are Clarkson's "Breakaway," Raven's "This Is My Time," Renee Olstead's Norah-esque "A Love That Will Last," and "Your Crowning Glory," a duet between Raven and Julie Andrews. It's not a flashy showcase for Andrews, who begins it in a half-sung, half-spoken style before Raven joins her to a funky beat. But just hearing the beloved film and stage star sing at all after the problems she's experienced following botched vocal-cord surgery in the late '90s... well, it might just bring a tear to your eye. --David Horiuchi Amazon.com

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only bought it cause jonnys on it, but now love all the songs - play it all the time!! May 15, 2008

Good Songs from the Movie

These are songs from the moive. They are great songs. January 5, 2007

Surprise, Surprise...

I love the movies, so I checked out what kind of soundtrack that would accompany it...and, surprisingly, it was a really good blend of light inspiring pop and soft romantic ballad, true to the sense of the movie, that Mia, has grown up a lot, but still has a little ways to go. My favorite tracks include or course the lucious-sounding "Love Me Tender" by Norah Jones and the Jazzy "Love That Will Last" by Renee Olstead who is only 14 years old with that beautifully aged voice! This is not my absolute favorite soundtrack, but the most surprising one. The music editor for the film gets high marks for matching music to film so wonderfully. March 10, 2006

Not my favorite but worth of buying

What can I say? It haves some great songs and some I always skip when I listen to this album.

First two songs (Breakaway, I Decide) were pretty good, not my all-time favorite, but really, really good! I don't like Lindsay, but this her song rock. Kelly is great as always.
Breakaway - 3.5/5
I Decide - 4/5

3rd, Raven's song, This is my Time is one of my two fave songs on album. It's great and bit strange, but it have contest and words are easy to remember. Not much for dancing, but great!
This is my time - 5/5

I always get what I want and Trouble are Ok I guess. I'm not much into Rock/Hip Hop or that kind of music, I'm more for 'sweet' kind, if you get my, but this are good songs for parties and they are trendy.
I Always Get What I want - 3/5
Trouble - 2.5/5

To be quite honest, I tried to like Jesse McCartney, but I can't... His voice isn't anything special and his songs are usually boring. Because you live is his best song if you ask me, but still not something 'WOW'.
Because you live - 2.5/5

Love Me Tenderly haves good sound, sweet, light, romantic, but not anything what I don't hear everyday. It becomes boring after while and I never have chance to listen it all.
Love me Tenderly - 2/5

Fun In the Sun, Let's Bounce, Dance, Dance, Dance and Fools are tracks that I always skeep. They are just.... boring. I don't like them, at al.
Fun In the Sun - 0.25/5
Let's Bounce - 1/5
Dance, Dance, Dance - 0.5
Fools - 1.25/5

After 4 pretty boring song, there comes A Love That Will Last who amazing! Renee haves wonderful voice and she's only year older then me when she sang this song. When I found out that, I needed to play this song to everybody and ask them how many years they think this girl has. They all didn't believe me that she's only 15. My 2nd fave song on this album.
A Love That Will Last - 5/5

Julie Andrews's voice isn't good as it was, but she still can sing. After all, look how many years she haves! Raven is great, of cores, the song has good lyric, rime, tune and it's great.
Your Crowing Glory - 4.5/5

Although it took me while to understand that Jonny is singing on Chinese in Miracles Happen, this song is great also! Maybe fun, but have good lyric and tune. I like it!
Miracles Happen - 4/5

You'll probably wonder why I like this album so much when I don't like so amny songs: Song what are bad, are bad. But songs what are good are perfect! Only cause them I bought this album, and I didn't repent any moment. January 10, 2006

Great!

I loved this.
FAVES:
1. I Always Get What I Want - You guys have no taste! How can you hate this song? Anyone who hates this is CRAZY!
2. Let's Bounce - Great party song. October 9, 2005

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