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| Aladdin: Special Edition Soundtrack | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Walt Disney Records
Category: Music
List Price: $12.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 1738
Format: Enhanced, Soundtrack, Special Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 861163
UPC: 050086116379
EAN: 0050086116379
ASIN: B0002ZMJF2
Release Date: September 28, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | Arabian Nights | | • | Legend of the Lamp | | • | One Jump Ahead | | • | Street Urchins | | • | One Jump Ahead (Reprise) | | • | Friend Like Me | | • | To Be Free | | • | Prince Ali | | • | A Whole New World | | • | Jafar's Hour | | • | Prince Ali (Reprise) | | • | The Ends of the Earth | | • | The Kiss | | • | On a Dark Night | | • | Jasmine Runs Away | | • | Marketplace | | • | The Cave of Wonders | | • | Aladdin's Word | | • | The Battle | | • | Happy End in Agrabah | | • | A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) | | • | Proud of Your Boy (Demo Version) | | • | High Adventure (Demo Version) |
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Sandwiched amidst the remarkable string of renascent Disney animation successes that spanned The Little Mermaid and The Lion King, the studio's 1992 adaptation of the venerable Arabian tale won a pair of Oscars for Alan Menken's vibrant instrumental score and his memorable collaboration with lyricist Tim Rice, the infectious song "A Whole New World." This new edition does more than showcase those enduring musical charms, fleshing out the original 21 tracks of songs, underscore and antics of Robin Williams' manic genie with rare demo recordings of a pair of songs that were deleted from the film before its original theatrical release. The wistful yearning of "Proud of Your Boy" and the rambunctious "High Adventure" (both performed by Menken, the latter in a duet with lyricist Howard Ashman) also pay bittersweet homage to original project lyricist Ashman, Menken's Academy Award-winning partner on Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. --Jerry McCulley
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
Good Soundtrack - - But Where's Clay???!!! October 3, 2004
23 out of 27 found this review helpful
I bought this CD only to hear Clay sing "Proud Of Your Boy" on it. I heard it on AOL, and couldn't wait to have it on CD. It didn't list the singer for POYB, it just said DEMO TRACK. I assumed that Clay would be on it, since his song has been highly publicized.
I pulled up the track number and found only Menken's voice for the song. While Menken has an okay voice, I would have much rather prefered Clay's voice over anybody's!
I love ALADDIN, and am definitely buying the DVD on Tuesday. The soundtrack is great, including reprises and underscoring.
Not having Clay on there will pull Disney's expected income down for this CD, I know it!
Fantastic...Only 1 Thing Missing.... September 29, 2004
21 out of 26 found this review helpful
This Special Edition Soundtrack is very good. All of the main hits (Friend Like Me, One Jump Ahead, Prince Ali, and Whole New World...movie and pop version) as well as the instrumentals are here. However, as much as the fact has been publicized, one would think that Clay Aiken's rendition of the previously unheard "Proud of Your Boy" would have been included. However, there is only a demo of Alan Menken doing it. This fact could have been pointed out on the case. The pop version of Whole New World lists Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle. Apparently, Disney thought they would lose money if they listed the performer of Proud of Your Boy. I find it questionable that a video of Clay performing the song is going to be on the DVD. Why not include it on the CD? Still very enjoyable though.
 Misleading........... October 2, 2004
14 out of 20 found this review helpful
I bought this cd for my daughter only because we assumed Clay Aiken's version of "Proud of Your Boy" would be on it. They didn't list the singer of this song on the cover - very misleading. It is still a wonderful soundtrack, but that was very disappointing. Also, we would have preferred Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey's version of "A Whole New World."
Okay, Good, But Where's the Glory for Jafar? November 29, 2004
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The "Aladdin Special Edition Soundtrack" is a great volume restoring the classic Aladdin songs and including two bonus tracks as well. Although there is some unfortunate editing of "Arabian Nights," the CD is otherwise perfect. The songs sound just as good as you remember them if not better. This CD attractively mixes Academy Award winning vocal tracks with a stunning musical score. Included with the CD is a complete track listing and provided lyrics for all songs. Although there a couple errors in the provided lyrics, they are for the most-part spot-on.
This CD includes two excellent bonus tracks, "Proud of Your Boy" and "High Adventure," by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. I actually find Menken's rendition of "Proud of Your Boy" quite enjoyable. "High Adventure" is spectacular and also gives great insights into characters that were planned for the original version of the movie and then deleted following sweeping changes.
The thing I don't understand about this special edition soundtrack is that it seems like they could have included so much more. My Windows Media Player gives the total length of the CD as 43:50. Now there are several deleted songs that are included on the DVD, including the superb "Humiliate the Boy" and "Why Me," as well as new music videos, so why could these not be included on the special edition soundtrack? I know they want to pedal the DVD, but if this is the special edition, let's get it all out there! Let's get Jafar's deleted songs, let's get the Clay Aiken version of "Proud of Your Boy" and lets get any other demo tracks that might be floating around, if there are any. Let's get the additional versions of Arabian Nights as well.
As for this CD's special edition CD-ROM features, I rather like it. I had no problems loading it and recommend to anyone that did that they upgrade their software. If you don't want to, then just don't use these features. If you do though, you'll get song lyrics for "High Adventure" as well as survey and registration options.
 want to know about the extra tracks? November 14, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The five stars are for the bulk of the CD, which is the same old outstanding "Aladdin" music that was on the original CD. This review is for people wondering if they should invest in this new edition for the two demos included as extra tracks.
The short answer: if you're a big Disney or Alan Menken fan, a definite yes, especially considering the relatively low price tag.
"Proud of You Boy" is a sweet, yearning ballad in the same vein as "Part of Your World" and "Out There." It's decent, but nothing to get wowed over.
"High Adventure," however, immediately became one of my favorite Menken/Ashman songs. It's a romp of a track, and it doesn't have any close analogues in the remainder of Menken's songbook, at least, not that I can think of. The performance itself is a duet between Menken and Ashman, and the two of them are obviously having a blast (and dig those ultra-cheesy synthesizers!). This track, in my opinion, makes the CD a must-buy.
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