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The soundtrack to the 2007 film Hairspray contains both songs and score written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.
The movie's cast members featured on the album include Nikki Blonsky (Tracy Turnblad), James Marsden (Corny Collins), Zac Efron (Link Larkin), Michelle Pfeiffer (Velma Von Tussle), John Travolta (Edna Turnblad), and Queen Latifah ("Motormouth" Maybelle).
The album reached #2 on the Billboard 200, selling over 1.3 million copies in the United States alone.
A two-disc "Collector's Edition" was released in November 2007, which featured extra tracks, demos and karaoke versions of the film's popular songs.
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Track List
- "Good Morning Baltimore"
- "The Nicest Kids In Town"
- "It Takes Two"
- "(The Legend Of) Miss Baltimore Crabs"
- "I Can Hear The Bells"
- "Ladies' Choice"
- "The New Girl In Town"
- "Welcome To The 60's"
- "Run And Tell That"
- "Big, Blonde and Beautiful"
- "Big, Blonde and Beautiful (Reprise)"
- "(You're) Timeless To Me"
- "I Know Where I've Been"
- "Without Love"
- "(It's) Hairspray"
- "You Can't Stop The Beat"
- "Come So Far (Got So Far To Go)"
- "Cooties"
- "Mama, I'm A Big Girl Now"
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Critical Response
- "[T]he credit list suggests that every session musician in the greater Los Angeles area participated on this recording. As a result, Shaiman really gets the sounds he's after," - Allmusic
- "There's so much joy and wonder in Blonsky's voice, portraying the sunny optimism that can compel a chubby girl to believe she can be belle of the TV dance crowd." - The News & Observer
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Hairspray Soundtrack Questions
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