A Very StarKid Album
A Very StarKid Album[1][2][3][4][5][6] contains several songs from the musical A Very Potter Sequel,[1] sequel to the Harry Potter parody musical A Very Potter Musical,[1][7] produced by StarKid Productions[1][6][7][8][9] with music and lyrics by Darren Criss[8][10] (who also starred in both musicals as Harry Potter[11]),[1][6] and book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden.[12] The album features seven of the twelve songs from A Very Potter Sequel as well as tracks from others members of the group. Songs from the musical that were absent from the album were later released as the A Very Potter Sequel soundtrack. The album was released digitally through iTunes and Amazon.com on July 22, 2010,[3][4] and was made available on the StarKid Productions Bandcamp page on August 3, 2010.[5] The album reached No. 14 on the iTunes Pop Charts and No. 27 out of all Top Albums officially topping Lady Gaga (#29) and Glee (#31) on the charts.[1] The album also reached No. 19 on Top Compilations.[2][6]
Track listing
All tracks written by Darren Criss.
| 1. |
"Days of Summer" (from a A Very Potter Sequel) | Darren Criss, Joey Richter, Bonnie Gruesen, Lauren Lopez, StarKid Company |
2:08 |
| 2. |
"To Have a Home" (from A Very Potter Sequel) | Darren Criss |
3:55 |
| 3. |
"The Coolest Girl" (from A Very Potter Sequel) | Bonnie Gruesen |
3:16 |
| 4. |
"Let the Games Begin" (from A Very Potter Sequel) | StarKid Company |
2:59 |
| 5. |
"Those Voices" (from A Very Potter Sequel) | Darren Criss, Nicholas Joseph Strauss-Matathia, Brian Rosenthal, Arielle Goldman |
3:14 |
| 6. |
"Stutter" (from A Very Potter Sequel) | Joe Walker |
2:47 |
| 7. |
"No Way" (from A Very Potter Sequel) | Darren Criss, Lauren Lopez, Joey Richter, Bonnie Gruesen |
2:02 |
| 8. |
"Not Alone" (re-recorded version of a song from A Very Potter Musical) | Darren Criss |
4:19 |
| 9. |
"Sami" (from Little White Lie, similar to "Harry" from A Very Potter Musical) | Darren Criss |
3:42 |
| 10. |
"Ready to Go" (from Me and My Dick) | Darren Criss |
1:25 |
| 11. |
"Even Though" (from Me and My Dick) | Darren Criss |
2:16 |
| 12. |
"Sango, Sango, Sango" | StarKid Company |
0:24 |
| 13. |
"Liam's Got a Phone Call" | The Liams! |
0:52 |
Personnel
- Featured Performers[12]
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- Band[12]
- Bruce Keisling – piano
- Clark Baxtresser – keyboard
- Chris Lorentz – bass guitar
- Corey Richardson – lead guitar
- Jack Stratton – drums
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Release history
Chart performance
Other appearances
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Milam, Whitney (July 24, 2010). Team StarKid tops Glee and Gaga on iTunes, talks new projects. HollywoodNews. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- 1 2 3 Donahue, Ann (November 13, 2010). "'Glee' Newcomer Darren Criss Reflects on His 'Dream' Week". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "A Very StarKid Album bs Various Artists – Download A Very StarKid Album on iTunes". iTunes. July 22, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Amazon.com: A Very StarKid Album: Various Artists: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. July 22, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "A Very StarKid Album – StarKid". Bandcamp. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Smith, Grady (July 30, 2010). "'A Very Potter Musical' star Darren Criss talks about his new EP and the future for Team StarKid". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- 1 2 Caulfield, Keith. "'My Dick' Rises to Become First Charting Student Musical" Billboard.com, March 18, 2010. Retrieved on July 30, 2011.
- 1 2 Davenport, Misha (February 2011). "Darren Criss from 'Glee,' Starkid launch Chicago home with 'Starship'". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ↑ Austrone, Xavier. "StarKid Interview: Starship Coverage & A VERY POTTER THREEQUEL!?" Wizardinglife.com, November 22, 2010. Retrieved on July 30, 2011.
- ↑ McKee, Jenn (October 25, 2010). "Darren Criss, U-M grad and 'Very Potter Musical' star, will be a new face on "Glee"". AnnArbor.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- 1 2 "Glee Star Darren Criss Confirmed to Succeed Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway". Broadway.com. August 1, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- 1 2 3 Team StarKid's Home Page for "A Very Potter Sequel" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Human – EP by Darren Criss – Download Human – EP on iTunes". iTunes. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
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