A Very StarKid Album

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A Very StarKid Album
Very StarKid Album.jpg
Compilation album by
StarKid Productions
ReleasedJuly 22, 2010
Recorded2010
GenreShowtunes
Length33:19
LabelStarKid Productions
StarKid Productions chronology
Me and My Dick (A New Musical)
(2010) 		A Very StarKid Album
(2010) 		A Very Potter Sequel
(2010)

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 are written by Darren Criss.

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Days of Summer" (from a A Very Potter Sequel)Darren Criss, Joey Richter, Bonnie Gruesen, Lauren Lopez, StarKid Company2:08
2."To Have a Home" (from A Very Potter Sequel)Darren Criss3:55
3."The Coolest Girl" (from A Very Potter Sequel)Bonnie Gruesen3:16
4."Let the Games Begin" (from A Very Potter Sequel)StarKid Company2:59
5."Those Voices" (from A Very Potter Sequel)Darren Criss, Nicholas Joseph Strauss-Matathia, Brian Rosenthal, Arielle Goldman3:14
6."Stutter" (from A Very Potter Sequel)Joe Walker2:47
7."No Way" (from A Very Potter Sequel)Darren Criss, Lauren Lopez, Joey Richter, Bonnie Gruesen2:02
8."Not Alone" (re-recorded version of a song from A Very Potter Musical)Darren Criss4:19
9."Sami" (from Little White Lie, similar to "Harry" from A Very Potter Musical)Darren Criss3:42
10."Ready to Go" (from Me and My Dick)Darren Criss1:25
11."Even Though" (from Me and My Dick)Darren Criss2:16
12."Sango, Sango, Sango"StarKid Company0:24
13."Liam's Got a Phone Call"The Liams!0:52

Personnel[]

Release history[]

Website Date
iTunes/Amazon.com July 22, 2010[3][4]
Bandcamp August 3, 2010[5]

Chart performance[]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Compilation Albums[2][6] 19

Other appearances[]

  • "Sami" was previously released as part of the web-series Little White Lie (2009),[6] and was re-written as "Harry" for the A Very Potter Musical.[6]
  • "Not Alone" is a re-recorded version of a song from A Very Potter Musical.
  • "Not Alone" and "Sami" were also released on Darren Criss' Human EP.[6][13]
  • "Ready to Go" and "Even Though" were also released on the Me and My Dick soundtrack.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g 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.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "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.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Amazon.com: A Very StarKid Album: Various Artists: MP3 Downloads". July 22, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "A Very StarKid Album – StarKid". Bandcamp. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i 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.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Caulfield, Keith. "'My Dick' Rises to Become First Charting Student Musical" Billboard.com, March 18, 2010. Retrieved on July 30, 2011.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
  9. ^ Austrone, Xavier. "StarKid Interview: Starship Coverage & A VERY POTTER THREEQUEL!?" Archived August 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Wizardinglife.com, November 22, 2010. Retrieved on July 30, 2011.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Glee Star Darren Criss Confirmed to Succeed Daniel Radcliffe on Broadway". Broadway.com. August 1, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c Team StarKid's Home Page for "A Very Potter Sequel" Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ "Human – EP by Darren Criss – Download Human – EP on iTunes". iTunes. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2011.

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