| Product Summary | | Label: Universal Music Group | | UPC: 00050087133788 | | Release Date: 6/2/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 210810058 | | Item#: M4LJKC | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 288 | Format:  CD |
|
|
|
|
| Song Listing |  |
Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Hey ~ Mitchel Musso |  | | 2. Speed Dial ~ Mitchel Musso | | | 3. Us Against the World - (featuring Katelyn Tarver) ~ Mitchel Musso | | | 4. Do It Up ~ Mitchel Musso | | | 5. Shout It - (featuring Mason Musso) ~ Mitchel Musso | | | 6. Welcome To Hollywood ~ Mitchel Musso | | | 7. (You Didn't Have To) Walk Away ~ Mitchel Musso | | | 8. Get Out ~ Mitchel Musso | | | 9. How To Lose a Girl ~ Mitchel Musso | | | 10. In Crowd, The ~ Mitchel Musso | | | 11. Odd Man Out ~ Mitchel Musso | | | 12. Movin' In ~ Mitchel Musso | |
| | Today, at the age of 17, Mitchel Musso is easy to find. When he is not in the latest teen magazines, he is a regular on the Emmy-nominated Disney Channel series "Hannah Montana," which has earned him a devoted following of frenzied fans. Mitchel portrays the role of Oliver `Smoken' Oken and he is currently shooting the third season of the hit series.
His other TV credits include guest-starring on Fox Network's "Stacked" and "Oliver Beane," the made-for-TV-movie "Trial by Fire" with Chuck Norris, the Disney Channel Original Movies "Life is Ruff," and "Hatching Pete," plus the 2008 Disney Channel Games. Mitchel is also the voice 'Jeremy' on the Disney Channel animated series "Phineas and Ferb."
Mitchel made his musical debut the summer of 2007 where he performed at Universal Studios City Walk. While on hiatus from "Hannah Montana," he toured with Radio Disney's Jingle Jam and made additional stops throughout the U.S. for the "Hannah Montana" Pre-Parties that he hosted. Most recently, Mitchel and his band opened on select dates for the 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars with Olympic medalists Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson and others.
Mitchel recently had two Top 10 hits on Radio Disney's Top 30 chart. His cover of "Lean on Me," which featured a music video in rotation on Disney Channel and The Snow Buddies DVD, spent 21 weeks on the chart and peaked at #7. In May 2008, the Disneymania 6 CD (Walt Disney Records) included the track "If I Didn't Have You" which peaked at #5 and spent 16 weeks on the chart.
Last summer Mitchel toured with his band and dancers, started recording his debut album, and filmed his role as 'Oliver' in the Walt Disney Pictures film "Hannah Montana The Movie." For his debut album, Mitchel is working in Los Angeles and New York with some of the music industry's top producers and songwriters including Sam Hollander (Metro Station, Gym Class Heroes), Dave Katz (Coheed + Cambria, Gym Class Heroes, Boys Like Girls) and Curt Schneider (Five for Fighting). The album will feature 4 songs co-written by Mitchel, plus a collaboration with his brother Mason from Metro Station.
The music video for "The In Crowd," the first single from Mitchel's forthcoming album is currently on rotation on Disney Channel and can be heard on Radio Disney. Mitchel was recently tapped Male Pop Rookie of 2009 during MTV News' special feature "Pop Week," which included a behind-the-scenes look at the music video shoot for "The In Crowd." Mitchel's self-titled debut will be released by Walt Disney Records on June 2nd.
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Known to legions of fans as "Oliver Oken" from the HANNAH MONTANA television show, Mitchel Musso is also a good singer and confident frontman, as demonstrated on this agreeable pop-rock collection. Driving, guitar-heavy rockers ("Welcome to Hollywood") share real estate with sweet power ballads ("You Didn't Have to Walk Away"), signaling the arrival of a talented artist who is destined to graduate from 'tween audiences in due time. | | Mitchel Musso has a song called "Odd Man Out" on his self-titled debut album, and it's not hard to see why he might feel that way. He's best known for playing Hannah Montana's best friend, and Mitchel Musso often feels like a less dynamic version of the music put out by Disney's other stars -- namely, Miley Cyrus and, especially, the Jonas Brothers. The album delivers everything expected from Disney pop: it's big, it's slick, and it's just as poppy as Miley's music, but the keyboards are turned down and the guitars, both acoustic and electric, are turned up to give Musso some JoBros-like rock cred. Also like both of those acts, Musso's sound is at least partially rooted in power pop, new wave, and its revivals; songs like "Jessie's Girl" and "Stacey's Mom" could be the great-grandparents of the best moments here. "Shout It" might as well be a Jonas Brothers outtake, it's so shiny and catchy; "Do It Up" adds a little rock & roll fire courtesy of its handclaps and guitar solos; and "Movin' In" ends the album on a flirty note. As long as Musso stays within this energetic template, the album chugs right along, but things falter when he strays from it too much. Even though "Odd Man Out" and "The In Crowd" touch on tween issues like popularity and insecurity, they're whiny and overdone. Likewise, "(You Didn't Have To) Walk Away" is a draggy, repetitive ballad. Musso isn't as convincing on synth-driven songs like "Us Against the World" as he is on the rock-based tracks here -- while his voice isn't bad, it's just not powerful or distinctive enough to stand out on the slicker productions. Ultimately, Mitchel Musso is pretty good -- he's not as charismatic as some of Disney's bigger stars, but he's not as obnoxious as some of them are, either. ~ Heather Phares |
Musical Guests | | Katelyn Tarver | | Mason Musso |
| | Compilation Appearances |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 06/02/2009 | | Original Release Date : 2009 | | Catalog ID : D000310302 | | Label : Walt Disney | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00050087133788 |
|
| | Bio | | | Mitchel Musso Mitchel Musso began his auspicious acting career at the mere age of seven years old, specifically acting since his early childhood years. Today, at the age of 17, you can find Mitchel in magazines, on TV, on the radio and all over the internet. He is a regular on the Emmy-nominated Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, as Oliver "Smoken" Okenwhich has earned him a devoted following of great fans. Mitchel has toured his music with Radio Disney's Jingle Jam and made additional stops throughout the U.S. for the Hannah Montana Pre-Parties that he hosted. Last summer Musso toured with his band and dancers, started recording his debut album, and filmed his role as Oliver in the Walt Disney Pictures film Hannah Montana: The Movie. Musso recently had two Top 10 hits on Radio Disney's Top 30 chart. His cover of "Lean on Me" featured a music video on Disney Channel. For his debut album, Musso worked in Los Angeles and New York with some of the music industry's top producers and songwriters including Sam Hollander (Metro Station, Gym Class Heroes), Dave Katz (Coheed + Cambria, Gym Class Heroes, Boys Like Girls), Curt Schneider (Five for Fighting) and Matthew Wilder (No Doubt, Christina Aguilera). The album features 4 songs co-written by Musso, plus a collaboration with his brother Mason from Metro Station. The music video for "The In Crowd," the first single from Musso's album, is currently on rotation on Disney Channel and can be heard on Radio Disney. Musso was recently tapped Male Pop Rookie of 2009 during MTV News' special feature "Pop Week," which included a behind-the-scenes look at the music video shoot for "The In Crowd." Besides acting and being a part of the Hannah Montana cast, Mitchel enjoys spending time with his friends, skateboarding and listening to his iPod. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his mom and dad, two brothers Mason and Marc and his dog Stitch.
|
|
| |
|
| |
