Released October 9, 2007 Length 42:00 | Genre Pop rock, teen pop Label Nick/Columbia | |
Recorded Summer 2004, Summer 2006, May 2007 Producer Michael Wolff and Michael A. Levine | ||
The Naked Brothers Band is a soundtrack album by The Naked Brothers Band for Season 1 of The Naked Brothers Band television series. The album was also released as a deluxe fanpack that includes a poster, lyrics & 2 bonus tracks.
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Development
Nickelodeon saw The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie at the Hamptons International Film Festival, in late 2005. They picked the show up in 2006. Polly Draper asked her boys to record all the music for the series as an album.
Writing
After being asked to record an album, the brothers began writing several songs for the show. The songs had a pop style, directed more for younger viewers. Alex was only able to write two songs for the series, due to being 8 at the time.
Release
The band released the album on October 7, 2007. The album debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200.
Track listings
All tracks written by Nat Wolff, except "I Could Be" and "Alien Clones" by Alex Wolff.
International release
The album was released internationally, unlike their following album I Don't Want to Go to School. The album was released in England, Australia, Canada, Brazil and New Zealand.
Follow-up
Due to the Success of the first season of the show, it was commissioned for a second season. Season 2 aired in 2008 and an album was released which featured the music, I Don't Want to Go to School. The album was released in the United States alone on April 15, 2008.
Critical reception
The album received generally mixed reviews, Allmusic gave the album a 3 1⁄2 star rating while other sites said the album was aimed at younger children, due to its bubblegum pop style and catchy lyrics. Sony Music gave the album a favourable 4 star rating, calling it great for kids, but not aimed at adults.