Almost Alice
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{{Infobox album
| name = Almost Alice: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = various artists
| cover = Almost_alice_soundtrack.jpg
| border = yes
| alt = The mad hatter staring directly at the viewer holding up a cup of tea.
| released = March 2, 2010
| recorded = 2009–10
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| genre = {{hlist|Psychedelic rock|alternative rock|pop rock|synthpop}}
| length = {{Duration|m=58|s=16}}
| label = Buena Vista{{cite web |url=http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20100112007067/en |title=Buena Vista Records Presents Almost Alice Featuring Other Voices from Wonderland |date=January 12, 2010 |publisher=Enhanced Online News |accessdate=January 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227123646/http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20100112007067/en |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = Almost Alice
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Alice
| single1date = January 27, 2010
| single2 = Tea Party
| single2date = June 15, 2010
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| header = Deluxe Edition
| type = Soundtrack
| cover = Almostalicedeluxe.jpg
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Almost Alice: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture is a 2010 concept album of various artists' music inspired by Tim Burton's film, Alice in Wonderland.{{cite news|title=Avril Lavigne Song To Appear On Tim Burton's 'Alice In Wonderland' Soundtrack|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1629389/story.jhtml|author= Kaufman, Gil|publisher=MTV Movies|work=MTV|date=January 11, 2010|access-date=January 11, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100114044933/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1629389/story.jhtml| archive-date= January 14, 2010 | url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/01/12/tokio-hotel-and-kerli-will-collaborate-on-tim-burtons-alice-in-wonderland-soundtrack/|title=Tokio Hotel And Kerli Will Collaborate On Tim Burton's 'Alice In Wonderland' Soundtrack|publisher=MTV Buzzworthy Blog|date=January 12, 2010|access-date=January 12, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100116113428/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/01/12/tokio-hotel-and-kerli-will-collaborate-on-tim-burtons-alice-in-wonderland-soundtrack/| archive-date= January 16, 2010 | url-status= dead}} The album is also notable for featuring songs that were inspired from quotes directly from Lewis Carroll's original 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. For example, both "The Lobster Quadrille" (by Franz Ferdinand) and "You Are Old, Father William" (by They Might Be Giants) are both word-for-word performances of poems from the original Alice as quoted by the Mock Turtle (the former) and Alice herself to the Caterpillar (the latter). Furthermore, "Very Good Advice" by Robert Smith is a cover of Kathryn Beaumont's "Very Good Advice" from Disney's 1951 animated adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.
The album was released by Buena Vista Records on March 2, 2010. It debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 US albums chart. On June 1, 2010, iTunes released a deluxe edition of the album.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/almost-alice-deluxe-version/373383164 |title=iTunes – Music – Almost Alice (Deluxe Version) by Various Artists |publisher=iTunes |date=June 1, 2010 |access-date=January 13, 2012}} The lead single, "Alice" by Avril Lavigne is played during the end credits of Alice in Wonderland and is the only song of the album featured in the film. It premiered on January 27, 2010, on the radio program On Air with Ryan Seacrest.{{cite interview |last=Lavigne |first=Avril |interviewer=Ryan Seacrest |title=Interview with Avril Lavigne |work=On Air with Ryan Seacrest |publisher=KIIS |location=Los Angeles, California |date=January 26, 2010}} The second single was the song "Tea Party" by Estonian pop singer Kerli. A special edition of the album with three extra songs is exclusive to Hot Topic,[http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/press-release/hott_buena-vista-records-presents-almost-alice-featuring-other-voices-from-wonderland-698240.html ]{{dead link|date=January 2012}} though it was also sold online in Mexico by the Mixup Music Store.{{cite web |url=http://www.mixup.com.mx/Mixup/Product.aspx?sku=50087159726 |title=Mixup Music Store |publisher=Mixup.com.mx |date=November 25, 2009 |accessdate=January 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224124318/http://www.mixup.com.mx/Mixup/Product.aspx?sku=50087159726 |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} On June 1, 2010, the special edition was released on iTunes.
Reception
{{album ratings|state=plain
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1718974/review|pure_url=yes}}|title=Almost Alice Review|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=February 15, 2010}}
| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3 = Blogeroni
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}
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William Ruhlmann of AllMusic focused part of his review on Lavigne's track, "Alice", describing it as "a typical piece of self-assertive adolescent pop/rock", noting that it was "ideally suited for heavy rotation on Radio Disney". Singling out "White Rabbit" and "Very Good Advice" as the album "oddities", Ruhlmann otherwise decided the album was more appealing for children, with nearly all of the songs being "schoolyard chants".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Artist
| title1=Alice
| extra1=Avril Lavigne
| length1=3:35
| title2=The Poison
| extra2=The All-American Rejects
| length2=3:53
| title3=The Technicolor Phase
| extra3=Owl City
| length3=4:27
| title4=Her Name Is Alice
| extra4=Shinedown
| length4=3:38
| title5=Painting Flowers
| extra5=All Time Low
| length5=3:25
| title6=Where's My Angel
| extra6=Metro Station
| length6=3:39
| title7=Strange
| extra7=Tokio Hotel and Kerli
| length7=3:51
| title8=Follow Me Down
| extra8=3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch
| length8=3:23
| title9=Very Good Advice
| extra9=Robert Smith
| length9=2:58
| title10=In Transit
| extra10=Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz
| length10=4:02
| title11=Welcome to Mystery
| extra11=Plain White T's
| length11=4:28
| title12=Tea Party
| extra12=Kerli
| length12=3:29
| title13=The Lobster Quadrille
| extra13=Franz Ferdinand
| length13=2:08
| title14=Always Running Out of Time
| extra14=Motion City Soundtrack
| length14=3:00
| title15=Fell Down a Hole
| extra15=Wolfmother
| length15=5:04
| title16=White Rabbit
| extra16=Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
| length16=3:21
}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Artist
| title17=Seawhatweseas
| extra17=Never Shout Never
| length17=3:10
| title18=Topsy Turvy
| extra18=Family Force 5
| length18=3:25
| title19=Extreme
| extra19=Valora
| length19=3:47
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes bonus tracks{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/almost-alice/id355793198 |title=iTunes – Music – Almost Alice (Music Inspired By the Motion Picture) by Various Artists |publisher=iTunes |date=March 2, 2010 |access-date=January 13, 2012}}
| extra_column = Artist
| title17=You Are Old, Father William
| extra17=They Might Be Giants
| length17=2:32
| title18=Alice's Theme
| extra18=Danny Elfman
| length18=5:08
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes deluxe edition
| extra_column = Artist
| title17=You Are Old, Father William
| extra17=They Might Be Giants
| length17=2:32
| title18=Alice's Theme
| extra18=Danny Elfman
| length18=5:08
| title19=Seawhatweseas
| extra19=Never Shout Never
| length19=3:10
| title20=Topsy Turvy
| extra20=Family Force 5
| length20=3:25
| title21=Extreme
| extra21=Valora
| length21=3:47
| title22=Tea Party
| note22=Jason Nevins Radio Remix
| extra22=Kerli
| length22=3:11
| title23=Tea Party
| note23=music video
| extra23=Kerli
| length23=3:28
}}
Charts
See also
References
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{{Disney's Alice in Wonderland}}
{{Disney's live-action adaptations of animated franchises}}
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Category:2010 compilation albums
Category:Alternative rock compilation albums
Category:Music based on Alice in Wonderland
Category:Psychedelic rock compilation albums
Category:Pop rock compilation albums