Charmed: The Book of Shadows
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{{Infobox album
| name = Charmed: The Book of Shadows
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Various artists
| cover = Charmed The Book of Shadows Soundtrack.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2005|01|01}}
| recorded =
| venue =
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| genre = Pop rock
| length =
| label = {{flat list|
- Image
- Silva Screen
}}
| chronology = Charmed albums
| prev_title = Charmed: The Soundtrack
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Charmed: The Final Chapter
| next_year = 2006
}}
Charmed: The Book of Shadows (also known as Charmed: The Book of Shadows: Music From and Inspired By) is the second soundtrack album of the television series Charmed, which aired on The WB in the United States. It features music from the show's first seven seasons and was released on April 19, 2005, by Image Entertainment.
Background and release
Charmed: The Book of Shadows was executive produced by Jonathan Platt and Jonathan Scott Miller.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/charmed-the-book-of-shadows-mw0000205993/credits|title=Charmed: The Book of Shadows – Credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 11, 2014}} The album includes music by contemporary pop artists such as Dido, Vanessa Carlton, Sarah McLachlan and Ashlee Simpson. It also includes Charmed{{'}}s theme song "How Soon Is Now?" by Love Spit Love. Charmed: The Book of Shadows was released in the United States on April 19, 2005 and in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2005.
The soundtrack's cover features a small photograph of the show's Book of Shadows, which the soundtrack is named after.
Reception
Heather Phares of AllMusic gave Charmed: The Book of Shadows three stars out of five and praised the way in which the soundtrack "streamlines its approach", in comparison to the first soundtrack album, by focusing on a wide variety of female artists, echoing the theme of female empowerment raised in the television series.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/charmed-the-book-of-shadows-mw0000205993|title=Charmed: The Book of Shadows – Review|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 11, 2014}} However, she also noted that its contents had little in relation to the show itself. Nonetheless, Phares concluded that the album "plays a lot more like a handmade mixtape or playlist than a soundtrack full of promotional opportunities, which can only be to its credit." On May 7, 2005, Charmed: The Book of Shadows debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard Top Soundtracks chart and number 20 on the US Billboard Top Independent Albums chart.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title1 = How Soon Is Now?
| extra1 = Love Spit Love
| length1 = 4:25
| title2 = Take It Off
| extra2 = The Donnas
| length2 = 2:40
| title3 = Take a Look
| extra3 = Liz Phair
| length3 = 3:29
| title4 = Sand in My Shoes
| extra4 = Dido
| length4 = 4:59
| title5 = Fallen
| extra5 = Sarah McLachlan
| length5 = 3:43
| note5 = Dan the Automator Remix
| title6 = I Can't Make Me
| extra6 = Butterfly Boucher
| length6 = 3:31
| note6 = Chris Lord-Alge Remix
| title7 = San Francisco
| extra7 = Vanessa Carlton
| length7 = 4:12
| title8 = Pieces of Me
| extra8 = Ashlee Simpson
| length8 = 3:15
| note8 = David Garcia and High Spies Remix
| title9 = Unbroken
| extra9 = Missy Higgins
| length9 = 3:39
| title10 = Free
| extra10 = Sarah Brightman
| length10 = 3:31
| note10 = Swiss American Federation Club Mix
| title11 = I Close My Eyes
| extra11 = Shivaree
| length11 = 3:55
| title12 = Home
| extra12 = Zero 7
| length12 = 4:35
}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Charts (2005)
!scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard Top Soundtracks{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-05-07/soundtracks|title=Billboard Top Soundtracks|magazine=Billboard|date=May 7, 2005|access-date=September 11, 2014}}
| 9 |
| scope="row"| US Billboard Top Independent Albums{{cite magazine|title=Top Independent|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|issue=19|pages=64|date=May 7, 2005}}
| 20 |
Release history
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| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Ref. |
|---|
| scope="row"| United States
| April 19, 2005 | rowspan="2"| CD | style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007M22KM|title=Charmed: The Book of Shadows: Music|website=Amazon |access-date=September 11, 2014}} |
| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| September 5, 2005 | Silva Screen Records | style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000AOVL5E|title=Charmed: The Book of Shadows|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=September 11, 2014}} |
References
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Category:2005 soundtrack albums