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The Cheetah Girls One World Soundtrack

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 7; suggested age 7.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Bollywood-inspired sounds are the strong points.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 7 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    "Cheetah Love" discusses the merits of friendship and loyalty: "We are Cheetah Cheetah Girls/we stick together for life/Sometimes we don't see eye to eye/but we roll side by side." Several of the songs ("Cheetah Love" and "I'm the One"), however, might make girls feel that they need to be like the Cheetah Girls in order to be cool. In these songs, the Cheetah Girls discuss how great it is to be a Cheetah Girl, from having great friends to hip dance moves.

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    The soundtrack is from the Disney Channel movie One World. The Cheetah Girls are also heavily promoted in Disney merchandising from toys to clothing.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

This review of The Cheetah Girls One World Soundtrack was written by Jacqueline Rupp

Parents need to know that this soundtrack is a dance album with some good themes about friendship and being strong that stays within the usual tame Disney musical conventions. Several of the songs ("Cheetah Love" and "I'm the One"), however, might make girls feel that they need to be like the Cheetah Girls in order to be cool. In these songs, the Girls discuss how great it is to be them -- from having great friends to knowing hip dance moves.

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What’s the Story?

The Cheetah Girls have been part of tween pop culture for five years now -- long enough for a new generation of tweens to replace their original fans. It makes sense, then, that the singing and acting trio would want to mix things up a bit. For their third film and accompanying soundtrack, THE CHEETAH GIRLS ONE WORLD, the girls travel across the globe to India for an international experience. The unmistakable Bollywood sound finds its way onto this album mixed in with hip-hop dance numbers and light pop/R&B ballads.

Is It Any Good?

The Cheetah Girls make a roaring start on this album, moving quickly from one fast-paced song to the next. "Cheetah Love" is a fun, funky song about girlfriends, "Dig a Little Deeper" is sassy and groovy with an energizing message about motivation ("Try a little harder/move a little faster"), and "Dance Me If You Can" could be straight from a big production Bollywood dance scene. But then around the sixth track, things begin to slow down and become redundant with nondescript R&B rhythms and harmonic deliveries making it difficult to stay interested as the songs start to blend together. Disney should, however, get credit for introducing young kids to the Indian pop music sound -- even if a little more Bollywood would have been a welcomed inclusion.

Music Details

Released on: 08/13/2008
Parental advisory: No, Edited version available: No

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  1. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0

    5 stars

    As before but some reason its says i gave 1 star but i pressed 5 - the kids will LOVE it!

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 5.0

    sagar

    good

  3. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 1.0

    this is a great diney feel good film!

    The soundtrack is fantastic and great for kids to dance around to and to get a feel for a new culture

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