the Hairspray Soundtrack Is Produced By Marc Shaiman And Features Music By Shaiman And Lyrics By Scott Wittman And Shaiman. It Features Tracks Mixed By Ed Cherney (rolling Stones, Bette Midler) And Peter Mokran (pussycat Dolls, Christina Aguilera).

sixteen Years After The Release Of The Original Film, New Line Cinema Is Bringing A Feature Film Adaptation Of The Tony Award-winning Broadway Production Of Hairspray To Life. Featuring New And Original Material Based On John Waters' 1988 Cult Classic About Star-struck Teenagers On A Local Baltimore Dance Show, The Comedy Features A Remarkable Collection Of Talent Including John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, Allison Janney, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Producers Craig Zadan And Neil Meron (chicago), And Director Adam Shankman (bringing Down The House). The New Screenplay For Hairspray Was Written By Leslie Dixon (freaky Friday, Outrageous Fortune).

What fun! This soundtrack of the film adaptation of the Broadway musical overflows with glossy, ol' fashioned '60s-style pep. It won't win any awards for innovation, but it may well be one of the most feel-good releases of the year. While not quite as super-energetic as the original Broadway cast, the new crew ain't too shabby: Nikki Blonsky delivers as Tracy Turnblad and Zac Efron (High School Musical) makes for a devoted boyfriend, and the supporting cast gleefully embraces the show's silly-but-generous spirit. John Travolta (who gets to utter the particularly ironic line "it's been years since someone asked me to dance") goes drag as Tracy’s mom, Edna, while Michelle Pfeiffer's slight stiffness is appropriate for her uptight character, especially on the cha-cha "(The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs." After Mama Morton in Chicago, Queen Latifah puts in another brassy turn as Motormouth Maybelle ("Big, Blonde and Beautiful," which is then reprised by Travolta and Pfeiffer). The show's authors, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, have written three new numbers for the movie: the rollicking (and first single) "Ladies' Choice," "New Girl in Town" and "Come So Far." In addition, the CD also includes two tracks that aren't in the film but were in the show: "Cooties," sung by Aimee Allen, and "Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now," sung by all three Tracy Turnblads: Blonsky, Ricki Lake (from the source movie) and Marissa Jaret Winokur (from the original Broadway cast). --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Hairspray (Soundtrack to the Motion Picture) Track Listing:

1. "GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE" - Nikki Blonsky
2. "IT TAKES TWO" - Zac Efron
3. "(THE LEGEND OF) MISS BALTIMORE CRABS" - Michelle Pfeiffer
4. "I CAN HEAR THE BELLS" - Nikki Blonsky
5. "LADIES' CHOICE" - Zac Efron
6. "THE NEW GIRL IN TOWN" - Brittany Snow
7. "WELCOME TO THE 60's" - Nikki Blonsky & John Travolta
8. "RUN AND TELL THAT" - Elijah Kelley
9. "BIG, BLONDE & BEAUTIFUL" - Queen Latifah
10. "BIG, BLONDE & BEAUTIFUL reprise" - John Travolta & Michelle Pfeiffer
11. "(YOU'RE) TIMELESS TO ME" - John Travolta & Christopher Walken
12. "I KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN" - Queen Latifah
13. "WITHOUT LOVE" - Zac Efron, Nikki Blonsky, Elijah Kelley & Amanda Bynes
14. "(IT'S) HAIRSPRAY" - James Marsden
15. "YOU CAN'T STOP THE BEAT" - Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Amanda Bynes,
16. "COME SO FAR (GOT SO FAR TO GO)" - Queen Latifah, Nikki Blonsky, Zac
17. "COOTIES" - Aimee Allen
18. "MAMA, I'M A BIG GIRL NOW" - Nikki Blonsky, Marissa Jaret Winokur & Rikki Lake