Almost Alice

Almost Alice: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture
The mad hatter staring directly at the viewer holding up a cup of tea.
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedMarch 2, 2010
Recorded2009–10
Genre
Length58:16
LabelBuena Vista[1]
Singles from Almost Alice
  1. "Alice"
    Released: January 27, 2010
  2. "Tea Party"
    Released: June 15, 2010
Deluxe Edition

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.[1][2][3] 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.[1] It debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 US albums chart. On June 1, 2010, iTunes released a deluxe edition of the album.[4] 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.[1] It premiered on January 27, 2010, on the radio program On Air with Ryan Seacrest.[5] 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,[6] though it was also sold online in Mexico by the Mixup Music Store.[7] On June 1, 2010, the special edition was released on iTunes.

  1. ^ a b c d "Buena Vista Records Presents Almost Alice Featuring Other Voices from Wonderland". Enhanced Online News. January 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Gil (January 11, 2010). "Avril Lavigne Song To Appear On Tim Burton's 'Alice In Wonderland' Soundtrack". MTV. MTV Movies. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "Tokio Hotel And Kerli Will Collaborate On Tim Burton's 'Alice In Wonderland' Soundtrack". MTV Buzzworthy Blog. January 12, 2010. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  4. ^ "iTunes – Music – Almost Alice (Deluxe Version) by Various Artists". Itunes.apple.com. June 1, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  5. ^ Lavigne, Avril (January 26, 2010). "Interview with Avril Lavigne". On Air with Ryan Seacrest (Interview). Interviewed by Ryan Seacrest. Los Angeles, California: KIIS.
  6. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Mixup Music Store". Mixup.com.mx. November 25, 2009. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.