''The Naked Brothers Band'' is a soundtrack album by
Nat and Alex Wolff
Nat & Alex Wolff are an American pop rock duo from New York City, consisting of actor and musician siblings, Nat and Alex Wolff. The siblings' musical efforts were initially discovered during their work on the Nickelodeon television series '' T ...
for Season 1 of
''The Naked Brothers Band'' television series. The album was also released as a deluxe fanpack that includes a poster, lyrics and
2 bonus tracks.
Background
Development
A former
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca ...
executive saw ''
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie'' at the Hamptons International Film Festival, in late 2005. They picked the show up in 2006.
Polly Draper
Polly Carey Draper (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. Draper has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award (WGA), and is noted for speaking in a "trademark throaty voice." She ga ...
asked her boys to record all the music for the series as an album. Nat and Alex's jazz pianist father
Michael Wolff wrote the underscore and produced the music with
Michael A. Levine.
Writing
After being asked to record an album, the brothers began writing several songs for the show. The songs had a pop style, directed more for younger viewers. Alex was only able to write two songs for the series, due to being 8 at the time.
Release
The album released on October 7, 2007, and debuted at #23 on the
''Billboard'' 200 for 3 weeks.
Track listings
Personnel
*
Bob Glaub
Bob Glaub (born May 10, 1952)Hageman, William (April 29, 2005)."The aces of bass: Five giants of an overshadowed instrument", Knight Ridder Tribune News Service. is an American bass player and session musician. He has played with such artists an ...
- bass
*
Jennifer Condos
Jennifer Condos is an American bass guitarist known primarily for her session and live performance work. She has contributed to the recordings and live performances of many well-known artists.
Biography
Condos was a founding member of the ban ...
- bass
*
Erik Friedlander
Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City.
A veteran of New York City's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with sax ...
- cello
*
Alex Wolff
Alexander Draper "Alex" Wolff (born November 1, 1997) is an American actor, musician, and singer-songwriter. He first gained recognition for starring alongside his older brother, Nat, in the Nickelodeon musical comedy series '' The Naked Brot ...
- drums, vocals
* John Guth - guitar
* Craig Stull - guitar
* Peter Maunu - guitar
*
Nat Wolff
Nathaniel Marvin "Nat" Wolff (born December 17, 1994) is an American actor, musician, and singer-songwriter. He initially gained recognition for composing the music for ''The Naked Brothers Band (TV series), The Naked Brothers Band'' (2007–2 ...
- guitar, piano, vocals
*
Matt Laug
Matt Laug (born March 17, 1968) is an American drummer who has played with many bands/artists such as AC/DC, Alanis Morissette, Alice Cooper, Slash's Snakepit and Vasco Rossi.
Laug moved to Los Angeles after graduating from South Florence High ...
- percussion, drums
*
Michael Wolff - accordion, keyboards
International release
The album was released internationally, unlike their following album ''
I Don't Want to Go to School
''I Don't Want To Go To School'' is the second soundtrack album by The Naked Brothers Band, it was the soundtrack for the second season of The Naked Brothers Band. The album was released as a deluxe fanpack that includes a poster, lyrics and two ...
''. The album was released in England, Australia, Canada, Brazil and New Zealand.
Follow-up
Due to the Success of the first season of the show, it was commissioned for a second season. Season 2 aired in 2008 and an album was released which featured the music, ''
I Don't Want to Go to School
''I Don't Want To Go To School'' is the second soundtrack album by The Naked Brothers Band, it was the soundtrack for the second season of The Naked Brothers Band. The album was released as a deluxe fanpack that includes a poster, lyrics and two ...
''. The album was released in the United States alone on April 15, 2008.
Critical reception
The album received generally mixed reviews,
Allmusic
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gave the album a 3 star rating while other sites said the album was aimed at younger children, due to its
bubblegum pop
Bubblegum (also called bubblegum pop) is pop music in a catchy and upbeat style that is marketed for children and adolescents. The term also refers to a more specific rock and pop subgenre, originating in the United States in the late 1960s, th ...
style and catchy lyrics.
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the ...
gave the album a favourable 4 star rating, calling it great for kids, but not aimed at adults.
References
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2007 debut albums
2007 soundtrack albums
Television soundtracks
Pop rock soundtracks
Columbia Records soundtracks