Disneymania
Without so much as a squeak from the Mickey Mouse Club in decades, Disney had to rally its devotees one way or another, and who better to whip them into a frenzy than the artists gathered here?Disneymaniadelivers a clutch of bubblegum confections bent on causing more 'tween drooling than a trip to the orthodontist. Highlights on a collection that only occasionally dips into Disney's pre-1980s catalog include theA-Teens' frothy "Under the Sea,"'N Sync's polished "When You Wish upon a Star,"Jump 5's fuel-injected "Beauty and the Beast," and theBaha Men's bouncy "Hakuna Matata." Disney purists may pout over these remakes--it's tough to argue withPhil Collins's "You'll Be in My Heart" orElton John's "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"--but improving on classics wasn't the point. Better to think ofDisneymaniaas a record-length pep rally go with the feel-good flow.--Tammy La Gorce