Songs from Dawson's Creek

Songs from Dawson's Creek is the first soundtrack album for the teen drama television series Dawson's Creek. Released by Columbia Records and Sony Music after the broadcasting of the series' first season on The WB network, it features a set of pop rock and folk pop songs by artists such as Sophie B. Hawkins, Jessica Simpson, Shooter, Heather Nova, Adam Cohen, Sixpence None the Richer, and Paula Cole, most of which appeared during the series' first thirteen episodes.[1]

Songs from Dawson's Creek
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedApril 27, 1999 (1999-04-27)
Genre
Length60:21
Label
Various Artists chronology
Songs from Dawson's Creek
(1999)		 Songs from Dawson's Creek – Volume 2
(2000)

A commercial success, it scattered two US charts hit singles, including Sixpence None the Richer's "Kiss Me" and Dawson's Creek's theme song "I Don't Want to Wait", and reached the top of the Australian Albums Chart. The album also peaked within the top in Austria, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. During it first sixth months of release, Songs from Dawson's Creek sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide and was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2] In Australia, it became the fifth highest selling album of 1999.

Track listing
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Kiss Me"Sixpence None the Richer3:18
2."Lose Your Way"Sophie B. Hawkins4:03
3."Feels Like Home"Chantal Kreviazuk4:40
4."Life's a Bitch"Shooter3:09
5."Ready for a Fall"P.J. Olsson4:29
6."Stay You"Wood3:48
7."Any Lucky Penny"Nikki Hassman4:36
8."Shimmer"Shawn Mullins4:07
9."London Rain (Nothing Heals Me Like You Do)"Heather Nova3:49
10."To Be Loved"Curtis Stigers3:54
11."Letting Go"Sozzi4:39
12."Cry Ophelia"Adam Cohen3:48
13."Did You Ever Love Somebody"Jessica Simpson3:48
14."Blame It on the Weatherman" (Bonus track)B*Witched3:35
15."Not Like Other Girls" (Bonus track)S.O.A.P.4:25
16."I Don't Want to Wait"Paula Cole5:19

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] 3× Platinum 210,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Australian Version

The Australian version featured the song Photograph by Australian band Something For Kate, instead of the U.S. bonus tracks. As a result, this version contained only fifteen tracks[17].

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References
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  2. "local Noise". Billboard. 1999-11-06. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  3. "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Dawson's Creek". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
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  5. "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Dawson's Creek" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Dawson's Creek" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  7. "Soundtrack: Dawson's Creek" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
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  10. "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Dawson's Creek". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  11. "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Dawson's Creek". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Dawson's Creek". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  13. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  14. "1999 Year-End Chart – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  15. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  16. "American album certifications – Various Artists – Songs from Dawson's Creek". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2018-01-28. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  17. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Songs-From-Dawsons-Creek/release/11573765
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