Pokémon 2.B.A. Master

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Pokémon 2.B.A. Master
File:Pokémon 2BA Master.jpg
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released June 29, 1999
Recorded 1997 - 1999
Genre Pop, rock
Length 48:27
Label Koch Records
Producer John Loeffler
Various artists chronology
Pokémon 2.B.A. Master
(1999)
Pokémon: The First Movie
(1999)Pokémon: The First Movie1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars [1]

Pokémon 2.B.A. Master is the first soundtrack album released for the English localization of the Pokémon anime. In an interview with John Loeffler, it was revealed that it took three and a half weeks to produce the entire album.[1] Instrumental version of many songs on the album can be heard in Pokemon Puzzle League, while the short version of these songs are heard in the anime's opening, the "Pokérap" and "Pikachu's Jukebox".

Tracklist

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Pokémon Theme" (Jason Paige) John Siegler, John Loeffler 3:18
2. "2B A Master" (Russell Velázquez) Russell Velázquez, Loeffler 4:04
3. "Viridian City" (Jason Paige) Neil Jason, Loeffler 3:29
4. "What Kind of Pokémon Are You?" (Joshua Tyler) Siegler, Loeffler, Norman J. Grossfeld 3:41
5. "My Best Friends" (Ray Greene) Michael Whalen 3:30
6. "Everything Changes" (Sheila Brody) Ken Cummings, Loeffler 4:41
7. "The Time Has Come (Pikachu's Goodbye)" (Marti Lebow) Siegler, Loeffler, Grossfeld 3:06
8. "Pokémon (Dance Mix)" (Vicki Sue Robinson) Siegler, Loeffler 3:54
9. "Double Trouble (Team Rocket)" (Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart, Adam Blaustein & Ted Lewis) Louis Cortelezzi, Bob Mayo, Loeffler 3:53
10. "Together Forever" (J. P. Hartmann) Cummings, Loeffler 3:55
11. "Misty's Song" (Yvette Laboy) Cummings, Loeffler 4:43
12. "PokéRAP" (James "D Train" Williams & Babi Floyd) Williams, Babi Floyd 3:03
13. "You Can Do It (If You Really Try)" (John Loeffler) Siegler, Loeffler, Grossfeld 3:10
Total length:
48:27

Chart performance

Chart (1999–00) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[2] 20
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 3
Dutch Albums Chart[4] 86
Hungarian album chart 5
New Zealand Albums Chart[5] 50
US Billboard 200[6] 90
US Billboard Kid Albums[6] 1

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[7] Gold 30,000
Australia (ARIA)[8] Gold 35,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[9]
German version titled "Schnapp' sie Dir alle!"
Platinum 50,000
Brazil (ABPD)[10] Gold 100,000
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Platinum 100,000
France (SNEP)[12] 2× Gold 200,000
Germany (BVMI)[13]
German version titled "Schnapp' sie Dir alle!"
3× Gold 750,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[14]
German version titled "Schnapp' sie Dir alle!"
Platinum 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 60,000
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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