Pushing Daisies CD Arrives Dec. 23

After months of delays, the Pushing Daisies season 1 original soundtrack CD is finally set for release in time for Christmas – barely – with a in-store date of Dec. 23. The disk features original music composed and arranged by Jim Dooley.

Many Daisies fans have been looking forward to the CD because it would feature three season 1 highlights: "Morning Has Broken," performed by Ellen Greene in "Smell of Success" (1x07); "Hopelessly Devoted To You" from Grease, performed by Kristin Chenoweth in "Dummy" (1x02); and the They Might Be Giants classic "Birdhouse In Your Soul," an excerpt of which was giddily performed by Kristin Chenoweth and Ellen Greene in "Pigeon" (1x04).

In fact, over Thanksgiving Chenoweth and Greene went into the studio to record full, complete versions of these three songs specifically for the CD. Both stars are Broadway belters (Greene is Tony-nominated for Threepenny Opera, and Chenoweth won for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and was nominated for Wicked) who obviously enjoyed a chance to add music to their Daisies performances. (Hey Chenoweth lovers: she also has a Christmas CD out.)

The CD also features a full version of the opening credits theme and 31 more tracks of Dooley's atmospheric scoring for the show, many of them in an extended form, as performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony.

Originally slated for release Oct. 21 to promote the show's second season, the CD has been pushed back more than once. As there will now be nothing to promote – Daisies was recently canceled by ABC – a soundtrack CD of the second season is looking extremely unlikely.

The Pushing Daisies original television soundtrack is being released by the soundtrack/compilations label Varèse Sarabande, which is accepting preorders on its website. The CD includes a lovely booklet featuring images from the show, full credits, and notes from both Dooley and show creator/executive producer Bryan Fuller.

Best of all, the CD itself is a big ol' cherry pie.

The complete track listing is as follows. All tracks are written and produced by Dooley except for the first three titles.

1. Morning Has Broken (2:19)
   Performed by Ellen Greene
   Written by Eleanor Farjeon and Yusuf Islam
2. Hopelessly Devoted To You (3:06)
   Performed by Kristin Chenoweth
   Written by John Farrar
3. Birdhouse In Your Soul (3:14)
   Performed by Kristin Chenoweth and Ellen Greene
   Written by John Flansburgh and John Linnell
4. Main Titles (:35)
5. Lying In The Dark (2:12)
6. Chuck's News Flash (:48)
7. Chuck's Swing (2:22)
8. Where's My Briefcase? (1:22)
9. Bittersweets (3:17)
10. Pie Hole Holding (2:20)
11. Young Ned's Dissection (1:37)
12. Homeopaths (2:35)
13. Morgue To Love (2:25)
14. Lefty Arrives (:46)
15. Jeanine Pie (3:04)
16. Poor Customer Service (1:20)
17. Plastic Kiss (1:33)
18. Wilfred Woodruff's War (3:46)
19. Chucky Bees (1:48)
20. Jason Lucas Diamonds (1:36)
21. Happy Halloween (2:34)
22. Play-Doh Dreaming (2:19)
23. Emerson And The Bitches (2:08)
24. Waltz (1:52)
25. Park Picnic (2:51)
26. Knitt Witt (1:37)
27. Who's Smoking? (1:31)
28. Follow The Yellow Thick Hose (2:13)
29. Institution Omnibus (2:00)
30. Olive & Alfredo (1:23)
31. Don't Mess With The Pie Hos (3:29)
32. Death Came (2:49)
33. Victor Narrowmore (2:02)
34. Change Of Heart (2:41)
35. Hands Against The Wall (:54)