Emily Alyn Lind enrolls in Mackerel Middle School to portray Jamie Kelly - the diary keeper of Jim Benton’s beloved books-turned-Hallmark Channel movie. Lind performs seven original songs for the soundtrack including, 'Dear Dumb Diary'; 'My Awesomeness is Awesome'; and 'Dear Future Jamie'; a cover of Lady Gaga’s 'Paparazzi' and the new single, 'Same Girl'. The album also features a Karaoke mix of the title track...

The soundtrack to My Dumb Diary is designed to appeal to young teenage girls, as a consequence there's not much here for the general soundtrack collector. While, obviously, I'm not anywhere close to the intended market, I have to admit that it's quite an impressive collection of teen-pop tracks that will no doubt appeal to its intended audience.

Highlights include: 'Dear Dumb Diary'; and 'Just a Number'. 'Score Suite for Dear Dumb Diary' features Steven Argila's score for the movie. It's a bit of a shame that more of his music wasn't included, as this track only runs for 3 min, 47 sec.

Yes, it's fluffy, childish nonsense, but what it does it does remarkably well, and Emily Alyn Lind performs her songs with wide-eyed enthusiasm. Young fans of the books and TV movie will play this over and over again.

Track listing

01 - 'Dear Dumb Diary' - Emily Alyn Lind
02 - 'Same Girl' - Emily Alyn Lind
03 - 'Just a Number' - Emily Alyn Lind
04 - 'My Awesomeness Is Awesome' - Emily Alyn Lind
05 - 'May the Dumb Be With You' - Emily Alyn Lind
06 - 'Dear Future Jamie' - Emily Alyn Lind
07 - 'Meatloaf Mystery' - Lea DeLaria
08 - 'Perfect People of the World' - Emily Alyn Lind
09 - 'Paparazzi' - Emily Alyn Lind
10 - 'Love Is Everything' - Leah Andreone
11 - 'Score Suite for Dear Dumb Diary' - Steven Argila
12 - 'Dear Dumb Diary (Karaoke Mix)' - Emily Alyn Lind

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Darren Rea