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Disney has struck platinum with High School Musical, a made-for-cable movie that was mega-popular on the Disney Channel before spawning a mega-popular soundtrack. Echoing Grease, the plot involves two students (Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hutchinson) who fall for eath other while on vacation, only to realize they go to the same high school — though they belong to different cliques. Fortunately they both love singing! The songs are typical Disney pop: on the bland side but also very well-crafted, they stick to your head like strawberry-flavored gum. Among the standouts are Get cha Head in the Game, which incorporates noises from a basketball game (squeaking sneakers, bouncing balls, whistles) to great effect, the fab tribute to 1970s piano-pop What I ve Been Looking For, and the old-school show-tuney Stick to the Status Quo. The music falters when it tries to go caliente suave (a la Gloria Estefan s substandard Bop to the Top) but overall this CD could get kids to bounce and sing along nicely. --Elisabeth Vincentelli