| Muppet Beach Party | ||||
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| Released | January 1, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Length | 33:25 | |||
| Label | Jim Henson Records, BMG Kidz | |||
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Muppet Beach Party is a music and comedy record released by The Jim Henson Company through BMG Kidz in 1993. The album consisted of the Muppets having an all-day beach party and performing popular songs, mostly from the 1960s. Similar to The Muppet Show albums from the late 1970s, the album divides song tracks with Muppet dialogue. It was released in CD and cassette form, with the latter including a poster with lyrics on the opposite side.
The album was the first full-length Muppet album to feature Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog's new voice after the death of Jim Henson.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Surfin' U.S.A." | Chuck Berry, Brian Wilson | Kermit the Frog and Clifford | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Wooly Bully" | Domingo Samudio | Gonzo the Great, and Rizzo the Rat | 2:18 |
| 3. | "Under the Boardwalk" | Kenny Young, Arthur Resnick | Clifford with the Surf Rats | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Sugar Shack" | Keith McCormack, Fay Voss | The Great Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat | 2:31 |
| 5. | "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" | Paul Vance, Lee Pockriss | Kermit | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Limbo Rock" | Jon Sheldon, Billy Strange | The Muppets | 2:26 |
| 7. | "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" | Carl White, Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Turner Wilson Jr. | Clifford, Kermit, and Rockapella as the Giant Clams | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Kokomo" | Mike Love, Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher, John Phillips | Kermit | 3:36 |
| 9. | "Surfin'" | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | The Surf Rats, featuring Buzz the Wharf Rat | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Walkin' on Sunshine" | Kimberley Rew | Clifford with The Great Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat | 2:40 |
| 11. | "Fun, Fun, Fun" | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | Robin the Frog and the Frog Scouts | 2:19 |
| 12. | "Wipe Out" | The Surfaris | Animal | 2:22 |
Personnel
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Other appearances
- 1980: "Surfin' U.S.A." was performed by Kermit and his frog henchmen in episode 518 of The Muppet Show.
- 1993: The Muppets' renditions of "Kokomo" and "Wipe Out" were made into music videos. "Kokomo" was included in 1994's Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green, and both videos aired on Nickelodeon.
References
- ↑ Fawthorp, Peter. Muppet Beach Party at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
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