Songs from | The Muppet Show |
Released | 1977 |
Format | LP |
Label | Arista Records |
Cat no. | AB 4152 |
The Muppet Show album features songs from the first season of the show. It also contains backstage moments with Kermit, Miss Piggy and Fozzie, as well as heckling by Statler and Waldorf, all recorded especially for this album. Some of the songs are actual soundtracks from the show, while others were re-recorded for the album.
The album reached #153 on Billboard's Top LP's and Tapes chart, and also won a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children.
The album was a number one hit in the United Kingdom, knocking The Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl off the #1 spot.
The LP cover features many of the show's cast.
While most international releases feature English-language recordings, there were also several dubbed versions, taken from the shows' soundtracks:
French (released in France)-See The Muppet Show (French album).
German (released in Germany)-See The Muppet Show (German album).
Portuguese (released in Brazil)-See Muppet Show.
Track listing
Side One
- The Muppet Show Theme (Henson, Pottle) - The Entire Cast
Introduction by Kermit the Frog - Mississippi Mud (Barris, Cavanaugh) - The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband
Dialogue with Statler and Waldorf
Dialogue with Kermit and Miss Piggy - Mahna Mahna (Umiliani) with Lullaby of Birdland (Shearing, Weiss) - Mahna Mahna
- The Great Gonzo Eats a Rubber Tire to "The Flight of the Bumble Bee" (R. Korsakov)
- Mr. Bassman (J. Cymbal) - Floyd and Scooter
Dialogue with Kermit and Fozzie Bear - Cottleston Pie (A. A. Milne, Haynie) - Rowlf
- The Amazing Marvin Suggs and His Muppaphone Play "Lady of Spain" (Scott, Reaves, Evans)
Pachalafaka (Taylor) (International releases only) - Lydia the Tattooed Lady (Harburg, Arlen) - Kermit
- Halfway Down the Stairs (A. A. Milne, Simson) - Robin
Side Two
- Tenderly (Lawrence, Gross) - Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
Dialogue with Kermit and Animal - I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog (Braunstein) - Mary Louise
Dialogue with Statler and Waldorf
Dialogue with Kermit and Miss Piggy - Tit Willow (Gilbert, Sullivan) - Rowlf and Sam the Eagle
- Veterinarian's Hospital - "A Soap Opera": Dr. Bob, Nurse Piggy and Nurse Janice
(music written by Derek Scott) - Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear (Newman) - "As sung by Scooter and danced by Fozzie"
Dialogue with Kermit and Miss Piggy - What Now My Love? (Delanoe, Becaud, Sigman) - Miss Piggy
- A Monologue by Fozzie Bear (with the assistance of Kermit)
(music written by Derek Scott)
Hugga Wugga (International releases only) - Trees (Kilmer, Rasbach) - Wayne and Wanda
- Sax and Violence (Henson) - Nigel, Zoot and Mahna Mahna
- Bein' Green (Raposo) - Kermit
Note
- Sam the Eagle's introduction of Wayne and Wanda is actually from their performance of "Stormy Weather".
The Players
- Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Sam the Eagle, Marvin Suggs, and Assorted Other Characters
- Jerry Nelson as Floyd, Kermit's Nephew Robin, Country Trio, Uncle Deadly
- Richard Hunt as Scooter, Sweetums, Statler, Wayne, Mildred
- Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Zoot, Bunsen Honeydew, Muppy
- Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf, Swedish Chef, Waldorf, Newsman
- Eren Ozker as Hilda, Wanda, Janice
- John Lovelady as Crazy Harry, Nigel
- Fran Brill Happens to Be In Love with a Big Blue Frog.
Album Credits
Executive Producer: Jim Henson
Producer: Jack Burns
Director: Peter Harris
Writers: Jack Burns, Jerry Juhl, Marc London, Jim Henson
Musical Associate: Derek Scott
Orchestra Conducted by: Jack Parnell
Musical Consultant: Larry Grossman
Audio: Roger Knight, Ted Scott
Executive Producer, Henson Associates: David Lazer
This album is produced by Jim Henson, with the help of Peter Harris. Studio Producer: Jed Kearse. Re-mix Engineer: Larry Bartlet. Album Design: Michael Frith. Poster Designs: Miguel Sanchez. © Henson Associates, Inc. 1956, 1976, 1977.