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Big Red Car

1995 studio album/video by The Wiggles

Big Red Car is the fifth album by Australian band the Wiggles, released in 1995 by ABC Music distributed by EMI. This album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1995.[1]

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Track listing

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All tracks are written by (or trad. arr. by) Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page except spoken or listed below

Personnel

Adapted from the album booklet.[2]

The Wiggles

Additional musicians

  • Terry Murray – guitar
  • Tony Henry – drums on "Brown Girl in the Ring", "Big Red Car", "Five Little Joeys", "Can You.."
  • Andrew Bignall – drums on "Wags the Dog", "Henry's Dance", "Hat on My Head", "Do the Flap", "Teddy Bear Hug"
  • Greg Truman – backing vocals on "Wags the Dog", "Henry's Dance", "Do the Flap", "Hat on My Head", "Teddy Bear Hug"
  • Gerry Brady – backing vocals on "The Four Presents" and guitar on "Pufferbillies"
  • Emma Buter – Character voice
  • John Field – sequencing and guitar on "Dorothy's Dance Party"

Video

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Big Red Car was made into a video, released in 1995 by the Wiggles. It marks the first appearances of the Big Red Car and the S.S Feathersword, although they were merely cardboard props. This video also debuts Wags the Dog. In the United States, the video was marketed as Dance Party.

Songs and skits

  1. Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)
  2. Wags the Dog
  3. Five Little Joeys
  4. Di Dicki Do Dum
  5. I'm a Cow
  6. Do the Flap
  7. On Your Holiday
  8. Hat on My Head
  9. Greg's Magic Show (The Magic Bag) (skit)[note 1]
  10. Brown Girl in the Ring
  11. Georgia's Song
  12. Our Boat is Rocking on the Sea
  13. Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo
  14. Dorothy's Dance Party
  15. Big Red Car

Cast

The Wiggles

Also featuring

  • Alex Harfield and Jacqui Field as Wags the Dog
  • Emma Buter as Dorothy the Dinosaur
  • Vanessa Fallon-Rohanna as Henry the Octopus
  • Anthony, John, or Paul Field as Captain Feathersword[note 2]
  • Alex Harfield, Mary Ann Hull, Rhiannah Kitching as "Georgia's Song" Dancers

Choreography

  • Leanne Halloran[note 3]
  • Assistants: Donna Halloran, Judy Halloran

Release

This video was released on VHS in September 1995 in Australia,[3] and 2001 to the United States. The DVD was released to the United States on 4 February 2003 under the title Dance Party.[4] In 2018, the video was uploaded on the Wiggles' YouTube channel as the first part on 19 April,[5] the second on 6 May,[6] and the third on 17 May.[7]

Here Comes the Big Red Car

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Here Comes the Big Red Car is the 22nd album release from Australian children's music group the Wiggles. It contains tracks that were mostly recorded for the Big Red Car album.

Track listing

  1. Big Red Car
  2. Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)
  3. Wags the Dog
  4. Five Little Joeys
  5. Di Dicki Do Dum
  6. Brown Girl in the Ring
  7. Sorry Again
  8. Introduction
  9. I'm A Cow
  10. Do the Flap
  11. Pufferbillies
  12. Joannie Works with One Hammer
  13. I Want to Wear the Jacket
  14. Introduction
  15. Hat on My Head
  16. The Four Presents
  17. Introduction
  18. Georgia's Song
  19. I am a Dancer
  20. Our Boat is Rocking on the Sea
  21. Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo
  22. Dorothy's Dance Party
  23. Henry's Dance
  24. Sanctissima
  25. Here We Go Dorothy
  26. My New Shoes

2006 video

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The companion video was released in 2006. DVD extras include a song jukebox, photo gallery, electronic songbook, Dorothy the Dinosaur special announcements, and two episodes of "Lights, camera, action, Wiggles" .[8]

Song list

  1. Big Red Car
  2. Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)
  3. Wags the Dog
  4. Five Little Joeys
  5. Di Dicki Do Dum
  6. I'm a Cow – animated
  7. Do the Flap
  8. Hat on my Head
  9. Brown Girl in the Ring
  10. Georgia's Song
  11. I Want to Wear the Jacket
  12. Our Boat is Rocking on the Sea
  13. Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo
  14. Dorothy's Dance Party
  15. Sorry Again
  16. Henry's Dance

Personnel

  • Vocals: Greg Page, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Paul Paddick, Emma Buter, Caterina Mete, Brett Clarke, Ryan De Saulnier and Sam Moran,
  • Backing Vocals: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Kevin Bennett, Greg Truman and Gerry Brady
  • Guitar: Murray Cook, Anthony Field, John Field, Gerry Brady and Terry Murray
  • Bass: Murray Cook and Chris Lupton
  • Keyboard: Jeff Fatt and Dominic Lindsay
  • Piano Accordion: Dominic Lindsay
  • Drums: Tony Henry and Andrew Bignall
  • Bouzouki: George Tseros

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    The background songs played during Greg's Magic Show skit are a mashup of "Camptown Races" and "Long, Long Ago"
  2. [N 2]
    Paul Field played Captain Feathersword in "Do the Flap" and the end credits and John William Field played him at "Dorothy's Dance Party".
  3. [N 3]
    Halloran also played the girl pirate in "Our Boat Is Rocking on the Sea" and "Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo".

References

  1. [1]
    "ARIA Awards 2010 : History: Winners by Year – 1995". ariaawards.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  2. [2]
    Big Red Car booklet last page, 1995
  3. [3]
    "Powerhouse Museum – The Wiggles Videography". Powerhouse Museum. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Wiggles Dance Party DVD". Amazon.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  5. [5]
    "Classic Wiggles: Big Red Car (Part 1 of 3)". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2018 – via YouTube.
  6. [6]
    "Classic Wiggles: Big Red Car (Part 2 of 3)". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2018 – via YouTube.
  7. [7]
    "Classic Wiggles: Big Red Car (Part 3 of 3)". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2018 – via YouTube.
  8. [8]
    "Trove".
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