Yummy_Yummy_(album)
Yummy Yummy (album)
1994 studio album by The Wiggles
Yummy Yummy is the fourth studio album by Australian children's music group the Wiggles. it was released in 1994 by ABC Music. A companion video was also made in 1994, and it was re-recorded in 1998.
| Yummy Yummy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studio | Noisegate Studios and Tracking Station Studios[1] | |||
| Genre | Children's music | |||
| Length | 28:06 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Producer | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page | |||
| The Wiggles chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Potato" | John Field, Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | 1:14 |
| 2. | "Shaky Shaky" | 1:26 | |
| 3. | "Fruit Salad Intro" (spoken) | 0:14 | |
| 4. | "Fruit Salad" | 2:28 | |
| 5. | "Willaby Wallaby Woo" | Raffi, Dennis Lee, Larry Miyata | 1:34 |
| 6. | "Come on Let's Jump" | 0:41 | |
| 7. | "Walk" | 1:19 | |
| 8. | "Fais Do Do" | 1:20 | |
| 9. | "Ponies" | 0:56 | |
| 10. | "The Monkey Dance" | John Field, Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | 2:01 |
| 11. | "D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)" | John Field, Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | 2:25 |
| 12. | "Shake Your Sillies Out" | Raffi, Bert Simpson, Bonnie Simpson | 1:37 |
| 13. | "Numbers Joke" (spoken) | 0:16 | |
| 14. | "Numbers Rhumba" | David Walden, Arr. Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | 1:59 |
| 15. | "Would You Giggle" | 0:43 | |
| 16. | "Food Poem" (spoken) | 0:15 | |
| 17. | "Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes" | 1:55 | |
| 18. | "Butterflies Flit" | Marie Field, Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | 0:38 |
| 19. | "Where Is Thumbkin?" | 3:14 | |
| 20. | "Veil" | 0:48 | |
| 21. | "Yawn Yawn Yawn" | 1:39 | |
| Total length: | 28:06 | ||
All tracks are written by (or trad arr. by) Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page except spoken and listed below[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hot Potato" | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field | 1:17 |
| 2. | "Shaky Shaky" | 1:21 | |
| 3. | "Fruit Salad Intro" (spoken) | 0:11 | |
| 4. | "Fruit Salad" | 2:26 | |
| 5. | "Captain Feathersword" | 1:10 | |
| 6. | "Our Boat is Rocking on the Sea" | 0:52 | |
| 7. | "We're Dancing with Wags the Dog" | 1:21 | |
| 8. | "Willaby Wallaby Woo" | Raffi, Dennis Lee, Larry Miyata | 1:32 |
| 9. | "Come on Let's Jump" | 0:37 | |
| 10. | "Walk" | 1:14 | |
| 11. | "Fais Do Do" | 1:15 | |
| 12. | "Ponies" | 0:52 | |
| 13. | "The Monkey Dance" | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field | 1:42 |
| 14. | "D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favorite Dinosaur)" | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field | 2:07 |
| 15. | "Shake Your Sillies Out" | Raffi, Bert Simpson, Bonnie Simpson | 1:34 |
| 16. | "Numbers Joke" (spoken) | 0:11 | |
| 17. | "Numbers Rhumba" | D. Walden | 1:47 |
| 18. | "Would You Giggle" | 0:40 | |
| 19. | "Food Poem" (spoken) | 0:10 | |
| 20. | "Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes" | 1:51 | |
| 21. | "The Chase" (instrumental) | 3:55 | |
| 22. | "Butterflies Flit" | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Marie Field | 0:33 |
| 23. | "Where Is Thumbkin?" | 3:11 | |
| 24. | "Veil" (instrumental) | 0:44 | |
| 25. | "Yawn Yawn Yawn" | 1:37 | |
| Total length: | 35:02 | ||
The Wiggles
- Murray Cook – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Anthony Field – backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar
- Jeff Fatt – piano, organ, accordion, backing vocals
- Greg Page – lead vocals, guitar
Additional musicians
- Tony Henry – drums, percussion
- Greg Truman – backing vocals
- Peter Mackie – guitar
- Trina Leigh – children's voices
- Allison O'Brien – children's voices
The CD was released in 1994 under ABC for Kids: 8143372.[3]
In 1999, a version distributed by Lyrick Studios was released in the United States.[4]
In 2023, a limited edition vinyl record was released through Impressed Recordings. It was limited to 500 copies, 125 for each colour worn by the Wiggles.[5]
In December 2003, the US version of the album reached number 31 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers and number 29 on their Top Independent Albums charts.[6]
| Yummy Yummy | |
|---|---|
Yummy Yummy cover | |
| Directed by | Tim Finlay |
| Written by | The Wiggles |
| Produced by | John Spence Phillip Cullen |
| Music by | The Wiggles |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Entertainment / ABC Video (#14480) |
Release date | October 1994[7] |
Running time | 40 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
Yummy Yummy, released in 1994, is the second video by the Australian children's band the Wiggles. It is the first Wiggles video to feature chroma key backgrounding.
Songs and skits
This is the song and skits list for the original 1994 version:
- Hot Potato
- Shaky Shaky
- Teddy Bear Hug
- D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)
* Greg's magic show skit - I Am a Dancer
- Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes
- Numbers Rhumba
- Joannie Works With One Hammer
- The Monkey Dance
- Henry's Dance
- Walk
- Dorothy's Birthday Party (Short Story)
Cast
The Wiggles are:
Sue McAuley portrayed a dancer named Vanessa, and Dorothy's helper. Jacqueline Fallon portrayed Dorothy's helper. Vanessa Fallon-Rohanna portrayed Lucy Fixit and Henry's helper. Darren Phillips portrayed Henry's helper. Anthony's father John Patrick Field portrayed the cook. Anthony's brother John William Field portrayed Captain Feathersword's helper.
Later video releases
In 2018, the 1994 video version of Yummy Yummy was released in multiple segments on their YouTube channel as Classic Wiggles.[8] [9] [10] [11]
| Yummy Yummy (re-recording) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chisholm McTavish |
| Written by | The Wiggles |
| Produced by | Nick Pike |
| Edited by | Tony Douglass Steve Rees Chisholm McTavish |
| Music by | The Wiggles |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Entertainment / ABC Video (#101409) |
Release date | 1998[7] |
Running time | 36 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
The video was remade and released in 1998 after the theatrical and video releases of The Wiggles Movie and the video release of Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas.[7] Some of the skits such as the short story for Dorothy's Birthday Party were removed. Two new songs, "Pufferbillies" and "Havenu Shalom Alechem", were added. In the North American and UK versions, "Teddy Bear Hug" and "Numbers Rhumba" were replaced by videos featuring the Wiggle Puppets. The Wiggles use logos on their shirts. Anthony wears a blue shirt instead of a green one. Paul Paddick plays Captain Feathersword. Wags the Dog was also featured in the video. Paul Hester, a former drummer for Split Enz and Crowded House, guest starred as Paul the Cook, and was featured in "Fruit Salad".[12]
Songs and skits
Australian version
- Hot Potato
- D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)
- Pufferbillies
- Henry's Dance
- Walk
- Joannie Works With One Hammer
- The Monkey Dance
- Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes
- Shaky Shaky
- Teddy Bear Hug
- Havenu Shalom Alechem
- I Am A Dancer
* Greg's Magic Show skit - Numbers Rhumba
- Fruit Salad
North American/UK version
- Hot Potato
- D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favorite Dinosaur)
- Pufferbillies
- Henry's Dance
- Walk
- Joannie Works With One Hammer
- The Monkey Dance
- Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes
- Shaky Shaky
- Wigglemix (Wiggle Puppets)
- Havenu Shalom Alechem
- I Am A Dancer
* Greg's Magic Show skit - Go Captain Feathersword Ahoy! (Wiggle Puppets)
- Fruit Salad
Cast
The Wiggles are:
Also featuring:
- Leeanne Ashley as Dorothy the Dinosaur
- Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword
- Edward Rooke as Wags the Dog
- Donna Halloran and Leanne Halloran as Henry the Octopus
- Paul Hester as the chef
Release history
Yummy Yummy was released on video along with Wiggle Time in the United States on 12 October 1999.[13]
In 2002, the Wiggles released Yummy Yummy and Wiggle Time as a combined DVD of the 1998 versions of Yummy Yummy and Wiggle Time.[14][15]
In 2019, the 1998 video version of Yummy Yummy was released in multiple segments on their YouTube channel as Classic Wiggles.[16] [17] [18]
- Yummy Yummy (Media notes). 1994. last page of CD booklet.
- "Cdcovers.cc / DVD / The Wiggles Yummy Yummy And Wiggle Time. / inside". Retrieved 12 March 2015 – via CDcovers.cc.
- "Impressed Recordings". impressedrecordings.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- "Top Holiday Albums, Top Heatseekers, Top Independent Albums". Billboard. 13 December 2003. p. 67.
- "Powerhouse Museum – The Wiggles Videography". Powerhouse Museum. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: OG Wiggles: Yummy Yummy (Part 1 of 4) | Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes. YouTube.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: OG Wiggles: Yummy Yummy (Part 3 of 4) | Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes. YouTube.
- Harris, Chris (28 March 2005). "Crowded House drummer Paul Hester found dead in Australia". MTV. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
- "Australia's Wiggles Reach Out to U.S. via TV, Lyrick Releases". Billboard. 7 August 1999. p. 66.
- "The Wiggles-Yummy Yummy/Wiggle Time! (1998)". Michael DVDs. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- "Yummy yummy – Wiggle time! The Wiggles. [videorecording] / - Version details – Trove". Trove – National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2013.