Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films
Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films is a 1988 tribute album recorded by various artists performing songs from Disney films. It was produced by Hal Willner, one of the many tribute albums he has done.
| Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | October 11, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, experimental, jazz | |||
| Length | 64:03 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Hal Willner | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The New York Times | (favorable)[2] |
The NME ranked it at number 37 in their list of the best albums of 1988.[3] The album cover features artwork by Rodney Greenblat.
Track listing
| # | Song Name | Time | Performer | ||
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| 1. | Opening Medley ("I'm Getting Wet and I Don't Care at All") | ||||
| a) | "Hi Diddle Dee Dee (An Actor's Life For Me)" from Pinocchio | 1:59 | Ken Nordine, with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz | ||
| b) | "Little April Shower" from Bambi | 3:32 | Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe, with Mark Bingham and The Roches | ||
| c) | "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)" from The Jungle Book | 3:39 | Los Lobos | ||
| 2. | "Baby Mine" from Dumbo | 3:21 | Bonnie Raitt and Was (Not Was) | ||
| 3. | "Heigh Ho (The Dwarf's Marching Song)" from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves | 3:30 | Tom Waits | ||
| 4. | Medley Two ("The Darkness Sheds Its Veil") | ||||
| a) | "Stay Awake" from Mary Poppins | 1:48 | Suzanne Vega | ||
| b) | "Little Wooden Head" from Pinocchio | 2:10 | Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz | ||
| c) | "Blue Shadows on the Trail" from Melody Time | 3:50 | Syd Straw | ||
| 5. | Medley Three ("Three Inches Is Such a Wretched Height") | ||||
| a) | "Castle in Spain" from Babes in Toyland | 2:37 | Buster Poindexter and The Banshees of Blue | ||
| b) | "I Wonder" from Sleeping Beauty | 3:22 | Yma Sumac | ||
| 6. | "Mickey Mouse March" from The Mickey Mouse Club | 2:13 | Aaron Neville | ||
| 7. | Medley Four ("All Innocent Children Had Better Beware") | ||||
| a) | "Feed the Birds" from Mary Poppins | 4:17 | Garth Hudson | ||
| b) | "Whistle While You Work" from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves | 2:22 | NRBQ | ||
| c) | "I'm Wishing" from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves | 4:20 | Betty Carter | ||
| d) | "Cruella De Vil" from 101 Dalmatians | 2:15 | The Replacements | ||
| e) | "Dumbo And Timothy" from Dumbo | 2:04 | Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz | ||
| 8. | "Some Day My Prince Will Come" from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves | 1:08 | Sinéad O'Connor | ||
| 9. | Medley Five ("Technicolor Pachyderms") | ||||
| a) | "Pink Elephants On Parade" from Dumbo | 4:54 | Sun Ra & His Arkestra | ||
| b) | "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from Song of the South | 3:16 | Harry Nilsson | ||
| 10. | "Second Star To The Right" from Peter Pan | 4:02 | James Taylor | ||
| 11. | Pinocchio Medley ("Do You See The Noses Growing") | ||||
| a) | "Desolation Theme" from Pinocchio | 2:02 | Ken Nordine, with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz | ||
| b) | "When You Wish upon a Star" from Pinocchio | 3:46 | Ringo Starr, with Herb Alpert | ||
Personnel
| Track | Personnel |
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| 1a | Ken Nordine – vocals Bill Frisell – guitars Wayne Horvitz – piano, synthesizers |
| 1b | Natalie Merchant – vocal Michael Stipe – vocal Mark Bingham – banjo The Roches – vocals Lenny Pickett – soprano sax, flute Ralph Carney – clarinet, ocarina, wise spoken words Michael Blair – marimba, percussion, drums Rachel Van Voorhees – harp Jackie Mullen – cello |
| 1c | César Rosas – lead vocal, cuatro David Hidalgo – acoustic nylon string guitar, accordion, background vocals Conrad Lozano – bass Louie Pérez – varrana Steve Berlin – baritone sax Alex Neciosup Acuña – on percussion |
| 2 | Bonnie Raitt – vocal, slide guitar solo Sweet Pea Atkinson – background vocals Arnold McCuller – background vocals Luis Resto – keyboards Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar Steve Berlin – saxophone Don Was – synthesizer David Was – flute John Patitucci – bass Jim Keltner – drums The Uptown Horns: |
| 3 | Tom Waits – vocal Tchad Blake – optigan programming Mitchell Froom – chamberlain Val Kuklowsky – sound effects Marc Ribot – guitars Larry Taylor – bass |
| 4a | Suzanne Vega – vocal |
| 4b | Bill Frisell – guitars, banjo Wayne Horvitz – synthesizers |
| 4c | Syd Straw – vocal Jaydee Mayness – steel guitar Tommy Morgan – harmonica John Jorgenson – guitars, mandolin |
| 5a | Buster Poindexter – vocal Ivy Ray – vocal Brain Koonin – guitar Charles Giordano – piano Tony Garnier – bass Tony Machine – drums Fred Walcott – percussion Jimmy Bralower – drum programming The Uptown Horns: |
| 5b | Yma Sumac – vocal Orchestra: Lennie Niehaus – conductor |
| 6 | Aaron Neville – vocal Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) – keyboards Art Neville - background vocal Charles Neville - background vocal Cyril Neville - background vocal |
| 7a | Garth Hudson – keyboards, synthesiszers, accordions Jorge Mirkin – harmonica Jay Rubin – cymbals Steve Deutch – macintosh sequencing/performer software |
| 7b | Terry Adams – keyboards, vocal Joey Spampinato – bass, background vocal Al Anderson – guitars Tom Ardolino – drums, percussion |
| 7c | Betty Carter – vocal Stephen Scott – piano Donald Braden – saxophone Ira Noel Coleman – bass Troy Davis – drums |
| 7d | Paul Westerberg – guitar, vocals Tommy Stinson – bass, background vocals Slim Dunlap – guitar, background vocals Chris Mars – drums Slinkey Rutherford – "pianie" |
| 8 | Sinéad O'Connor – vocals Andy Rourke – guitars |
| 9a | Sun Ra – piano Art Jenkins, T.C. III – vocals Bruce Edwards – guitar Pat Patrick – bass Tom Hunter – drums Buster Smith – drums Aveeayl Ra Amen – drums Owen Brown Jr. – violin Vincent Chaucey – French horn John Gilmore – tenor sax Elo Olmo – bass clarinet, alto sax Marshall Allen – flute, alto sax Kenny Williams – baritone sax Fred Adams – trumpet Michael Ray – trumpet Martin Banks – trumpet James Jackson – bassoon |
| 9b | Harry Nilsson – vocal Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – accordion Arto Lindsay – electric guitar Fred Tackett – guitars Dennis Budimir – guitars Peter Scherer – synthesizer Terry Adams – piano Buell Neidlinger – bass Jim Keltner – drums Michael Blair – brushes, frame drum, tambourine, washboard Orchestra: Lennie Niehaus – conductor |
| 10 | James Taylor – vocal, guitar, whistle The Roches – vocals Branford Marsalis – tenor sax Don Grolnick – piano Steve Swallow – bass John Scofield – guitar Mark Bingham – acoustic guitar, humming boy Michael Blair – humming boy too! |
| 11a | Ken Nordine – voice Bill Frisell – guitars Wayne Horvitz – keyboards |
| 11b | Ringo Starr – vocal Herb Alpert – trumpet solo Bill Frisell – electric guitars Fred Tackett – acoustic guitars Dennis Budimir – acoustic guitars Terry Adams – piano Buell Neidlinger – bass Jim Keltner – drums Harry Nilsson – whistle |
References
- Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films at AllMusic
- "RECORDINGS; A Radically Rethought Magical Kingdom". New York Times. 1988-10-23. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- 1988 Best Albums And Tracks Of The Year - NME
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