The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More
The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More is a Muppets soundtrack/compilation album released in 2002 by Rhino and Jim Henson Home Entertainment. Its release commemorates the 25th anniversary of The Muppet Show. Although the disc is considered a Muppets Show and Muppets soundtrack collection, it includes two tracks that originated on Sesame Street ("Mahna Mahna" and "Bein' Green").
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| Released | September 17, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Comedy music, variety | |||
| Label | Jim Henson Home Entertainment, Rhino | |||
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This was the last Muppet album produced before The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the Muppets in 2004; since then Muppet albums have been released by Walt Disney Records.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Muppet Show Theme" | Sam Pottle, Jim Henson | The Muppets | 0:55 |
| 2. | "Mahna Mahna/Lullaby of Birdland" | Piero Umiliani, George Shearing, George David Weiss | Mahna Mahna and the Snowths | 2:17 |
| 3. | "There's a New Sound" | Tony Burello | Scooter | 4:29 |
| 4. | "The Amazing Marvin Suggs and His Muppaphone Play 'Lady Of Spain'" | Marvin Suggs | 1:38 | |
| 5. | "Trees" | Joyce Kilmer, Oscar Rabach | Sam the Eagle, Wayne and Wanda | 0:40 |
| 6. | "A Monologue by Fozzie Bear" | Dialogue- Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson, Frank Oz | Fozzie Bear and Kermit the Frog | 1:51 |
| 7. | "Bein' Green" | Joe Raposo | Kermit | 2:13 |
| 8. | "Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear" | Randy Newman | Scooter and Fozzie Bear | 1:57 |
| 9. | "Tenderly" | Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence | Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem | 2:00 |
| 10. | "Wishing Song" | Gonzo the Great | 2:28 | |
| 11. | "What Now My Love?" | Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë | Miss Piggy | 2:17 |
| 12. | "Happy Feet" | Kermit and Frog Chorus | 1:38 | |
| 13. | "We Got Us" | McKenzie, Paul Roemen | The Muppets | 1:24 |
| 14. | "Closing Theme (Instrumental)" | Pottle, Henson | 0:57 | |
| 15. | "Rainbow Connection" | Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher | Kermit | 3:16 |
| 16. | "Movin' Right Along" | Williams, Ascher | Kermit and Fozzie | 2:57 |
| 17. | "Can You Picture That?" | Williams, Ascher | Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem | 2:31 |
| 18. | "Finale: The Magic Store" | Williams, Ascher | The Muppets | 5:19 |
| 19. | "Hey A Movie!" | Raposo | Kermit | 2:41 |
| 20. | "Happiness Hotel" | Raposo | The Muppets | 3:05 |
| 21. | "The First Time It Happens" | Raposo | Miss Piggy and Kermit | 4:12 |
| 22. | "Together Again" | Jeff Moss | Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and The Muppets | 2:53 |
| 23. | "I'm Going To Always Love You" | Moss | Miss Piggy, Kermit , Fozzie, Rowlf the Dog, Scooter, Gonzo | 2:57 |
| 24. | "He'll Make Me Happy" | Moss | Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the Muppets | 2:05 |
| 25. | "One More Sleep 'Til Christmas" | Williams | Kermit | 2:49 |
| 26. | "Love Led Us Here" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | Kermit and Miss Piggy | 2:22 |
| 27. | "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday" | Williams, Ascher | Gonzo | 3:29 |
Reception
Allmusic found that the mix of Muppet Show and Muppet movie music to be off-putting, saying, "Many listeners may find that the paltry amount of material from The Muppet Show merely whets their appetite for more. The soundtracks (apart from The Muppet Movie) don't pack the same combination of energy, laughs, and pathos that the TV show did; they try too hard to be statements or big emotional moments and lack the effortless grace of The Muppet Show."[1]
References
- Sendra, Tim. "Allmusic Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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