Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (album)

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? is the soundtrack to the game show of the same name that ran from 1991 to 1995. Rockapella, the house band on the show throughout its entire run, performed six of the ten songs on the album.

Where in the World Is
Carmen Sandiego?
Soundtrack album by
Rockapella and various artists
ReleasedNovember 10, 1992
GenreA cappella, salsa, ska, Celtic fusion, children's
Length37:31
LabelBMG Kidz, Zoom Express, Fight Records
ProducerDavid Yazbek, Billy Straus, Sean Altman
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? chronology
Where in the World Is
Carmen Sandiego?
(1992)		 Carmen Sandiego: Out of This World
(1994)

Development

Rockapella had been hired as the game show's house band when the show's producer saw the group on the special Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella and felt their sound could appeal to a young audience. The group was surprised by their success, given the show's target audience of children, in contrast to their previous target market of adults in their 20s-40s. Rockapella toured prior to releasing the album.

Following the premiere of the game show, some of the songs in the album are related to geography, such as "Capital", which lists the state capitals of the United States. However, other songs have no geographic basis, and many include witty humor aimed to adults. Rockapella member Barry Carl said of the lyrics: "We don't wish to talk down to teens - they're more sophisticated."[1] The album features multiple genres, including ska ("Beautiful Place"), salsa ("Amazing World"), rock ("Feeling Fine"), and Celtic pop ("The Violin").

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Capital"Sean AltmanRockapella3:30
2."Everything to Me"Sean Altman, David YazbekRockapella3:19
3."Beautiful Place (NYC)"YazbekUrban Blight4:18
4."My Home"Altman, YazbekRockapella and The Persuasions4:50
5."Amazing World"YazbekTito Puente featuring Nestor Sanchez4:40
6."Feeling Fine"Billy Straus3 Brave Woodsmen4:20
7."Let's Get Away from It All"Tom Adair, Matt DennisRockapella2:23
8."The Violin"YazbekBrian Dewan, Eileen Ivers4:00
9."Indiana"AltmanRockapella3:23
10."Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?"Altman, YazbekRockapella2:48

Personnel

"Capital," "Everything to Me," "My Home," "Let's Get Away From It All," "Indiana," "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?":

  • Rockapella – Vocals
Sean Altman – Tenor
Elliott Kerman – Baritone
Barry Carl – Bass
Scott Leonard – High tenor

"Capital":

  • David Yazbek, Sean Altman, Billy Straus – Arrangement
  • Karl Atkins, Jenny Grooby, Angela Howe, Lisa Leonard, Angie Schworer, Anne B. White – Chorus

"Everything to Me" and "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?":

  • David Yazbek, Sean Altman, Billy Straus – Arrangement

"Beautiful Place (NYC)":

Keene Carse – Lead vocals, drums
Dan Lipman – Lead vocals, guitar
Wyatt Sprague – Bass guitar
Paul Vercesi – Tenor saxophone
Tony Orbach – Baritone saxophone
Kevin Batchelor – Trumpet
Jamie Carse – Keyboards
  • David Yazbek – Additional percussion, arrangement

"My Home":

  • The Persuasions – Vocals
Jayotis Washington
Jerry Lawson
Joe Russell
Jimmy Hayes
  • Sean Altman – Arrangement

"Amazing World":

  • Tito Puente
  • Nestor Sanchez – Vocals
  • Mary Lee Kortes, Valerie Wilson, Steve Gutman, Elliott Kerman, David Yazbek, Sean Altman – Chorus
  • Steve Gutman, David Yazbek – Arrangement

"Feeling Fine":

  • 3 Brave Woodsmen – Vocals
Burl Mann
Ian Jaeger
Norm Raposbec
  • Keene Carse – Drums
  • Billy Straus – Guitar, bass guitar, arrangement
  • John Shelly – Acoustic guitar
  • David Yazbek – Organ, percussion

"Let's Get Away From It All":

  • Elliott Kerman, Rockapella – Arrangement

"The Violin":

"Indiana":

  • Sean Altman, Billy Straus – Arrangement

References
  1. Boren, Karen (1992-09-04). "'Carmen Sandiego' singers bask in unexepcted success". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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