Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party is the thirteenth album released by The Wiggles and served as a celebration of the group's tenth anniversary. The album and its tie-in video special were respectively released in Australia on April 30th and June 19th, 2001.
Tracklist[]
- Wiggly Party Intro - 0:08
- Wiggly Party - 2:00
- Hoop Dee Doo Intro - 0:09
- Hoop Dee Doo - 2:55
- Little Children - 1:43
- Move Like an Emu Intro - 0:18
- Move Like an Emu - 2:03
- La Cucaracha Intro - 1:02
- La Cucaracha - 2:02
- Captain's Magic Buttons - 2:17
- Dance the Ooby Doo (With Dorothy the Dinosaur) - 1:35
- Play Your Guitar With Murray - 1:48
- Marie's Wedding Intro - 0:15
- Marie's Wedding - 2:13
- Zoological Gardens Intro - 1:03
- Zoological Gardens - 1:51
- Swim Henry Swim - 1:45
- Wiggle Hula - 2:13
- Fun on the Farm Intro - 0:09
- Fun on the Farm - 1:32
- Let's Spend a Day at the Beach Intro - 0:09
- Let's Spend a Day at the Beach - 2:00
- Caveland - 2:44
- Run Around Run Run - 2:13
- The Wobbly Dance - 1:32
Personnel[]
The Wiggles are Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page
- Vocals: Greg Page, Mark Punch, Paul Paddick, Carolyn Ferrie
- Guitar: Murray Cook, Anthony Field, Terry Murray
- Bass: Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt
- Double Bass: Natalie Morrison
- Drums: Tony Henry
- Violin: Maria Schattovits
- Viola: Angela Morrison
- Cello: Margaret Lindsay
- Trumpet: Dominic Lindsay
- Trombone: Roy Ferin
- Percussionist: Anthony Brahe
- Backing Vocals: Mark Punch, Greg Page, Anthony Field, Jeff Fatt, Murray Cook, Paul Paddick, Paul Field
- Special Guest Vocalists: Morgan Crowley, Fernando Moguel Sr. and Fernando Moguel Jr.
- Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
- Recorded and mixed at Albert Studios, Sydney, Australia by Craig Abercrombie and Chris Brooks
- "La Cucaracha" recorded at APC Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, USA by Greg Partridge
- Mastered at Studios 301, Australia by Don Bartley
- Artwork: Geoff Morrison and Alexandra Osbelt
- Photography: Gary Johnston
Charts[]
The album peaked at #100 on the Australian Album charts in 2001 and peaked at #47 on the US Billboard Independent Albums in 2003.[4][5]
Trivia[]
- This album was:
- The first since The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack where Jeff Fatt is credited as a musician, and one of the few albums where he plays an instrument besides the keyboards or accordion.
- The last to feature Carolyn Ferrie as a vocalist until Dorothy the Dinosaur, and the last to feature Paul Field as a backing singer until Getting Strong!.
- The last to be engineered by Chris Brooks.
- The last to be manufactured and distributed by EMI Music Group Australasia.
- "La Cucaracha" was the only song on the album to be recorded in the United States rather than in Sydney.
- "Let's Spend a Day at the Beach" was the only song on the album to not appear in the tie-in video special.
- The album was nominated for the 2001 ARIA Music Award for Best Children's Album, but lost to Hi-5's It's A Party.
Mistakes and Errors[]
- Jeff Fatt was not credited for playing the keyboards, piano, or accordion.
Sources[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010622011921/http://www.emimusic.com.au/artist.asp?artistid=130
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050204044640/http://www.roadshow.com.au/village_category.asp?txtCatalog=Music&txtCategory=Wiggles
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050204044640/http://www.roadshow.com.au/village_category.asp?txtCatalog=Music&txtCategory=Wiggles
- ↑ https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Wiggles
- ↑ https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-wiggles/chart-history/ind/