Toot Toot!

"Toot Toot!" is the 9th Wiggles album, which was a the released in 1998. And It won the 1998 ARIA Music Awards for a the Best Children's Album. The accompanying video was released on October 17, 1998.

Tracklist

Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car 2.22 M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Look Both Ways 1.42 J.Field/M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Dorothy The Dinosaur (Tell Me Who Is That Knocking?) 1.24 M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Food Poem 0.12 M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Food Food Food (Oh How I Love My Food) 2.08 J.Field (Wiggly Tunes)
John Bradlelum 1.14 Trad, Arr The Wiggles (Wiggly Tunes)
Captain Feathersword's Raincoat Story 0.56 M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy! 2.13 J.Field/M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Bathtime 2.09 Raffi (Homeland)
Wah Hoo Hey, I'm Combing My Hair Today 2.00 M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes 2.23 Trad, Arr The Wiggles (Wiggly Tunes)
Silver Bells That Ring In The Night 2.12 Madden / Wenrich (Alberts)
Zardo Zap 2.41 M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Henry the Octopus 1.26 M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field (EMI)
Move Your Arms Like Henry 1.49 P.Field (Wiggly Tunes)
Do the Wiggle Groove 2.18 J.Field/M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Balla Balla Intro 0.15
Balla Balla Bambina - 2:10 A Rinaldi (Wiggly Tunes)
I Climb Ten Stairs 1.13 M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
We're Dancing With Wags The Dog 1.22 M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Wags The Dog, He Likes To Tango 1.04 M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack) 1.55 M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Rocket - 1.50 M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Officer Beaple's Dance 1.41 D.Lindsay/M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page (Wiggly Tunes)
Let's Have A Ceili 2.04 D.Lindsay (Wiggly Tunes)

Release Dates

Australia (original): February 10, 1998
Australia (re-release): 1999
America (original): December 20, 2000
America (re-release): June 24, 2003

Personnel

The Wiggles are Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page
Lead Vocals: Greg Page
Backing Vocals: Mark Punch, Paul Paddick, Kevin Bennett, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Murray Cook
Guitars: Murray Cook, Anthony Field, Tony Douglass • Bass: Murray Cook
Drums/Percussion: Tony Henry, Paul Hester • Violin: Maria Schattovits
Cello: Margaret Lindsay • Trumpet: Dominic Lindsay
Musical Arrangements: The Wiggles, Dominic Lindsay
Recorded and mixed by: Chris Brooks
Assisted by: Matt Lovell, Phil Punch and Brad Cooke
Recorded at Festival and Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney, Australia
Mixed at Studio 301 • Mastered by Don Bartley
CD package design by Glulietta Pellascio, Designxbent

Trivia

Despite Bathtime and Silver Bells That Ring In The Night not being included in the US CD or cassette, they are available still available on the iTunes and Amazon MP3 versions in the US.
One of the photos are from The Wiggles (TV Series 1). In it, it shows The Wiggles in the Big Red Car. The original cover shows an animated version of Dorothy at her garden.
The song Henry the Octopus was re-recorded and rewritten for this album.
For some reason, Jeff Fatt is uncredited for playing the keyboards for this album.
The song Quack Quack is now changed to Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on his Pirate Ship.
All of the songs were recorded in 1997.
The 1998 versions of Henry the Octopus and Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack) appear on the The 1998 edition of the Wiggle Time! video.
The US version of the album was made in 2000.
During the production of the this album, The Wiggles invited Paul Hester to record drum tracks for songs.
The songs were written in 2 weeks.
The Wiggles titled the song "Silver Bell" as "Silver Bells That Ring in the Night".
Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack) first appeared in Wiggledance!.
The US booklet shows cartoon pictures of The Wiggles and their friends' heads.
Most of the songs (except for "Silver Bells That Ring In The Night" and "Henry the Octopus") are credited under "Wiggly Tunes", something that would become prominent in albums in later years.
This is the only album where Paul Hester plays the drums whereas Tony Douglass plays the guitar.
This is the last album where Kevin Bennett provides the backing vocals.
Mark Punch debuts on this album.
Look Both Ways adapts The Cockroaches' song "Dr Richmond".

Goofs

On Page 1, 4, and 8 of the Australian booklet, John Field's name is removed from the song credits of Look Both Ways, Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy!, and Do the Wiggle Groove.
In the US booklet, Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes was misspelled as Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.
In the US 2003 booklet, Jeff Field who is the Lighting Assistant for TV Series 1 was credited on Look Both Ways, Food Food Food (Oh How I Love My Food), Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy! and Do the Wiggle Groove.
In the US booklet, Dominic Lindsay was credited for lyrics in Let's Have a Ceili though no lyrics we're heard.

Gallery

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Sampler Version

In the US, a 3 song sampler CD of Toot Toot! was sold with some copies of Wiggly Play Time. The sampler was in a cardboard slipcase, and it featured the cover art similar to the US VHS and DVD, rather than the US album art.

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The Wiggles albums

Murray, Jeff, Anthony, Greg and Phillip (1991)

The Wiggles (1991)

Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Greg (1992-2006, 2012)

Here Comes a Song (1992) • Stories and Songs: The Adventures Of Captain Feathersword, The Friendly Pirate (1993) • Yummy Yummy (1994) • Big Red Car (1995) • Wake Up Jeff! (1996) • Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas (1996) • The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack (1997) • Toot Toot! (1998) • Let's Wiggle (1999) • It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! (2000) • Yule Be Wiggling (2000) • Hoop-Dee-Doo It's a Wiggly Party (2001) • Wiggly Safari (2002) • Wiggle Bay (2002) • Go To Sleep Jeff! (2003) • Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! (2003) • Top of the Tots (2003) • Cold Spaghetti Western (2004) • Santa's Rockin'! (2004) • LIVE Hot Potatoes! (2005) • Sailing Around the World (2005) • Here Comes The Big Red Car (2006) • It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! (2006) • Racing to the Rainbow (2006) • Surfer Jeff (2012) • Celebration! (2012)

Karaoke Albums	Karaoke Songs 1 (2005) • Karaoke Christmas Songs (2005) • Karaoke Songs 2 (2006) • Karaoke Songs 3 (2006)
US-exclusive	Splish Splash Big Red Boat (2006)
Singles	Eagle Rock! (feat. Ross Wilson) (2003) • Christmas Single (2004) • Beep! Beep! Buckle Up! (2012)

Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Sam (2007-2011)

Getting Strong! Wiggle and Learn (2007) • Pop Go The Wiggles! (2007) • You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (2008) • Sing a Song of Wiggles (2008) • The Wiggles Go Bananas! (2009) • Hot Poppin' Popcorn (2009) • Let's Eat! (2010) • Ukulele Baby! (2011) • The Wiggles' Big Birthday! (2011) • It's Always Christmas With You! (2011)

Anthony, Lachy, Simon and Emma (2013-present)

Taking Off! (2013) • Furry Tales (2013) • Pumpkin Face (2013) • Go Santa Go! (2013) • Apples & Bananas (2014) • Wiggle House (2014) • Rock & Roll Preschool (2015) • The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra! (2015) • Wiggle Town! (2016) • CinderEmma! Fairytale (2016) • Dance Dance! (2016) • Nursery Rhymes (2017) • Duets (2017) • Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! (2017) • Nursery Rhymes 2 (2018) • Wiggle Pop! (2018) • The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! (2019) • Party Time! (2019)

Spin-off Albums	Emma! (2015) • Carnival of the Animals (2016) • Dial E For Emma! (2016) • Lachy! (2016) • The Emma! & Lachy! Show (2018) • Emma! 2 (2019)
Singles	Power Through the Day (2013) • Rise For Alex (2014) • NSW Blues Song! (2017) • The Toilet Song (2019) • The Alphabet Ballet (2019) • My Ballet Goat (2019)

Dorothy the Dinosaur (2007-2012)

Dorothy the Dinosaur (2007) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book (2008) • Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus (2009) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas (2010) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show! (2011) • Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party! (2012)

Compilations

Christmas Classics (2006) • Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2009) • Hits And Rarities (2012) • Christmas Crackers! (2012) • Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2013) • Hot Potatoes & Cold Spaghetti! (2015) • The Best of The Wiggles on Vinyl (2016) • The Best of The Wiggles (2016)

Samplers

The Wiggles (1999) • Celebrating The Wiggles' 10th Birthday! (2001) • Compliments of Brach's and The Wiggles (2003) • A Wiggly Music Sampler (2003) • Wiggle Bay (2003) • Toot Toot! 3 Bonus Songs (2004) • Magical Adventure! A Wiggly Movie: 3 Bonus Songs (2004) • Wake Up Jeff!: 3 Bonus Songs (2004) • Wiggle Into Apple-Healthy Snack Time (2005) • Snack Time is Wiggle Time With Mott's (2006) • 4 Song CD (2006) • Omo Colourlock Limited Edition CD Sampler (2006)

Books w/ CDs

Sing-along CD (2006) • We're All Friends (2007) • Play Piano with... The Wiggles (2007) • A Wiggly Sing-Along Box Set (2012) • Super Singalong Slipcase (2015) • Singalong Slipcase (2018)

Other Compilations featuring The Wiggles
ABC Kids	ABC For Kids: Greatest Hits (1991) • A Menagerie Of Songs All About Animals (1992) • More ABC For Kids Greatest Hits (1992) • Rock 'N' Roll Kids (1992) • ABC For Kids Live (1993) • Lots And Lots Of Great Music For Kids (1994) • ABC For Kids Dance Party (1995) • Hottest Hits (2003) • ABC For Kids Hits (2004) • Best of ABC for Kids (2006) • The Best of ABC for Kids (2013) • ABC for Kids TV Themes (2014) • The Best of ABC for Kids Volume 2 (2014) • ABC For Kids Christmas (2014) • The Best of ABC Kids Volume 3 (2015) • ABC Kids Christmas - Volume 2 (2015) • The Best of ABC Kids Volume 4 (2016) • ABC Kids Christmas Volume 3 (2016) • Sing and Learn (2017) • The Best of ABC Kids Volume 5 (2017) • ABC Kids Christmas Volume 4 (2017) • ABC Kids Let's Play! Holiday Fun with Friends! (2017) • ABC KIDS Listen (2018) • ABC Kids Hits (2018) • Christmas With ABC Kids (2018)
Playhouse Disney	Playhouse Disney 2 (2003) • Playhouse Disney: Imagine and Learn With Music (2005) • Disney Music Block Party (2008)
Christmas compilations	The Spirit of Christmas 1998 (1998) • The Spirit of Christmas 2003 (2003) • So Fresh: Songs For Christmas 2005 (2005) • The Spirit Of Christmas 06 (2006) • Carols in the Domain: 25th Anniversary (2007) • So Fresh Songs for Christmas 2008 (2008) • My Favourite Christmas Songs (2010) • Greatest Ever! Christmas: The Definitive Collection (2010) • The Spirit of Christmas 2011 (2011) • My Christmas Album (2012) • So Fresh Songs for Christmas 2012 (2012) • Making Spirits Bright Christmas Charity Collection (2013) • The Spirit of Christmas 2014 (2014) • Making Spirits Bright 2014 Christmas Charity Collection (2014) • 101 Christmas Classics (2017) • Christmas with Connor and Friends (2018)

More from The Wiggles

The Kingdom Of Paramithi (2009) • ReWiggled: A Tribute To The Wiggles (2011) • Och Aye the G'Nu! (2017)

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