Toot Toot!
| Toot Toot! | ||||
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| The original 1998 cover | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 10, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | January-December 1997 | |||
| Studio | Festival and Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney Australia | |||
| Genre | Children's music | |||
| Length | 43:09 | |||
| Label | ABC/EMI | |||
| Producer | The Wiggles | |||
| The Wiggles chronology | ||||
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Toot Toot! is the ninth studio album by Australian children's music group, The Wiggles. released in 1998 by ABC Music distributed by EMI. It won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1998.
Tracklist
AUS track list
All tracks are written by (or trad. arr. by) The Wiggles except noted below
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car" | 2:22 | |
| 2. | "Look Both Ways" | J.Field/M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page | 1:42 |
| 3. | "Dorothy the Dinosaur (Tell Me Who Is That Knocking?)" | 1:24 | |
| 4. | "Food Poem" (spoken) | 0:12 | |
| 5. | "Food Food Food (Oh How I Love My Food)" | J.Field | 2:08 |
| 6. | "John Bradlelum" | 1:14 | |
| 7. | "Captain Feathersword's Raincoat Story" (spoken) | 0:56 | |
| 8. | "Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy!" | J.Field/M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page | 2:13 |
| 9. | "Bathtime" | Raffi | 2:09 |
| 10. | "Wah Hoo Hey, I'm Combing My Hair Today" | 2:00 | |
| 11. | "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" | 2:23 | |
| 12. | "Silver Bells That Ring in the Night" | Madden/Wenrich | 2:12 |
| 13. | "Zardo Zap" | 2:41 | |
| 14. | "Henry the Octopus" | M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field | 1:26 |
| 15. | "Move Your Arms Like Henry" | P.Field | 1:49 |
| 16. | "Do The Wiggle Groove" | J.Field/M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page | 2:18 |
| 17. | "Balla Balla Intro" (spoken) | 0:15 | |
| 18. | "Balla Balla Bambina" | A.Renaldi | 2:10 |
| 19. | "I Climb Ten Stairs" | 1:11 | |
| 20. | "We're Dancing with Wags the Dog" | 1:22 | |
| 21. | "Wags the Dog, He Likes to Tango" | 1:04 | |
| 22. | "Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)" | 1:55 | |
| 23. | "Rocket" | 1:50 | |
| 24. | "Officer Beaples' Dance" | D.Lindsay/M.Cook/J.Fatt/A.Field/G.Page | 1:41 |
| 25. | "Let's Have a Ceili" | D.Lindsay | 2:04 |
| Total length: | 43:09 | ||
US track list
All tracks are written by (or trad. arr. by) The Wiggles except noted below
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car" | 2:22 | |
| 2. | "Look Both Ways" | John Field, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page | 1:42 |
| 3. | "Dorothy the Dinosaur (Tell Me Who Is That Knocking?)" | 1:24 | |
| 4. | "Food Poem" (spoken) | 0:12 | |
| 5. | "Food Food Food (Oh How I Love My Food)" | John Field | 2:08 |
| 6. | "John Bradlelum" | 1:14 | |
| 7. | "Captain Feathersword's Raincoat Story" (spoken) | 0:56 | |
| 8. | "Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy!" | John Field, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page | 2:13 |
| 9. | "Wah Hoo Hey, I'm Combing My Hair Today" | 2:00 | |
| 10. | "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" | 2:23 | |
| 11. | "Zardo Zap" | 2:41 | |
| 12. | "Henry the Octopus" | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field | 1:26 |
| 13. | "Move Your Arms Like Henry" | Paul Field | 1:49 |
| 14. | "Do The Wiggle Groove" | John Field, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page | 2:18 |
| 15. | "Balla Balla Intro" (spoken) | 0:15 | |
| 16. | "Balla Balla Bambina" | A.Renaldi | 2:10 |
| 17. | "I Climb Ten Stairs" | 1:11 | |
| 18. | "We're Dancing with Wags the Dog" | 1:22 | |
| 19. | "Wags the Dog, He Likes to Tango" | 1:04 | |
| 20. | "Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)" | 1:55 | |
| 21. | "Rocket" | 1:50 | |
| 22. | "Officer Beaples' Dance" | D.Lindsay, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page | 1:41 |
| 23. | "Let's Have a Ceili" | D.Lindsay | 2:04 |
Personnel
The Wiggles
- Murray Cook - backing vocals, guitar, bass
- Jeff Fatt - backing vocals
- Anthony Field - vocals, guitar
- Greg Page - lead vocals
Additional musicians
- Mark Punch - backing vocals
- Paul Paddick - backing vocals
- Kevin Bennett - backing vocals
- Tony Douglass - guitar
- Tony Henry - drums, percussion
- Paul Hester - drums, percussion
- Maria Schattovits - violin
- Margaret Lindsay - cello
- Dominic Lindsay - trumpet
Release history
The album was released in 1998 in CD and cassette formats:[1]
- ABC Music: 7243 4 94411 25.[3]
- ABC Music: 7243 4 94411 49.
- ABC Music: 7243 4 96238 2 8 – CD re-release with new artwork[4]
- Koch Records: KOC-CD-8685 – CD 2003 release with newer artwork
Gallery
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US cover
Video
| Toot Toot! | |
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| Directed by | Chisholm McTavish |
| Produced by | Paul Field |
| Starring | |
| Music by | The Wiggles |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Entertainment / ABC Video (#101484) |
Release date |
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Running time | 46 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
Toot Toot! is the seventh video by the children's band the Wiggles. It was released in Australia on 17 October 1998,[5] and later re-released in 1999 to reflect set updates during production of the TV series. In the United Kingdom, the video was released under the title Big Red Car.
Song list
- Look Both Ways
- John Bradlelum
- Henry's Underwater Big Band (1999 version only)
- Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
- Food, Food, Food (Oh How I Love My Food)
- Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy!
- Bathtime (1998 version only)
- Do the Wiggle Groove
- Dorothy the Dinosaur (Tell Me Who Is That Knocking?)
- Balla Balla Bambina
- I Climb Ten Stairs
- Move Your Arms Like Henry
- Silver Bells That Ring in the Night
- Wags the Dog, He Likes to Tango
- We're Dancing with Wags the Dog
- Officer Beaples' Dance
- Zardo Zap
- Let's Have a Ceili
- Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
Cast
The cast is presented as listed in the 1998 closing credits. In the 1999 version, Captain Feathersword, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, and Henry the Octopus were credited as "The Characters"; the other characters and dancers were grouped together in alphabetical order.
- Anthony Field
- Jeff Fatt
- Murray Cook
- Greg Page
- Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword
- Leeanne Ashley as Dorothy The Dinosaur
- Edward Rooke as Wags The Dog
- Elisha Burke as Henry the Octopus
- Leanne Halloran as Officer Beaples
- Leanne Halloran and Elyssa Dawson as Zardo Zap
- Mitchell Butel as Raiffe the Mechanic
- Dancers: Elyssa Dawson, Amy Dunbar, Clare Field, Joseph Field, Cassandra Halloran, Jessica Halloran, Kate Halloran, Graeme Hickey, Ashliegh Johns, Kristen Knox, Cie Jai Leggett, Cameron Lewis, Tamahra Macey, Sam Moran, Rebekka Osborne, Scott Porter, James Runge, Emma Ryan, Sian Ryan, Talicia Williams, Larrissa Wright
- Toddlers in "Food Food": Tara Fitzgerald, Dominic Field, Ceili Moore, Gabrielle Rawlings
- Anthony Wiggle's Puppies: Fergus and Pasqua Field
Release date
Toot Toot! was first released on 17 October 1998.[5]
In 1999, the Wiggles re-released the video, but made significant edits to reflect changes made in the television series. Although the general story is still about The Wiggles having to find a way to fix their Big Red Car, the songs were re-recorded and the scenes were redone with new animations and backgrounds. "Bathtime" and its introduction were replaced with a new version of the "Henry's Underwater Big Band" video.
The video was dedicated to the memory of Anthony's father, John Patrick Field, who played John the cook on the original 1994 version of Yummy Yummy.
The 1999 version was released to DVD in 2004 in Australia. The extras include a Wiggly Work storybook and two episodes from the Lights, Camera, Action TV series.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Toot toot! The Wiggles – Details – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ The Wiggles (1998). Toot, Toot! (Media notes). and The Wiggles (1998). Toot, Toot! (Media notes) (2nd ed.).
- ^ The Wiggles (1998). Toot, Toot! (Media notes). Album cover.
- ^ The Wiggles (1998). Toot, Toot! (Media notes) (2nd ed.). Album cover.
- ^ a b The Powerhouse Museum exhibit notes the release date as September 1998, however the Wiggles announced a more precise date on their website:
- "Powerhouse Museum – The Wiggles Videography". Powerhouse Museum. Archived from the original on 3 December 1998. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- "What's new with The Wiggles". The Wiggles official website. Archived from the original on 3 December 1998.
The Wiggles album Toot Toot! has been described as their best yet. If you have heard this album, you would probably be singing Toot Toot Chugga Chugga right now! the good news is that The Wiggles will be releasing the video of Toot Toot! on October 17th! We have seen an off-line version and it is great!
- ^ "The Wiggles-Toot Toot (1999)". Michaeldvd.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
