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Yummy Yummy
Studio album by
the Wiggles
Released1994
Recorded1993-1994
StudioNoisegate Studios and Tracking Station Studios[1]
GenreChildren's music
Length28:06
LabelABC
ProducerMurray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page
The Wiggles chronology
Stories and Songs: The Adventures of Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate
(1993) 		Yummy Yummy
(1994) 		Big Red Car
(1995)

Yummy Yummy is the fourth studio album by Australian children's music group the Wiggles. it was released in 1994 by ABC Music. A companion video was also made in 1994, and it was re-recorded in 1998.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by (or trad arr. by) Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field and Greg Page except spoken and listed below[2]

AUS (1994) track list
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hot Potato"John Field, Cook, Fatt, Field, Page1:14
2."Shaky Shaky" 1:26
3."Fruit Salad Intro" (spoken) 0:14
4."Fruit Salad" 2:28
5."Willaby Wallaby Woo"Raffi, Dennis Lee, Larry Miyata1:34
6."Come on Let's Jump" 0:41
7."Walk" 1:19
8."Fais Do Do" 1:20
9."Ponies" 0:56
10."The Monkey Dance"John Field, Cook, Fatt, Field, Page2:01
11."D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)"John Field, Cook, Fatt, Field, Page2:25
12."Shake Your Sillies Out"Raffi, Bert Simpson, Bonnie Simpson1:37
13."Numbers Joke" (spoken) 0:16
14."Numbers Rhumba"David Walden, Arr. Cook, Fatt, Field, Page1:59
15."Would You Giggle" 0:43
16."Food Poem" (spoken) 0:15
17."Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes" 1:55
18."Butterflies Flit"Marie Field, Cook, Fatt, Field, Page0:38
19."Where Is Thumbkin?" 3:14
20."Veil" 0:48
21."Yawn Yawn Yawn" 1:39
Total length:28:06
US (1999) track list
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hot Potato"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field1:17
2."Shaky Shaky" 1:21
3."Fruit Salad Intro" (spoken) 0:11
4."Fruit Salad" 2:26
5."Captain Feathersword" 1:10
6."Our Boat is Rocking on the Sea" 0:52
7."We're Dancing with Wags the Dog" 1:21
8."Willaby Wallaby Woo"Raffi, Dennis Lee, Larry Miyata1:32
9."Come on Let's Jump" 0:37
10."Walk" 1:14
11."Fais Do Do" 1:15
12."Ponies" 0:52
13."The Monkey Dance"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field1:42
14."D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favorite Dinosaur)"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field2:07
15."Shake Your Sillies Out"Raffi, Bert Simpson, Bonnie Simpson1:34
16."Numbers Joke" (spoken) 0:11
17."Numbers Rhumba"D. Walden1:47
18."Would You Giggle" 0:40
19."Food Poem" (spoken) 0:10
20."Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes" 1:51
21."The Chase" (instrumental) 3:55
22."Butterflies Flit"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Marie Field0:33
23."Where Is Thumbkin?" 3:11
24."Veil" (instrumental) 0:44
25."Yawn Yawn Yawn" 1:37
Total length:35:02

Personnel

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The Wiggles

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  • Murray Cook – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Anthony Field – backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Jeff Fatt – piano, organ, accordion, backing vocals
  • Greg Page – lead vocals, guitar

Additional musicians

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  • Tony Henry – drums, percussion
  • Greg Truman – backing vocals
  • Peter Mackie – guitar
  • Trina Leigh – children's voices
  • Allison O'Brien – children's voices

Release information

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The CD was released in 1994 under ABC for Kids: 8143372.[3]

In 1999, a version distributed by Lyrick Studios was released in the United States.[4]

In 2023, a limited edition vinyl record was released through Impressed Recordings. It was limited to 500 copies, 125 for each colour worn by the Wiggles.[5]

Charting

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In December 2003, the US version of the album reached number 31 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers and number 29 on their Top Independent Albums charts.[6]

Video

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Yummy Yummy
The Wiggles are in four different colour squares with Dorothy in the middle inside a circle.
Yummy Yummy cover
Directed byTim Finlay
Written byThe Wiggles
Produced byJohn Spence
Phillip Cullen
Music byThe Wiggles
Distributed byRoadshow Entertainment / ABC Video
(#14480)
Release date
  • October 1994 (1994-10)[7]
Running time
40 minutes
CountryAustralia

Yummy Yummy, released in 1994, is the second video by the Australian children's band the Wiggles. It is the first Wiggles video to feature chroma key backgrounding.

Songs and skits

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This is the song and skits list for the original 1994 version:

  1. Hot Potato
  2. Shaky Shaky
  3. Teddy Bear Hug
  4. D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)
    * Greg's magic show skit
  5. I Am a Dancer
  6. Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes
  7. Numbers Rhumba
  8. Joannie Works With One Hammer
  9. The Monkey Dance
  10. Henry's Dance
  11. Walk
  12. Dorothy's Birthday Party (Short Story)

Cast

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The Wiggles are:

Sue McAuley portrayed a dancer named Vanessa, and Dorothy's helper. Jacqueline Fallon portrayed Dorothy's helper. Vanessa Fallon-Rohanna portrayed Lucy Fixit and Henry's helper. Darren Phillips portrayed Henry's helper. Anthony's father John Patrick Field portrayed the cook. Anthony's brother John William Field portrayed Captain Feathersword's helper.

Later video releases

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In 2018, the 1994 video version of Yummy Yummy was released in multiple segments on their YouTube channel as Classic Wiggles.[8][9][10][11]

1998 re-recording

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Yummy Yummy (re-recording)
Directed byChisholm McTavish
Written byThe Wiggles
Produced byNick Pike
Edited byTony Douglass
Steve Rees
Chisholm McTavish
Music byThe Wiggles
Distributed byRoadshow Entertainment / ABC Video
(#101409)
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)[7]
Running time
36 minutes
CountryAustralia

The video was remade and released in 1998 after the theatrical and video releases of The Wiggles Movie and the video release of Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas.[7] Some of the skits such as the short story for Dorothy's Birthday Party were removed. Two new songs, "Pufferbillies" and "Havenu Shalom Alechem", were added. In the North American and UK versions, "Teddy Bear Hug" and "Numbers Rhumba" were replaced by videos featuring the Wiggle Puppets. The Wiggles use logos on their shirts. Anthony wears a blue shirt instead of a green one. Paul Paddick plays Captain Feathersword. Wags the Dog was also featured in the video. Paul Hester, a former drummer for Split Enz and Crowded House, guest starred as Paul the Cook, and was featured in "Fruit Salad".[12]

Songs and skits

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Australian version

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  1. Hot Potato
  2. D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favourite Dinosaur)
  3. Pufferbillies
  4. Henry's Dance
  5. Walk
  6. Joannie Works With One Hammer
  7. The Monkey Dance
  8. Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes
  9. Shaky Shaky
  10. Teddy Bear Hug
  11. Havenu Shalom Alechem
  12. I Am A Dancer
    * Greg's Magic Show skit
  13. Numbers Rhumba
  14. Fruit Salad

North American/UK version

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  1. Hot Potato
  2. D.O.R.O.T.H.Y. (My Favorite Dinosaur)
  3. Pufferbillies
  4. Henry's Dance
  5. Walk
  6. Joannie Works With One Hammer
  7. The Monkey Dance
  8. Crunchy Munchy Honey Cakes
  9. Shaky Shaky
  10. Wigglemix (Wiggle Puppets)
  11. Havenu Shalom Alechem
  12. I Am A Dancer
    * Greg's Magic Show skit
  13. Go Captain Feathersword Ahoy! (Wiggle Puppets)
  14. Fruit Salad

Cast

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The Wiggles are:

Also featuring:

  • Leeanne Ashley as Dorothy the Dinosaur
  • Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword
  • Edward Rooke as Wags the Dog
  • Donna Halloran and Leanne Halloran as Henry the Octopus
  • Paul Hester as the chef

Release history

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Yummy Yummy was released on video along with Wiggle Time in the United States on 12 October 1999.[13]

In 2002, the Wiggles released Yummy Yummy and Wiggle Time as a combined DVD of the 1998 versions of Yummy Yummy and Wiggle Time.[14][15]

In 2019, the 1998 video version of Yummy Yummy was released in multiple segments on their YouTube channel as Classic Wiggles.[16][17][18]

References

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  1. ^ Yummy Yummy (Media notes). 1994. last page of CD booklet.
  2. ^ "Cdcovers.cc / DVD / The Wiggles Yummy Yummy And Wiggle Time. / inside". Retrieved 12 March 2015 – via CDcovers.cc.
  3. ^ "Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Impressed Recordings". impressedrecordings.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Top Holiday Albums, Top Heatseekers, Top Independent Albums". Billboard. 13 December 2003. p. 67.
  7. ^ a b c "Powerhouse Museum – The Wiggles Videography". Powerhouse Museum. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  8. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: OG Wiggles: Yummy Yummy (Part 1 of 4) | Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes. YouTube.
  9. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: OG Wiggles: Yummy Yummy (Part 3 of 4) | Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes. YouTube.
  10. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: OG Wiggles: Yummy Yummy (Part 3 of 4) | Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes. YouTube.
  11. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: OG Wiggles: Yummy Yummy (Part 4 of 4) | Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes. YouTube.
  12. ^ Harris, Chris (28 March 2005). "Crowded House drummer Paul Hester found dead in Australia". MTV. Archived from the original on 30 March 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
  13. ^ "Australia's Wiggles Reach Out to U.S. via TV, Lyrick Releases". Billboard. 7 August 1999. p. 66.
  14. ^ "The Wiggles-Yummy Yummy/Wiggle Time! (1998)". Michael DVDs. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Yummy yummy – Wiggle time! The Wiggles. [videorecording] / - Version details – Trove". Trove – National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  16. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: OG Wiggles: Yummy Yummy (1998 Version) - (Part 1 of 3) | Kids Songs. YouTube.
  17. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: OG Wiggles: Yummy Yummy (1998 Version) - (Part 2 of 3) | Kids Songs. YouTube.
  18. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: OG Wiggles: Yummy Yummy (1998 Version) - (Part 3 of 3) | Kids Songs. YouTube.
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