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2006 studio album/video by The Wiggles

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Racing to the Rainbow
Studio album by the Wiggles
Released28 August 2006 (AUS)
13 March 2007 (2007-03-13) (US)
RecordedJanuary 2006
StudioTiger Sound, Sydney Australia
GenreChildren's music
LabelABC (AUS)
Koch Records (US)
ProducerAnthony Field
The Wiggles chronology
Splish Splash Big Red Boat
(2006) 		Racing to the Rainbow
(2006) 		Christmas Classics
(2006)

Racing to the Rainbow is the 25th album by Australian children's music group, The Wiggles. This album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 2006.

Track list

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"  
2."Here Come the Chicken"  
3."Bump-a-Deedle"Malvina Reynolds 
4."Music Box Dancer"Frank Mills 
5."Shakin' Like a Leafy Tree"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
6."Teddy Bears Big Day Out"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
7."Rainbow of Colours"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
8."Blow Up Your Balloon (Huff & Huff & Puff)"  
9."The Chew Chew Song"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Dominic Lindsay 
10."The Princess of the Sea"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Sam Moran, Brett Clarke 
11."Polly Put the Kettle On"(Trad arr) Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Paul Paddick 
12."Do the Daddy Long Legs"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
13."Stamp Your Feet (To the Heavy Beat)"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
14."He's a Bird! What a Bird!"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
15."The Tra-La-La Song"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
16."Huddle, Huddle, Huddle Along (The Football Song)"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
17."The Wheels on the Bus"  
18."Go to Sleep Jeff (Brahms' Lullaby)"Brahms/arr. Angela Lindsay, Dominic Lindsay, Margaret Lindsay, Maria Lindsay, Steve Machamer 
19."Row, Row, Row Your Boat"  
20."Rockin' on the Water"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Paul Field 
21."Five Little Ducks"  
22."Everybody Dance!"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
23."Love Train"Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff 

And on the DVD but not the CD:

Video

Racing to the Rainbow
Directed byPaul Field
Written byGreg Truman
Produced byPaul Field
StarringGreg Page
Anthony Field
Murray Cook
Jeff Fatt
Paul Paddick
Kamahl
Georgie Parker
Smoky Dawson
Edited byLiam Donaghy
David Roberts
Music byThe Wiggles
Production
company		The Wiggles Pty Ltd
Distributed byRoadshow/ABC DVD
Release date
  • 7 September 2006 (2006-09-07) (Aus)
Running time110 minutes
CountryAustralia

Racing to the Rainbow was released on ABC DVD in 2006.

Songs

  1. "Here Come the Chicken"
  2. "Shakin' Like a Leafy Tree"
  3. "Run, Run, Run Away (A Storm is on Its Way)"
  4. "Teddy Bears' Big Day Out"
  5. "Rainbow of Colours"
  6. "Blow Up Your Balloon (Huff and Huff and Puff)"
  7. "The Chew Chew Song"
  8. "The Princess of the Sea"
  9. "Benny Put the Kettle On"
  10. "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep"
  11. "Stamp Your Feet (To the Heavy Beat)"
  12. "He's a Bird! What a Bird!"
  13. "Do the Daddy Long Legs"
  14. "The Tra-La-La Song"
  15. "Huddle, Huddle, Huddle Along (The Football Song)"
  16. "The Wheels on the Bus"
  17. "Go to Sleep Jeff (Brahms' Lullaby)"
  18. "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
  19. "Rockin' on the Water"
  20. "Five Little Ducks"
  21. "Everybody Dance!"

Cast

The cast as listed on the video closing credits.

The Wiggles
Also featuring
  • Captain Feathersword: Paul Paddick
  • Dorothy the Dinosaur: Lyn Moran and Clare Field
    • Voiceover: Zoe Velez
  • Henry the Octopus: Katherine Patrick
    • Voiceover: Jeff Fatt
  • Wags the Dog: Kristy Talbot
  • Magdalena the Mermaid: Larissa Wright
  • King of the Road: Kamahl
  • Smoky Dawson
  • Queen of the Rainbow: Georgie Parker

Tour

From 30 November 2006 – 18 November 2007 the Wiggles embarked on the Racing to the Rainbow Show tour in the USA, Europe and Australia. This tour introduced new yellow wiggle Sam Moran. Two of the shows in Australia were filmed for their DVD Wiggledancing Live in Concert.

References

  1. "ARIA Awards". ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

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