Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles

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Hot Potatoes! The Best of the Wiggles
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Compilation album by
the Wiggles
Released7 May 2009
Genre Children's music
Label ABC
Producer Anthony Field
the Wiggles chronology
Hot Poppin' Popcorn
(2009)		Hot Potatoes! The Best of the Wiggles
(2009)		 Let's Eat
(2010)
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Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles is a compilation album by the Wiggles which features their greatest hits. The album was released on 7 May 2009. The album includes a track with James Burton on guitar and another track with Paul Hester on drums. Guest vocalists are Rolf Harris, Steve Irwin, Leo Sayer, Kylie Minogue, John Fogerty and Jamie Redfern. The CD version was released in 2009, while the DVD version was originally released in 2010 and re-released in 2014. [2]

Contents

Track list

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Hot Potato" (from Yummy Yummy (re-recording) ) Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field  
2."Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)" (from Here Comes the Big Red Car )Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
3."Fruit Salad" (from Yummy Yummy )Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
4."Rock-a-Bye Your Bear" (from Wiggle Time! )Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
5."Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car" (from Toot Toot! )Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
6."Wake Up Jeff!" (from It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! )Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
7."Wiggly Party" (from Hoop Dee Doo: It's a Wiggly Party )Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Craig Abercrombie, John Field 
8."Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)" (from Toot Toot!)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
9."Wiggle Bay" (from Wiggle Bay)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
10."The Monkey Dance" (from Yummy Yummy (re-recording))Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field 
11."Get Ready to Wiggle" (from Wiggle Time!)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field 
12."Go Santa Go" (from Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas )John Field 
13."Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?)" (from It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
14."Ooh It's Captain Feathersword" (from The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack )John Field 
15."Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" (from It's a Wiggly Wiggly World )Rolf Harris 
16."Dressing Up" (from Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! )Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay 
17."Move Your Arms Like Henry" (from Toot Toot!) Paul Field  
18."Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!" (from Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay 
19."Do the Owl" (from Wiggly Safari )Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay, Steve Irwin  
20."The Zeezap Song" (from Wiggle Bay)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay, Greg Truman 
21."Play Your Guitar with Murray" (from Hoop Dee Doo: It's a Wiggly Party)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
22."Rockin' Santa!" (from Santa's Rockin'! )Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay 
23."To Have a Tea Party" (from Getting Strong! )Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay 
24."Here Come the Chicken" (from Racing to the Rainbow )Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
25."Getting Strong!" (from Getting Strong!)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay 
26."Murray Had a Turtle" (from Pop Go the Wiggles! )Trad 
27."Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" (from Pop Go the Wiggles!)Trad 
28."I'm Dorothy the Dinosaur" (from Dorothy the Dinosaur)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Paul Field 
29."You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (from You Make Me Feel Like Dancing )Leo Sayer, Vincent Poncia 
30."Dr Knickerbocker" (from You Make Me Feel Like Dancing)Trad 
31."The Shimmie Shake!" (from You Make Me Feel Like Dancing)John Field, Paul Field 
32."Over in the Meadow" (from Sing a Song of Wiggles)Trad 
33."Wags the Dog is Chasing His Tail" (from Go Bananas! )Cook, Fatt, Field, Moran, John Field, Paddick 
34."Monkey Man" (from Go Bananas!) Frederick Hibbert  

Personnel

The Wiggles

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles
Chart (2009)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 88

2013 album

Hot Potatoes! The Best of the Wiggles
Compilation album by
the Wiggles
Released22 November 2013
Genre Children's music
Label ABC
Producer Anthony Field
the Wiggles chronology
Go Santa Go!
(2013)		Hot Potatoes! The Best of the Wiggles
(2013)		Apples & Bananas
(2014)

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Hot Potato" (from Yummy Yummy (re-recording))Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field 
2."Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)" (from Here Comes the Big Red Car)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
3."Do the Propeller" (from Taking Off!)Fatt, Field, John Field 
4."Monkey Man" (from Go Bananas!)Frederick Hibbert 
5."Rock-a-Bye Your Bear" (from Wiggle Time)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
6."Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car" (from Toot, Toot!)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
7."Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" (from Pumpkin Face)Trad 
8."You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (from You Make Me Feel Like Dancing)Leo Sayer, Vincent Poncia 
9."Wake Up Jeff!" (from It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
10."Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)" (from Toot, Toot!)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
11."Ready, Steady Wiggle!" (from Furry Tales)Fatt, Field, Paul Field, Gillespie, Pryce, Watkins 
12."Getting Strong!" (from Getting Strong!)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
13."Wiggle Bay" (from Wiggle Bay)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay 
14."The Monkey Dance" (from Yummy Yummy (re-recording))Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field 
15."Everybody, I Have a Question" (from Go Santa Go)Field, Gillespie, Pryce, Watkins 
16."Get Ready to Wiggle" (from Wiggle Time)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field 
17."The Shimmie Shake" (from You Make Me Feel Like Dancing)John Field, Paul Field 
18."Go Santa Go" (from Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas)John Field 
19."Dorothy (Would Like to Dance?)" (from It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
20."Ooey, Ooey, Ooey Allergies!" (from Pumpkin Face)Cook, Fatt, Field, John Field, Pryce 
21."Ooh It's Captain Feathersword" (from The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack)John Field 
22."Dressing Up" (from Whoo Hoo Wiggly Gremlins)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay 
23."Murray Had a Turtle" (from Pop Goes The Wiggles!)Trad 
24."Michael Finnegan" (from Apples and Bananas)Trad 
25."Move Your Arms Like Henry" (from Toot, Toot!)Paul Field 
26."Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!" (from Whoo Hoo Wiggly Gremlins)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay 
27."I'm Dorothy the Dinosaur" (from Dorothy the Dinosaur)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Paul Field 
28."Simon Says" (from Taking Off!)Trad 
29."Do the Owl" (from Wiggly Safari)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay, Steve Irwin 
30."Play Your Guitar with Murray" (from Hoop Dee Doo: It's a Wiggly Party)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
31."I've Got My Glasses On!" (from Taking Off!)Fatt, Field, John Field 
32."Hot Poppin' Popcorn" (from Hot Poppin' Popcorn)Cook, Fatt, Field, Moran, John Field, Paddick 
33."Rockin' Santa!" (from Santa's Rockin'!)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay 
34."Here Come the Chicken" (from Racing to the Rainbow)Cook, Fatt, Field, Page 
35."Say the Dance, Do the Dance" (from Furry Tales)John Field 

Credits for 'Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles' CD

The Wiggles: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Sam Moran, Greg Page

Music Produced By: Anthony Field

String Arrangements By: Dominic Lindsay

Video

Hot Potatoes! The Best of the Wiggles
Directed byPaul Field
Produced byPaul Field
Starring Murray Cook
Jeff Fatt
Anthony Field
Sam Moran
Greg Page
Edited byDavid Roberts
George Barillaro
Music by The Wiggles
Distributed byRoadshow/ABC DVD
Release date
  • 4 March 2010 (2010-03-04)
Running time
123 minutes
Country Australia

The video is a 2010 compilation video, containing some of their best songs. Unlike other songs, the video version of "Ooh It's Captain Feathersword" is sung by Sam Moran since it was from Wiggledancing! Live in Concert.

Songs

  1. Hot Potato
  2. Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)
  3. Fruit Salad
  4. Rock-a-Bye Your Bear
  5. Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
  6. Wake Up Jeff!
  7. Wiggly Party
  8. Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)
  9. Wiggle Bay
  10. The Monkey Dance
  11. Get Ready to Wiggle
  12. Go Santa Go
  13. Dorothy (Would You Like to Dance with Me?)
  14. Ooh It's Captain Feathersword
  15. Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport (featuring Rolf Harris)
  16. Dressing Up
  17. Move Your Arms Like Henry (featuring Paul Hester on Drums)
  18. Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!
  19. Do the Owl (featuring Steve Irwin)
  20. The Zeezap Song
  21. Play Your Guitar with Murray
  22. Rockin' Santa (featuring John Fogerty)
  23. To Have a Tea Party
  24. Here Come the Chicken (featuring James Burton on Guitar)
  25. Getting Strong!
  26. Murray Had a Turtle
  27. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
  28. I'm Dorothy the Dinosaur!
  29. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (featuring Leo Sayer)
  30. Dr Knickerbocker
  31. The Shimmie Shake
  32. Over in the Meadow
  33. Wags the Dog is Chasing His Tail
  34. Monkey Man (featuring Kylie Minogue)
  35. Hot Poppin Popcorn (featuring Jamie Redfern)

2014 video

Hot Potatoes! The Best of the Wiggles
Directed byAnthony Field
Paul Field
Produced by Paul Field
Starring Murray Cook
Jeff Fatt
Anthony Field
Sam Moran
Greg Page
Lachlan Gillespie
Simon Pryce
Emma Watkins
Distributed byRoadshow/ABC DVD
Release date
  • 2 January 2014 (2014-01-02)
Running time
101 minutes
Country Australia

Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles is a 2014 update to the 2010 video of the same name. It is a compilation featuring some of The Wiggles' best songs from every generation.

Song list

  1. Hot Potato
  2. Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
  3. Do the Propeller!
  4. Monkey Man (feat. Kylie Minogue)
  5. Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
  6. Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
  7. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
  8. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (featuring Leo Sayer)
  9. Wake Up Jeff!
  10. Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep On His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)
  11. Ready, Steady, Wiggle!
  12. Getting Strong!
  13. Wiggle Bay
  14. The Monkey Dance
  15. Everybody, I Have a Question
  16. Get Ready To Wiggle
  17. The Shimmie Shake
  18. Go Santa Go
  19. Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance With Me?)
  20. Ooey, Ooey, Ooey Allergies!
  21. Ooh It's Captain Feathersword
  22. Dressing Up
  23. Murray Had A Turtle
  24. Michael Finnegan
  25. Move Your Arms Like Henry (featuring Paul Hester on Drums)
  26. Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!
  27. I'm Dorothy the Dinosaur!
  28. Simon Says
  29. Do The Owl (featuring Steve Irwin)
  30. Play Your Guitar With Murray
  31. I've Got My Glasses On!
  32. Hot Poppin Popcorn (featuring Jamie Redfern)
  33. Rockin' Santa (Featuring John Fogerty)
  34. Here Come the Chicken (featuring James Burton on Guitar)
  35. Say the Dance, Do the Dance

Cast

The Wiggles

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  1. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  2. ↑ "Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles/Amazon".
  3. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 301.
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