| Pigtails | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | Crest Records Studios, Melbourne | |||
| Genre | Children's | |||
| Length | 33:00 | |||
| Label | Crest | |||
| Franciscus Henri chronology | ||||
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| 1990 re-release | ||||
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Pigtails is the third studio album by Dutch-Australian children's music performer, Franciscus Henri. It was originally issued in 1976 on Crest Records. The album has been reissued twice between 1990 and 2010. [1]
All tracks are written by Traditional, unless otherwise shown.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Entertaining" | 1:30 |
| 2. | "Sing" | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Old Witch" (J Kane, M Walmsley) | 2:01 |
| 4. | "I Love" | 2:06 |
| 5. | "Randolph the Rat" | 1:57 |
| 6. | "Shimmer Swimmer" (G Scotford, J Leask) | 1:20 |
| 7. | "What’s it Like?" (Scotford, Leask) | 1:21 |
| 8. | "Playing the Piano" (Edward MacKay) | 2:11 |
| 9. | "Pigtails" (Henri) | 2:24 |
| 10. | "Hi-Lilly Hi-Lo" (Bronislau Kaper, Helen Deutsch) | 2:36 |
| 11. | "What Can You Do?" | 1:52 |
| 12. | "Snail" (Don Spencer) | 3:08 |
| 13. | "Roll a Bowl" (Scotford, Leask) | 2:07 |
| 14. | "Pony Man" (Gordon Lightfoot) | 4:43 |
| 15. | "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead" (Harold Arlen, Edgar Harburg) | 2:00 |
| 16. | Untitled | 0:28 |
Crest Records, catalogue no. CRTMB003
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