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| Racing to the Rainbow | ||||
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| Released | 28 August 2006 (AUS) 13 March 2007 (US) | |||
| Recorded | January 2006 | |||
| Studio | Tiger Sound, Sydney Australia | |||
| Genre | Children's music | |||
| Label | ABC (AUS) Koch Records (US) | |||
| Producer | Anthony Field | |||
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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. [1]
All tracks are written by (or trad arr. by) Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, except listed below
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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:
| Racing to the Rainbow | |
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| Directed by | Paul Field |
| Written by | Greg Truman |
| Produced by | Paul Field |
| Starring | Greg Page Anthony Field Murray Cook Jeff Fatt Paul Paddick Kamahl Georgie Parker Smoky Dawson |
| Edited by | Liam Donaghy David Roberts |
| Music by | The Wiggles |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Roadshow/ABC DVD |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
Racing to the Rainbow was released on ABC DVD in 2006.
The cast as listed on the video closing credits.
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