The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More

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The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More
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ReleasedSeptember 17, 2002
Genre Comedy music, variety
Label Jim Henson Home Entertainment, Rhino
The Muppets chronology
Muppets from Space: Original Motion Picture Score
(1999)
The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More
(2002)
Best of the Muppets featuring The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
(2005)

The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More is a Muppets soundtrack/compilation album released in 2002 by Rhino and Jim Henson Home Entertainment. Its release commemorates the 25th anniversary of The Muppet Show . Although the disc is considered a Muppet Show and Muppets soundtrack collection, it includes two tracks that originated on Sesame Street ("Mahna Mahna" and "Bein' Green").

Contents

This was the last Muppet album produced before The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the Muppets in 2004; since then Muppet albums have been released by Walt Disney Records.

Track listing

Track Listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."The Muppet Show Theme" Sam Pottle, Jim Henson The Muppets0:55
2."Mahna Mahna/Lullaby of Birdland" Piero Umiliani, George Shearing, George David Weiss Mahna Mahna and the Snowths2:17
3."There's a New Sound"Tony Burello Scooter 4:29
4."The Amazing Marvin Suggs and His Muppaphone Play 'Lady Of Spain'"Stanley Damerell, Tolchard Evans, Robert Hargreaves, Henry Tilsley Marvin Suggs 1:38
5."Trees" Joyce Kilmer, Oscar Rabach Sam the Eagle, Wayne and Wanda0:40
6."A Monologue by Fozzie Bear"Dialogue- Jerry Juhl, Jim Henson, Frank Oz Fozzie Bear and Kermit the Frog 1:51
7."Bein' Green" Joe Raposo Kermit2:13
8."Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear" Randy Newman Scooter and Fozzie Bear1:57
9."Tenderly" Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem 2:00
10."Wishing Song"Paul Tracey Gonzo the Great 2:28
11."What Now My Love?" Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë Miss Piggy 2:17
12."Happy Feet" Milton Ager Kermit and Frog Chorus1:38
13."We Got Us" Walter Marks The Muppets1:24
14."Closing Theme (Instrumental)"Pottle, HensonDr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem0:57
15."Rainbow Connection" Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher Kermit3:16
16."Movin' Right Along"Williams, AscherKermit and Fozzie2:57
17."Can You Picture That?"Williams, AscherDr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem2:31
18."Finale: The Magic Store"Williams, AscherThe Muppets5:19
19."Hey A Movie!"RaposoKermit2:41
20."Happiness Hotel"RaposoThe Muppets3:05
21."The First Time It Happens"RaposoMiss Piggy and Kermit4:12
22."Together Again" Jeff Moss Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and The Muppets2:53
23."I'm Gonna Always Love You"MossMiss Piggy, Kermit, Fozzie, Rowlf the Dog, Scooter, Gonzo2:57
24."He'll Make Me Happy"MossKermit, Miss Piggy, and the Muppets2:05
25."One More Sleep 'Til Christmas"WilliamsKermit2:49
26."Love Led Us Here" Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil Kermit and Miss Piggy2:22
27."I'm Going to Go Back There Someday"Williams, AscherGonzo3:29

Reception

Allmusic found that the mix of Muppet Show and Muppet movie music to be off-putting, saying, "Many listeners may find that the paltry amount of material from The Muppet Show merely whets their appetite for more. The soundtracks (apart from The Muppet Movie) don't pack the same combination of energy, laughs, and pathos that the TV show did; they try too hard to be statements or big emotional moments and lack the effortless grace of The Muppet Show." [1]

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