Wombling Songs

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Wombling Songs
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Studio album by
the Wombles
ReleasedFebruary 1974
Recorded1973
StudioCBS Studios, Wessex Studios
Genre
Length35:29
Label CBS
Producer Mike Batt
The Wombles chronology
Wombling Songs
(1974)		 Remember You're a Womble
(1974)
Singles from Wombling Songs
  1. "The Wombling Song"
    Released: October 1973

Wombling Songs is the first album released by the Wombles. "The Wombling Song" was released as a single. The album was written, arranged and performed by Mike Batt, with vocals credited to "the younger Wombles, assisted by Mike Batt".

Contents

History and reception

According to Batt, the album is a simple compilation of character songs and background music for the television series. [2] It has garnered a small cult following in the 21st century, with music journalist Bob Stanley calling it "something of a kid-rock masterpiece, a pre-teen Odessey and Oracle , chock-full of woodwinds, harpsichords, and minor-key McCartney-esque melodies". [3] Staff writers of The Scotsman noted the album's "glimpses of pop sophistication – the clarinet figure in the theme tune, the wistful pop of Orinoco's song "Dreaming In The Sun"...". [1]

In 2022, Batt revealed he destroyed the master tapes of Wombling Songs and the three subsequent Wombles albums, so "people can't fuck with them after I'm gone...if I wanted to go back and change it I would. They aren’t perfection but they are a faithful representation of what I offered to the world in 1974 and 1975." [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Batt.

  1. "The Wombling Song (Television Version)" - 1:40
  2. "Wombles Everywhere" (3:20)
  3. "Exercise Is Good for You (Laziness Is Not)" - 2:30
  4. "The Wombles' Warning" - 3:25
  5. "Tobermory" - 3:35
  6. "Dreaming in the Sun (Orinoco's Song)" - 4:10
  7. "Madame Cholet" - 3:48
  8. "Great Uncle Bulgaria's March" - 3:28
  9. "Wellington Womble" - 3:50
  10. "Bungo's Birthday" - 2:30
  11. "Wombling Along (Link Piece)" - 0:48
  12. "The Wombling Song (Full Version)" - 2:25

Charts

Chart performance for Wombling Songs
Chart (1974)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [5] [6] 19

References

  1. 1 2 "Album reviews: The Wombles: Wombling Songs, Remember You're a Womble, Keep On Wombling, Superwombling". The Scotsman . 19 June 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Kim Cooper; David Smay; Jake Austen (2001). Bubblegum Music Is the Naked Truth. Feral House. p. 159. ISBN   0-922915-69-5.
  3. ↑ Stanley, Bob (2 December 2010). "Bubblegum pop: all the young dudes". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Shutler, Ali (10 October 2022). "Wombles songwriter destroys master tapes to avoid The Beatles-style remasters". NME . Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Wombles at Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Neil Warwick; Jon Kutner; Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book Of The British Charts: Singles and Albums. Omnibus Press. pp. 1203–1204. ISBN   1-84449-058-0.
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