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Songs from	The Muppets' Wizard of Oz The Muppet Show
Released	2005
Format	CD
Label	Walt Disney Records
Cat no.	61325-7

Best of the Muppets featuring The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, released in May 2005, was the first new Muppet album since The Walt Disney Company purchased the rights to the Muppets. It was released as a soundtrack to The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, and also included nine bonus tracks of previously released material from The Muppet Show.

Eight of the nine songs had also been featured on Music, Mayhem and More!, a CD released by Rhino Records in 2002. The only new, non-Oz song was "Halfway Down the Stairs."

Track listing

Kansas - Ashanti
(Jeannie Lurie/Brandon Christy)
When I'm With You - Ashanti, Kermit, Gonzo, Fozzie & Pepe
(Michael Giacchino/Jeannie Lurie/Adam Cohen/Debra Frank/Steve L. Hayes)
The Witch Is in the House - Miss Piggy with Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
(Michael Giacchino/Jeannie Lurie/Brandon Christy/Adam Cohen)
Calling All Munchkins - The Munchkins Tap-your-knuckle Choir
(Michael Giacchino/Debra Frank/Steve L. Hayes)
Good Life - Ashanti
(Jeannie Lurie/Brandon Christy)
Nap Time - Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
(Brandon Christy)
The Muppet Show Theme - featuring the Muppets
(Jim Henson/Sam Pottle)
Mahna Mahna - Mahna Mahna and the two Snowths
(Piero Umiliani)
from The Muppet Show
(It's Not Easy) Bein' Green - Kermit
(Joe Raposo)
from The Muppet Show
Rainbow Connection - Kermit
(Paul Williams/Kenneth L. Ascher)
from The Muppet Movie
Lady of Spain - Marvin Suggs and his Muppaphone
(Stanley J. Damerell/Tolcard Evans/Robert Hargreaves/Henry B. Tilsley)
from The Muppet Show
Halfway Down the Stairs - Kermit & Robin
(A. A. Milne/H. Fraser Simson)
from The Muppet Show
What Now My Love? - Miss Piggy
(Gilbert F. Becaud/Pierre LeRoyer/Carl Sigman)
from The Muppet Show
Tenderly - Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
(Walter Gross/Jack Lawrence)
from The Muppet Show
Happy Feet - Kermit
(Milton Ager/Jack Yellen)
from The Muppet Show 2

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-The first new muppet album released since Disney purchased the rights to the muppets was released in May 2004. It was released as a soundtrack to [[The Muppets Wizard of Oz]]. Originally, Disney planned on only including songs from the movie in addition to [[The Rainbow Connection]] and a new hip hop version of [[Bein' Green]], called '''It Ain't Easy Bein' Green''', to be performed by [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Ashanti]]. However, it was decided not to include a new cover, and instead promote it as both a soundtrack and a release of some of the muppets best-known songs.
+{{album|soundtrack=''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]''<br>''[[The Muppet Show]]''|date=[[2005]]|format=CD|label=[[Walt Disney Records]]|catalogue=61325-7}}
+'''''Best of the Muppets featuring The Muppets' Wizard of Oz''''', released in May [[2005]], was the first new Muppet album since [[The Walt Disney Company]] purchased the rights to [[:Category:The Muppets Characters|the Muppets]]. It was released as a soundtrack to ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]'', and also included nine bonus tracks of previously released material from ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
+Eight of the nine songs had also been featured on ''[[Music, Mayhem and More!]]'', a CD released by [[Rhino Records]] in [[2002]]. The only new, non-Oz song was "[[Halfway Down the Stairs]]."
-Although only 1 out of the 9 songs that weren't from [[The Muppets Wizard of Oz]], '''[[Halfway Down The Stairs]]''', had not been included in [[The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More]] from two years earlier, [[Bein' Green]] had it's opening music included, and '''The Muppet Show Theme''' was presented in it's full, uncut version as heard in [[The Muppet Show (LP)]], probably the first time since the release of that album that the full album version was included on an album.
-==Track Listings==
+==Track listing==
+#[[Kansas (song)|Kansas]] - [[Ashanti]]<br /><small>(Jeannie Lurie/Brandon Christy)</small>
+#[[When I'm With You]] - Ashanti, [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]], [[Gonzo]], [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] & [[Pepe the King Prawn|Pepe]]<br /><small>([[Michael Giacchino]]/Jeannie Lurie/Adam Cohen/Debra Frank/Steve L. Hayes)</small>
+#[[The Witch Is in the House]] - [[Miss Piggy]] with [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem]]<br /><small>(Michael Giacchino/Jeannie Lurie/Brandon Christy/Adam Cohen)</small>
+#[[Calling All Munchkins]] - The Munchkins Tap-your-knuckle Choir<br /><small>(Michael Giacchino/Debra Frank/Steve L. Hayes)</small>
+#[[Good Life]] - Ashanti<br /><small>(Jeannie Lurie/Brandon Christy)</small>
+#[[Naptime (The Muppets Wizard of Oz)|Nap Time]] - Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem<br /><small>(Brandon Christy)</small>
+#[[The Muppet Show Theme]] - featuring the Muppets<br /><small>(Jim Henson/Sam Pottle)</small>
+#[[Mahna Mahna (song)|Mahna Mahna]] - [[Mahna Mahna (character)|Mahna Mahna]] and the two [[The Snowths|Snowths]]<br /><small>(Piero Umiliani)</small><br /><small>from ''[[The Muppet Show (album)|The Muppet Show]]''</small>
+#[[Bein' Green|(It's Not Easy) Bein' Green]] - Kermit<br /><small>(Joe Raposo)</small><br /><small>from ''The Muppet Show''</small>
+#[[The Rainbow Connection|Rainbow Connection]] - Kermit<br /><small>(Paul Williams/Kenneth L. Ascher)</small><br /><small>from ''[[The Muppet Movie (soundtrack)|The Muppet Movie]]''</small>
+#[[Lady of Spain]] - [[Marvin Suggs]] and his Muppaphone<br /><small>(Stanley J. Damerell/Tolcard Evans/Robert Hargreaves/Henry B. Tilsley)</small><br /><small>from ''The Muppet Show''</small>
+#[[Halfway Down the Stairs]] - Kermit & [[Robin the Frog|Robin]]<br /><small>(A. A. Milne/H. Fraser Simson)</small><br /><small>from ''The Muppet Show''</small>
+#[[What Now My Love?]] - Miss Piggy<br /><small>(Gilbert F. Becaud/Pierre LeRoyer/Carl Sigman)</small><br /><small>from ''The Muppet Show''</small>
+#[[Tenderly]] - Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem<br /><small>(Walter Gross/Jack Lawrence)</small><br /><small>from ''The Muppet Show''</small>
+#[[Happy Feet]] - Kermit<br /><small>(Milton Ager/Jack Yellen)</small><br /><small>from ''[[The Muppet Show 2]]''</small>
+==See also==
-# '''[[Kansas (song)|Kansas]]'''- [[Ashanti]].
+*[[Muppet Discography]]
-# '''[[When I'm With You]]'''- Ashanti, [[Kermit the Frog| Kermit]], [[The Great Gonzo| Gonzo]], [[Fozzie Bear]] & [[Pepe the King Prawn|Pepe]].
-# '''[[The Witch is In The House]]'''-[[Miss Piggy]] with [[Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem]].
-# '''[[Calling All Munchkins]]'''-The Munchkins Tap-your-knuckle Choir.
-# '''[[Good Life]]'''-Ashanti.
-# '''[[Naptime (The Muppets Wizard of Oz)|Nap Time]]'''-[[Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem]]
-# '''[[The Muppet Show Theme]]'''-featuring the Muppets.
-# '''[[Mahna Mahna (song)|Mahna Mahna]]'''-[[Mahna Mahna]] and the two [[The Snowths|Snowths]]
-# '''(It's Not Easy) [[Bein' Green]]'''-[[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]
-# '''[[The Rainbow Connection|Rainbow Connection]]-[[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]
-# '''[[Lady of Spain]]'''-[[Marvin Suggs]] and his Muppaphone.
-# '''[[Halfway Down The Stairs]]'''-[[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] & [[Robin]]
-# '''[[What Now My Love?]]'''-Miss Piggy.
-# '''[[Tenderly]]'''-[[Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem]]
-# '''[[Happy Feet]]'''-[[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Best Of The Muppets}}
-[[Category: Muppet Albums|Best of the Muppets]]
+[[Category: Muppet Albums]]
+[[Category: Muppets' Wizard of Oz Merchandise]]