The Muppet Show (album)


Songs from	The Muppet Show
Released	1977
Format	LP
Label	Arista Records
Cat no.	AB 4152

Tms s1 cast — Original photo used for cover.

The Muppet Show album is a collection of songs and sketches from the first season of the show. It also contains framing material recorded especially for the album, such as Kermit's introductions, backstage moments with Miss Piggy, Fozzie, and Animal, and heckling by Statler and Waldorf. Non-musical segments reused from the show are presented without a laugh track.

The album reached #153 on Billboard's Top LPs and Tapes chart, and also won a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children. It was a number one hit in the United Kingdom, knocking The Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl off the #1 spot.

The LP cover is a first season cast photo of the characters arranged around the backstage set, with a larger photo of Kermit holding a microphone pasted at the center.

While most international releases feature English-language recordings, there were several versions dubbed in the native language of the country, including the French, German, Italian, and Brazilian-Portuguese releases.

Track listing[]

Side One

The Muppet Show Theme (Henson, Pottle) - The Entire Cast
Introduction by Kermit the Frog
Mississippi Mud (Barris, Cavanaugh) - The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband
Dialogue with Statler and Waldorf
Dialogue with Kermit and Miss Piggy
Mahna Mahna (Umiliani) with Lullaby of Birdland (Shearing, Weiss) - Mahna Mahna
The Great Gonzo Eats a Rubber Tire to "The Flight of the Bumble Bee" (R. Korsakov)
Mr. Bassman (J. Cymbal) - Floyd and Scooter
Dialogue with Kermit and Fozzie Bear
Cottleston Pie (A. A. Milne, Haynie) - Rowlf
The Amazing Marvin Suggs and His Muppaphone Play "Lady of Spain" (Scott, Reaves, Evans)
Pachalafaka (Taylor) (International releases only)
Lydia the Tattooed Lady (Harburg, Arlen) - Kermit
Halfway Down the Stairs (A. A. Milne, Simson) - Robin

Side Two

Tenderly (Lawrence, Gross) - Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
Dialogue with Kermit and Animal
I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog (Braunstein) - Mary Louise
Dialogue with Statler and Waldorf
Dialogue with Kermit and Miss Piggy
Tit Willow (Gilbert, Sullivan) - Rowlf and Sam the Eagle
Veterinarian's Hospital - "A Soap Opera": Dr. Bob, Nurse Piggy and Nurse Janice
(music written by Derek Scott)
Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear (Newman) - "As sung by Scooter and danced by Fozzie"
Dialogue with Kermit and Miss Piggy
What Now My Love? (Delanoe, Becaud, Sigman) - Miss Piggy
A Monologue by Fozzie Bear (with the assistance of Kermit)
(music written by Derek Scott)
Hugga Wugga (International releases only)
Trees (Kilmer, Rasbach) - Wayne and Wanda
Sax and Violence (Henson) - Nigel, Zoot and Mahna Mahna
Bein' Green (Raposo) - Kermit

Note[]

Sam the Eagle's introduction of Wayne and Wanda is actually from their performance of "Stormy Weather".

The Players[]

Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Sam the Eagle, Marvin Suggs, and Assorted Other Characters
Jerry Nelson as Floyd, Kermit's Nephew Robin, Country Trio, Uncle Deadly
Richard Hunt as Scooter, Sweetums, Statler, Wayne, Mildred
Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Zoot, Bunsen Honeydew, Muppy
Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf, Swedish Chef, Waldorf, Newsman
Eren Ozker as Hilda, Wanda, Janice
John Lovelady as Crazy Harry, Nigel
Fran Brill Happens to Be In Love with a Big Blue Frog.

Album Credits[]

Executive Producer: Jim Henson
Producer: Jack Burns
Director: Peter Harris
Writers: Jack Burns, Jerry Juhl, Marc London, Jim Henson
Musical Associate: Derek Scott
Orchestra Conducted by: Jack Parnell
Musical Consultant: Larry Grossman
Audio: Roger Knight, Ted Scott
Executive Producer, Henson Associates: David Lazer

This album is produced by Jim Henson, with the help of Peter Harris. Studio Producer: Jed Kearse. Re-mix Engineer: Larry Bartlet. Album Design: Michael Frith. Poster Designs: Miguel Sanchez. © Henson Associates, Inc. 1956, 1976, 1977.