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Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles is a compilation album by the Wiggles which features their greatest hits. The album was released on 7 May 2009. The album includes a track with James Burton on guitar and another track with Paul Hester on drums. Guest vocalists are Rolf Harris, Steve Irwin, Leo Sayer, Kylie Minogue, John Fogerty and Jamie Redfern. The CD version was released in 2009, while the DVD version was originally released in 2010 and re-released in 2014.[2]
Hot Potatoes! The Best of the Wiggles | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 7 May 2009 | |||
Genre | Children's music | |||
Label | ABC | |||
Producer | Anthony Field | |||
The Wiggles chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Track list
editNo. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Hot Potato" (from Yummy Yummy (re-recording)) | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field | |
2. | "Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)" (from Here Comes the Big Red Car) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
3. | "Fruit Salad" (from Yummy Yummy) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
4. | "Rock-a-Bye Your Bear" (from Wiggle Time!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
5. | "Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car" (from Toot Toot!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
6. | "Wake Up Jeff!" (from It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
7. | "Wiggly Party" (from Hoop Dee Doo: It's a Wiggly Party) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Craig Abercrombie, John Field | |
8. | "Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)" (from Toot Toot!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
9. | "Wiggle Bay" (from Wiggle Bay) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay | |
10. | "The Monkey Dance" (from Yummy Yummy (re-recording)) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field | |
11. | "Get Ready to Wiggle" (from Wiggle Time!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field | |
12. | "Go Santa Go" (from Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas) | John Field | |
13. | "Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance?)" (from It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
14. | "Ooh It's Captain Feathersword" (from The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack) | John Field | |
15. | "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" (from It's a Wiggly Wiggly World) | Rolf Harris | |
16. | "Dressing Up" (from Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay | |
17. | "Move Your Arms Like Henry" (from Toot Toot!) | Paul Field | |
18. | "Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!" (from Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay | |
19. | "Do the Owl" (from Wiggly Safari) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay, Steve Irwin | |
20. | "The Zeezap Song" (from Wiggle Bay) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay, Greg Truman | |
21. | "Play Your Guitar with Murray" (from Hoop Dee Doo: It's a Wiggly Party) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
22. | "Rockin' Santa!" (from Santa's Rockin'!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay | |
23. | "To Have a Tea Party" (from Getting Strong!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay | |
24. | "Here Come the Chicken" (from Racing to the Rainbow) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
25. | "Getting Strong!" (from Getting Strong!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay | |
26. | "Murray Had a Turtle" (from Pop Go the Wiggles!) | Trad | |
27. | "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" (from Pop Go the Wiggles!) | Trad | |
28. | "I'm Dorothy the Dinosaur" (from Dorothy the Dinosaur) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Paul Field | |
29. | "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (from You Make Me Feel Like Dancing) | Leo Sayer, Vincent Poncia | |
30. | "Dr Knickerbocker" (from You Make Me Feel Like Dancing) | Trad | |
31. | "The Shimmie Shake!" (from You Make Me Feel Like Dancing) | John Field, Paul Field | |
32. | "Over in the Meadow" (from Sing a Song of Wiggles) | Trad | |
33. | "Wags the Dog is Chasing His Tail" (from Go Bananas!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Moran, John Field, Paddick | |
34. | "Monkey Man" (from Go Bananas!) | Frederick Hibbert |
Personnel
editThe Wiggles
- Murray Cook
- Jeff Fatt
- Anthony Field
- Greg Page
- Sam Moran
Production
- Anthony Field – producer, musical arrangements
- Dominic Lindsay – musical and string arrangements
Charts
editChart (2009) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 88 |
2013 album
editHot Potatoes! The Best of the Wiggles | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 22 November 2013 | |||
Genre | Children's music | |||
Label | ABC | |||
Producer | Anthony Field | |||
The Wiggles chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editNo. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Hot Potato" (from Yummy Yummy (re-recording)) | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field | |
2. | "Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)" (from Here Comes the Big Red Car) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
3. | "Do the Propeller" (from Taking Off!) | Fatt, Field, John Field | |
4. | "Monkey Man" (from Go Bananas!) | Frederick Hibbert | |
5. | "Rock-a-Bye Your Bear" (from Wiggle Time) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
6. | "Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car" (from Toot, Toot!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
7. | "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" (from Pumpkin Face) | Trad | |
8. | "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (from You Make Me Feel Like Dancing) | Leo Sayer, Vincent Poncia | |
9. | "Wake Up Jeff!" (from It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
10. | "Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)" (from Toot, Toot!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
11. | "Ready, Steady Wiggle!" (from Furry Tales) | Fatt, Field, Paul Field, Gillespie, Pryce, Watkins | |
12. | "Getting Strong!" (from Getting Strong!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay | |
13. | "Wiggle Bay" (from Wiggle Bay) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay | |
14. | "The Monkey Dance" (from Yummy Yummy (re-recording)) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field | |
15. | "Everybody, I Have a Question" (from Go Santa Go) | Field, Gillespie, Pryce, Watkins | |
16. | "Get Ready to Wiggle" (from Wiggle Time) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field | |
17. | "The Shimmie Shake" (from You Make Me Feel Like Dancing) | John Field, Paul Field | |
18. | "Go Santa Go" (from Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas) | John Field | |
19. | "Dorothy (Would Like to Dance?)" (from It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
20. | "Ooey, Ooey, Ooey Allergies!" (from Pumpkin Face) | Cook, Fatt, Field, John Field, Pryce | |
21. | "Ooh It's Captain Feathersword" (from The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack) | John Field | |
22. | "Dressing Up" (from Whoo Hoo Wiggly Gremlins) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay | |
23. | "Murray Had a Turtle" (from Pop Goes The Wiggles!) | Trad | |
24. | "Michael Finnegan" (from Apples and Bananas) | Trad | |
25. | "Move Your Arms Like Henry" (from Toot, Toot!) | Paul Field | |
26. | "Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!" (from Whoo Hoo Wiggly Gremlins) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay | |
27. | "I'm Dorothy the Dinosaur" (from Dorothy the Dinosaur) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Paul Field | |
28. | "Simon Says" (from Taking Off!) | Trad | |
29. | "Do the Owl" (from Wiggly Safari) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay, Steve Irwin | |
30. | "Play Your Guitar with Murray" (from Hoop Dee Doo: It's a Wiggly Party) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
31. | "I've Got My Glasses On!" (from Taking Off!) | Fatt, Field, John Field | |
32. | "Hot Poppin' Popcorn" (from Hot Poppin' Popcorn) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Moran, John Field, Paddick | |
33. | "Rockin' Santa!" (from Santa's Rockin'!) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Lindsay | |
34. | "Here Come the Chicken" (from Racing to the Rainbow) | Cook, Fatt, Field, Page | |
35. | "Say the Dance, Do the Dance" (from Furry Tales) | John Field |
Credits for 'Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles' CD
editThe Wiggles: Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Sam Moran, Greg Page
Music Produced By: Anthony Field
String Arrangements By: Dominic Lindsay
Video
editHot Potatoes! The Best of the Wiggles | |
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Directed by | Paul Field |
Produced by | Paul Field |
Starring | Murray Cook Jeff Fatt Anthony Field Sam Moran Greg Page |
Edited by | David Roberts George Barillaro |
Music by | The Wiggles |
Distributed by | Roadshow/ABC DVD |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | Australia |
The video is a 2010 compilation video, containing some of their best songs. Unlike other songs, the video version of "Ooh It's Captain Feathersword" is sung by Sam Moran since it was from Wiggledancing! Live in Concert.
Songs
edit- Hot Potato
- Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)
- Fruit Salad
- Rock-a-Bye Your Bear
- Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
- Wake Up Jeff!
- Wiggly Party
- Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)
- Wiggle Bay
- The Monkey Dance
- Get Ready to Wiggle
- Go Santa Go
- Dorothy (Would You Like to Dance with Me?)
- Ooh It's Captain Feathersword
- Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport (featuring Rolf Harris)
- Dressing Up
- Move Your Arms Like Henry (featuring Paul Hester on Drums)
- Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!
- Do the Owl (featuring Steve Irwin)
- The Zeezap Song
- Play Your Guitar with Murray
- Rockin' Santa (featuring John Fogerty)
- To Have a Tea Party
- Here Come the Chicken (featuring James Burton on Guitar)
- Getting Strong!
- Murray Had a Turtle
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- I'm Dorothy the Dinosaur!
- You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (featuring Leo Sayer)
- Dr Knickerbocker
- The Shimmie Shake
- Over in the Meadow
- Wags the Dog is Chasing His Tail
- Monkey Man (featuring Kylie Minogue)
- Hot Poppin Popcorn (featuring Jamie Redfern)
2014 video
editHot Potatoes! The Best of the Wiggles | |
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Directed by | Anthony Field Paul Field |
Produced by | Paul Field |
Starring | Murray Cook Jeff Fatt Anthony Field Sam Moran Greg Page Lachlan Gillespie Simon Pryce Emma Watkins |
Distributed by | Roadshow/ABC DVD |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles is a 2014 update to the 2010 video of the same name. It is a compilation featuring some of The Wiggles' best songs from every generation.
Song list
edit- Hot Potato
- Can You (Point Your Fingers And Do The Twist?)
- Do the Propeller!
- Monkey Man (feat. Kylie Minogue)
- Rock-A-Bye Your Bear
- Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (featuring Leo Sayer)
- Wake Up Jeff!
- Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep On His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)
- Ready, Steady, Wiggle!
- Getting Strong!
- Wiggle Bay
- The Monkey Dance
- Everybody, I Have a Question
- Get Ready To Wiggle
- The Shimmie Shake
- Go Santa Go
- Dorothy (Would You Like To Dance With Me?)
- Ooey, Ooey, Ooey Allergies!
- Ooh It's Captain Feathersword
- Dressing Up
- Murray Had A Turtle
- Michael Finnegan
- Move Your Arms Like Henry (featuring Paul Hester on Drums)
- Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!
- I'm Dorothy the Dinosaur!
- Simon Says
- Do The Owl (featuring Steve Irwin)
- Play Your Guitar With Murray
- I've Got My Glasses On!
- Hot Poppin Popcorn (featuring Jamie Redfern)
- Rockin' Santa (Featuring John Fogerty)
- Here Come the Chicken (featuring James Burton on Guitar)
- Say the Dance, Do the Dance
Cast
editThe Wiggles
editReferences
edit- ^ Monger, James Christopher. Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ "Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles/Amazon".
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 301.