Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs |
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| Studio album by
Riders in the Sky
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| Released | August 29, 2000 | |||
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| Length | 29 minutes | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
| Producer | Joey Miskulin | |||
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Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs is a super fun music album. It's also called Woody's Roundup for short. A cool Western music band named Riders in the Sky made this album. It was released on August 29, 2000, as a Compact Disc (CD).
This album is packed with Western-style songs. Many of them were inspired by the "Woody's Roundup" TV show. You might remember that show from the movie Toy Story 2. The album has new songs written by Riders in the Sky. It also includes songs by Randy Newman, who creates music for Toy Story. Plus, there are "cover songs," which are new versions of older, well-known tunes.
Woody's Roundup won a huge award! It received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children in 2001. This is a very important award for music made for kids. The song "Woody's Roundup" was even used by NASA. They played it to wake up the astronauts on the STS-133 space mission!
Songs on the Album
This album has many great songs. Some are new, and some are classic tunes. Here is a list of all the songs you can find on Woody's Roundup.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Woody's Roundup" (Newman) | 1:56 |
| 2. | "Act Naturally" (Morrison/Russell) | 2:25 |
| 3. | "Jessie, the Yodelin' Cowgirl" (Green) | 3:09 |
| 4. | "The Ballad of Bullseye" (LaBour) | 2:32 |
| 5. | "You've Got a Friend in Me" (Newman) | 2:06 |
| 6. | "Hey Howdy Hey" (Kostroff/Healey) | 2:05 |
| 7. | "My Favorite Toys" (LaBour) | 1:55 |
| 8. | "How Does She Yodel?" (Green) | 2:26 |
| 9. | "The Prospector Polka" (Miskulin) | 2:12 |
| 10. | "You've Got a Friend in Me (instrumental)" (Newman) | 2:04 |
| 11. | ""One, Two, Three," Said the Prospector" (Green) | 2:23 |
| 12. | "Home on the Range" (Higley/Traditional) | 2:29 |
| 13. | "Shh! A Secret Bonus Track! (To Infinity and Beyond)" (LaBour) | 1:59 |
Who Made the Music?
Many talented musicians worked on Woody's Roundup. Here are the main people who helped create this album:
- Douglas B. Green (also known as Ranger Doug) played guitar and sang.
- Fred LaBour (also known as Too Slim) played the Bunkhouse Bass and guitar. He also sang and made cool sound effects.
- Paul Chrisman (also known as Woody Paul) played the fiddle and sang.
- Joey Miskulin (also known as Joey The Cowpolka King) played the accordion, keyboard, and percussion. He also sang and made sound effects.
- Devon Dawson sang on the songs "Jessie, the Yodelin' Cowgirl" and "How Does She Yodel?".
- Other musicians included Richard O'Brien on guitars, Jonathan Yudkin on fiddle, and Bob Mater on drums and percussion.
- Six children also sang on the song "Hey Howdy Hey"!
