Toot Toot! is the ninth album by Australian band the Wiggles, released in 1998 by ABC Music distributed by EMI. It won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1998.[3]

Toot Toot!
The original 1998 cover
Studio album by
Released1998
StudioFestival and Electric Avenue Studios, Sydney Australia[1]
GenreChildren's music
Length43:09
LabelABC, Lyrick Studios, Koch, Razor & Tie[2]
ProducerThe Wiggles
The Wiggles chronology
The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack
(1997)
Toot Toot!
(1998)
It's a Wiggly Wiggly World
(2000)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by (or trad. arr.Tooltip Arrangement by) The Wiggles except noted below

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car" 2:22
2."Look Both Ways"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field1:42
3."Dorothy the Dinosaur (Tell Me Who Is That Knocking?)" 1:24
4."Food Poem" (spoken) 0:12
5."Food Food Food (Oh How I Love My Food)"John Field2:08
6."John Bradlelum" 1:14
7."Captain Feathersword's Raincoat Story" (spoken) 0:56
8."Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy!"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field2:13
9."Bathtime" (Not featured on the Lyrick/Koch release)Raffi2:09
10."Wah Hoo Hey, I'm Combing My Hair Today" 2:00
11."Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" 2:23
12."Silver Bells That Ring in the Night" (Not featured on the Lyrick/Koch release) 2:12
13."Zardo Zap" 2:41
14."Henry the Octopus" 1:26
15."Move Your Arms Like Henry"Paul Field1:49
16."Do the Wiggle Groove"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field2:18
17."Balla Balla Intro" (spoken) 0:15
18."Balla Balla Bambina"Alfonso Rinaldi2:10
19."I Climb Ten Stairs" 1:11
20."We're Dancing with Wags the Dog" 1:22
21."Wags the Dog, He Likes to Tango" 1:04
22."Captain Feathersword Fell Asleep on His Pirate Ship (Quack Quack)" 1:55
23."Rocket" 1:50
24."Officer Beaples' Dance"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Dominic Lindsay1:41
25."Let's Have a Ceili"Lindsay2:04
Total length:43:09

Musicians

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source:[1]

  • Vocals: Greg Page
  • Backing Vocals: Mark Punch, Paul Paddick, Kevin Bennett, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Murray Cook
  • Guitars: Murray Cook, Anthony Field, Tony Douglass
  • Bass: Murray Cook
  • Drums/Percussion: Tony Henry, Paul Hester
  • Violin: Maria Schattovits
  • Cello: Margaret Lindsay
  • Trumpet: Dominic Lindsay

Release history

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The album was released in 1998 in CD and cassette formats:[4]

  • ABC Music: 7243 4 94411 25.[5]
  • ABC Music: 7243 4 94411 49.
  • ABC Music: 7243 4 96238 2 8 – CD re-release with new artwork[6]
  • Koch Records: KOC-CD-8685 – CD 2003 release with newer artwork
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Video

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Toot Toot!
Directed byChisholm McTavish
Produced byPaul Field
Starring
Music byThe Wiggles
Distributed byRoadshow Entertainment / ABC Video (#101484)
Release date
  • 17 October 1998 (1998-10-17)
Running time
46 minutes
CountryAustralia

Toot Toot! is the seventh video by the children's band the Wiggles. It was released in Australia on 17 October 1998,[7] and later re-released in 1999 to reflect set updates during production of the TV series. In the United Kingdom, the video was released under the title Big Red Car.

Song list

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  1. Look Both Ways
  2. John Bradlelum
  3. Henry's Underwater Big Band (1999 version only)
  4. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
  5. Food, Food, Food (Oh How I Love My Food)
  6. Go Captain Feathersword, Ahoy!
  7. Bathtime (1998 version only)
  8. Do the Wiggle Groove
  9. Dorothy the Dinosaur (Tell Me Who Is That Knocking?)
  10. Balla Balla Bambina
  11. I Climb Ten Stairs
  12. Move Your Arms Like Henry
  13. Silver Bells That Ring in the Night
  14. Wags the Dog, He Likes to Tango
  15. We're Dancing with Wags the Dog
  16. Officer Beaples' Dance
  17. Zardo Zap
  18. Let's Have a Ceili
  19. Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car

Cast

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The Wiggles:

Additional cast:

  • Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword
  • Leeanne Ashley as Dorothy the Dinosaur
  • Edward Rooke as Wags the Dog
  • Elisha Burke as Henry the Octopus
  • Leanne Halloran as Officer Beaples
  • Leanne Halloran and Elyssa Dawson as Zardo Zap
  • Mitchell Butel as Raiffe the Mechanic

Release date

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Toot Toot! was first released on 17 October 1998.[7]

In 1999, the Wiggles re-released the video, but made significant edits to reflect changes made in the television series. Although the general story is still about The Wiggles having to find a way to fix their Big Red Car, the scenes were redone with new animations and backgrounds. "Bathtime" and its introduction were replaced with a new version of the "Henry's Underwater Big Band" video.

The video was dedicated to the memory of Anthony's father, John Patrick Field, who played John the cook on the original 1994 version of Yummy Yummy.

The 1999 version was released to DVD in 2004 in Australia. The extras include a Wiggly Work storybook and two episodes from the Lights, Camera, Action TV series.[8]

From November 2019–January 2020, the video was uploaded to the Wiggles' YouTube channel in multiple parts, using the 1999 version.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b The Wiggles (1998). Toot, Toot! (Media notes). and The Wiggles (1998). Toot,Toot! (Media notes) (2nd ed.).
  2. ^ "Toot Toot!". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012.
  3. ^ "ARIA Awards 2010 : History: Winners by Year – 1998". ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Toot toot! The Wiggles – Details – Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  5. ^ The Wiggles (1998). Toot, Toot! (Media notes). Album cover.
  6. ^ The Wiggles (1998). Toot, Toot! (Media notes) (2nd ed.). Album cover.
  7. ^ a b The Powerhouse Museum exhibit notes the release date as September 1998, however the Wiggles announced a more precise date on their website:
  8. ^ "The Wiggles-Toot Toot (1999)". Michaeldvd.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  9. ^ Toot Toot! YouTube video uploads:
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