Racing to the Rainbow

{{Short description|2006 studio album/video by The Wiggles}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Racing to the Rainbow

| type = studio

| artist = the Wiggles

| cover = Racing to the Rainbow cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = 28 August 2006 (AUS)
{{start date|df=yes|2007|3|13}} (US)

| recorded = January 2006

| studio = Tiger Sound, Sydney Australia

| genre = Children's music

| length =

| label = ABC (AUS)
Koch Records (US)

| producer = Anthony Field

| prev_title = Splish Splash Big Red Boat

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Christmas Classics

| next_year = 2006

}}

Racing to the Rainbow is the 25th album by Australian children's music group, The Wiggles. This album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2006|title=ARIA Awards|author=|date=|work=ariaawards.com.au|accessdate=1 February 2016}}

Track list

{{track listing

| all_writing = (or trad arr. by) Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, except listed below

| title1 = Intro

| title2 = Here Come the Chicken

| writer2 =

| title3 = Bump-a-Deedle

| writer3 = Malvina Reynolds

| title4 = Music Box Dancer

| writer4 = Frank Mills

| title5 = Shakin' Like a Leafy Tree

| writer5 = Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay

| title6 = Teddy Bears Big Day Out

| writer6 = Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay

| title7 = Rainbow of Colours

| writer7 = Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay

| title8 = Blow Up Your Balloon (Huff & Huff & Puff)

| writer8 =

| title9 = The Chew Chew Song

| writer9 = Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Dominic Lindsay

| title10 = The Princess of the Sea

| writer10 = Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Sam Moran, Brett Clarke

| title11 = Polly Put the Kettle On

| writer11 = (Trad arr) Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Paul Paddick

| title12 = Do the Daddy Long Legs

| writer12 = Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay

| title13 = Stamp Your Feet (To the Heavy Beat)

| writer13 = Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay

| title14 = He's a Bird! What a Bird!

| writer14 = Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay

| title15 = The Tra-La-La Song

| writer15 = Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay

| title16 = Huddle, Huddle, Huddle Along (The Football Song)

| writer16 = Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay

| title17 = The Wheels on the Bus

| title18 = Go to Sleep Jeff (Brahms' Lullaby)

| writer18 = Brahms/arr. Angela Lindsay, Dominic Lindsay, Margaret Lindsay, Maria Lindsay, Steve Machamer

| title19 = Row, Row, Row Your Boat

| title20 = Rockin' on the Water

| writer20 = Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Paul Field

| title21 = Five Little Ducks

| title22 = Everybody Dance!

| writer22 = Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay

| title23 = Love Train

| writer23 = Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff

}}

And on the DVD but not the CD:

Video

{{Infobox film

| name = Racing to the Rainbow

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| director = Paul Field

| producer = Paul Field

| writer = Greg Truman

| starring = Greg Page
Anthony Field
Murray Cook
Jeff Fatt
Paul Paddick
Kamahl
Georgie Parker
Smoky Dawson

| music = The Wiggles

| editing = Liam Donaghy
David Roberts

| studio = The Wiggles Pty Ltd

| distributor = Roadshow/ABC DVD

| released = {{Film date|2006|09|07|Aus|df=yes}}

| runtime = 110 minutes

| country = Australia

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Racing to the Rainbow was released on ABC DVD in 2006.

=Songs=

  1. "Here Come the Chicken"
  2. "Shakin' Like a Leafy Tree"
  3. "Run, Run, Run Away (A Storm is on Its Way)"
  4. "Teddy Bears' Big Day Out"
  5. "Rainbow of Colours"
  6. "Blow Up Your Balloon (Huff and Huff and Puff)"
  7. "The Chew Chew Song"
  8. "The Princess of the Sea"
  9. "Benny Put the Kettle On"
  10. "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep"
  11. "Stamp Your Feet (To the Heavy Beat)"
  12. "He's a Bird! What a Bird!"
  13. "Do the Daddy Long Legs"
  14. "The Tra-La-La Song"
  15. "Huddle, Huddle, Huddle Along (The Football Song)"
  16. "The Wheels on the Bus"
  17. "Go to Sleep Jeff (Brahms' Lullaby)"
  18. "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
  19. "Rockin' on the Water"
  20. "Five Little Ducks"
  21. "Everybody Dance!"

=Cast=

The cast as listed on the video closing credits.

; The Wiggles

; Also featuring

  • Captain Feathersword: Paul Paddick
  • Dorothy the Dinosaur: Lyn Moran and Clare Field
  • Voiceover: Zoe Velez
  • Henry the Octopus: Katherine Patrick
  • Voiceover: Jeff Fatt
  • Wags the Dog: Kristy Talbot
  • Voiceover: Mic Conway
  • Magdalena the Mermaid: Larissa Wright
  • King of the Road: Kamahl
  • Smoky Dawson
  • Queen of the Rainbow: Georgie Parker

Tour

From 30 November 2006 – 18 November 2007 the Wiggles embarked on the Racing to the Rainbow Show tour in the USA, Europe and Australia. This tour introduced new yellow wiggle Sam Moran. Two of the shows in Australia were filmed for their DVD Wiggledancing Live in Concert.

References

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