THE MUPPET MOVIE
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING

Original 1979 album liner notes

SIDE ONE

1. RAINBOW CONNECTION  (3:14)
Kermit (Jim Henson)

2. MOVIN’ RIGHT ALONG  (2:58)
Kermit & Fozzie (Jim Henson, Frank Oz)

3. NEVER BEFORE, NEVER AGAIN  (2:27)
Miss Piggy (Frank Oz)

4. NEVER BEFORE, NEVER AGAIN  (3:50)
Instrumental

5. I HOPE THAT SOMETHIN’ BETTER COMES ALONG  (3:58)
Kermit & Rowlf (Jim Henson)

Music and Lyrics by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher
Songs used by permission of Welbeck Music Corp., ASCAP.
(ST-A-794319-PR)


SIDE TWO

1. CAN YOU PICTURE THAT  (2:30)
(Paul Williams - Kenny Ascher)
Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz)

2. I HOPE THAT SOMETHIN’ BETTER COMES ALONG  (2:29)
Instrumental
(Paul Williams - Kenny Ascher)

3. I’M GOING TO GO BACK THERE SOMEDAY  (2:52)
(Paul Williams - Kenny Ascher)
Gonzo (Dave Goelz)

4. AMERICA  (0:53)
 (Traditional.  Arranged by Ian Freebairn-Smith)
Fozzie (Frank Oz)

5. ANIMAL… COME BACK ANIMAL  (1:30)
Instrumental
(Paul Williams)

6. FINALE: THE MAGIC STORE  (5:16)
(Paul Williams - Kenny Ascher)
The Muppets (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Kathryn Mullen)

Songs used by permission of Welbeck Music Corp., ASCAP.
(ST-A-794320-PR)


Musicians:
Guitars: Art Munson, Ernie Corallo, Anthony Berg
Keyboards: Kenny Ascher, David Garland, Michael Melvoin, Randy Kerber
Drums: Gary Mallaber, James Gordon
Percussion: Mark Stevens, Alan Estes
Bass: Colin Cameron, Reinhold Press
Saxophone: David Garland
Harmonica: Tommy Morgan


PRODUCED BY PAUL WILLIAMS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: JIM HENSON

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY PAUL WILLIAMS AND KENNY ASCHER
EXCEPT AMERICA TRADITIONAL, ARRANGED BY IAN FREEBAIRN-SMITH
EXCEPT ANIMAL… COME BACK ANIMAL BY PAUL WILLIAMS

Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by Ian Freebairn-Smith

Recorded by Gary Ulmer, Music Recorders, Inc. and Danny Wallen, Burbank Studios

Assistant Engineer: Michael Perricone

Remixed by Mentor Williams, Third Son Productions Inc. and Gary Ulmer, Music Recording, Inc.


Post production by Mentor Williams

Mastered by Bob Carbone and Mentor Williams, A&M Studios, Hollywood, California


Cover illustration by Michael K. Frith

Album design by Rick Wetzel


STEREO

ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION, 75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019, A WARNER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
Manufactured by Columbia House Under License

(P) © 1979 Henson Associates, Inc. Printed in U.S.A. Warning: Unauthorized reproduction of this recording is prohibited by Federal law and subject to criminal prosecution.

Atlantic SD 16001

CRC



THE
MUPPET
MOVIE

SIR LEW GRADE and MARTIN STARGER present
A JIM HENSON PRODUCTION
“THE MUPPET MOVIE”
Executive Producer MARTIN STARGER / Produced by JIM HENSON
Written by JERRY JUHL & JACK BURNS / Directed by JAMES FRAWLEY
Music & Lyrics by PAUL WILLIAMS and KENNY ASCHER
Co-produced by DAVID LAZER
Starring The Muppet Performers JIM HENSON, FRANK OZ
JERRY NELSON, RICHARD HUNT, DAVE GOELZ
Costarring CHARLES DURNING and AUSTIN PENDELTON


Look for the MUPPET MOVIE BOOK
A Muppet Press Book from Peacock Press/Bantam Books

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