The Music of Disney box set released

First posted 11/17/2020.

The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song Various Artists

Released: September 14, 1992 Recorded: 1928-1991 Peak: -- US, -- UK, -- CN, -- AU Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, -- UK, 1.0 world (includes US and UK) Genre: soundtrack

Tracks: Song Title Movie/Show (year) – Act Recorded By (chart date, peaks) Click for codes to singles charts. Disc 1: “Turkey in the Straw“ Steamboat Willie (1928) - Traditional (12/25/26, 14 US) “Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?“ Three Little Pigs (1933) - Pinto Colvig/Mary Moder/Dorothy Compton/Billy Bletcher “Heigh-Ho“ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - The Dwarf Chorus (2/12/38, 3 US) “Whistle While You Work“ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Adriana Caselotti (2/12/38, 2 US, 2 HP) “Someday My Prince Will Come“ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Adriana Caselotti (2/19/38, 10 US) “When You Wish Upon a Star“ Pinocchio (1940) - Cliff Edwards (2/17/40, 10 US, 1 HP) “Give a Little Whistle“ Pinocchio (1940) - Cliff Edwards/Dickie Jones (3/2/40, 16 US) “Dance of the Reed Flutes” Fantasia (1940) - The Philadelphia Orch/Leopold Stokowski “Baby Mine“ Dumbo (1941) - Betty Noyes “Love Is a Song” Bambi (1942) - Donald Novis “Little April Shower” Bambi (1942) - Amy Lou Barnes/Sally Mueller/Mary Moder/Alice Sizer/Betty Bruce “Saludos Amigos” Saludos Amigos (1943) - Disney Studio Chorus “You Belong to My Heart” The Three Caballeros (1944) - Dora Luz “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah“ Song of the South (1946) - James Baskett “Ev’rybody Has a Laughing Place” Song of the South (1946) - James Baskett/Jesse Cryor/Johnny Lee/Nicodemus Stewart “The Lord Is Good to Me” Melody Time (1946) - Dennis Day “Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly)“ So Dear to My Heart (1946) - Burl Ives (2/12/49, 16 US, 1 AU) “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes“ Cinderella (1950) - Ilene Woods “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo“ Cinderella (1950) - Verna Felton/Ilene Woods/James McDonald (1/14/50, 22 US, 3 HP) “I’m Late” Alice In Wonderland (1951) - Bill Thompson/Kathryn Beaumont “The Unbirthday Song” Alice in Wonderland (1951) - Jerry Colonna/Ed Wynn/Kathryn Beaumont “The Second Star to the Right” Peter Pan (1953) - The Jud Conlon Chor “You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!” Peter Pan (1953) - Bobby Driscoll/Kathryn Beaumont/Paul Collins/Tommy Luske “Bella Notte” Lady and the Tramp (1955) - Bill Hamlin/Oliver Wallace “Once Upon a Dream“ Sleeping Beauty (1959) - Mary Costa/Bill Shirley “Cruella De Vil” 101 Dalmatians (1961) - Bill Lee/Lisa Davis/Ben Wright “Higitus Figitus” The Sword in the Stone (1963) - Karl Swenson/Ricky Sorenson Disc 2: “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious“ Mary Poppins (1964) - Julie Andrews/Dick Van Dyke/The Pearlie Chorus (4/24/65, 66 US, 80 CB, 73 HR, 14 AC) “A Spoonful of Sugar“ Mary Poppins (1964) - Julie Andrews “Chim Chim Cher-ee“ Mary Poppins (1964) - Dick Van Dyke/Julie Andrews/Karen Dotrice/Matthew Garber “Winnie the Pooh“ Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) - Disney Studio Chorus “The Bare Necessities“ The Jungle Book (1967) - Phil Harris/Bruce Reitherman “I Wan'na Be Like You“ The Jungle Book (1967) - Louis Prima/Phil Harris/Bruce Reitherman “The Aristocats” The Aristocats (1970) - Maurice Chevalier “Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat” The Aristocats (1970) - Phil Harris/Scatman Crothers/Thurl Ravenscroft/Liz English “The Age of Not Believing“ Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) - Angela Lansbury “Nobody's Problems“ Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971) - Angela Lansbury “Oo-De-Lally” Robin Hood (1973) - Roger Miller “Someone's Waiting for You” The Rescuers (1977) - Shelby Flint “Candle on the Water“ Pete's Dragon (1977) - Helen Reddy (12/24/77, 27 AC) “Best of Friends” The Fox and the Hound (1981) - Pearl Bailey “Perfect Isn't Easy” Oliver & Company (1988) - Bette Midler “Part of Your World“ The Little Mermaid (1989) - Jodi Benson “Under the Sea“ The Little Mermaid (1989) - Samuel E. Wright “Kiss the Girl“ The Little Mermaid (1989) - Samuel E. Wright “Be Our Guest“ Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Jerry Orbach/Angela Lansbury “Beauty and the Beast“ Beauty And The Beast (1991) - Angela Lansbury Disc 3: “A Whale of a Tale“ 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) - Kirk Douglas “Old Yeller” Old Yeller (1957) - Jerome Courtland “Pretty Irish Girl” Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) - Sean Connery “The Parent Trap” The Parent Trap (1961) - Tommy Sands/Annette Funicello “Castle in Spain” Babes in Toyland (1961) - Ray Bolger “Enjoy It” In Search of the Castaways (1962) - Maurice Chevalier/Hayley Mills “On the Front Porch” Summer Magic (1963) - Burl Ives “The Monkey's Uncle” The Monkey's Uncle (1965) - Annette Funicello “That Darn Cat” That Darn Cat (1965) - Bobby Darin “Fortuosity“ The Happiest Millionaire (1967) - Tommy Steele “Mickey Mouse Club March“ The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) - The Mouseketeers “I'm No Fool” The Mickey Mouse Club (1956) - Cliff Edwards “You, the Human Animal” The Mickey Mouse Club (1956) - Cliff Edwards “Mickey Mouse Club Alma Mater” The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) - The Mouseketeers/Jimmie Dodd “Wonderful World of Color (Main Title)” Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961) - The Wellingtons “The Spectrum Song” Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961) - Paul Frees “The Ballad Of Davy Crockett” Davy Crockett (1955) - The Mellomen “The Swamp Fox” The Swamp Fox (1959) - Leslie Nielsen “The Wonderful World of Disney (Main Title)” The Wonderful World Of Disney (1968) - George Bruns “Zorro” Zorro (1957) - The Mellomen “Strummin' Song” Walt Disney's Walt Disney Wonderful World of Color (1961) - Annette Funicello “Mister Piano Man” The Golden Horseshoe Revie (1962) - Annette Funicello “Duck Tales Theme” DuckTales (1990) - Jeff Pescetto “Tale Spin Theme” TaleSpin (1990) - Jim Gilstrap “Meet Me Down on Main Street” Disneyland (1956) - The Mellomen “The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room“ Disneyland (1963) - Wally Boag/Fulton Burley/Thurl Ravenscroft/The Mellomen “It's a Small World (After All)“ New York World's Fair (1964) - The Disneyland Chorus “Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)“ Disneyland (1967) - The Mellomen “There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow“ New York World's Fair (1964) - Rex Allen “Golden Dream“ EPCOT Center (1982) - Richard Page/Marti McCall “Main Street Electrical Parade“ Disneyland (1979) - Jean Jacques Perrey/Gershon Kingsley

Rating: 4.646 out of 5.00 (average of 7 ratings) Awards:

About the Album: This is the reason box sets exist. This “beautifuly packaged three-CD box set” AMG gathers eight decade’s worth of songs from Disney movies, shorts, TV shows, and theme park music. “Since the Disney catalog is in a state of constant change, this is the only place to get some songs that aren’t currently available; these days it’s a rare treat to hear Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmations…and Annette’s theme from The Monkey's Uncle” AZ and all in one place. There are an abundance of classic songs, including When You Wish Upon a Star from Pinocchio, Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, from Song of the South, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from Mary Poppins, and the earworm of all earworms which plays incessantly at Disney theme parks – It’s a Small World After All. There’s also music from a myriad of Disney movie favorites, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, and Cinderella up through modern classics like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. The wide array of performers include Julie Andrews, Pearl Bailey, George Burns, Maurice Chevalier, Sean Connery, Kirk Douglas, Annette Funicello, Burl Ives, Angela Lansbury, Bette Midler, Roger Miller, Louis Prima, Helen Reddy, and Dick Van Dyke. AZ “Disney buffs will love this set, although there are some popular songs missing.” AMG “Overall, The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song proves how significant the music from Disney’s films and television shows were to popular music and popular culture in general.” AMG

Resources and Related Links: DMDB encyclopedia entry for Walt Disney AMG All Music Guide review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine AZ Amazon review by John Sanchez WK Wikipedia