Carmen Sandiego: Out of This World

Carmen Sandiego: Out of This World

Soundtrack album by Rockapella, (feat. They Might Be Giants, XTC, 3 Brave Woodsmen, Greg Lee, and Lynn Thigpen)
Released	March 29, 1994
Genre	A cappella, rock, folk
Length	32:34 (CD), 33:03 (cassette)
Label	BMG Kidz, Zoom, Flight
Producer	Sean Altman, David Yazbek, Billy Straus

Carmen Sandiego: Out of This World is a soundtrack album to the children's television gameshow Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?. It was by Zoom Express and Flight Records.^[1] It mostly consists of songs by host Greg Lee, and also features songs by Rockapella, XTC, and They Might Be Giants. Lee was featured on 5 of the tracks, including a reworking of the gameshow's theme song.^[1] It is mostly a pop-rock album, and was released by the label Zoom Express in the United States on March 29, 1994. The CD version has a total running time of 32:34, and the cassette version has a total running time of 33:03 ^[2] .^[3]

Track list

This the track list for the album:^[4]

"Half a World Away": Billy Straus (composer), Greg Lee / 3 Brave Woodsmen (performer), 3:59 (running time)
"Big Wet Rag": David Yazbek (composer), Rockapella (performer), 2:39 (running time)
"Cherry in Your Tree": Andy Partridge (composer), XTC (performer), 2:53 (running time)
"A Brief Disclaimer": Greg Lee (performer), 0:32 (running time)
"Cake for Breakfast": David Yazbek (composer), Greg Lee (performer), 3:33 (running time)
"My Parent's Son": Sean Altman (composer), Greg Lee (performer), 3:45 (running time)
"Change My World": Sean Altman / Billy Straus (composer), Johnny Nexdor & His Neighbors (performer), 2:35 (running time)
"Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)": Lou Singer / Hy Zaret (composer), They Might Be Giants (performer), 2:50 (running time)
"Bugs": David Yazbek (composer), Greg Lee (performer), 3:50 (running time)
"Back to Chicago": Sean Altman (composer), Lynne Thigpen (performer), 2:47 (running time)
"Carmen's Song": Sean Altman / David Yazbek (composer), Greg Lee (performer) 3:11 (running time)

Personnel

Rockapella

Scott Leonard – high tenor

Sean Altman – tenor

Elliott Kerman – baritone

Barry Carl – bass

Jeff Thacher- vocal percussionist

Andy Partridge- vocals, guitar

Colin Moulding- vocals, bass guitar

Terry Chambers- drummer

Barry Andrews- vocals, keyboard

Dave Gregory- guitar

3 Brave Woodsmen
Burl Mann, Ian Jaeger, Norm Raposbec – vocals
Joanie Madden – tin whistle
Jamie Rodriguez – bodhran, spoons
James Ducey – chorus
Billy Straus – guitar, bass guitar

They Might Be Giants

Brian Doherty- drums

Graham Maby- bass guitar

John Flansburgh- vocals, guitar

John Linnell

Tony Maimone- bass guitar

Greg Lee- himself
Lynn Thigpen- The Chief

Special appearances

Johnny Nexdor & His Neighbors

Critical reception

Allmusic gave the album an editor rating of 3 stars out of 5.^[4]

Toledo Blade said artists like XTC and They Might Be Giants were used to appeal to a younger demographic. It added that some of the songs have "fun lyrics and make even older listeners smile".^[5]

References

External links

Carmen Sandiego

Carmen Sandiego (character) ACME and V.I.L.E.

Games	Where in the World (1985) Where in the U.S.A. (1986) Where in Europe Where in Time Where in North Dakota (prototype) Where in America's Past Where in the World Deluxe Where in the U.S.A. Deluxe Where in Space Junior Detective Where in the U.S.A. (1996) Where in the World (1996) Great Chase Through Time Word Detective Math Detective ThinkQuick Challenge Where in the World Treasures of Knowledge Secret of the Stolen Drums Where in the World 3: New Carmen Adventure Where in the World (2011) Adventures in Math (The Lady Liberty Larceny The Big Ben Burglary The Case of the Crumbling Cathedral The Great Gateway Grab The Island of Diamonds) Returns

Television and other media	Where in the World (game show) Where in Time (game show) Where on Earth (animation) Where in the Universe (planetarium show) Where in the World of Music (concert series)

Albums	Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Out of This World

Developers	Lauren Elliott Janese Swanson Brøderbund The Learning Company WGBH WQED DIC Entertainment Behaviour Interactive Strass Productions

Publishers & distributors	PBS Fox Kids Fox Family Channel Pax TV BAM! Entertainment Mindscape Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Actors	Lynne Thigpen Rita Moreno

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