Muppet Beach Party

Muppet Beach Party
Studio album by The Muppets
Released	May 25, 1993
Recorded	1992-1993
Genre	Comedy
Length	33:25
Label	Jim Henson, BMG Kidz
The Muppets chronology
Ol' Brown Ears is Back (1993) Muppet Beach Party (1993) Kermit Unpigged (1994)

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AllMusic	[1]

Muppet Beach Party is a music and comedy record released by The Jim Henson Company through BMG Kidz in 1993. The album consisted of the Muppets having an all-day beach party and performing popular songs, mostly from the 1960s. Similar to The Muppet Show albums from the late 1970s, the album divides song tracks with Muppet dialogue. It was released in CD and cassette form, with the latter including a poster with lyrics on the opposite side.

The album was the first full-length Muppet album to feature Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog's new voice after the death of Jim Henson.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Surfin' U.S.A."	Chuck Berry, Brian Wilson	Kermit the Frog and Clifford	3:10
2.	"Wooly Bully"	Domingo Samudio	Gonzo the Great, Rizzo the Rat, and Fozzie Bear	2:18
3.	"Under the Boardwalk"	Kenny Young, Arthur Resnick	Clifford with the Surf Rats	3:24
4.	"Sugar Shack"	Keith McCormack, Fay Voss	The Great Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat	2:31
5.	"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"	Paul Vance, Lee Pockriss	Kermit and Miss Piggy	2:36
6.	"Limbo Rock"	Jon Sheldon, Billy Strange	Fozzie Bear and The Muppets	2:26
7.	"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow"	Carl White, Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Turner Wilson Jr.	Clifford, Kermit, and Rockapella as the Giant Clams	3:15
8.	"Kokomo"	Mike Love, Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher, John Phillips	Kermit with Miss Piggy	3:36
9.	"Surfin'"	Brian Wilson, Mike Love	The Surf Rats, featuring Buzz the Wharf Rat	2:48
10.	"Walkin' on Sunshine"	Kimberley Rew	Clifford with The Great Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat	2:40
11.	"Fun, Fun, Fun"	Brian Wilson, Mike Love	Robin the Frog and the Frog Scouts	2:19
12.	"Wipe Out"	The Surfaris	Animal	2:22

Personnel

The Muppets – Primary Artist Steve Whitmire – Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat Frank Oz – Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Animal Kevin Clash – Clifford Dave Goelz – Gonzo the Great Jerry Nelson – Robin the Frog Walt Harrah – Vocals Angie Jaree – Vocals Bob Joyce – Vocals David Joyce – Vocals Tampa Lann – Vocals Myrna Matthews – Vocals Rockapella – Vocals Randy Crenshaw – Vocal Arrangement, Vocals Nick Brown – Guitar George Doering – Guitar Ken Wild – Bass Michael Bruno – Percussion

Ralph Humphrey – Drums Bill Reichenbach Jr. – Horn Arrangements, Trombone Gary Grant – Trumpet Jerry Hey – Trumpet Dan Higgins – Saxophone Mike Lang – Keyboards Dan Stein – Associate Producer, Keyboards, Sound Design Michael K. Frith – Art Direction Theo Panagopoulos – Art Direction Brian Bonehead Kinkead – Assistant Engineer James McIlvery – Assistant Engineer Dave McNair – Engineer Michael Golub – Engineer Rob Seifert – Engineer Bill Straus – Engineer Dennis Sands – Engineer/Mixer Ric Wilson – Mastering

Other appearances

• 1980: "Surfin' U.S.A." was performed by Kermit and his frog henchmen in episode 518 of The Muppet Show.
• 1993: The Muppets' rendition of "Kokomo" was made into a music video. The video was included on Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green (1994) and aired on Nickelodeon.

References

1. Fawthorp, Peter. Muppet Beach Party at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-13.