The World of the Goodies

The World of the Goodies
Studio album by The Goodies
Released January 1974 (1974-01) (as The Goodies Sing Songs From the Goodies)
May 1975 (1975-05) (as The World of the Goodies)
Genre Pop, Rock, Novelty
Label Decca
Producer Miki Antony
The Goodies chronology
The World of the Goodies The New Goodies LP
Goodies Sing Songs From the Goodies
Cover art from the original 1974 release

The World of the Goodies was the debut LP record released by The Goodies. It was initially issued in January 1974 as The Goodies Sing Songs From the Goodies. It was reissued May 1975 retitled The World of the Goodies, the name by which it is more commonly known, as part of Decca's extensive World Of... series.[1] It consisted main of re-recordings of songs that Bill Oddie had originally composed as incidental music for the TV series.[2] It was produced by Miki Antony "despite interference from Bill Oddie".[3] All songs were written by Oddie, with the exception of "Sparrow Song" (written by Graeme Garden) and "All Things Bright and Beautiful". The music was performed mainly by session musicians.

"Taking You Back" was arranged by Mike Gibbs, the musical director for The Goodies, and was taken directly from the soundtrack from the episode "Camelot" rather than re-recorded.

Originally Oddie intended to include a version of "Land of Hope and Glory" (from the episode "The Stolen Musicians") but ran into licensing problems. "All Things Bright and Beautiful", arranged by Andrew Jackman, was included instead.

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "All Things Bright and Beautiful" (Previously released as a single in 1973.) 3:00
2. "Ride My Pony" (From "Hunting Pink".) 3:45
3. "Stuff That Gibbon" (From "That Old Black Magic". B-side of "Goodies Theme".) 2:33
4. "Mummy I Don't Like My Meat" (From "Superstar".) 3:01
5. "Show Me the Way" (From "Snooze".) 4:43
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Goodies Theme" (From the third and fourth season title sequences. Previously released as a single in 1973.) 3:20
2. "Sparrow Song" (From "Superstar".) 0:44
3. "Taking You Back" (From "Camelot".) 4:00
4. "Sunny Morning"   3:25
5. "Winter Sportsman" (From "Winter Olympics". B-side of "All Things Bright and Beautiful".) 2:42
6. "Spacehopper" (From "Charity Bounce".) 5:01

Personnel

See also

References

  1. ↑ Decca Record Company (1975). Decca Group Records & Tapes Main Catalogue.
  2. ↑ Colin Larkin (1995). The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music, Volume 3. Guinness Publications. p. 1696. ISBN 1561591769.
  3. ↑ Kimberly Bright (2006). Chris Spedding: Reluctant Guitar Hero. iUniverse. p. 144. ISBN 0595845851.
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