Muppets: The Green Album
Muppets: The Green Album is a cover album of songs from The Muppets, released to promote the then-upcoming 2011 movie "The Muppets". Weezer recorded a cover of Paul Williams & Kenneth Ascher's "Rainbow Connection" for the album, with Hayley Williams of Paramore sharing lead vocals with Rivers Cuomo.
| Muppets: The Green Album | |
|---|---|
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| Tribute album by Various Artists | |
| Released | August 23, 2011 |
| Recorded | 2009 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 36:32 |
| Label | Walt Disney Records |
| Producer | Various (Shawn Everett & Jake Sinclair produce Weezer's track) |
The album was announced at Disney's annual D23 expo in 2009 and was planned for a early 2010 release,[1] [2] but was delayed to 2011 for unknown reasons.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Muppet Show Theme Song" | OK Go | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Rainbow Connection" | Weezer | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Mahna Mahna" | The Fray | 2:13 |
| 4. | "Movin' Right Along" | Alkaline Trio | 2:34 |
| 5. | "Our World" | My Morning Jacket | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Halfway Down The Stairs" | Amy Lee | 2:25 |
| 7. | "Mr. Bassman" | Sondre Lerche | 2:42 |
| 8. | "Wishing Song" | The Airborne Toxic Event | 2:47 |
| 9. | "Night Life" | Brandon Saller & Billy Martin | 2:59 |
| 10. | "Bein' Green" | Andrew Bird | 4:11 |
| 11. | "I Hope That Something Better Comes Along" | Matt Nathanson | 2:43 |
| 12. | "I'm Going To Go Back There Someday" | Rachael Yamagata | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 36:32 | ||
Australian Bonus Track
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" | Missy Higgins | 1:56 |
Audio
See also
References
- ↑ Dosier, Ryan. "Disney23 Update: Special Muppets Presentation" The Muppet Mindset https://muppetmindset.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/disney23-update-special-muppets-presentation/
- ↑ Hennes, Joe. "The Muppets at D23: Five Years Later" Tough Pigs https://toughpigs.com/d23-fiveyears/