Stay Awake (album)
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| Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films | ||
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| Tribute album by Various Artists | ||
| Released | 1988 | |
| Genre | Rock Childrens | |
| Length | Side A 31:49, Side B 32:14 | |
| Label | A&M | |
| Producer | Hal Willner | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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The New York Times (favorable) link |
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Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films is a 1988 tribute album recorded by various artists performing songs from Disney films. It was produced by Hal Willner, one of the many tribute albums he has done.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Song Name | Time | Performer | ||
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| 1. | Opening Medley ("I'm Getting Wet and I Don't Care at All") | ||||
| a) | "Hi Diddle Dee Dee (An Actor's Life For Me)" from Pinocchio | 1:59 | Ken Nordine, with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz | ||
| b) | "Little April Shower" from Bambi | 3:32 | Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe, with Mark Bingham and The Roches | ||
| c) | "I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song)" from The Jungle Book | 3:39 | Los Lobos | ||
| 2. | "Baby Mine" from Dumbo | 3:21 | Bonnie Raitt and Was (Not Was) | ||
| 3. | "Heigh Ho (The Dwarf's Marching Song)" from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves | 3:30 | Tom Waits | ||
| 4. | Medley Two ("The Darkness Sheds Its Veil") | ||||
| a) | "Stay Awake" from Mary Poppins | 1:48 | Suzanne Vega | ||
| b) | "Little Wooden Head" from Pinocchio | 2:10 | Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz | ||
| c) | "Blue Shadows On The Trail" from Melody Time | 3:50 | Syd Straw | ||
| 5. | Medley Three ("Three Inches Is Such A Wretched Height") | ||||
| a) | "Castle In Spain" from Babes in Toyland | 2:37 | Buster Poindexter and The Banshees of Soul | ||
| b) | "I Wonder" from Sleeping Beauty | 3:22 | Yma Sumac | ||
| 6. | "Mickey Mouse March" from The Mickey Mouse Club | 2:13 | Aaron Neville | ||
| 7. | Medley Four ("All Innocent Children Had Better Beware") | ||||
| a) | "Feed The Birds" from Mary Poppins | 4:17 | Garth Hudson | ||
| b) | "Whistle While you Work" from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves | 2:22 | NRBQ | ||
| c) | "I'm Wishing" from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves | 4:20 | Betty Carter | ||
| d) | "Cruella De Ville" from 101 Dalmatians | 2:15 | The Replacements | ||
| e) | "Dumbo And Timothy" from Dumbo | 2:04 | Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz | ||
| 8. | "Someday My Prince Will Come" from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves | 1:08 | Sinéad O'Connor | ||
| 9. | Medley Five ("Techicolor Pachyderms") | ||||
| a) | "Pink Elephants On Parade" from Dumbo | 4:54 | Sun Ra & His Arkestra | ||
| b) | "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" from Song of the South | 3:16 | Harry Nilsson | ||
| 10. | "Second Star To The Right" from Peter Pan | 4:02 | James Taylor | ||
| 11. | Pinocchio Medley ("Do You See The Noses Growing") | ||||
| a) | "Desolation Theme" from Pinocchio | 2:02 | Ken Nordine, with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz | ||
| b) | "When You Wish Upon A Star" from Pinocchio | 3:46 | Ringo Starr, with Herb Alpert | ||
[edit] Personnel
| Track | Personnel |
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| 1a | Ken Nordine — vocals Bill Frisell — guitars Wayne Horvitz — piano, synthesizers |
| 1b | Natalie Merchant — vocal Michael Stipe — vocal Mark Bingham — banjo The Roches — vocals Lenny Pickett — soprano sax, flute Ralph Carney — clarinet, ocarnia, wise spoken words Michael Blair — marimba, percussion, drums Rachel Vab Vjorhees — harp Jackie Mullen — cello |
| 1c | Cesar Rosas — lead vocal, cuatro David Hidalgo — acoustic nylon string guitar, accordion<, background vocals Conrad Lozano — bass Louie Pérez — varrana Steve Berlin — baritone sax Alex Neciosup Acuna — on percussion |
| 2 | Bonnie Raitt — vocal, slide guitar solo Sweet Pea Atkinson — background vocals Arnold McCuller — background vocals Luis Resto — keyboards Paul Jackson Jr. — guitar Steve Berlin — saxophone Don Was — synthesizer David Was — flute John Patitucci — bass Jim Keltner — drums The Uptown Horns: |
| 3 | Tom Waits — vocal Tchad Blake — optigon programming Mitchell Froom — chamberlain Val Kuklowsky — sound effects Marc Ribot — guitars Larry Taylor — bass |
| 4a | Suzanne Vega — vocal |
| 4b | Bill Frisell — guitars, banjo Wayne Horvitz — synthesizers |
| 4c | Syd Straw — vocal Jaydee Mayness — steel guitar Tommy Morgan — harmonica John Jorgenson — guitars, mandolin |
| 5a | Buster Poindexter — vocal Ivy Ray — vocal Brain Koowin — guitar Charles Giordano — piano Tony Garnier — bass Tony Machine — drums Fred Walcott — percussion Jimmy Bralower — drum programming The Uptown Horns: |
| 5a | Yma Sumac — vocal Orchestra: Lennie Niehaus — conductor |
| 6 | Aaron Neville — vocal Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) — keyboards |
| 7a | Garth Hudson — keyboards, synthesiszers, accordions Jorge Mirkin — harmonica Jay Rubin — cymbals Steve Deutch — macintosh sequencing/performer software |
| 7b | Terry Adams — keyboars, vocal Joey Spaminto — bass, background vocal Al Anderson — guitars Tom Ardolino — drums, percussion |
| 7c | Betty Carter — vocal Stephen Scott — piano Donald Braden — saxophone Ira Noel Coleman — bass Troy Davis — drums |
| 7d | Paul Westerberg — guitar, vocals Tommy Stinson — bass, background vocals Slim Dunlap — guitar, background vocals Chris Mars — drums Slinkey Rutherford — "pianie" |
| 8 | Sinead O'Connor — vocals Andy Rourke — guitars |
| 9a | Sun Ra — piano Art Jenkins, T.C. III — vocals Bruce Edwards — guitar Pat Patrick — bass Tom Hunter — drums Buster Smith — drums Aveeayl Ra Amen — drums Owen Brown Jr. — violin Vincent Chaucey — french horn John Gilmore — tenor sax Elo Olmo — bass clarinet, alto sax Marshall Allen — flute, alto sax Kenny Williams — baritone sax Fred Adams — trumpet Michael Ray — trumpet Martin Banks — trumpet James Jackson — bassoon |
| 9b | Harry Nilsson — vocal T. Bone Wolk — accordion Arto Lindsay — electric guitar Fred Tackett — guitars Dennis Budimir — guitars Peter Scherer — synthesizer Terry Adams — piano Buell Neidlinger — bass Jim Keltner — drums Michael Blair — brushes, frame drum, tamborine, washboard Orchestra: Lennie Niehaus — conductor |
| 10 | James Taylor — vocal, guitar, whistle The Roches — vocals Branford Marsalis — tennor sax Don Grolnick — piano Steve Swallow — bass John Scofield — guitar Mark Bingham — acoustic guitar, humming boy Michael Blair — humming boy too! |
| 11a | Ken Nordine — voice Bill Frisell — guitars Wayne Horvitz — keyboards |
| 11b | Ringo Starr — vocal Herb Alpert — trumpet solo Bill Frisell — electric guitars Fred Tackett — acoustic guitars Dennis Budimir — acoustic guitars Terry Adams — piano Buell Neidlinger — bass Jim Keltner — drums Harry Nilsson — whistle |
