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Big Red Car
Studio album by
the Wiggles
Released1995 (AUS)
2001 (USA)
StudioTracking Station Studios and Struggle Street Studios
GenreChildren's music
Length35:38
LabelABC, EMI Music Group Australasia (AUS)
Lyrick Studios / Koch Records (USA)
ProducerThe Wiggles
The Wiggles chronology
Yummy Yummy
(1994) 		Big Red Car
(1995) 		Wake Up Jeff!
(1996)

Big Red Car is the fifth album by Australian band the Wiggles, released in 1995 by ABC Music distributed by EMI. This album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1995.[1]

Track listing

AUS track list

All tracks are written by (or trad. arr. by) Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page except spoken or listed below

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wags the Dog"John Field, Cook, Fatt, Field, Page2:42
2."Henry's Dance" 1:51
3."Five Little Joeys" 1:48
4."Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)" 1:34
5."Di Dicki Do Dum" 1:33
6."Cows" (spoken) 0:20
7."I'm a Cow" 0:31
8."Bouncing Ball" (spoken) 0:12
9."Brown Girl in the Ring" 1:35
10."Dorothy's Dance Party"John Field2:15
11."The Four Presents" 2:39
12."My Holiday at the Beach" (spoken) 0:10
13."On Your Holiday"Matthew Perry1:33
14."Teddy Bear Hug"Raffi, Bonnie Simpson1:55
15."Big Red Car" 1:49
16."My Hat" (spoken) 0:08
17."Hat on My Head"John Field, Cook, Fatt, Field, Page1:11
18."Here We Go Dorothy" 2:41
19."Do the Flap"John Field, Tony Henry, Cook, Fatt, Field, Page2:26
20."Pufferbillies" 0:40
21."Joannie Works with One Hammer" 0:47
22."Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo" 1:14
23."My New Shoes" 0:42
24."I Am a Dancer" 0:58
25."Look at Baby" (spoken) 0:09
26."Georgia's Song" 0:43
27."Sanctissima" 0:45
Total length:35:38

US track list

All tracks are written by (or trad. arr. by) Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page except spoken or listed below

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wags the Dog"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field2:42
2."Henry's Dance" 1:51
3."Five Little Joeys" 1:48
4."Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)" 1:34
5."Di Dicki Do Dum" 1:33
6."Cows" (spoken) 0:20
7."I'm a Cow" 0:31
8."Bouncing Ball" (spoken) 0:12
9."Brown Girl in the Ring" 1:35
10."Dorothy's Dance Party"John Field2:15
11."The Four Presents" 2:39
12."My Holiday at the Beach" (spoken) 0:10
13."Big Red Car" 1:49
14."My Hat" 0:08
15."Hat on My Head"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field1:11
16."Here We Go Dorothy" (spoken) 2:41
17."Do the Flap"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Tony Henry2:26
18."Pufferbillies" 0:40
19."Joannie Works with One Hammer" 0:47
20."Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo" 1:14
21."My New Shoes" 0:42
22."I Am a Dancer" 0:58
23."Look at Baby" 0:09
24."Georgia's Song" 0:43
25."Sanctissima" (spoken) 0:45

Personnel

Adapted from the album booklet.[2]

The Wiggles

Additional musicians

Video

Big Red Car
The Wiggles and their friends are in the first Big Red Car with Jeff driving it.
Big Red Car cover
Directed byPhil Cullen
Written byThe Wiggles
Produced byJohn Spence
StarringGreg Page
Anthony Field
Murray Cook
Jeff Fatt
Music byThe Wiggles
Distributed byRoadshow Entertainment / ABC Video
(#17128)
Release date
September 1995[3]
Running time
40 minutes
CountryAustralia

Big Red Car was made into a video, released in 1995 by the Wiggles. It marks the first appearances of the Big Red Car and the S.S Feathersword, although they were merely cardboard props. This video also debuts Wags the Dog. In the United States, the video was marketed as Dance Party.

Songs and skits

  1. Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)
  2. Wags the Dog
  3. Five Little Joeys
  4. Di Dicki Do Dum
  5. I'm a Cow
  6. Do the Flap
  7. On Your Holiday
  8. Hat on My Head
  9. Greg's Magic Show (The Magic Bag) (skit)[note 1]
  10. Brown Girl in the Ring
  11. Georgia's Song
  12. Our Boat is Rocking on the Sea
  13. Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo
  14. Dorothy's Dance Party
  15. Big Red Car

Cast

The Wiggles

Also featuring

Choreography

Release

This video was released on VHS in September 1995 in Australia,[3] and 2001 to the United States. The DVD was released to the United States on 4 February 2003 under the title Dance Party.[4] In 2018, the video was uploaded on the Wiggles' YouTube channel as the first part on 19 April,[5] the second on 6 May,[6] and the third on 17 May.[7]

Here Comes the Big Red Car

Here Comes the Big Red Car
Studio album by
the Wiggles
Released2006
Recorded2005
StudioTune Master Productions
Tracking Station Studios
Struggle Street Studios, Bellevue Hill, Sydney
GenreChildren's music
LabelABC
ProducerAnthony Field
The Wiggles chronology
Sailing Around the World
(2005) 		Here Comes the Big Red Car
(2006) 		It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
(2006)

Here Comes the Big Red Car is the 22nd album release from Australian children's music group the Wiggles. It contains tracks that were mostly recorded for the Big Red Car album.

Track listing

  1. Big Red Car
  2. Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)
  3. Wags the Dog
  4. Five Little Joeys
  5. Di Dicki Do Dum
  6. Brown Girl in the Ring
  7. Sorry Again
  8. Introduction
  9. I'm A Cow
  10. Do the Flap
  11. Pufferbillies
  12. Joannie Works with One Hammer
  13. I Want to Wear the Jacket
  14. Introduction
  15. Hat on My Head
  16. The Four Presents
  17. Introduction
  18. Georgia's Song
  19. I am a Dancer
  20. Our Boat is Rocking on the Sea
  21. Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo
  22. Dorothy's Dance Party
  23. Henry's Dance
  24. Sanctissima
  25. Here We Go Dorothy
  26. My New Shoes

2006 video

Here Comes the Big Red Car
Directed byPaul Field
Produced byPaul Field
StarringGreg Page
Anthony Field
Murray Cook
Jeff Fatt
Edited byCraig Abercrombie
Music byThe Wiggles
Distributed byRoadshow Entertainment / ABC DVD
Release date
23 March 2006
Running time
70 minutes
CountryAustralia

The companion video was released in 2006. DVD extras include a song jukebox, photo gallery, electronic songbook, Dorothy the Dinosaur special announcements, and two episodes of "Lights, camera, action, Wiggles" .[8]

Song list

  1. Big Red Car
  2. Can You (Point Your Fingers and Do the Twist?)
  3. Wags the Dog
  4. Five Little Joeys
  5. Di Dicki Do Dum
  6. I'm a Cow – animated
  7. Do the Flap
  8. Hat on my Head
  9. Brown Girl in the Ring
  10. Georgia's Song
  11. I Want to Wear the Jacket
  12. Our Boat is Rocking on the Sea
  13. Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo
  14. Dorothy's Dance Party
  15. Sorry Again
  16. Henry's Dance

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ The background songs played during Greg's Magic Show skit are a mashup of "Camptown Races" and "Long, Long Ago"
  2. ^ Paul Field played Captain Feathersword in "Do the Flap" and the end credits and John William Field played him at "Dorothy's Dance Party".
  3. ^ Halloran also played the girl pirate in "Our Boat Is Rocking on the Sea" and "Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo".

References

  1. ^ "ARIA Awards 2010 : History: Winners by Year – 1995". ariaawards.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  2. ^ Big Red Car booklet last page, 1995
  3. ^ a b "Powerhouse Museum – The Wiggles Videography". Powerhouse Museum. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Wiggles Dance Party DVD". Amazon.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Classic Wiggles: Big Red Car (Part 1 of 3)". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2018 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Classic Wiggles: Big Red Car (Part 2 of 3)". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2018 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Classic Wiggles: Big Red Car (Part 3 of 3)". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2018 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "Trove".
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