Racing to the Rainbow

Racing to the Rainbow is the 25th album release by an Australian children's music group, The Wiggles. This album won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 2006.[1] It was the last album to feature Greg until Surfer Jeff.

Racing to the Rainbow
Studio album by
The Wiggles
Released28 August 2006 (AUS)
13 March 2007 (2007-03-13) (US)
RecordedJanuary 2006 (One track in 2005)
StudioTiger Sound, Sydney Australia
GenreChildren's music
LabelABC (AUS)
Koch Records (US)
ProducerAnthony Field
The Wiggles chronology
Splish Splash Big Red Boat
(2006)		 Racing to the Rainbow
(2006)		 The Wiggles: Christmas Classics
(2006)

Track list

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"  
2."Here Come the Chicken"  
3."Bump-A-Deedle"Malvina Reynolds 
4."Music Box Dancer"Frank Mills 
5."Shakin' Like A Leafy Tree"Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
6."Teddy Bears Big Day Out"Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
7."Rainbow Of Colours"Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
8."Blow Up Your Balloon (Huff & Huff & Puff)"Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Dominic Lindsay 
9."The Chew Chew Song"Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Dominic Lindsay 
10."The Princess Of The Sea"Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Sam Moran, Brett Clarke 
11."Polly Put the Kettle On"(Trad arr) Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Paul Paddick 
12."Do The Daddy Long Legs"Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field 
13."Stamp Your Feet (To The Heavy Beat)"Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field 
14."He's A Bird! What A Bird!"Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field, Paul Paddick 
15."The Tra-La-La Song"Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
16."Huddle, Huddle, Huddle Along (The Football Song)"  
17."The Wheels on the Bus"  
18."Go To Sleep Jeff (Brahms' Lullaby)"Brahms/arr. Angela Lindsay, Dominic Lindsay, Margaret Lindsay, Maria Lindsay, Steve Machamer 
19."Row, Row, Row Your Boat"  
20."Rockin' On The Water"Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field, Paul Field 
21."Five Little Ducks"  
22."Everybody Dance!"Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay 
23."Love Train"Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff 

And on the DVD but not the CD:

Video
Racing to the Rainbow
Directed byPaul Field
Produced byPaul Field
Written byGreg Truman
StarringGreg Page
Anthony Field
Murray Cook
Jeff Fatt
Paul Paddick
Kamahl
Georgie Parker
Smoky Dawson
Music byThe Wiggles
Edited byLiam Donaghy
David Roberts
Distributed byRoadshow/ABC DVD (Australia), Hit Entertainment (USA)
Release date
7 September 2006 (Aus)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryAustralia

Racing to the Rainbow was released on ABC DVD in 2006. This is the last video to feature Greg Page as the yellow wiggle, who left for five years due to an illness. Page returned in 2012 until Surfer Jeff. This is also the last DVD from Hit Entertainment

Songs list
  1. Here Come The Chicken
  2. Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree
  3. Run, Run, Run Away (A Storm Is On Its Way)
  4. Teddy Bears' Big Day Out
  5. Rainbow Of Colours
  6. Blow Up Your Balloon (Huff and Huff and Puff)
  7. The Chew Chew Song
  8. The Princess of the Sea
  9. Benny Put The Kettle On
  10. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
  11. Stamp Your Feet (To the Heavy Beat)
  12. He’s a Bird! What a Bird!
  13. Do the Daddy Long Legs
  14. The Tra-La-La Song
  15. Huddle, Huddle, Huddle Along (The Football Song)
  16. The Wheels on the Bus
  17. Go to Sleep Jeff (Brahms’ Lullaby)
  18. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
  19. Rockin’ on the Water
  20. Five Little Ducks
  21. Everybody Dance!

Cast

The cast as listed on the video closing credits.

The Wiggles
Also featuring

Tour

From 30 November 2006 – 18 November 2007 The Wiggles embarked on the Racing to the Rainbow Show tour in the USA, Europe and Australia. This tour introduced new yellow wiggle Sam Moran. Two of the shows in Australia were filmed for their DVD Wiggledancing Live in Concert.

References
  1. "ARIA Awards". ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2016.


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