Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George

Jack Johnson and Friends: Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George is a soundtrack album by Jack Johnson and others for the 2006 film Curious George. Along with Johnson, it includes Adam Topol, Ben Harper, G. Love, Kawika Kahiapo, Matt Costa, Merlo Podlewski, and Zach Gill. It was released on February 7, 2006, topping the U.S. Billboard Top 200, selling 149,000 copies in the process, and reaching No. 1 in the Australian albums (ARIA) chart in its debut week and in Canada on the Nielsen Soundcan chart on the following February 25, remaining there for four consecutive weeks.

Jack Johnson and Friends: Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
Soundtrack album by Jack Johnson
Released	February 7, 2006
Recorded	November 2005
Studio	The Mango Tree
Genre	Folk rock, soft rock, pop
Length	40:10
Label	Brushfire, Universal
Producer	Robert Carranza, Jack Johnson, Mario Caldato Jr.
Jack Johnson chronology
In Between Dreams (2005) Jack Johnson and Friends: Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George (2006) Sleep Through the Static (2008)
Singles from Jack Johnson and Friends Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
"Upside Down" Released: February 24, 2006 "Talk of the Town" Released: July 28, 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

This was the first soundtrack to make it to No. 1 since the Bad Boys II soundtrack in August 2003 and the first to an animated film to top the Billboard 200 since the Pocahontas soundtrack reigned for one week in July 1995.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack Johnson, except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Upside Down"		3:28
2.	"Broken"		3:55
3.	"People Watching"		3:19
4.	"Wrong Turn"		2:53
5.	"Talk of the Town" (with guitar & vocals by Kawika Kahiapo)		3:22
6.	"Jungle Gym" (Featuring G. Love)	Garrett Dutton	2:24
7.	"We're Going to Be Friends" (Covering The White Stripes, orig 2001)	Jack White	2:18
8.	"The Sharing Song"	Adam Topol, Zach Gill	2:45
9.	"The 3 R's" (revision of Schoolhouse Rock! song "Three Is a Magic Number")	Bob Dorough; new lyrics by Johnson	2:55
10.	"Lullaby" (Featuring Matt Costa)	Matt Costa	2:48
11.	"With My Own Two Hands" (Covering, and featuring Ben Harper)	Ben Harper	2:59
12.	"Questions"		4:10
13.	"Supposed to Be"		2:54
14.	"Upside Down (Remix)" (Featuring Money Mark)		3:39
Total length:			40:10

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 48 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 50 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 9 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 25 French Albums (SNEP)[10] 42 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 3 Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] 54 Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 33 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 26 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[16] 5 Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 28 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[19] 15 US Billboard 200[20] 1 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] 1 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[22] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[23] 49 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24] 41 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25] 63 French Albums (SNEP)[26] 146 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 27 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 26 UK Albums (OCC)[29] 83 US Billboard 200[30] 46 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] 9 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[32] 4

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[33]	Platinum	70,000^^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[34]	Platinum	60,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[35]	Gold	20,000^^
Japan (RIAJ)[36]	Gold	100,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37]	Platinum	15,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[38]	Platinum	40,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[39]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[40]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Jack Johnson – vocals, guitar, ukulele
• Adam Topol – drums, vocals on "The Sharing Song"
• Merlo Podlewski – bass guitar
• Zach Gill – vocals, keys
• Ben Harper – vocals, guitar on "With My Own Two Hands"
• G. Love – vocals, guitar, harmonica on "Jungle Gym"
• Matt Costa – vocals, guitar on "Lullaby"
• Kawika Kahiapo – guitar on "Talk Of The Town"
• Child backup vocals on "The Sharing Song" and "The 3 R's" – Baillie, Kayla, Jaclyn, Torin, John, Noa, Jake, Kona, Moe, Thatcher, Brooke, Tahnei, and Andrew M. Dunlap Jr.

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External links

• Curious George the Movie website
• Official Curious George website