Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic
Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic is a five-volume compilation series, each containing 25 (125 in total) songs compiled from Disneyland and Walt Disney World, various Disney films in animation and live-action, and the Walt Disney anthology television series. Each volume was released individually on CD and cassette between 1995 and 1998. Volume One was released on March 28, 1995, Volume Two on September 12, 1995, Volume Three on July 2, 1996, Volume Four on July 15, 1997 and Volume Five on September 22, 1998. In 2000, a box set was released containing volumes 1 - 3, followed by a box set containing volumes 1 - 4 in 2001, Finally, a box set containing all five volumes packaged in a slipcase was released by Walt Disney Records in Australia, Japan, North America and Europe in 2003.
Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic | |
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![]() The cover of the 2003 box set containing all 5 Classic Disney CDs. | |
Box set by Various Artists | |
Released | 1995 - 1998 (Volumes 1 - 5 individually) 2000 (Volumes 1 - 3 box set) 2001 (Volumes 1 - 4 box set) 2003 (Volumes 1 - 5 box set) |
Recorded | 1929 – 1998 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Length | 72:04 (Volume 1) 72:46 (Volume 2) 73:02 (Volume 3) 63:08 (Volume 4) 69:13 (Volume 5) 5:50:14 Total |
Label | Walt Disney Records |
Producer | Harold J. Kleiner, Ted Kryczko |
The series was followed by Disney's Greatest, a three-volume compilation series released in 2001 and 2002. The series was very similar to Classic Disney and although each volume featured many of the same songs, only 20 songs appeared on each volume as opposed to Classic Disney's 25. In addition to containing only 20 songs, the Disney's Greatest compilations also contained songs from films released from 1999 - 2002, after the Classic Disney compilations were released.
Track listing
Volume 1 - Maroon
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the albums' Liner Notes[1][2]
- Notes
- James MacDonald performs on "The Work Song" as a member of the Mouse Chorus
- Background vocals on "Love Is a Song" are provided by Disney Chorus
Volume 2 - Blue
Information is based on the albums' Liner Notes[1][4]
- Notes
- "Main Street Electrical Parade (Medley)" includes "Theme", "Fanfare of Lights", "Baroque Hoedown", "All in the Golden Afternoon", "The Unbirthday Song", "Alice in Wonderland", "Cinderella", "Entry of the Gladiators", "A Bit Bubbly" and "It’s Not Easy"
Volume 3 - Green
Information is based on the albums' Liner Notes[1][5]
Volume 4 - Purple
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the albums' Liner Notes[1][6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length |
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1. | "One Last Hope" (Hercules) | Alan Menken, David Zippel | Danny DeVito | 3:02 |
2. | "A Guy Like You" (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) | Menken, Stephen Schwartz | Jason Alexander, Charles Kimbrough, Mary Wickes, Mary Stout | 2:54 |
3. | "On the Open Road" (A Goofy Movie (1995)) | Tom Snow, Jack Feldman | Bill Farmer, Aaron Lohr | 3:04 |
4. | "Just Around the Riverbend" (Pocahontas) | Menken, Schwartz | Judy Kuhn | 2:30 |
5. | "Home" (Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical) | Menken, Tim Rice | Susan Egan | 3:50 |
6. | "Fantasmic!" (Disneyland (1992)) | Bruce Healey | Bruce Healey with Disney Chorus | 3:00 |
7. | "Oogie Boogie's Song" (The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)) | Danny Elfman | Ken Page with Ed Ivory | 3:19 |
8. | "I Will Go Sailing No More" (Toy Story (1995)) | Randy Newman | Randy Newman | 2:58 |
9. | "Substitutiary Locomotion" (Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | David Tomlinson, Angela Lansbury, Cindy O'Callaghan, Ian Weighill, Roy Snart | 1:44 |
10. | "Stop, Look, and Listen/I'm No Fool" (The Mickey Mouse Club (1956)) | George Bruns, Jimmie Dodd, Gil George | Cliff Edwards | 3:00 |
11. | "Love" (Robin Hood) | Bruns, Floyd Huddleston | Nancy Adams | 1:51 |
12. | "Thomas O'Malley Cat" (The Aristocats (1970)) | Terry Gilkyson | Phil Harris | 2:36 |
13. | "That's What Friends Are For" (The Jungle Book) | R. M. Sherman, R. B. Sherman | Lord Tim Hudson, Digby Wolfe, J. Pat O'Malley | 2:06 |
14. | "Winnie the Pooh" (Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)) | R. M. Sherman, R. B. Sherman | Disney Chorus | 2:25 |
15. | "Femininity" (Summer Magic) | R. M. Sherman, R. B. Sherman | Hayley Mills, Deborah Walley, Wendy Turner | 2:01 |
16. | "Ten Feet Off the Ground" (The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)) | R. M. Sherman, R. B. Sherman | Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren, Kurt Russell | 4:03 |
17. | "The Siamese Cat Song" (Lady and the Tramp (1955)) | Peggy Lee, Sonny Burke | Peggy Lee | 2:13 |
18. | "Enjoy It!" (In Search of the Castaways) | R. M. Sherman, R. B. Sherman | Mills, Maurice Chevalier | 2:09 |
19. | "Although I Dropped $100,000 (I Found a Million Dollars in Your Smile)" (Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1962)) | R. M. Sherman, R. B. Sherman | Paul Frees | 1:48 |
20. | "Give a Little Whistle" (Pinocchio) | Leigh Harline, Ned Washington | Cliff Edwards with Dickie Jones | 1:38 |
21. | "Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale" (Cinderella) | Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston | Ilene Woods with Rhoda Williams | 2:10 |
22. | "I Wonder" (Sleeping Beauty) | Bruns, Winston Hibler, Ted Sears | Mary Costa | 1:19 |
23. | "Looking for Romance (I Bring You a Song)" (Bambi (1942)) | Larry Morey, Frank Churchill | Donald Novis with Disney Chorus | 2:10 |
24. | "Baby Mine" (Dumbo (1941)) | Churchill, Washington | Betty Noyes | 2:08 |
25. | "I'm Wishing/One Song" (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) | Churchill, Morey | Caselotti, Harry Stockwell | 3:07 |
Total length: | 63:08 |
Volume 5 - Orange
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album's Liner Notes[7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performed by | Length |
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1. | "I'll Make a Man Out of You" (Mulan) | Matthew Wilder, David Zippel | Donny Osmond and Chorus | 3:22 |
2. | "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" (Hercules) | Zippel, Alan Menken | Susan Egan with LaChanze, Vaneese Thomas, Lillias White, Cheryl Freeman | 2:21 |
3. | "God Help the Outcasts" (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) | Menken, Stephen Schwartz | Heidi Mollenhauer and Chorus | 3:45 |
4. | "If I Can't Love Her" (Beauty and the Beast: A Broadway Musical) | Menken, Tim Rice | Terrence Mann | 4:06 |
5. | "Steady As the Beating Drum" (Pocahontas) | Menken, Schwartz | The Disney Chorus | 1:53 |
6. | "Belle" (Beauty and the Beast) | Menken, Howard Ashman | Paige O'Hara and Richard White with Chorus | 5:09 |
7. | "Strange Things" (Toy Story (1995)) | Randy Newman | Randy Newman | 3:20 |
8. | "Cruella De Vil" (101 Dalmatians (Live-Action)) | Mel Leven | Dr. John | 4:08 |
9. | "Eating the Peach" (James and the Giant Peach) | Newman, Roald Dahl | Paul Terry, Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Jane Leeves, Simon Callow, David Thewlis, Miriam Margolyes with Jeff Bennett, Drew Harrah and Sally Stevens | 2:55 |
10. | "Seize the Day" (Newsies (1992)) | Menken, Jack Feldman | David Moscow and the Newsies | 2:02 |
11. | "What's This?" (The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)) | Danny Elfman | Danny Elfman | 3:08 |
12. | "Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)" (So Dear to My Heart (1949)) | Traditional, Adapted by Eliot Daniel and Larry Morey[8] | Burl Ives | 2:32 |
13. | "The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down" (Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)) | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | The Disney Chorus | 1:40 |
14. | "A Step in the Right Direction" (Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)) | R. M. Sherman, R. B. Sherman | Angela Lansbury | 2:24 |
15. | "Boo Bop Bopbop Bop (I Love You, Too)" (Pete's Dragon) | Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn | Sean Marshall, Charlie Callas | 2:47 |
16. | "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" (Pirates of the Caribbean) | George Bruns, Xavier Atencio | The Disney Chorus | 4:46 |
17. | "My Own Home" (The Jungle Book) | R. M. Sherman, R. B. Sherman | Darleen Carr | 3:32 |
18. | "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" (The Aristocats (1970)) | Al Rinker, Floyd Huddleston | Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers, Thurl Ravenscroft, Liz English | 2:03 |
19. | "In a World of My Own" (Alice in Wonderland) | Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard | Kathryn Beaumont and Chorus | 1:21 |
20. | "You Belong to My Heart" (The Three Caballeros (1945)) | Agustín Lara, Ray Gilbert | Dora Luz | 2:22 |
21. | "Humphrey Hop" (In the Bag (1956)) | Bruns, Daws Butler | The Disney Chorus | 1:25 |
22. | "He's a Tramp" (Lady and the Tramp (1955)) | Peggy Lee, Sonny Burke | Peggy Lee | 2:02 |
23. | "Song of the South" (Song of the South (1946)) | Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow | The Disney Chorus | 1:58 |
24. | "When I See an Elephant Fly" (Dumbo (1941)) | Oliver Wallace, Ned Washington | Jim Carmichael and Cliff Edwards with the Hall Johnson Choir | 1:50 |
25. | "I've Got No Strings" (Pinocchio) | Washington, Leigh Harline | Dickie Jones | 2:21 |
Total length: | 69:13 |
Reception
The Melbourne Age called the collection "pure joy", saying that "the Disney policy of hiring quality songwriters and the best voicing talent has produced top-drawer popular songs that stand the test of time."[9]
The Palm Beach Post said that "the set covers an amazing bit of ground," and gave "credit to the producers for including some harder-to-find material."[10]
See also
References
- Various Artists (1997). Classic Disney Collection: 60 Years...Magic" (4-CD Box Set) (Album Notes). Walt Disney Records.
- Various Artists (1995). Classic Disney Volume I (60 Years of Musical Magic) (Album Notes). Walt Disney Records.
- Alan Menken with Pat Carroll & Jodi Benson. "Poor Unfortunate Souls". Genius. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- Various Artists (1995). Classic Disney Volume 2 (Album Notes). Walt Disney Records.
- Various Artists (1996). Classic Disney Volume 3 (60 Years of Musical Magic) (Album Notes). Walt Disney Records.
- Various Artists (1997). Classic Disney Volume 4 (Album Notes). Walt Disney Records.
- Various Artists (1998). Classic Disney Volume V (Album Notes). Walt Disney Records.
- Fanning, Jim (17 January 2019). "12 Blue-Ribbon Facts about...So Dear to My Heart". D23. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- Murphy, Jim (December 9, 1999). "Showbiz". The Melbourne Age. p. 27. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- Passy, Charles (April 15, 1995). "Kids Corner". The Palm Beach Post. p. 4D. Retrieved 24 July 2020.