Mickey Mouse Disco

Mickey Mouse Disco is an album released by Disneyland Records in 1979. A late entry in the genre of disco, Mickey Mouse Disco included disco versions of Disney songs and Disney-fied versions of disco hits. The album was re-released on CD in 1995, and is currently available for download from iTunes.[2] On April 13, 2019, the original LP was reissued for the annual Record Store Day.[3]

Mickey Mouse Disco
Studio album by
Mickey Mouse
ReleasedJuly 1979
GenreDisco
Length29:29
LabelDisneyland
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Chart performance

The album peaked at number 35 on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.[4]

Track listing

Arrangement

Arrangement is done by Dennis Burnside (except "It's a Small World").

Side one
  1. "Disco Mickey Mouse" – 4:00
  2. "Welcome to Rio" – 3:23
  3. "The Greatest Band" – 4:10
  4. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" – 2:13

Side two
  1. "Macho Duck" – 4:36
  2. "Mousetrap" – 2:56
  3. "Watch Out for Goofy!" – 3:30
  4. "It's a Small World" – 2:28
  5. "Chim Chim Cher-ee" – 2:10

[5]

Personnel
  • Dennis Burnside – keyboards (track 6)
  • Rick Daller – trumpet (track 6)
  • Don Jackson – saxophone (track 6)
  • Terry Mead – trumpet (track 6)
  • Rex Peer – trombone (track 6)

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 20,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[7] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[8] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Film
Mickey Mouse Disco
Directed byRiley Thomson
Dave Hand
Charles Nichols
Jack King
Ben Sharpsteen
Jack Kinney
Norman Ferguson
Produced byRon Miller
Walt Disney (archival footage, uncredited)
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release date
  • June 25, 1980 (1980-06-25)
(Theatrical release with The Last Flight of Noah's Ark)
Running time
7 minutes

A short film based on the album, a music video clip show of classic Disney cartoons comprising five of the nine songs featured[9] was released theatrically on June 25, 1980, alongside the feature The Last Flight of Noah's Ark.[10][11]

The clips featured in the short were Thru the Mirror (1936), Clock Cleaners (1937), Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940), Mickey's Birthday Party and Symphony Hour (both 1942), the first appearance of Panchito Pistoles from The Three Caballeros (1944), Mickey's Delayed Date (1947) and How to Dance (1953). It was also included in episodes of various Disney cartoon compilation shows, such as Mickey's Mouse Tracks, The Ink & Paint Club[12] and Donald's Quack Attack.

Legacy

"Disco Mickey Mouse" has appeared on more Disney compilation albums like Hallmark Celebrates 75 Years With Mickey [13] and Walt Disney Records Archive Collection, Vol.1 [14]

D23 celebrated the album's 40th anniversary with a roller disco party.[15]

A sample of the discofied version of "It's a Small World" can be heard on Fatboy Slim's 1999 recording "Praise You".[16]

See also

References
  1. Phares, Heather. "Disney – Mickey Mouse Disco". AllMusic.
  2. Apple Music
  3. Record Store Day 2019: Ten of the best releases-BBC News
  4. When Bugs, Popeye, Batman, Mickey & Friends Went Disco|Cartoon Research
  5. Amazon.com
  6. "International" (PDF). Cash Box. March 1, 1980. p. 45. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  7. "Canadian album certifications – Mickey Mouse – Mickey Mouse Disco". Music Canada.
  8. "American album certifications – Mickey Mouse – Mickey Mouse Disco". Recording Industry Association of America.
  9. Celebrate Mickey Mouse's Birthday with These 11 Swell Cartoons!-D23
  10. BCDB
  11. D23
  12. "Ink & Paint Club" The Mickey Boogie (TV Episode 1998)-Connections-IMDB
  13. Hallmark Celebrates 75 Years With Mickey-Internet Archive
  14. Walt Disney Records Archive Collection Vol.1-AllMusic
  15. Mickey Mouse’s Roller Disco Party with D23-D23
  16. Praise You by Fatboy Slim on YouTube
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