The Muppet Show (album)

The Muppet Show is the first soundtrack album released from the TV show of the same name. It reached number one in the UK Albums Chart in the week ending 25 June 1977. In 1979, The album won The Grammy Award for Best Album for Children.

The Muppet Show
Soundtrack album by The Muppets
Released	June 25, 1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Pye Records Arista (USA)
Producer	Jack Burns
The Muppets chronology
The Muppet Show (1977) The Muppet Show 2 (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Overview

The album includes selected songs from Season 1 of the Muppet Show as well as comedy sketches and various unlisted short skits, including interjections by Muppet characters Statler and Waldorf.

Track listing

Side A

1. "The Muppet Show Theme"
2. "Mississippi Mud"
3. "Mahna Mahna"
4. "The Great Gonzo Eats a Rubber Tyre to the Flight of the Bumblebee"
5. "Mr. Bassman"
6. "Cottleston Pie"
7. "The Amazing Marvin Suggs and His Muppaphone Play Lady of Spain"
8. "Lydia the Tattooed Lady"
9. "Halfway Down the Stairs"

Side B

1. "Tenderly"
2. "I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog"
3. "Tit Willow"
4. "Veterinarian Hospital – Soap Opera"
5. "Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear"
6. "What Now My Love"
7. "A Monologue by Fozzie Bear"
8. "Trees"
9. "Sax and Violence"
10. "Bein' Green"

Muppet performers

• Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf, Swedish Chef, Waldorf, and Newsman
• Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Sam the Eagle, and Marvin Suggs
• Jerry Nelson as Floyd, Robin the Frog, Country Trio, and Uncle Deadly
• Richard Hunt as Scooter, Sweetums, Statler, Wayne, and Mildred
• Dave Goelz as Gonzo, Zoot, Bunsen Honeydew, and Muppy
• Eren Ozker as Hilda, Wanda, and Janice
• John Lovelady as Crazy Harry and Nigel
• Fran Brill as Mary Louise

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1977) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[2] 39 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[3] 8 UK Albums (OCC)^[4] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1977) Position UK Albums (OCC)^[5] 22

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Gold	100,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Reception

Allmusic found the album "a lost treasure with all those Jim Henson characters brimming with life. Even without the visuals, this LP has all the trappings of their successful variety show of the late '70s, when the Muppets were at the height of their popularity."^[7]

References

1. AllMusic review
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 275,276. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. "Charts.nz – The Muppets – The Muppet Show". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
5. "Top Albums 1977" (PDF). Music Week. 24 December 1977. p. 14. (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
6. "British album certifications – Muppets – The Muppet Show". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2018-10-29.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Muppet Show in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
7. Swan, Glenn. "Allmusic Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

External links

• The Muppet Show at Discogs (list of releases)