Every once in a while you come across a gem of an album that you never even knew existed. This one caught my attention because Annette Funicello was on the cover but then I saw the subtitle "and other Walt Disney serials" and my heart skipped a beat. This album is actually just an updated release of Disney's "Songs from the Mickey Mouse Club Serials" album (another one I never knew existed) but with the inclusion of Annette's music from her latest serial Annette. If you enjoy Walt Disney serials then that one is well worth watching.
This album features songs from some of the popular Mickey Mouse Club members including Tim Considine, David Stollery, Darlene, and Annette, as well as tunes performed by the Walt Disney studio chorus. In my own humble opinion, these are the best ones on the album. There is a ripping version of "Pieces of Eight", the theme song to The Hardy Boys - The Mystery of Applegate Treasure; a lilting tune called "Moochie" (about Moochie, of course); a rosing version of The Boys of the Western Sea, the theme from a rare serial about Norwegian fishermen; and "Annette" performed by Jimmie Dodd.
Track Listing
Side One
How Will I Know My Love
Annette
Meetin' at the Malt Shop
Buckwheat Cakes
Hap-Happy Snowman
Pieces of Eight
What I Want to Be Theme
Side Two:
Don't Jump to Conclusions
Theme from Spin and Marty
Triple R Song
Uncle Dan
Moochie
The Boys of the Western Sea
Top Picks: Annette, Pieces of Eight, Meetin' at the Malt Shop, Theme from Spin and Marty, Moochie
I never knew this album existed either! I'm a big fan of Annette Funicello, but I want to know is whether "Pieces of Eight" is the original version sung by the Man-Who-Voiced-Tony-the-Tiger?
ReplyDeleteActually, it isn't sung by Mr. Deepvoice Ravenscroft, it's a studio choral group singing the lyrics... but listen to it anyway, it's really good! "Pieces of eight...pieces of eight!"
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