Wombling Songs
1974 studio album by the Wombles
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Wombling Songs is the first album released by the Wombles. "The Wombling Song" was released as a single. The album was written, arranged and performed by Mike Batt, with vocals credited to "the younger Wombles, assisted by Mike Batt".
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| Released | February 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Studios | CBS Studios, Wessex Studios | |||
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| Length | 35:29 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Mike Batt | |||
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History and reception
According to Batt, the album is a simple compilation of character songs and background music for the television series.[2] It has garnered a small cult following in the 21st century, with music journalist Bob Stanley calling it "something of a kid-rock masterpiece, a pre-teen Odessey and Oracle, chock-full of woodwinds, harpsichords, and minor-key McCartney-esque melodies".[3] Staff writers of The Scotsman noted the album's "glimpses of pop sophistication – the clarinet figure in the theme tune, the wistful pop of Orinoco's song "Dreaming In The Sun"...".[1]
In 2022, Batt revealed he destroyed the master tapes of Wombling Songs and the three subsequent Wombles albums, so "people can't fuck with them after I'm gone...if I wanted to go back and change it I would. They aren’t perfection but they are a faithful representation of what I offered to the world in 1974 and 1975."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mike Batt.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Wombling Song - TV Version" | 1:47 |
| 2. | "Wombles Everywhere" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Exercise Is Good For You [Laziness Is Not]" | 2:33 |
| 4. | "The Wombles Warning" | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Tobermory" | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Dreaming In The Sun" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Madame Cholet" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Great Uncle Bulgaria's March" | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Wellington Womble" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Bungo's Birthday" | 2:36 |
| 11. | "Wombling Along" | 0:56 |
| 12. | "The Wombling Song - Full Version" | 2:26 |
| Total length: | 36:37 | |