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1994 tie-in album
Carmen Sandiego: Out of This World
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Released
| March 29, 1994
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1994-03-29
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Length
| 32
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34
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Carmen Sandiego: Out of This World
is a
tie-in
album
to the children's television game show
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Five of its ten songs, as well as the spoken track "A Brief Disclaimer," were performed by the show's host,
Greg Lee
.
Lynne Thigpen
, who co-starred on the show as The Chief, also contributed a song, as did the show's house band,
Rockapella
. Unlike
its predecessor
, it was marketed to both children and adults, owing to the inclusion of rock bands
XTC
and
They Might Be Giants
.
[1]
The song "Change My World," credited to "Johnny Nexdor & His Neighbors," was actually performed by Rockapella member and album producer
Sean Altman
, mimicking the style of XTC.
[3]
In turn, XTC's "Cherry in Your Tree" was recorded for the album after producer
David Yazbek
, knowing of the lead singer
Andy Partridge
's unreleased "
bubblegum
" songs, suggested they contribute one to the album.
[1]
They Must Be Giants' "Why Does the Sun Shine," a cover of a 1959 song by
Tom Glazer
, was taken from their
EP of the same name
.
Track listing
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Out of This World
track listing
Title
| Writer(s)
| Performer(s)
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1.
| "Half a World Away"
| Billy Straus
| Greg Lee
with 3 Brave Woodsmen
| 3:59
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2.
| "Big Wet Rag"
| David Yazbek
| Rockapella
| 2:39
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3.
| "Cherry in Your Tree"
| Andy Partridge
| XTC
| 2:53
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4.
| "A Brief Disclaimer"
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| Greg Lee
| 0:32
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5.
| "Cake for Breakfast"
| Yazbek
| Greg Lee
| 3:33
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6.
| "My Parents' Son"
| Sean Altman
| Greg Lee
| 3:45
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7.
| "Change My World"
| | Johnny Nexdor & His Neighbors
| 2:35
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8.
| "Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)"
| | They Might Be Giants
| 2:50
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9.
| "Bugs"
| Yazbek
| Greg Lee
| 3:50
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10.
| "Back to Chicago"
| Altman
| Lynne Thigpen
| 2:47
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11.
| "Carmen's Song"
| | Greg Lee
| 3:11
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Personnel
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Credits adapted from liner notes.
[4]
- Sean Altman
,
David Yazbek
? Producers (except "Why Does the Sun Shine?")
- Billy Straus
? Producer, engineer, mixer (except "Why Does the Sun Shine?");
guitar
,
bass guitar
("Half a World Away")
- Julio Peralta, Raging Dave Robbins, Suzanne Dyer ? Assistant engineers (except "Why Does the Sun Shine?")
- Jed Alpert ? Executive producer
- 3 Brave Woodsmen ? Vocals ("Half a World Away")
- Burl Mann
- Ian Jaeger
- Norm Raposbec
- Rockapella
? Vocals ("Big Wet Rag")
- XTC
("Cherry in Your Tree")
- They Might Be Giants
("Why Does the Sun Shine?")
Critical reception
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Allmusic
's William Ruhlmann gave the album a rating of 3 stars out of 5, but described it as "appealing pop-rock music."
[2]
The Toledo Blade
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s Allan Detrich suggested that artists like XTC and They Might Be Giants were used to appeal to a younger demographic. He added that some of the songs have "fun lyrics and make even older listeners smile."
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References
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