Wiggly Safari

Wiggly Safari
Studio album by
the Wiggles
Released3 September 2002 (USA)
Recorded2001
StudioElectric Avenue and The Vault, Sydney, Australia
GenreChildren's music
Length45:00
LabelABC Music
ProducerThe Wiggles
The Wiggles chronology
Hoop Dee Doo: It's a Wiggly Party
(2001) 		Wiggly Safari
(2002) 		Wiggle Bay
(2002)

Wiggly Safari is the 14th album by Australian band the Wiggles. It was released in 2002 by ABC Music distributed by Roadshow Entertainment. It was nominated for the 2002 ARIA Music Award for Best Children's Album but lost to Hi-5's Boom Boom Beat.[1]

Track list

All tracks are written by Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page, except listed below

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Crocodile Hunter (intro)" (spoken) 0:16
2."The Crocodile Hunter"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Steve Irwin1:32
3."Australia Zoo (intro)" (spoken) 0:11
4."Australia Zoo"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field1:36
5."Do the Owl (intro)" (spoken) 0:22
6."Do the Owl"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay, Steve Irwin2:27
7."Wobbly Camel (intro)" (spoken) 0:46
8."Wobbly Camel" 2:14
9."Cocky Want A Cracker (intro)" (spoken) 0:31
10."Cocky Want A Cracker"Steve Irwin, Paul Paddick2:35
11."Old Man Emu (intro)" (spoken) 0:35
12."Old Man Emu"John Williamson2:37
13."Swim With Me (intro)" (spoken) 0:36
14."Swim With Me"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Paul Paddick2:55
15."Feeding Time (intro)" (spoken) 0:53
16."Feeding Time"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Steve Irwin1:51
17."Dingo Tango (intro)" (spoken) 0:38
18."Dingo Tango" 2:11
19."Snakes (intro)" (spoken) 0:14
20."Snakes (You Can Look, But You Better Not Touch)"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Steve Irwin2:01
21."Kookaburra Choir (intro)" (spoken) 0:45
22."Kookaburra Choir"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field1:46
23."We're the Crocodile Band (intro)" 0:14
24."We're the Crocodile Band"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field1:36
25."Koala La La (intro)" (spoken) 0:19
26."Koala La La" 1:27
27."You Might Like A Pet (intro)" 0:16
28."You Might Like A Pet"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, John Field, Dominic Lindsay1:41
29."Dorothy Queen of the Roses" 2:42
30."Butterflies Flit (intro)" (spoken) 0:15
31."Butterflies Flit"Cook, Fatt, Field, Page, Marie Field1:39
32."The Wiggle Owl Medley" 5:13

Charts

Chart performance for Wiggly Safari
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 96

Certifications

Certifications for Wiggly Safari
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[3] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Video

Wiggly Safari
Directed byGary Matheson[note 1]
Produced byPaul Field
Gary Matheson
StarringGreg Page
Anthony Field
Murray Cook
Jeff Fatt
Steve Irwin
Terri Irwin
Bindi Irwin
Distributed byRoadshow/ABC Video
(#102923)
Release date
  • 8 July 2002 (2002-07-08)[4]
Running time
51:40
CountryAustralia

"Wiggly Safari" was also released in 2002 with special guests Steve Irwin, Terri Irwin, and Bindi Irwin of The Crocodile Hunter.

Song List

  1. "The Crocodile Hunter"
  2. "Australia Zoo"
  3. "Wobbly Camel"
  4. "Cocky Want a Cracker"
  5. "Butterflies Flit"
  6. "Dorothy Queen of the Roses"
  7. "Swim With Me"
  8. "Koala La La"
  9. "Dingo Tango"
  10. "You Might Like a Pet"
  11. "Old Man Emu"
  12. "Feeding Time"
  13. "Do the Owl"
  14. "Kookaburra Choir"
  15. "Snakes (You Can Look But You Better Not Touch)"
  16. "We're the Crocodile Band"

Cast

As listed in the closing credits.

The Wiggles are
With special guests
Also Featuring
  • Captain Feathersword: Paul Paddick
  • Dorothy the Dinosaur: Corrine O'Rafferty
  • Wags the Dog: Andrew McCourt
  • Henry the Octopus: Reem Hanwell
The Wiggly Dancers
  • Chris Luder
  • Larissa Wright
  • Ben Murray
  • Naomi Wallace

Release

The Wiggles Wiggly Safari was released on 8 July 2002 in Australia.

The video was dedicated to the memory of Brian Cannizzaro, a New York City firefighter who was killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

Notes

  1. ^ Matheson also directed and produced an Australian television special: The Wiggles in Disneyland, which aired on the Disney Channel Australia in 1998, 4 years earlier.

References

  1. ^ "Aria Awards – History – Winners by year – 2002". ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 301.
  3. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Powerhouse Museum – The Wiggles Videography". Powerhouse Museum. Retrieved 25 January 2020.