| Yummy Yummy | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | the Wiggles |
| Cover: | Yummy Yummy Album.jpg |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Recorded: | 1994 |
| Studio: | Noisegate Studios and Tracking Station Studios[1] |
| Genre: | Children's music |
| Length: | 28:06 |
| Label: | ABC |
| Producer: | Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | Big Red Car |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
Yummy Yummy is the fourth studio album by Australian children's music group the Wiggles. it was released in 1994 by ABC Music. A companion video was also made in 1994, and it was re-recorded in 1998.
The CD was released in 1994 under ABC for Kids: 8143372.[2]
In 1999, a version distributed by Lyrick Studios was released in the United States.[3]
In 2023, a limited edition vinyl record was released through Impressed Recordings. It was limited to 500 copies, 125 for each colour worn by the Wiggles.[4]
In December 2003, the US version of the album reached number 31 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers and number 29 on their Top Independent Albums charts.[5]
| Yummy Yummy | |
| Director: | Tim Finlay |
| Producer: | John Spence Phillip Cullen |
| Music: | The Wiggles |
| Distributor: | Roadshow Entertainment / ABC Video (#14480) |
| Runtime: | 40 minutes |
| Country: | Australia |
Yummy Yummy, released in 1994, is the second video by the Australian children's band the Wiggles. It is the first Wiggles video to feature chroma key backgrounding.
This is the song and skits list for the original 1994 version:
The Wiggles are:
Sue McAuley portrayed a dancer named Vanessa, and Dorothy's helper. Jacqueline Fallon portrayed Dorothy's helper. Vanessa Fallon-Rohanna portrayed Lucy Fixit and Henry's helper. Darren Phillips portrayed Henry's helper. Anthony's father John Patrick Field portrayed the cook. Anthony's brother John William Field portrayed Captain Feathersword's helper.
In 2018, the 1994 video version of Yummy Yummy was released in multiple segments on their YouTube channel as Classic Wiggles.[6] [7] [8] [9]
| Yummy Yummy (re-recording) | |
| Director: | Chisholm McTavish |
| Producer: | Nick Pike |
| Music: | The Wiggles |
| Editing: | Tony Douglass Steve Rees Chisholm McTavish |
| Distributor: | Roadshow Entertainment / ABC Video (#101409) |
| Runtime: | 36 minutes |
| Country: | Australia |
The video was remade and released in 1998 after the theatrical and video releases of The Wiggles Movie and the video release of Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas. Some of the skits such as the short story for Dorothy's Birthday Party were removed. Two new songs, "Pufferbillies" and "Havenu Shalom Alechem", were added. In the North American and UK versions, "Teddy Bear Hug" and "Numbers Rhumba" were replaced by videos featuring the Wiggle Puppets. The Wiggles use logos on their shirts. Anthony wears a blue shirt instead of a green one. Paul Paddick plays Captain Feathersword. Wags the Dog was also featured in the video. Paul Hester, a former drummer for Split Enz and Crowded House, guest starred as Paul the Cook, and was featured in "Fruit Salad".[10]
The Wiggles are:
Also featuring:
Yummy Yummy was released on video along with Wiggle Time in the United States on 12 October 1999.[11]
In 2002, the Wiggles released Yummy Yummy and Wiggle Time as a combined DVD of the 1998 versions of Yummy Yummy and Wiggle Time.[12] [13]
In 2019, the 1998 video version of Yummy Yummy was released in multiple segments on their YouTube channel as Classic Wiggles.[14] [15] [16]