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Released
  
November 1973

Release date
  
November 1973

Label
  
CBS Records International

Length
  
2:27

Producer
  
Mike Batt

Genre
  
Bubblegum pop

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Wombling Songs (1973)
  
Remember You're a Womble (1974)

Recorded
  
CBS Studios and Wessex Studios, August 1973

Similar
  
Keep On Wombling, Superwombling, Remember You're a Womble, The W Factor, A Motown Christmas

Wombling Songs is the first album released by The Wombles. The songs were recorded by Mike Batt (vocals) with session musicians Chris Spedding (guitars), Les Hurdle (bass), Clem Cattini (drums), Ray Cooper (percussion), Rex Morris (piano), Eddie Mordue (sax) and Jack Rothstein (violin). The vocals were credited to "the younger Wombles, assisted by Mike Batt".

Contents

According to Batt, the album was really just character songs and background music for the television series." However, the album spent 17 weeks in the UK album charts, peaking at number 19 on 2 March 1974.

Track listing

  1. The Wombling Song (Television Version) (Mike Batt, Chris Spedding) (1:40)
  2. Wombles Everywhere (Mike Batt, Chris Spedding, Edward Seymour) (3:20)
  3. Exercise Is Good For You (Laziness Is Not) (Mike Batt, Chris Spedding) (2:30)
  4. The Wombles' Warning (Mike Batt, Chris Spedding, Eric Nicholson) (3:25)
  5. Tobermory (Mike Batt, Chris Spedding) (3:35)
  6. Dreaming In The Sun (Orinoco's Song) (Mike Batt, Chris Spedding) (4:10)
  7. Madame Cholet (Mike Batt, Chris Spedding) (3:48)
  8. Great Uncle Bulgaria's March (Mike Batt, Chris Spedding, Erik Nicholson) (3:28)
  9. Wellington Womble (Mike Batt, Chris Spedding) (3:50)*
  10. Bungo's Birthday (Mike Batt, Chris Spedding, Steve Burke) (2:30)
  11. Wombling Along (Link Piece) (Mike Batt, Chris Spedding, Carlton Edwards) (0:48)*
  12. The Wombling Song (Full Version) (Mike Batt, Chris Spedding) (2:25)

Music videos were made for all songs except "*".

Bonus Tracks (2013 Reissue)

  1. The Wombles Warning (Edited Version) (3:15)
  2. La Cancion De Los Wombles (Spanish version of "The Wombling Song") (2:25)

Singles

The Wombling Song was released as a single.

The Wombling Song, Exercise Is Good For You and Madam Cholet were used in the 1977 film Wombling Free.

Songs

1The Wombling Song (Television version)The Wombles1:40
2Wombles EverywhereThe Wombles3:20
3Exercise Is Good for You (Laziness Is Not)The Wombles2:30

References

Wombling Songs Wikipedia
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