Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George

Jack Johnson and Friends: Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George is a soundtrack album by Jack Johnson and friends for the 2006 film Curious George. Along with Johnson, it includes Adam Topol, Ben Harper, G. Love, Kawika Kahiapo, Matt Costa, Merlo Podlewski, and Zach Gill. It was released on February 7, 2006, topping the U.S. Billboard Top 200, selling 149,000 copies in the process, and reaching No. 1 in the Australian albums (ARIA) chart in its debut week and in Canada on the Nielsen Soundcan chart on the following February 25, remaining there for four consecutive weeks.

Jack Johnson and Friends: Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2006
RecordedNovember 2005
StudioThe Mango Tree
GenreFolk rock, soft rock, pop
Length40:10
LabelBrushfire
Universal
ProducerRobert Carranza, Jack Johnson, also Mario Caldato Jr. on Upside Down
Jack Johnson chronology
In Between Dreams
(2005)
Jack Johnson and Friends: Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
(2006)
Sleep Through the Static
(2008)
Singles from Jack Johnson and Friends Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
  1. "Upside Down"
    Released: February 24, 2006
  2. "Talk of the Town"
    Released: July 28, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

This was the first soundtrack to make it to No. 1 since the Bad Boys II soundtrack in August 2003 and the first to an animated film to top the Billboard 200 since the Pocahontas soundtrack reigned for one week in July 1995.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack Johnson, except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Upside Down" 3:28
2."Broken" 3:55
3."People Watching" 3:19
4."Wrong Turn" 2:53
5."Talk of the Town" (with guitar & vocals by Kawika Kahiapo) 3:22
6."Jungle Gym" (Featuring G. Love)Garrett Dutton2:24
7."We're Going to Be Friends" (Covering The White Stripes, orig 2001)Jack White2:18
8."The Sharing Song"Adam Topol, Zach Gill2:45
9."The 3 R's" (revision of Schoolhouse Rock! song "Three Is a Magic Number")Bob Dorough; new lyrics by Johnson2:55
10."Lullaby" (Featuring Matt Costa)Matt Costa2:48
11."With My Own Two Hands" (Covering, and featuring Ben Harper)Ben Harper2:59
12."Questions" 4:10
13."Supposed to Be" 2:54
14."Upside Down (Remix)" (Featuring Money Mark) 3:39
Total length:40:10

Chart positions

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 50
Canadian Nielson Sounscan Albums Chart 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 9
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 25
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 26
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 2
US Billboard 200 1

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Platinum 70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[16] Platinum 60,000*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[17] Gold 20,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[18] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[20] Platinum 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

  • Jack Johnsonvocals, guitar, ukulele
  • Adam Topol – drums, vocals on "The Sharing Song"
  • Merlo Podlewski – bass guitar
  • Zach Gill – vocals, keys
  • Ben Harper – vocals, guitar on "With My Own Two Hands"
  • G. Love – vocals, guitar, harmonica on "Jungle Gym"
  • Matt Costa – vocals, guitar on "Lullaby"
  • Kawika Kahiapo – guitar on "Talk Of The Town"
  • Child backup vocals on "The Sharing Song" and "The 3 R's" – Baillie, Kayla, Jaclyn, Torin, John, Noa, Jake, Kona, Moe, Thatcher, Brooke, Tahnei, Andrew M Dunlap Jr

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Rolling Stone review
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  14. "Swisscharts.com – JACK JOHNSON AND FRIENDS – Sing-A-Longs And Lullabies For The Film Curious George". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
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  17. "Guld og platin" (in Danish). IFPI Danmark. Archived from the original on January 17, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
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  20. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Jack Johnson; 'Sing-A-Longs And Lullabies For The Film Curious George')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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  22. "American album certifications – Jack Johnson – Curious George: Sing-A-Longs And Lullabies for the". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 26 May 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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