Here Come the ABCs

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Here Come the ABC's
Here Come the ABC's cover
Studio album by They Might Be Giants
Released February 15, 2005 (CD)
October 25, 2005 (CD/DVD)
Genre Children's music
Length 34:45
Label Idlewild/Walt Disney
Producer(s) David Agnew
Professional reviews
They Might Be Giants chronology
Venue Songs
(2004)		 Here Come the ABCs
(2005)		 A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants
(2005)


TMBG studio album chronology
The Spine
(2004)		 Here Come the ABCs
(2005)

Here Come the ABCs is a 2005 DVD and audio CD release by They Might Be Giants, aimed at young children learning the alphabet. The CD and DVD were originally released separately, but since have been released together as a combo.

While it was produced and released by Walt Disney Records, the band was reportedly given complete creative control over the project. As a result, the DVD features a variety of puppetry, animation and live action supplied by personal friends of the group, including AJ Schnack, who directed the TMBG documentary Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns). For guest vocals on a few tracks, they turned to family: John Flansburgh's wife Robin Goldwasser, and John Linnell's son, Henry. The music videos that appear on the DVD were also aired (in part or whole) on the Disney Channel's children's programming block, Playhouse Disney.

Here Come the ABCS was a great success for They Might Be Giants, being certified Gold (sales over 500,000) in 2005, and is the second-highest selling They Might Be Giants album of all time, behind Flood. In addition, Amazon.com called it "the best Children's Music album of 2005" and the 13th best overall album of 2005. [1] A follow-up of sorts, Here Come the 123s, is due out from the band in 2007 [2].

"Can You Find It?" was featured on the soundtrack to the movie Wordplay.

While the audio-only release is considered to be They Might Be Giants eleventh studio album, some of the songs make little sense without their visual accompaniment.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD

All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Here Come the ABCs" – 0:11
  2. "Alphabet of Nations" – 1:26
  3. "E Eats Everything" – 2:43
  4. "Flying V" – 1:34
  5. "Q U" – 1:09
  6. "Go for G!" – 1:14
  7. "Pictures of Pandas Painting" – 2:07
  8. "D & W" – 1:37
  9. "Fake-Believe" – 1:51
  10. "Can You Find It?" – 2:55
  11. "The Vowel Family" – 1:59
  12. "Letter/Not a Letter" – 1:08
  13. "Alphabet Lost and Found (Marty Beller) – 2:49
  14. "I C U" – 1:49
  15. "Letter Shapes" – 1:22
  16. "Who Put the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?" – 1:45
  17. "Rolling O" – 1:26
  18. "L M N O" – 1:43
  19. "C Is for Conifers" – 2:37
  20. "Fake-Believe (Type B)" – 1:56
  21. "D Is for Drums" – 2:21
  22. "Z Y X" – 1:21
  23. "Goodnight My Friends" – 0:25
  24. "Clap Your Hands" – 1:21
    • Listed as a bonus track
  25. "Here in Higglytown (Theme to Playhouse Disney's Higglytown Heroes)" (Dan Miller, They Might Be Giants) – 3:30
    • Listed as a bonus track

[edit] DVD

  1. "Here Come The ABCs"
  2. "Alphabet Of Nations"
  3. "E Eats Everything"
  4. "Flying V"
  5. "I Am A Robot"
  6. "Q U"
  7. "Go For G!"
  8. "Pictures Of Pandas Painting"
  9. "D & W"
  10. "Fake-Believe"
  11. "Can You Find It?"
  12. Introducing The Vowel Family
  13. "The Vowel Family"
  14. "A To Z"
  15. "Letter / Not a Letter"
  16. "Letter Shapes"
  17. "Alphabet Lost And Found"
  18. "I C U"
  19. "I Am A Robot (Type B)"
  20. John And John Introduce...
  21. "Who Put The Alphabet In Alphabetical Order?"
  22. "Rolling O"
  23. "L M N O"
  24. Introducing C Is for Conifers
  25. "C Is For Conifers"
  26. "Fake-Believe (Type B)"
  27. "A To Z (Type B)"
  28. "D Is For Drums"
  29. "Introducing ZYX"
  30. "Z Y X"
  31. "Goodnight My Friends"
  32. "Here Come The ABCs'
  33. Introducing The Bonus Tracks
  34. "Clap Your Hands"
  35. "Here in Higglytown (Theme to Playhouse Disney's Higglytown Heroes)"

[edit] Exclusive bonus tracks

Special editions with exclusive bonus tracks were produced for various outlets. Bonus tracks include:

  • "Hovering Sombrero '05" on the Amazon.com CD
  • "I Never Go To Work" on the Best Buy CD
  • "Violin" and "Stalk of Wheat" on the Amazon.com DVD
  • A CD/DVD combo has since been sold by Amazon.com which features all of the bonus tracks above, as well as "Robot Parade" and "Sleepwalkers" bonus videos on the DVD
  • An iTunes single was released for "T-shirt" as a companion to Here Come the ABCs

[edit] External links

They Might Be Giants
John Flansburgh | John Linnell
Dan Miller | Danny Weinkauf | Marty Beller
Brian Doherty | Dan Hickey | Graham Maby | Tony Maimone | Eric Schermerhorn
See Also: Dial-A-Song
Discography
Albums: They Might Be Giants | Lincoln | Flood | Apollo 18 | John Henry | Factory Showroom | Long Tall Weekend | Mink Car | No! | The Spine | Here Come the ABCs
EPs: Wiggle Diskette | 1985 Demo Tape | Don't Let's Start | (She Was A) Hotel Detective | They'll Need a Crane | Purple Toupee | Birdhouse in Your Soul | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | The Statue Got Me High | The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) | I Palindrome I | Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) | O Tannenbaum | Back to Skull | S-E-X-X-Y | Working Undercover for the Man | Boss of Me | Man, It's So Loud in Here | They Might Be Giants in Holidayland | Bed, Bed, Bed | Indestructible Object | The Spine Surfs Alone
Live albums: Live!! New York City 10/14/94 | Severe Tire Damage | Live | The Spine Hits the Road | Almanac | Venue Songs
Compilations: Don't Let's Start | Miscellaneous T | Then: The Earlier Years | Best of the Early Years | They Got Lost | Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants | A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants | Venue Songs DVD/CD
Songs
"Don't Let's Start" | "Ana Ng" | "Birdhouse in Your Soul" | "Particle Man" | "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" | "Doctor Worm" | "Experimental Film"
Video Releases
Direct From Brooklyn | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | Here Come the ABCs DVD/CD | Venue Songs DVD/CD
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