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  • Artist: Jack Johnson and Friends
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: February 07, 2006
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Soundtrack
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Perennial surfer dude/singer/songwriter Jack Johnson lends his voice to the eternally silent Curious George on this collection of "Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies," original material built around the famous monkey and his strange obsession with "the Man with the Yellow Hat." Universal Pictures couldn't have picked a better collaborator for this soundtrack to the Curious George film, as Johnson's easygoing delivery and breezy demeanor match George's silent curiosity to a T. Fellow songwriters Ben Harper, G. Love, and Matt Costa contribute three songs to the predominantly children-oriented affair, while Johnson and band give up an island rendition of the White Stripes' "We're Going to Be Friends," as well as the umpteenth cover of Schoolhouse Rock!'s "Three Is the Magic Number." Heady stuff? Not exactly, but there's not an ounce of pretense to the project, making it a fun, safe bet for kids and a forgettable -- yet not entirely unpleasant -- piece of escapism for adults. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Upside Down (Lyrics) Jack Johnson Jack Johnson (3:28)
Broken (Lyrics) Jack Johnson Jack Johnson (3:55)
People Watching (Lyrics) Jack Johnson Jack Johnson (3:19)
Wrong Turn (Lyrics) Jack Johnson Jack Johnson (2:53)
Talk of the Town (Lyrics) Jack Johnson Jack Johnson (3:22)
Jungle Gym G. Love, Jack Johnson (2:24)
We're Going to Be Friends (Lyrics) Jack White Jack Johnson (2:18)
The Sharing Song Adam Topol, Zach Gill Jack Johnson (2:45)
The 3 R's Bob Dorough, Jack Johnson Jack Johnson (2:55)
Lullaby (Lyrics) Jack Johnson Jack Johnson, Matt Costa (2:48)
With My Own Two Hands (Lyrics) Ben Harper Ben Harper, Jack Johnson (2:59)
Questions (Lyrics) Jack Johnson Jack Johnson (4:10)
Supposed to Be (Lyrics) Jack Johnson Jack Johnson (2:54)

Credits

Bernie Grundman (Mastering), Danny Kalb (Engineer), Danny Kalb (Mixing), Kathy Nelson (Music Supervisor), Robert Carranza (Producer), Robert Carranza (Engineer), Robert Carranza (Mixing), Jeff Motch (Art Direction), Jeff Motch (Design), Merlo Podlewski (Bass), Adam Topol (Drums), Kim Moore Johnson (Crew), Zach Gill (Piano), Zach Gill (Vocals), Matt Costa (Guita Flé), Dave Lively (Art Direction), Dave Lively (Design), Anthony DeRosa (Artwork), Anthony DeRosa (Cover Design), Anthony DeRosa (Cover Art), Mike Laza (Assistant Engineer), Janella Fox (Crew), Emmett Malloy (Crew), Emmett Malloy (Soundtrack Supervisor)
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Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
Soundtrack by Jack Johnson
Released February 7, 2006
Genre Acoustic rock, pop rock, soundtrack
Label Brushfire, Universal
Producer Robert Carranza, Jack Johnson
Professional reviews
Jack Johnson chronology
In Between Dreams
(2005)		 Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George
(2006)		 Sleep Through the Static
(2008)

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 features Adam Topol, Ben Harper, G. Love, Kawika Kahiapo, Matt Costa, Merlo Podlewski and Zach Gill. It was released on February 7, 2006, topping the Billboard Top 200, selling 149,000 copies in the process, and #1 in the Australian albums (ARIA) chart in its debut week.

This was the first soundtrack to make it to #1 since the Bad Boys II Soundtrack in August 2003 and was the first soundtrack to an animated film to top the Billboard 200 since the Pocahontas soundtrack reigned for one week in July 1995.

The album has sold over 3 million copies worldwide since February 2006.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Jack Johnson unless noted.

  1. "Upside Down" – 3:30
  2. "Broken" – 3:57
  3. "People Watching" – 3:23
  4. "Wrong Turn" – 3:09
  5. "Talk of the Town" (featuring Kawika Kahiapo) – 3:26
  6. "Jungle Gym" (G. Love) – 2:27
  7. "We're Going to Be Friends" (Jack White) – 2:24
  8. "The Sharing Song" (Zach Gill, Adam Topol) – 2:48
  9. "The 3 R's" – 2:57
  10. "Lullaby" (Matt Costa) – 2:49
  11. "With My Own Two Hands" (Ben Harper) – 3:07
  12. "Questions" – 4:12
  13. "Supposed to Be" – 2:59

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2006 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
Billboard 200

Personnel

External links

Preceded by
The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
by Barry Manilow		 Billboard 200 number-one album
February 19, 2006 - February 25, 2006		 Succeeded by
Ghetto Classics by Jaheim
Preceded by
State of Emergency by The Living End		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
February 20 - February 26, 2006		 Succeeded by
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
by Arctic Monkeys
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Jack Johnson
Studio albums
EPs and soundtrack albums
Thicker than Water · September Sessions · Some Live Songs EP · Sprout · Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George · A Brokedown Melody
Remix albums
Virtual albums
iTunes Originals – Jack Johnson · Sessions@AOL - Jack Johnson EP
Singles

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