Scouse the Mouse
Scouse the Mouse | |
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Studio album by Various artists | |
Released | 9 December 1977 |
Recorded | July 1977 |
Genre | Children's music |
Length | 50:51 |
Label | Polydor |
Producer | Hugh Murphy |
Scouse the Mouse is a children's album released in the UK in 1977. It featured the vocals of Ringo Starr and others.
Story and recording
Starr appears as the album's main character, Scouse the Mouse, who emigrates from Liverpool to the United States. Scouse is a word for things from Liverpool. Other characters are played by Adam Faith (“Bonce the Mouse”) and Barbara Dickson (“Molly Jolly”). The album was written, directed and narrated by Donald Pleasence. Most of the songs performed on the album were composed by Roger Brown.
Starr's tracks ("I Know a Place", "S.O.S.", "A Mouse Like Me", "Living in a Pet Shop", "Scouse's Dream", "Running Free", "Boat Ride" and "Scouse the Mouse") were recorded in July 1977, produced by Hugh Murphy, at Berwick Street Studios.[1]
Release
An animated television version of the story was planned for airing on ITV, but it was delayed due to a strike and ultimately shelved.[2]
Scouse the Mouse was released on 9 December 1977 in the UK by Polydor.[nb 1][3] The album, which was the third and final release in Starr's three-album deal with Polydor Records, was not issued in the United States.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Roger Brown, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Living in a Pet Shop" | Ringo Starr | 4:03 | |
2. | "Sing a Song for the Tragopan" | Brown, D. Pleasence | Barbara Dickson | 3:16 |
3. | "Scouse's Dream" | Ringo Starr | 3:38 | |
4. | "Snow Up Your Nose for Christmas" | M. Pleasence, D. Pleasence | Ben Chatterly | 3:47 |
5. | "Running Free" | Ringo Starr | 3:21 | |
6. | "America (A Mouse's Dream)" | Adam Faith | 3:40 | |
7. | "Scousey" | Lucy Pleasence | 3:25 | |
8. | "Boat Ride" | Ringo Starr | 3:56 | |
9. | "Scouse the Mouse" | Ringo Starr | 2:50 | |
10. | "Passenger Pigeon" | Brown, D. Pleasence | Barbara Dickson | 1:25 |
11. | "I Know a Place" | Brown, O'Lachlainn, D. Pleasence | Polly Pleasence, Ringo Starr | 4:25 |
12. | "Caterwaul" | Jim Parker | 2:04 | |
13. | "S.O.S." | Ringo Starr | 2:42 | |
14. | "Ask Louey" | Brown, D. Pleasence | Rick Jones | 3:57 |
15. | "A Mouse Like Me" | O'Lachlainn | Ringo Starr | 4:22 |
References
- Footnotes
- ^ UK Polydor Super 2480 429[3]
- Citations
- ^ Miles, Barry; Badman, Keith, eds. (2001). The Beatles Diary After the Break-Up: 1970-2001 (reprint ed.). London: Music Sales Group. ISBN 9780711983076.
- ^ Chip Madinger & Mark Easter, Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium (Chesterfield, MO: 44.1 Productions, 2000), 514.
- ^ a b Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. London: Virgin Books. p. 184. ISBN 9780753508435.
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