''Walt Disney's Babes In Toyland'' (

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ST-3913 / DQ-1219) was the original record album for the 1961 film adaptation. However, it is a

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rather than an authentic

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. The actors in the film are replaced by uncredited singers for this album, but

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, from the film's cast, is featured on ''Never Mind, Bo Peep'', and

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, also from the film, is featured on the "Workshop Song".

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as Barnaby in "We Won't Be Happy Till We Get It" and "Castle in Spain" is replaced by the instantly recognizable

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. A single with Annette's songs was also available.

Tracks

The tracks listed below are from the Disneyland album: SIDE ONE # Mother Goose Village And Lemonade ^† # We Won't Be Happy Till We Get It ^† # Just A Whisper Away ^† # Slowly He Sank To The Bottom Of The Sea • # Castle In Spain ^† # Never Mind Bo-Peep ^† (

) # I Can't Do The Sum ^† SIDE TWO # Floretta ^† # Forest Of No Return ^† # Go To Sleep ^† # Toyland ^† # Workshop Song ^† (

) # Just A Toy ^† # March Of The Toys ^‡ # Tom And Mary • • Words & music by

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^† Words & music by Mel Leven & George Bruns, adapted from the

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melodies. ^‡ Words & music by George Bruns, adapted from the Victor Herbert melodies.

Original cast album

An album credited to the " original cast", featuring the performances of the film's cast was also released in 1961, (

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, STER-4022) but this album is not a true soundtrack either. The only items present which could even be loosely attested as being from the original film soundtrack are the re-recorded studio performances of the individual actors' vocals. As many musicals of the period did, this album featured re-recorded, edited and/or re-arranged versions of songs featured in the film, provided by the same cast which appeared therein. The choral tracks are instead those heard on the Disneyland Records album, as are the accompanying music tracks to the songs. The album also features a six-minute orchestral overture heard neither in the film nor on the previous album. The

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music as heard in the actual film is not heard on the album. Therefore, neither album is truly a "soundtrack" recording in that neither contains any session material recorded for the film; the closest is the Buena Vista original cast recording. Disney film soundtracks 1961 soundtrack albums Disneyland Records soundtracks Musical film soundtracks {{Childrens-album-stub