''Fritz the Cat'' is the 1972

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to the

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directed animated film of the same name. The soundtrack features a number of

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and

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songs as well as the film's score, which consists of

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performed by

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and

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. The album was originally released on

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in 1972. It was later re-released in 1996 on

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as part of a compilation that featured both the soundtracks to ''Fritz the Cat'' and another

feature, ''

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,'' on the same disc. Various musical cues and instrumental songs from the film are not featured on the soundtrack and remain unreleased to this day. On November 23, 2018, Varese Sarabande Records reissued the soundtrack on a picture disc LP.

Track listing

; Side one # Black Talk (Earland) – 2:28 #* ''Performed by Charles Earland/

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'' # Duke's Theme (Ray Shanklin) – 5:25 # Fritz the Cat ( Crumb-Bogas) – 0:55 #* ''Performed by

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'' # Mamblues (Tjader) – 3:00 #* ''Performed by

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'' #

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(

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) – 2:20 #* ''Performed by

'' # Bertha's Theme (Shanklin) – 4:56 ; Side two # Winston (Ed Bogas) – 2:18 #* ''Performed by The Innocent Bystanders'' # House Rock (Bogas- Day) – 2:52 # The Synagogue (Traditional, arr. Bogas) – 1:11 # Yesterdays (Harbach-Kern) – 3:25 #* ''Performed by

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'' # Love Light of Mine (Betty Watson) – 2:47 #* ''Performed by The Watson Sisters'' # The Riot (Bogas-Saunders) – 3:07 # You're The Only Girl (I Ever Really Loved) (

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-Bogas-Shanklin) – 3:10 #* ''Performed by

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References

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