''Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites'' is a studio recording released by the

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band Riders in the Sky on August 27, 2002 on a single CD. The album is produced by

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. It features covers of the songs from the

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film ''

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'', as well as original material. The album won the

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at the

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, making it the second such award for the band itself. The album was originally packaged with "Lyrics Included" so one can sing along to the songs.

Track listing

*All tracks performed by ''Riders in the Sky'' except for "Lullaby for Boo" performed with

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" (

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's Song) ( J. Barry & E. Greenwich) # "I Only Have Eye for You" (

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) # "Monsters, Inc." March (

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) # "Monster ABCs" (Fred LaBour) # "Lullaby for Boo" (with

) ( Paul Chrisman and Fred LaBour) # "If I Didn't Have You" nstrumental(Randy Newman) # "It's Our Job" (

) # "Paperwork" ( Roz's Song) (Douglas B. Green) # "Monsters' Jubilee" (Paul Chrisman & Douglas B. Green) # "Under the Bed" (Douglas B. Green) # "The Perfect Roar" (

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's Song) (Paul Chrisman & Joshua Archibald-Seiffer) # "Big High Wire Hop" nstrumental(Background music for

short '' For the Birds'', released theatrically with ''Monsters, Inc.'')

Personnel

(a.k.a. Ranger Doug) * Paul Crisman (a.k.a. Woody Paul) *

(a.k.a. Too Slim) *

(a.k.a. Joey The Cowpolka King) *Guest Piano: Josh Archibald master of keys

Production

The album was recorded by Joey Miskulin at the Musicwagon Studio in

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and by Brent Truitt at B. Truitt Music in Nashville, with additional recording by Tim Roberts. The album was mixed by

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at the Musicwagon Studio, and mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters in Nashville.CD liner notes

References

External links

Riders in the Sky Official Website
{{Authority control 2002 compilation albums Disney albums Pixar soundtracks Riders in the Sky (band) albums Monsters, Inc. Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children Walt Disney Records compilation albums