''Mickey Mouse Disco'' is an album released by

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in 1979. A late entry in the genre of

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, ''Mickey Mouse Disco'' included disco versions of Disney songs and Disney-fied versions of disco hits. The album was re-released on CD in 1995, and is currently available for download from

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. On April 13, 2019, the original LP was reissued for the annual

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Chart performance

The album peaked at number 35 on ''Billboard''s Pop Albums Chart and was certified 2× Platinum by the

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Track listing

Arrangement

Arrangement is done by Dennis Burnside (except "It's a Small World").

Side one

# "Disco Mickey Mouse" – 4:00 # "Welcome to Rio" – 3:23 # "The Greatest Band" – 4:10 # "

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" – 2:13

Side two

# "Macho Duck" – 4:36 # "Mousetrap" – 2:56 # "Watch Out for Goofy!" – 3:30 # "

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" – 2:28 # "

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" – 2:10

Personnel

* Dennis Burnside – keyboards (track 6) * Rick Daller – trumpet (track 6) * Don Jackson – saxophone (track 6) * Terry Mead – trumpet (track 6) * Rex Peer – trombone (track 6) * Clarence "Ducky" Nash - voice of

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Certifications

Film

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based on the album, a

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of classic Disney cartoons comprising five of the nine songs featured was released theatrically on June 25, 1980, alongside the feature ''

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''. The clips featured in the short were ''

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'' (1936), ''

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'' (1937), ''

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'' (1940), ''

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'' and ''

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'' (both 1942), the first appearance of

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from ''

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'' (1944), ''

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'' (1947) and ''

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'' (1953). It was also included in episodes of various Disney cartoon compilation shows, such as ''

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'', '' The Ink & Paint Club'' and ''

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''.

Legacy

"Disco Mickey Mouse" has appeared on more Disney compilation albums like ''Hallmark Celebrates 75 Years With Mickey'' and ''Walt Disney Records Archive Collection, Vol.1'' D23 celebrated the album's 40th anniversary with a roller disco party. A sample of the discofied version of "It's a Small World" can be heard on

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's 1999 recording "

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References

External links

*
Mickey Mouse Disco
' on

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Official YouTube playlist

The 1980 film on YouTube
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