Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films

Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films is a 1988 tribute album recorded by various artists performing songs from Disney films.

Production It was produced by Hal Willner, one of the many tribute albums he has done. The album cover features artwork by Rodney Alan Greenblat.

Reception and legacy The NME ranked it at number 37 in their list of the best albums of 1988.1988 Best Albums And Tracks Of The Year – NME Robert Christgau gave the album a C+.Robert Christgau A 20th Anniversary live gala concert, Stay Awake Live, was staged at St. Ann's Warehouse at Brooklyn in 2008 reuniting Terry Adams of NRBQ, Marshall Allen of Sun Ra, Maud and Hudson, Merchant, Vega and Nordine who worked on the original alongside newcomers like actor Steve Buscemi and musicians like David Byrne of Talking Heads.Buscemi, Wainwright and More Will Sing Disney Tunes in Stay Awake Live at St. Ann's | Playbill

Track listing #Song name Time Performer1.Opening Medley ("I'm Getting Wet and I Don't Care at All") a) "Hi Diddle Dee Dee (An Actor's Life For Me)" from Pinocchio 1:59 Ken Nordine, with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz b) "Little April Shower" from Bambi 3:32 Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe, with Mark Bingham and The Roches c) "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)" from The Jungle Book 3:39 Los Lobos 2. "Baby Mine" from Dumbo 3:21 Bonnie Raitt and Was (Not Was) 3. "Heigh Ho (The Dwarf's Marching Song)" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 3:30 Tom Waits 4. Medley Two ("The Darkness Sheds Its Veil") a) "Stay Awake" from Mary Poppins 1:48 Suzanne Vega b) "Little Wooden Head" from Pinocchio 2:10 Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz c) "Blue Shadows on the Trail" from Melody Time 3:50 Syd Straw 5. Medley Three ("Three Inches Is Such a Wretched Height") a) "Castle in Spain" from Babes in Toyland 2:37 Buster Poindexter and The Banshees of Blue b) "I Wonder" from Sleeping Beauty 3:22 Yma Sumac 6. "Mickey Mouse March" from The Mickey Mouse Club 2:13 Aaron Neville 7. Medley Four ("All Innocent Children Had Better Beware") a) "Feed the Birds" from Mary Poppins 4:17 Garth Hudson b) "Whistle While You Work" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 2:22 NRBQ c) "I'm Wishing" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 4:20 Betty Carter d) "Cruella De Vil" from 101 Dalmatians 2:15 The Replacements e) "Dumbo and Timothy" from Dumbo 2:04 Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz 8. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1:08 Sinéad O'Connor 9. Medley Five ("Technicolor Pachyderms") a) "Pink Elephants On Parade" from Dumbo 4:54 Sun Ra & His Arkestra b) "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" from Song of the South 3:16 Harry Nilsson 10. "Second Star to the Right" from Peter Pan 4:02 James Taylor, with The Roches 11. Pinocchio Medley ("Do You See The Noses Growing") a) "Desolation Theme" from Pinocchio 2:02 Ken Nordine, with Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz b) "When You Wish upon a Star" from Pinocchio 3:46 Ringo Starr, with Herb Alpert

Personnel Track Personnel 1a Ken Nordine – vocalsBill Frisell – guitarsWayne Horvitz – piano, synthesizers 1b Natalie Merchant – vocalMichael Stipe – vocalMark Bingham – banjoThe Roches – vocalsLenny Pickett – soprano sax, fluteRalph Carney – clarinet, ocarina, wise spoken wordsMichael Blair – marimba, percussion, drumsRachel Van Voorhees – harpJackie Mullen – cello 1c César Rosas – lead vocal, cuatroDavid Hidalgo – acoustic nylon string guitar, accordion, background vocalsConrad Lozano – bassLouie Pérez – varranaSteve Berlin – baritone saxAlex Acuna – on percussion 2 Bonnie Raitt – vocal, slide guitar soloSweet Pea Atkinson – background vocalsArnold McCuller – background vocalsLuis Resto – keyboardsPaul Jackson Jr. – guitarSteve Berlin – saxophoneDon Was – synthesizerDavid Was – fluteJohn Patitucci – bassJim Keltner – drums The Uptown Horns:Crispin Cioe – baritone saxArno Hecht – tenor saxBob Funk – trombone"Hollywood" Paul Litteral – trumpet 3 Tom Waits – vocalTchad Blake – optigan programmingMitchell Froom – chamberlainVal Kuklowsky – sound effectsMarc Ribot – guitarsLarry Taylor – bass 4a Suzanne Vega – vocal 4b Bill Frisell – guitars, banjoWayne Horvitz – synthesizers 4c Syd Straw – vocalJaydee Mayness – steel guitarTommy Morgan – harmonicaJohn Jorgenson – guitars, mandolin 5a Buster Poindexter – vocalIvy Ray – vocalBrain Koonin – guitarCharles Giordano – pianoTony Garnier – bassTony Machine – drumsFred Walcott – percussionJimmy Bralower – drum programming The Uptown Horns:Crispin Cioe – baritone saxArno Hecht – tenor saxBob Funk – trombone"Hollywood" Paul Litteral – trumpet 5b Yma Sumac – vocalOrchestra: Lennie Niehaus – conductor 6 Aaron Neville – vocalDr. John (Mac Rebennack) – keyboardsArt Neville - background vocalCharles Neville - background vocalCyril Neville - background vocal 7a Garth Hudson – keyboards, synthesiszers, accordionsJorge Mirkin – harmonicaJay Rubin – cymbalsSteve Deutch – macintosh sequencing/performer software 7b Terry Adams – keyboards, vocalJoey Spampinato – bass, background vocalAl Anderson – guitarsTom Ardolino – drums, percussion 7c Betty Carter – vocalStephen Scott – pianoDonald Braden – saxophoneIra Noel Coleman – bassTroy Davis – drums 7d Paul Westerberg – guitar, vocalsTommy Stinson – bass, background vocalsSlim Dunlap – guitar, background vocalsChris Mars – drumsSlinkey Rutherford – "pianie"7eBill Frisell - guitars Wayne Horvitz - synthesizers, keyboards 8 Sinéad O'Connor – vocalsAndy Rourke – guitars 9a Sun Ra – pianoArt Jenkins, T.C. III – vocalsBruce Edwards – guitarPat Patrick – bassTom Hunter – drumsBuster Smith – drumsAveeayl Ra Amen – drumsOwen Brown Jr. – violinVincent Chaucey – French hornJohn Gilmore – tenor saxElo Olmo – bass clarinet, alto saxMarshall Allen – flute, alto saxKenny Williams – baritone saxFred Adams – trumpetMichael Ray – trumpetMartin Banks – trumpetJames Jackson – bassoon 9b Harry Nilsson – vocalTom "T-Bone" Wolk – accordionArto Lindsay – electric guitarFred Tackett – guitarsDennis Budimir – guitarsPeter Scherer – synthesizerTerry Adams – pianoBuell Neidlinger – bassJim Keltner – drumsMichael Blair – brushes, frame drum, tambourine, washboard Orchestra: Lennie Niehaus – conductor 10 James Taylor – vocal, guitar, whistleThe Roches – vocalsBranford Marsalis – tenor saxDon Grolnick – pianoSteve Swallow – bassJohn Scofield – guitarMark Bingham – acoustic guitar, humming boyMichael Blair – humming boy too! 11a Ken Nordine – voiceBill Frisell – guitarsWayne Horvitz – keyboards 11b Ringo Starr – vocalHerb Alpert – trumpet soloBill Frisell – electric guitarsFred Tackett – acoustic guitarsDennis Budimir – acoustic guitarsTerry Adams – pianoBuell Neidlinger – bassJim Keltner – drumsHarry Nilsson – whistle

References

External links Official YouTube playlist