Barney's Big Surprise (retitled Barney's Big Surprise! Live on Stage! for reprints) is a live album with songs from the stage show of the same name. The album was originally sold on November 6, 1996 during the tour and was later released for retail on CD and cassette on May 6, 1997 by Lyrick Studios. The soundtrack was soon re-released by Koch Records and HIT Entertainment in 2004.
Barney's Big Surprise was the fifth album released by Barney, the first live album to be released based on a live show and the first time Joseph Phillips produced a Barney album.
The same year of the album's retail release, it commercially went on to peak at number six on Billboard's Top Kid's Albums on November 8, 1997.[4]
Following the release of Barney's Big Surprise, a Spanish language version, titled La Gran Sorpresa de Barney, was released in 1998.
Release and promotion[]
One notable appearance to promote the album was on a CBS news station, where Barney sung "My Kite" from the stage show.[5] A sampler of this album was also featured on the DVD release of More Barney Songs, specifically containing the songs "Barney Theme Song", "Driving Medley" and "The Rainbow Song".
Critical reception[]
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
allmusic | 4/5 stars |
At AllMusic, Ross Boissoneau rated the album four stars out of five, saying that Barney's Big Surprise! Live on Stage has "zestfulness" and "unfailing good humor". He stated that this soundtrack is the next best thing to being at the actual live show for children and families who enjoy Barney & Friends.[6]
Track listing[]
Personnel[]
Credits for Barney's Big Surprise! Live on Stage adapted from AllMusic.
Managerial and creative
Vocals
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Production
Visuals and imagery
Technical
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Booklet[]
Back cover[]
Gallery[]
Promos[]
Charts[]
Chart (1997) | Peak Position |
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US Billboard Top Kid Albums | 6 |
Release history[]
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | November 6, 1996 | Cassette • CD | Lyrick |
May 6, 1997 | |||
2004 | CD | HIT • Koch | |
South Africa | October 2007 | HIT • NEXT | |
2012 |
Trivia[]
- This soundtrack marked being the first Barney album to contain the audience effects.
- Even though the songs, "The Airplane Song" and "I'm Mother Goose" are on the home video, they don't appear in this album.
- Even though "Listen to the Night Time" was sung in this album, it wasn't in the home video.
References[]
- ↑ BARNEY ENTERS THE TRAVEL BIZ
- ↑ Barney - Barney's Big Surprise! Live on Stage (1997, CD) | Discogs
- ↑ Barney's Big Surprise! Live on Stage Credits
- ↑ Barney Kid Albums Chart History
- ↑ | Barney makes an appearance on CBS News!💜💚💛 | CLIP | SUBSCRIBE
- ↑ Barney's Big Surprise! Live on Stage - Barney| Songs, Reviews, Credits | Allmusic