Barney's Big Surprise! Live on Stage 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! Live on Stage was the fifth album released by Barney and the first live album to be released based on a live show.
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! Live on Stage 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]
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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Gallery
Photoshoot
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:
- The first time Joseph Phillips produces a Barney album.
- The first 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.
- During "I Love You", the audience can be heard singing, in the US and UK video they can still be heard singing but very faintly, in other versions the audience singing is removed due to the video being redubbed.
See Also
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