The Little Mermaid: Greatest Hits

~ Release by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (see all versions of this release, 25 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fathoms Below
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
choir vocals:
Ship’s Chorus ([Disney], Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
arranger:
Alan Menken and Robbie Merkin
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1989)
recording of:
Fathoms Below (The Little Mermaid)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
Ship’s Chorus1:43
2Part of Your World
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
lead vocals and spoken vocals:
Jodi Benson
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
arranger:
Alan Menken and Robbie Merkin
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1989)
recording of:
Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (2008 Broadway musical based on the 1989 Disney film)
Jodi Benson3.253:14
3Under the Sea
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
mixer:
Bruce Botnick
additional editor:
Neil Bulk
vocals:
Samuel E. Wright (US actor, voice actor & singer)
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
arranger:
Alan Menken and Robbie Merkin
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1989)
mixed at:
Uniteye in California, United States
recording of:
Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The 62nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1989 winner)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
cover recording of:
Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The 62nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1989 winner)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
Samuel E. Wright3.53:14
4Part of Your World (reprise)
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
vocals:
Jodi Benson
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
arranger:
Alan Menken and Robbie Merkin
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1989)
recording of:
Part of Your World (reprise) (The Little Mermaid)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (2008 Broadway musical based on the 1989 Disney film)
Jodi Benson2:16
5Poor Unfortunate Souls
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
lead vocals:
Pat Carroll (American actress & voice actor)
other vocals [Ariel's vocalization]:
Jodi Benson
spoken vocals:
Jodi Benson and Pat Carroll (American actress & voice actor)
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
arranger:
Alan Menken and Robbie Merkin
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1989)
recording of:
Poor Unfortunate Souls (The Little Mermaid)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (2008 Broadway musical based on the 1989 Disney film)
Pat Carroll44:50
6Les Poissons
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
lead vocals:
René Auberjonois (US film, TV & theater actor)
vocals:
René Auberjonois (US film, TV & theater actor)
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
arranger:
Alan Menken and Robbie Merkin
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1989)
recording of:
Les Poissons (The Little Mermaid, 1989)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (2008 Broadway musical based on the 1989 Disney film)
René Auberjonois1:34
7Kiss the Girl
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
vocals:
Samuel E. Wright (US actor, voice actor & singer)
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
arranger:
Alan Menken and Robbie Merkin
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1989)
recording of:
Kiss the Girl (The Little Mermaid)
additional lyricist:
Lin‐Manuel Miranda (from 2022 until 2023)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The 62nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
Samuel E. Wright3.252:42
8You Can Get It If You Really Want
Samuel E. Wright3:09
9One Dance
Jodi Benson3.253:27
10Down to the Sea
vocals:
Jodi Benson, Clancy Brown, Kay E. Kuter, Rob Paulsen and Samuel E. Wright (US actor, voice actor & singer)
recording of:
Down to the Sea (The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea)
writer:
Michael Silversher and Patricia Silversher
publisher:
Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000 direct‐to‐video movie soundtrack)
Samuel E. Wright, Rob Paulsen, Clancy Brown, Jodi Benson and Kay E. Kuter3:31
11Iko Iko
vocals:
Samuel E. Wright (US actor, voice actor & singer)
cover recording of:
Iko Iko
lyricist:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins and Joan Marie Johnson (Joan Marie Johnson Faust)
composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins and Rosa Lee Hawkins
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), EMI Longitude Music Co., IKO Legal Hold, Melder Publishing Co., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Trio Music Company Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
revision of:
Jockomo
Samuel E. Wright3:50
12The Scuttle Strut
Buddy Hackett2:44
13The Real Thing (Kiss the Girl)
Felicia Barton2:55
14Part of Your World
recording of:
Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (2008 Broadway musical based on the 1989 Disney film)
Carly Rae Jepsen3:16

Credits

Release group

creative direction:Steve Gerdes (graphic designer and musician)
Dave Snow
included in:The Little Mermaid Special Edition Double Pack by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
translated versions:A pequena sereia (The Little Mermaid 1989 film soundtrack, Brazilian Portuguese version)
Arielle, die Meerjungfrau (The Little Mermaid, 1998 German version, songs translated by Frank Lenart)
Arielle, die Meerjungfrau (The Little Mermaid, 1989 German version, songs translated by Klaus‐Peter Bauer)
De kleine zeemeermin (The Little Mermaid, 1990 Dutch version)
Den lilla sjöjungfrun (The Little Mermaid, 1989 Swedish version) by Alan Menken & Ingela ”Pling” Forsman (Swedish lyricist)
Den Lille Havfrue: Originalt Dansk Soundtrack (The Little Mermaid: 1989 film soundtrack, Danish version)
Den lille havfruen (The Little Mermaid 1989 film soundtrack, Norwegian version)
Küçük Deniz Kızı (The Little Mermaid 1989 film soundtrack, Turkish version)
La Petite Sirène (The Little Mermaid, 1990 French version)
La Petite Sirène (The Little Mermaid, 1998 French version)
La sirenetta (The Little Mermaid: 1989 film soundtrack, Italian version)
La Sirenita (The Little Mermaid 1989 film soundtrack, Spanish version)
La Sirenita (The Little Mermaid 1989 film soundtrack, Latin American Spanish version)
Η Μικρή Γοργόνα (The Little Mermaid 1989 film soundtrack, 1998 Greek version)
リトル・マーメイド (The Little Mermaid 1989 film soundtrack, Japanese version)
part of:Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection (A collection of deluxe Disney soundtrack albums) (number: 4) (order: 4)
Academy Award winners for “Best Original Score” (soundtrack collection) (number: 62) (order: 7)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/148061 [info]
other databases:http://castalbums.org/recordings/Little-Mermaid-The-1989-Film-Soundtrack/4548/ [info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097757/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000203262 [info]
Wikidata:Q10381558 [info]