Mickey Mouse Disco

1979 studio album by Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse Disco

Studio album by

Mickey Mouse

Released| July 1979
Genre| Disco
Length| 29:29
Label| Disneyland
Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Mickey Mouse Disco is an album released by Disneyland Records in 1979.[2] A late entry in the genre of disco, 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 later as a download. On April 13, 2019, in honor of the album's 40th anniversary, the original LP was reissued for the annual Record Store Day.[3]

## Chart performance

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The album peaked at number 35 on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA.[4]

## Track listing

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### Arrangement

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

### Side one

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1. "Disco Mickey Mouse" – 4:00
2. "Welcome to Rio" – 3:23
3. "The Greatest Band" – 4:10
4. "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" – 2:13

### Side two

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1. "Macho Duck" – 4:36
2. "Mousetrap" – 2:56
3. "Watch Out for Goofy!" – 3:30
4. "It's a Small World" – 2:28
5. "Chim Chim Cher-ee" – 2:10

## Personnel

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* Tom Worrall – writer (tracks 1, 5)[5][4]
* Dennis Burnside – arrangements (tracks 1-7, 9), keyboards (track 6)[6]
* George Charouhas - writer (tracks 2, 7)[7]
* Steven Bruce Furman – writer (tracks 2, 7)[7]
* Pat Patrick – writer (track 3)[8]
* Allie Wrubel – writer (track 4)[7]
* Ray Gilbert – writer (track 4)[7]
* Eddie Frierson – lead vocals (track 5)[5]
* Jim Tadevic – voice of Donald Duck[5]
* Tony Pope – voice of Goofy[5]
* Jymn Magon – writer (track 6), producer[4]
* Rick Daller – trumpet (track 6)[6]
* Don Jackson – saxophone (track 6)[6]
* Terry Mead – trumpet (track 6)[6]
* Rex Peer – trombone (track 6)[6]
* Richard M. Sherman – writer (tracks 8-9)
* Robert B. Sherman – writer (tracks 8-9)
* Dick Duerrstein – art direction[4]
* Alvin S. White Studio – cover illustration[4]

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[9] | Gold  | 20,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[10] | 2× Platinum  | 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] | 2× Platinum  | 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Film

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1980 film

Mickey Mouse Disco

Directed by| Riley Thomson
Dave Hand
Charles Nichols
Jack King
Ben Sharpsteen
Jack Kinney
Norman Ferguson
Produced by| Ron Miller
Walt Disney (archival footage, uncredited)

Production
companies

Walt Disney Productions
Disneyland Records

Distributed by| Buena Vista Distribution

Release date

* June 25, 1980 (1980-6-25)

(Theatrical release with The Last Flight of Noah's Ark)

Running time

| 7 minutes

A short film based on the album, a music video clip show of classic Disney cartoons comprising five of the nine songs featured[12] was released theatrically on June 25, 1980, alongside the feature The Last Flight of Noah's Ark.[13][14]

The clips featured in the short were Thru the Mirror (1936), Clock Cleaners (1937), Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940), Mickey's Birthday Party and Symphony Hour (both 1942), the first appearance of Panchito Pistoles from The Three Caballeros (1944), Mickey's Delayed Date (1947) and How to Dance (1953). It was also included in episodes of various Disney cartoon compilation shows, such as Mickey's Mouse Tracks, The Ink & Paint Club and Donald's Quack Attack.

## Legacy

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"Disco Mickey Mouse" has appeared on more Disney compilation albums like Hallmark Celebrates 75 Years With Mickey [15] and Walt Disney Records Archive Collection, Vol.1 [16]

D23 celebrated the album's 40th anniversary with a roller disco party.[17]

A sample of the discofied version of "It's a Small World" can be heard on Fatboy Slim's 1999 recording "Praise You".[18]

The outfit that Mickey wears on the cover of the album is on display as one of his costumes in the queue of the Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway attraction at Disneyland. In addition, a selection of songs from the album can be heard from sound equipment next to the costume.[19][20]

## See also

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* Disco Duck
* "Macho Man" (song)
* Walt Disney Records
* Disco music

## References

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1. ^ Phares, Heather. "Disney – Mickey Mouse Disco". AllMusic.
2. ^ Goldstein, Patrick (29 Jul 1979). "Duck Disco". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 79.
3. ^ Record Store Day 2019: Ten of the best releases-BBC News
4. ^ a b c d e "When Bugs, Popeye, Batman, Mickey & Friends Went Disco". Cartoon Research. June 11, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
5. ^ a b c d Hollis, Tim; Ehrbar, Greg (August 16, 2011). Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617034336. Retrieved December 16, 2023. "The album may have been titled Mickey Mouse Disco, but Mickey's voice is nowhere to be heard. However, Donald Duck makes a memorable appearance in "Macho Duck", Tom Worrall's spoof of the Village People hit "Macho Man", with lead vocals by Nashville studio singer Eddie Frierson. In this song, Jim Tadevic, who was on the Disney studio staff as location spotter, plays Donald. Tony Pope was then brought in to add comic dialogue to "Watch Out for Goofy", as the lovable bumbler made a shambles of the dance floor and its patrons."
6. ^ a b c d e "Mousetrap from Mickey Mouse Disco". YouTube. June 20, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
7. ^ a b c d "Walt Disney Productions – Mickey Mouse Disco (1979, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1979. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
8. ^ "Pat Patrick Bio". The Pat Patrick Band. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
9. ^ "International" (PDF). Cash Box. March 1, 1980. p. 45. Retrieved December 3, 2021 - via World Radio History.
10. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Mickey Mouse – Mickey Mouse Disco". Music Canada.
11. ^ "American album certifications – Mickey Mouse – Mickey Mouse Disco". Recording Industry Association of America.
12. ^ Celebrate Mickey Mouse's Birthday with These 11 Swell Cartoons!-D23
13. ^ BCDB[dead link‍]
14. ^ D23
15. ^ Hallmark Celebrates 75 Years With Mickey-Internet Archive
16. ^ Walt Disney Records Archive Collection Vol.1-AllMusic
17. ^ Mickey Mouse’s Roller Disco Party with D23-D23
18. ^ Praise You by Fatboy Slim on YouTube
19. ^ "Photos: First Look Inside the Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway Queue at Disneyland". laughingplace.com. January 25, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
20. ^ Disney Parks (January 27, 2023). "FULL Queue Walkthrough - Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway Disneyland Resort" (YouTube). YouTube.

## External links

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* Mickey Mouse Disco on IMDb
* Official YouTube playlist
* The 1980 film on YouTube