Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George explained

Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George is a soundtrack album for the 2006 animated film Curious George consisting of newly-recorded music by Jack Johnson "and Friends". It was released on February 7, 2006. The "Friends" are Ben Harper, G. Love, Matt Costa, and Kawika Kahiapo, each of whom accompanies Johnson and his band on one track.

The album topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, where it remained at No. 1 for four consecutive weeks. On February 25, it became the first soundtrack to reach the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 chart since the Bad Boys II soundtrack in August 2003, and the first animated film to top the chart since the Pocahontas soundtrack reigned for one week in July 1995.

Personnel

• Jack Johnson – vocals, guitar, ukulele
• Adam Topol – drums, vocals on "The Sharing Song"
• Merlo Podlewski – bass guitar
• Zach Gill – piano, vocals (lead vocals on "The Sharing Song")
• Ben Harper – guitar and vocals on "With My Own Two Hands"
• G. Love – vocals, guitar, and harmonica on "Jungle Gym"
• Matt Costa – vocals and guitar on "Lullaby"
• Kawika Kahiapo – guitar on "Talk Of The Town"
• Child backing vocals on "The Sharing Song" and "The 3 R's" – Baillie, Kayla, Jaclyn, Torin, John, Noa, Kona, Moe, Thatcher, Brooke, Tahnei

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)!scope="col"

Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	49
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4]	63
French Albums (SNEP)[5]	146
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	26
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	83
US Billboard 200[9]	46
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10]	9
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[11]	4

External links

• Curious George the Movie website
• Official Curious George website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard . 11 February 2006 .
2. Web site: ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2006. Australian Recording Industry Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20140127032212/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACHarts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Albums2006.htm. December 20, 2020. 2014-01-27.
3. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 2006. austriancharts.at. December 20, 2020.
4. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2006. dutchcharts.nl. December 20, 2020.
5. Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2006. SNEP. fr. December 20, 2020.
6. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. December 20, 2020.
7. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2006. hitparade.ch. December 20, 2020.
8. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2006. Official Charts Company. December 20, 2020.
9. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. December 20, 2020.
10. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. December 20, 2020.
11. Soundtracks – Year-End 2006. Billboard. December 20, 2020.