Name: The Wild Thornberrys
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The Wild Thornberrys

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Album: The Wild Thornberrys
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Father and Daughter - Paul Simon
2)	Iwoya - Dave Matthews/Anglique Kidjo
3)	Dance With Us - Bow Wow/Puff Daddy/Brandy/Diddy
4)	Animal Nation - Peter Gabriel (previously unreleased)
5)	Happy - Sita
6)	Motla le Pula (The Rainmaker) - Hugh Masekela
7)	Monkey Man - Reel Big Fish
8)	Don't Walk Away - Sting/Youssou N'Dour
9)	Accident - Baha Men
10)	End of Forever - Nick Carter
11)	Shaking the Tree - Peter Gabriel/Shaggy/Youssou N'Dour (02 Remix, '02 remix)
12)	Get Out of London - Pretenders
13)	Africa (Il R Waisc) - Hijas del Sol
14)	Awa Awa - Wes

Album: The Wild Thornberrys
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Father and Daughter - Paul Simon
2)	Iwoya - Dave Matthews/Anglique Kidjo
3)	Dance With Us - Bow Wow/Puff Daddy/Brandy/Diddy
4)	Animal Nation - Peter Gabriel (previously unreleased)
5)	Happy - Sita
6)	Motla le Pula (The Rainmaker) - Hugh Masekela
7)	Monkey Man - Reel Big Fish
8)	Don't Walk Away - Sting/Youssou N'Dour
9)	Accident - Baha Men
10)	End of Forever - Nick Carter
11)	Shaking the Tree - Peter Gabriel/Shaggy/Youssou N'Dour (02 Remix, '02 remix)
12)	Get Out of London - Pretenders
13)	Africa (Il R Waisc) - Hijas del Sol
14)	Awa Awa - Wes

Performer Notes

Producers: George Acogny, Jonathan McHugh.
Personnel: Aaron Barrett (vocals, guitar); Paul Simon (vocals, electric guitar, nylon-string guitar); Dan Regan (vocals, trombone); Scott Klopfenstein (vocals, organ); Chrissie Hynde, Tyler Jones (vocals); Neil Taylor (guitar, slide guitar); Guy Chambers (guitar, keyboards); Adam Seymour, Kevin Armstrong (guitar); Vincent Nguini (acoustic guitar); Joao (Tombo) Mota (electric guitar); Romero Lubambo (nylon-string guitar); Mamadou Diabate (kora); Javier Anguera (saxophone); Paco Ibanez (trumpet, flugelhorn); Antonio Pallares (trombone); Bernie Worrell (Fender Rhodes piano, organ); Douglas Carr (keyboards, programming); Ira Coleman (acoustic bass); Michel Alibo (electric bass); Carlos de la Garza, Questlove, Steve Gadd , Martin Chambers (drums); Kamil Rustam (programming, keyboard programming); David Clayton , Danny Browne, David Naughton, Gabor Csupo, Jim Brumby, Michael Mangini , Richard Flack, Simon Richmond (programming); Andy Duncan (drum programming); Adriana Simon, Tessa Niles, Claire Worrall (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Ronald Prent; Dan Vickers; David Tickle; Jos Pea; Michel Sanchez; Shawn Sullivan; Steve Power; Tchad Blake; Brian Tench.
Recording information: Battery Studios Mobile, Botswana, South Africa; Daddy's House Recordings, New York, NY; Eden Studio, London, England; Ekongolo, France; Hit Factory, New York, NY; La Taguara; Larrabbee West, LA; Mayfair Studios; Mojo Studios, New York, NY; real World Studios, England; Right Track Recording, New York, NY; Sear Sound, New York, NY; Sting's Living Room (Somewhere In Wiltshire); Tower Of Power, London, England; TRAK; World Class Audio, Anaheim, CA.
Arrangers: Gonzalo Benavides; Guy Chambers; Michel Sanchez.
To go along with the jungle motif of this Nickelodeon-produced animated feature, we're presented with a soundtrack album full of African-flavored pop. Who better to lead that particular charge than Paul Simon, whose GRACELAND helped pave the way for Afro-pop crossover in the US. His "Father and Daughter" is a gentle but spirited song about the parent-child bond.
A pairing of jamband hero Dave Matthews and African diva Angelique Kidjo ("Iwoya") makes more sonic sense than one might suppose. Ska-punks Reel Big Fish offer a rather ill-advised take on the Specials' "Monkey Man," but a smart pair of Youssou N'Dour collaborations (one with Sting, one with Peter Gabriel) soon set things right. The Pretenders' "Get Out of London" doesn't have much to do with Africa, but it's one of their better latter-day tunes and a pleasure to hear. Ultimately, this disc cleaves pretty closely to the Anglo pop aesthetic, but the introduction of African elements throughout is strong enough to add a nice touch of exoticism.

Professional Reviews

Uncut (3/03, p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...[Simon] can still turn a lyric and craft a tune like an unlikely deft demi-god..."