Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)

Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)
Album
Released	October 20, 1998
Recorded	1996-1998
Length	43:41
Label	Rounder Kids

Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape) is the first album released for Arthur. It includes some songs from "Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival," and numerous original ones. The second Arthur album, Arthur's Perfect Christmas, was released in 2000.

In 2016, a limited edition vinyl run was produced for the 20th Anniversary of Arthur.^{[citation needed]} The edition only included the first 15 songs, excluding "Matalij Ja Mustii" and including "Crazy Bus".

Track list

1. "Believe in Yourself (A Wonderful Kind Of Day)" by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers - 1:50
2. "Library Card" - 2:50
3. "Crazy Bus (No Way!)" by Michael Yarmush as Arthur Read and Michael Caloz as D.W. Read - 0:20
4. "Arthur vs. the Piano" by Michael Yarmush as Arthur Read, with Daniel Brochu as Buster Baxter - 2:55
5. "The UFO Song" as Daniel Brochu as Buster Baxter - 2:07
6. "Meek for a Week" by Jodie Resther as Francine Frensky - 3:16
7. "Jekyll and Hyde" by Luke Reid as Alan "The Brain" Powers - 3:24
8. "My Dog Pal" by Michael Yarmush as Arthur Read, Michael Caloz as D.W. Read, Daniel Brochu as Buster Baxter, Luke Reid as Alan "The Brain" Powers, Jodie Resther as Francine Frensky, and Susan Glover as Mrs. Wood - 4:03
9. "Matalij Ja Mustii (The Binky Song)" by Värttinä - 2:45
10. "Crazy Bus (I Said No, D.W.!)" by Michael Yarmush as Arthur Read and Michael Caloz as D.W. Read - 0:13
11. "My Night Light" by Bruce Dinsmore as Binky Barnes, with Daniel Brochu as Buster Baxter - 2:54
12. "Go to Sleep" by Michael Caloz as D.W. Read - 2:24
13. "Thinking Tune" by Luke Reid as Alan "The Brain" Powers - 0:42
14. "Lucky Pencil" by Michael Yarmush as Arthur Read - 3:23
15. "Homework" by Arthur Holden as Mr. Ratburn and Daniel Brochu as Buster Baxter - 2:20
16. "Poetry Club" by Daniel Brochu as Buster Baxter, Jodie Resther as Francine Frensky, Michael Yarmush as Arthur Read, and Michael Caloz as D. W. Read - 2:03
17. "The Ballad of Buster Baxter" by Art Garfunkel - 2:14
18. "Leftovers Goulash" by Bruce Dinsmore as Mr. Read, Michael Yarmush as Arthur Read, and Michael Caloz as D.W. Read - 2:11
19. "Crazy Bus (What's This Doing Here?!)" by Joe Fallon - 1:47

Trivia

• In tracks 3 and 10, D.W. wants to play her favorite song, Crazy Bus, but only in the final track, 19, it's played.
• Some songs have more lyrics than the television versions. These include Believe in Yourself, Jekyll and Hyde, Leftovers Goulash and Homework.