Muppet Beach Party

Muppet Beach Party is a music and comedy record released by The Jim Henson Company through BMG Kidz in 1993. The album consisted of the Muppets having an all-day beach party and performing popular songs, mostly from the 1960s. Similar to The Muppet Show albums from the late 1970s, the album divides song tracks with Muppet dialogue. It was released in CD and cassette form, with the latter including a poster with lyrics on the opposite side.

The album was the first full-length Muppet album to feature Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog's new voice after the death of Jim Henson.

Personnel

 * The Muppets – Primary Artist
 * Steve Whitmire – Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat
 * Frank Oz – Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal
 * Kevin Clash – Clifford
 * Dave Goelz – Gonzo the Great
 * Jerry Nelson – Robin the Frog
 * Walt Harrah – Vocals
 * Angie Jaree – Vocals
 * Bob Joyce – Vocals
 * David Joyce – Vocals
 * Tampa Lann – Vocals
 * Myrna Matthews – Vocals
 * Rockapella – Vocals
 * Randy Crenshaw – Vocal Arrangement, Vocals
 * Nick Brown – Guitar
 * George Doering – Guitar
 * Ken Wild – Bass
 * Michael Bruno – Percussion


 * Ralph Humphrey – Drums
 * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – Horn Arrangements, Trombone
 * Gary Grant – Trumpet
 * Jerry Hey – Trumpet
 * Dan Higgins – Saxophone
 * Mike Lang – Keyboards
 * Dan Stein – Associate Producer, Keyboards, Sound Design
 * Michael K. Frith – Art Direction
 * Theo Panagopoulos – Art Direction
 * Brian Bonehead Kinkead – Assistant Engineer
 * James McIlvery – Assistant Engineer
 * Dave McNair – Engineer
 * Michael Golub – Engineer
 * Rob Seifert – Engineer
 * Bill Straus – Engineer
 * Dennis Sands – Engineer/Mixer
 * Ric Wilson – Mastering

Other appearances

 * 1980: "Surfin' U.S.A." was performed by Kermit and his frog henchmen in episode 518 of The Muppet Show.
 * 1993: The Muppets' renditions of "Kokomo" and "Wipe Out" were made into music videos. "Kokomo" was included in 1994's Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green, and both videos aired on Nickelodeon.