Wombling Songs

Wombling Songs is the first album released by the Wombles. "The Wombling Song" was released as a single. The album was written, arranged and performed by Mike Batt, with vocals credited to "the younger Wombles, assisted by Mike Batt".

History and reception
According to Batt, the album is a simple compilation of character songs and background music for the television series. It has garnered a small cult following in the 21st century, with music journalist Bob Stanley calling it "something of a kid-rock masterpiece, a pre-teen Odessey and Oracle, chock-full of woodwinds, harpsichords, and minor-key McCartney-esque melodies". Staff writers of The Scotsman noted the album's "glimpses of pop sophistication – the clarinet figure in the theme tune, the wistful pop of Orinoco's song "Dreaming In The Sun"...".

In 2022, Batt revealed he destroyed the master tapes of Wombling Songs and the three subsequent Wombles albums, so "people can't fuck with them after I'm gone...if I wanted to go back and change it I would. They aren’t perfection but they are a faithful representation of what I offered to the world in 1974 and 1975."

Chart Performance
The album spent 17 weeks in the UK album charts, peaking at number 19 on 2 March 1974.

Track listing
All tracks are written by Mike Batt.
 * 1) "The Wombling Song (Television Version)" - 1:40
 * 2) "Wombles Everywhere" (3:20)
 * 3) "Exercise Is Good for You (Laziness Is Not)" - 2:30
 * 4) "The Wombles' Warning" - 3:25
 * 5) "Tobermory" - 3:35
 * 6) "Dreaming in the Sun (Orinoco's Song)" - 4:10
 * 7) "Madame Cholet" - 3:48
 * 8) "Great Uncle Bulgaria's March" - 3:28
 * 9) "Wellington Womble" - 3:50
 * 10) "Bungo's Birthday" - 2:30
 * 11) "Wombling Along (Link Piece)" - 0:48
 * 12) "The Wombling Song (Full Version)" - 2:25