Here Come the ABCs

Ang Here Come the ABCs ay ang pangalawang album ng mga bata at pang-onse na studio album ng alternative rock band na They Might Be Giants, na naglalayong malaman ng mga bata ang alpabeto. Ang CD at DVD ay orihinal na inilabas nang magkahiwalay, ngunit dahil naipalabas nang magkasama bilang isang combo. Mayroong 25 mga kanta sa CD at 39 sa DVD.

Habang ito ay ginawa at inilabas ng Walt Disney Records sa ilalim ng kanilang Disney Sound label, ang banda ay naiulat na binigyan ng kumpletong kontrol ng malikhaing proyekto, na sa panahong iyon ay hindi pangkaraniwan para sa Walt Disney Records, na hanggang sa sumunod sa isang mahigpit na patakaran sa pagkontrol ng artist. . Bilang isang resulta, nagtatampok ang DVD ng iba't ibang mga tuta, animasyon at live na pagkilos na ibinibigay ng mga personal na kaibigan ng pangkat, kasama na si AJ Schnack, na namuno sa dokumentaryo ng TMBG na Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns). Para sa mga vocal ng panauhin sa ilang mga track, bumaling sila sa kanilang pamilya: Asawa ni John Flansburgh na si Robin Goldwasser, at anak ni John Linnell na si Henry. Ang mga music video na lilitaw sa DVD ay naipalabas din (sa bahagi o buo) sa programa block ng mga bata ng Disney Channel, Playhouse Disney.

Ang Here Come the ABCs ay isang mahusay na tagumpay para sa They Might Be Giants, ang video na sertipikadong Gold (benta nang higit sa 50,000) noong 2005. Ang album ay umabot sa #1 sa mga chart ng Music para sa Mga Bata ng Billboard, nanalo ng DVD of the Year Award ng Parenting Magazine at dalawang National Parenting Publications Awards (NAAPA). Bilang karagdagan, tinawag ito ng Amazon.com na "pinakamahusay na album ng Music ng Bata noong 2005" at ang ika-13 pinakamahusay na pangkalahatang album ng 2005. Dalawang follow-up ang pinakawalan, Here Come the 123s noong 2008 at Here Comes Science noong 2009.

Bagaman ang audio-only release ay itinuturing na ika-11 studio album ng They Might Be Giants, ang ilan sa mga kanta ay walang katuturan nang wala ang kanilang visual na kasamang.

Listahan ng track

CD
All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted.
 "Here Come the ABCs" – 0:11
 "Alphabet of Nations" – 1:26
 "E Eats Everything" – 2:43
 "Flying V" – 1:34
 "Q U" – 1:09
 "Go for G!" – 1:14
 "Pictures of Pandas Painting" – 2:07
 "D & W" – 1:37
 "Fake-Believe" – 1:51
 "Can You Find It?" – 2:55
 "The Vowel Family" – 1:59
 "Letter/Not a Letter" – 1:08
 "Alphabet Lost and Found (Marty Beller) – 2:49
 "I C U" – 1:49
 "Letter Shapes" – 1:22
 "Who Put the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?" – 1:46
 "Rolling O" – 1:26
 "L M N O" – 1:43
 "C Is for Conifers" – 2:37
 "Fake-Believe (Type B)" – 1:56
 "D Is for Drums" – 2:21
 "Z Y X" – 1:21
 "Goodnight My Friends" – 0:25
 "Clap Your Hands" – 1:21
A bonus track
 "Here in Higglytown (Theme to Playhouse Disney's Higglytown Heroes)" (Dan Miller, They Might Be Giants) – 0:58
A bonus track

DVD
 "Here Come The ABCs" 0:25
 "Alphabet Of Nations" 1:26
 "E Eats Everything" 2:43
 "Flying V" 1:34
 "I Am A Robot" 1:29
 "Q U" 1:09
 "Go For G!" 1:14
 "Pictures Of Pandas Painting" 2:07
 "D & W" 1:37
 "Fake-Believe" 1:51
 "Can You Find It?" 2:55
 Introducing The Vowel Family 0:11
 "The Vowel Family" 1:59
 "A To Z" 0:24
 "Letter / Not a Letter" 1:08
 "Letter Shapes" 1:22
 "Alphabet Lost And Found" 2:49
 "I C U" 1:49
 "I Am A Robot (Type B)" 0:56
 John And John Introduce... 0:10
 "Who Put The Alphabet In Alphabetical Order?" 1:46
 "Rolling O" 1:26
 "L M N O" 1:43
 Introducing C Is for Conifers 0:12
 "C Is For Conifers" 2:37
 "Fake-Believe (Type B)" 1:56
 "A To Z (Type B)" 0:29
 "D Is For Drums" 2:21
 "Introducing ZYX" 0:09
 "Z Y X" 1:21
 "Goodnight My Friends" 0:25
 "Here Come The ABCs' 0:11
 Introducing The Bonus Tracks 0:14
 "Clap Your Hands" 1:21
 "Violin" 3:33
 "Stalk of Wheat" 1:19
 "Robot Parade" 1:22
 "Sleepwalkers" 2:40
 "Here in Higglytown (Theme to Playhouse Disney's Higglytown Heroes)" 0:58

Eksklusibong mga track ng bonus 
Ang mga espesyal na edisyon na may eksklusibong mga track ng bonus ay ginawa para sa iba't ibang mga outlet. Kasama sa mga track ng bonus ang:

 "Hovering Sombrero '05" sa Amazon.com CD

 Ang "I Never Go To Work" sa Best Buy CD

 Ang "Violin" at "Stalk of Wheat" sa Amazon.com DVD

 Ang isang combo ng CD / DVD mula noon ay naibenta ng Amazon.com na nagtatampok ng lahat ng mga bonus track sa itaas, pati na rin ang "Robot Parade" at "Sleepwalkers" na mga video bonus sa DVD.

 Isang solong iTunes ang pinakawalan para sa "T-shirt" bilang kasama sa Here Come the ABCs

Tauhan

They Might Be Giants
 John Flansburgh – lead and backing vocals, guitar
 John Linnell – lead and backing vocals, piano, accordion, saxophone
Additional musicians
 Dan Miller – guitar, piano
 Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar
 Marty Beller – drums, lead vocals on "Alphabet Lost and Found"
 Dan Levine – trombone on "D & W", "Letter/Not A Letter", "Rolling O" and "A to Z (Type B)", tuba on "Flying V", "Go for G" and "Fake Believe (Part 1)"
 Mark Pender – trumpet on "D & W", "Letter/Not A Letter", "Rolling O" and "A to Z (Type B)"
 Dan Hickey – drums on "Clap Your Hands"
 Pat DIlliett – piano on "Goodnight My Friends"
 Robin Goldwasser – lead vocals on "Who Put the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?"
 Henry Linnell – lead vocals on "Letter/Not A Letter"
 Desi Tomaselli – lead vocals on "Letter/Not A Letter
Production
 Pat Dillet, They Might Be Giants - producers

Production Crew
 Executive Producer: David Agnew
 Audio Engineer/Mixer: Pat Dillett
 Audio Mastering: UE Nastosi at Sterling Sound Studios NYC
 Recorded at: Kampo Studios and Skyline Studios, Manhattan, New York
 Additional Recording at: Collier Brothers Studios and Hello Studios, Brooklyn, New York
 Band Manager: Jamie Lincoin Kitman at Homblow Studios USA

Video Production Crew
 Music Performed by They Might Be Giants
 DVD Produced by Bonfire Films of America
 Directed by AJ Schnack
 Starring Chris Anderson, John Flansburgh, John Linnell, AD Miles
 Animated by Courtney Booker, Euan Mitchell, Greg Rozum and Divya Srinivasan
 Animation Produced at Asterisk, The Chopping Block Studios Inc. and Colourmovie

Mga Sanggunian

Mga panlabas na link 
 Disney Records site for the album
 Official band-operated download site
 Here Come The ABCs page at This Might Be A Wiki
 This Might be a Wiki TMBG fan knowledgebase

Mga album noong 2005
Mga album ng They Might Be Giants