Here Come the 123s
Here Come the 123s is the third children's album and thirteenth studio album by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It is the sequel to the group's 2005 album Here Come the ABCs. The songs are edutainment music, and like ABCs, both a CD and DVD were released. It was initially set to be released on October 2, 2007, but was pushed back to February 5, 2008.
Reception
Soon after its release, the album rose to the #1 position in the Amazon.com Children's Music Bestsellers, and the top 10 overall music bestsellers on the site. The album won a Grammy Award in 2009, in the Best Musical Album For Children category.Track listing
All songs written by They Might Be Giants, except as noted.Personnel
Musicians
- John Flansburgh – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
- John Linnell – lead and backing vocals, accordion, piano, saxophone
- Dan Miller – electric guitar, piano, lead vocals on "Infinity"
- Danny Weinkauf – bass guitar, lead vocals on "Number Two"
- Marty Beller – drums, lead vocals on "High Five!" and "Hot Dog!"
- Robin Goldwasser – lead vocals on "Ten Mississippi" and "Ooh La! Ooh La!"
- Hannah Levine – lead vocals on "High Five!", "One Dozen Monkeys", "I Can Add", and "Ooh La! Ooh La!"
- Mark Pender – trumpet on "Seven Days of the Week "
- Dan Levine – trombone on "Hot Dog!", tuba on "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme"
Production crew
- Executive Producer: David Agnew
- Produced by Pat Dillett and They Might Be Giants
- Engineered & Mixed by Pat Dillett
Video production crew
- DVD Produced by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment In Association with Idewild Records
- Music Performed by They Might Be Giants
- Visuals Produced by Pat Dillett
- Directed by AJ Schnack
- Flansburgh & Linnell Cutscenes Directed by Feel Good Anyway
- Videos Animated by David Cowles, Jeremy Galante and Divya Srinivasan
- Animation Produced at Asterisk, Colormovie, DHX Media Ltd., Feel Good Anyway and Walt Disney Television Animation