Editing Songs in the Key of Springfield

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Songs in the Key of Springfield
| type       = soundtrack
| artist     = [[The Simpsons]]
| cover      = Songs in the Key of Springfield.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = March 18, 1997
| recorded   = June 1989 – August 1996
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Soundtrack]]
| length     = 55:27
| label      = [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]]
| producer   =
* [[Danny Elfman]]
* [[Steve Bartek]]
* [[Alf Clausen]]
* [[Anthony D'Amico]]
* [[Bill Inglot]]
| prev_title = [[The Simpsons Sing the Blues]]
| prev_year  = 1990
| next_title = [[The Yellow Album]]
| next_year  = 1998
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r256888|pure_url=yes}} link]</ref>
}}

'''''Songs in the Key of Springfield''''' is a [[soundtrack]]/[[Novelty song|novelty]] album from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' compiling many of the musical numbers from the series. The album was released in the United States on March 18, 1997, and in the United Kingdom in June 1997. This was the second album released in association with the ''Simpsons'' television series; however, the previous release, ''[[The Simpsons Sing the Blues]]'', contained original recordings as opposed to songs featured in episodes of the series.

The album was followed by ''[[The Yellow Album]]'', a second album of original songs. [[Hollywood Records]] released the album on digital and streaming platforms on December 9, 2021.

==Music==
The first track is an extended version of the main title theme listed as being from the episode "[[Cape Feare]]". However, Lisa's saxophone solo featured in the album track is different from the solo that was used in that episode. The theme version matching the one on the album (with the same sax solo) that matches the one on the CD was used, complete with the same sax solo, for the episodes "[[Monty Can't Buy Me Love]]", "[[Simpson Safari]]" and "[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]", which all aired well after the album's release. In addition, syndicated reruns of "Cape Feare" replaced the original opening with a shorter opening without the extended "chorus line" couch gag.

==Cultural reference==
The title is taken from the [[Stevie Wonder]] album ''[[Songs in the Key of Life]]''. Another FOX TV show, ''[[The X-Files]]'', had a soundtrack album entitled ''[[Songs in the Key of X]]''. The Simpsons podcast ''Pods in the Key of Springfield'' is named after this album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://podsinthekeyofspringfield.podbean.com/|title=Pods in the Key of Springfield: A Simpsons Podcast|first=PodBean|last=Development|website=podsinthekeyofspringfield.podbean.com}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
Compared to the previous album released in ''The Simpsons'' franchise, ''The Simpsons Sing the Blues'', the album failed to match the success of their previous record. It managed to peak at number 18 in the United Kingdom, where it would become the last charting album for the franchise in that country.

The album was less successful in the United States, where it peaked at #103 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. However, it was successful on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s Top Kid Audio chart, where it peaked at number one, becoming the first number one on that chart for the franchise.

The album was certified Silver by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] twice in the UK. On March 19, 1999, on the [[Warner Records]] label<ref>{{cite web |title=Simpsons Songs In The Key Of Springfield |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/6118-1234-2 |website=British Phonographic Industry |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> and again on July 22, 2013, on the [[Rhino Entertainment]] label.<ref>{{cite web |title=Various Artists The Simpsons - Songs In The Key Of |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/11881-1509-2 |website=British Phonographic Industry |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref>

==Track listing==
#"[[The Simpsons Theme]]" ''(by [[Danny Elfman]])''
#"We Do" (The Stonecutters' Song) - from the episode "[[Homer the Great]]"
#:[[Marge Simpson|Marge]] & [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] introduction
#:The Stonecutters
#"Dancin' Homer" (Medley) - from the episode "[[Dancin' Homer]]"
#*Crosstown Bridge - The Simpsons – 0:10
#*Capitol City
#:The Simpsons
#:[[Tony Bennett]]
#"Homer & Apu" (Medley) - from the episode "[[Homer and Apu]]"
#*Who Needs the [[Kwik-E-Mart]]?
#:[[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] introduction
#:The Simpsons
#:Apu
#*Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart? (Reprise)
#:Homer & Marge introduction
#:Homer
#:Apu
#"Round Springfield" (Medley) - from the episode {{"-}}[['Round Springfield]]"
#*Bleeding Gums Blues
#:Lisa & DJ introduction
#:[[Bleeding Gums Murphy]]
#:Lisa
#:[[Alto saxophone]] solo by [[Dan Higgins]]
#*A Four-Headed King
#:Bleeding Gums Murphy
#:Lisa
#:Cast
#*There She Sits, Brokenhearted
#:Bleeding Gums Murphy
#:Lisa
#*Jazzman ''(by [[Carole King]] and [[David Palmer (vocalist)|David Palmer]])''
#:Bleeding Gums Murphy
#:Lisa
#:Alto saxophone solo by Dan Higgins
#:[[Baritone saxophone]] solo by Terry Harrington
#"Oh, Streetcar!" (The Musical) - from the episode "[[A Streetcar Named Marge]]"
#*White-Hot Grease Fires (Prologue)
#:Director ([[Jon Lovitz]])
#:Cast
#*Long Before the Superdome
#:[[List of characters in The Simpsons|Chief Wiggum]]
#*New Orleans
#:Cast
#*I Thought My Life Would Be a [[Mardi Gras]]
#:Marge & Cast introduction
#:Marge
#:Apu
#*I Am Just a Simple Paper Boy
#:Apu
#*Stella
#:[[Ned Flanders]]
#*She Flies
#:''(instrumental)''
#*The Kindness of Strangers
#:Marge
#:Cast
#"[[Jingle Bells]]" ''(by James Pierpont)'' - from the episode "[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]"
#:[[Robert Goulet]]
#:[[Bart Simpson|Bart]]
#:[[Waylon Smithers|Smithers]]
#:[[Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]]
#:[[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]]
#"$pringfield" (Medley) - from the episode "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"
#*The Simpsons End Credits Theme ("[[Big Band]] [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Vegas]]" Version)
#*[[Gracie Films]] Logo (Vegas version with slot machine sound at the end)
#"''Itchy & Scratchy'' Main Title Theme" ''(by [[Robert Israel (composer)|Robert Israel]] & [[Sam Simon]])'' - from the episode "[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]"
#"''Itchy & Scratchy'' End Credits Theme" - from The Episode "[[The Front (The Simpsons)|The Front]]"
#"The Day the Violence Died" (Medley) - from the episode "[[The Day the Violence Died]]"
#*Not Jazz Chor, but Sad Chor"
#:[[Krusty the Clown]]
#*The Amendment Song ''(by [[John Swartzwelder]])''
#:[[Jack Sheldon]] with Kid
#:Bart
#:Lisa
#:Cast
#"Señor Burns" - from the episode "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns?]]"
#:[[Tito Puente]] & His Latin Jazz Ensemble
#"The Simpsons End Credits Theme" ("[[Afro-Cuban]]" Version) - from the episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" (Part Two)
#:Tito Puente & His Latin Jazz Ensemble – 0:47
#"Your Wife Don't Understand You" - from the episode "[[Colonel Homer]]"
#:Announcer & Cast introduction
#:Lurleen ([[Beverly D'Angelo]])
#:Homer
#"Kamp Krusty" (Medley) - from the episode "[[Kamp Krusty]]"
#*[[South of the Border (1939 song)|South of the Border]]" ''(by [[Jimmy Kennedy]] and [[Michael Carr (composer)|Michael Carr]])''
#:Bart & Krusty introduction
#:[[Gene Merlino]]
#*Gracie Films Logo (Mexican version with "Ole!" at the end)
#"The Simpsons End Credits Theme" ("Australian" Version) - from the episode "[[Bart vs. Australia]]"
#"The Simpsons End Credits Theme" ("[[Hill Street Blues]]" Version) - from the episode "[[The Springfield Connection]]"
#"The Simpsons End Credits Theme" ("[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]" Version) - from the episode "[[Homer the Vigilante]]"
#"Treehouse of Horror V" (Medley) - from the episode "[[Treehouse of Horror V]]"
#*Controlling the Transmission (Prologue)
#:Bart
#:Homer
#*The Simpsons Halloween Special Main Title Theme
#"Honey Roasted Peanuts" - from the episode "[[Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood]]"
#:Homer
#:Marge
#"Boy Scoutz N the Hood" (Medley) - from the episode "Boy-Scoutz N The Hood"
#*Saved by the Bell
#:Apu
#:Milhouse
#:Bart
#*Jackpot
#:Milhouse
#:Bart
#*Springfield, Springfield (Parts 1 & 2)
#:Bart
#:Milhouse
#:Cast
#*Remember This?
#:Bart
#:Lisa
#*Another Edwardian Morning
#:Bart
#:Marge
#:Homer
#"Two Dozen and One Greyhounds" (Medley) - from the episode "[[Two Dozen and One Greyhounds]]"
#*The Pick of the Litter
#:Mr. Burns
#:Lisa
#*See My Vest
#:Smithers introduction
#:Mr. Burns
#:Maid
#:Lisa
#:Bart
#"''[[Media in The Simpsons#Journalism|Eye on Springfield]]''" Theme - from the episode "[[Flaming Moe's]]"
#:[[Kent Brockman]] introduction
#:Homer
#"Flaming Moe's" - from the episode "Flaming Moe's"
#:[[Kipp Lennon]]
#:Cast
#"Homer's Barbershop Quartet" (Medley) - from the episode "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]"
#*One Last Call ''(by [[Les Applegate]])''
#:[[Seymour Skinner|Principal Skinner]]
#:Apu
#*[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet|Baby on Board]]
#:The Be Sharps
#:Cast
#"TV Sucks!" - a dialogue sequence from the episode "[[Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie]]"
#:Homer
#:Bart
#"A Fish Called Selma" (Medley) - from the episode "[[A Fish Called Selma]]"
#*Troy Chic
#:Agent MacArthur Parker ([[Jeff Goldblum]])
#:[[Troy McClure]]
#*Stop the Planet of the Apes
#*Dr. Zaius
#:Troy McClure
#:Bart
#:Homer
#:Cast
#*Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z
#:Troy McClure
#:Cast
#[[Send in the Clowns]] ''(by [[Stephen Sondheim]])'' - from the episode "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]"
#:Announcer introduction
#:Krusty the Clown
#:Sideshow Mel
#"The Monorail Song" - from the episode "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]"
#:Lyle Lanley
#:Cast
#"In Search of an Out of Body Vibe" - a dialogue sequence from the episode "[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]"
#:[[Abraham Simpson|Grampa]]
#:Mrs. Bouvier
#"Cool" - from the episode "Lady Bouvier's Lover"
#:Homer
#:Grampa
#"Bagged Me a Homer" ''(by Beverly D'Angelo)'' - from the episode "Colonel Homer"
#:Lurleen (Beverly D'Angelo)
#:Recording Studio Guy
#:Homer
#:Marge
#:Baritone saxophone solo by Terry Harrington
#:[[Harmonica]] solo by [[Tommy Morgan]]
#"It Was a Very Good Beer" ''(by [[Ervin Drake]])'' - from the episode "[[Duffless]]"
#:Homer
#"Bart Sells His Soul" (Medley) - from the episode "[[Bart Sells His Soul]]"
#*From God's Brain to Your Mouth
#:Bart
#*"[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (song)|In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]]" ''(by [[Doug Ingle]])''
#:Reverend Lovejoy
#:Bart
#:Milhouse
#:Homer
#:Cast
#"Happy Birthday, Lisa" ''(by [[Michael Jackson]], credited to [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|W. A. Mozart]], due to contractual obligations)'' - from the episode "[[Stark Raving Dad]]"
#:Lisa & Bart introduction
#:Leon Kompowski ([[Kipp Lennon]])
#:Bart
#:Lisa
#"The Simpsons Halloween Special End Credits Theme" ("[[The Addams Family (1964 TV series)|The Addams Family]]" Version) - from the episode "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]"
#"Who Shot Mr. Burns?" (Part One) (Medley) - from the episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" (Part One)
#*Who Dunnit?
#*The Simpsons End Credits Theme ("[[JFK (film)|JFK]]" Version)
#"Lisa's Wedding" (Medley) - from the episode "[[Lisa's Wedding]]"
#*The Simpsons End Credits Theme" ("[[Renaissance]]" Version)
#*Gracie Films Logo ("Renaissance" Version)
#"The Simpsons End Credits Theme" ("[[Dragnet (series)#Television|Dragnet]]" Version) - from the episode "[[Marge on the Lam]]"

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|26|artist=The Simpsons|album=Songs In The Key Of Springfield|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 19, 2013}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|19|artist=The Simpsons|album=Songs In The Key Of Springfield|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 19, 2013}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1997/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1997|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=November 3, 2021}}</ref>
| 75
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Various artists|title=Songs in the key of Springfield|award=Gold|certyear=1998|relyear=1997|certref=<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf}}</ref>}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Various artists|title=Songs in the key of Springfield|award=Gold|certyear=1998|relyear=1997}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Various artists|title=Songs in the key of Springfield|award=Silver|certyear=1999|relyear=1997|id=6118-1234-2}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}

==References==
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