Mary Poppins [Special Edition]

Disc 1
1	Buena Vista Fanfare 0:07
2	Overture 2:57
3	One Man Band 0:56
4	Sister Suffragette / Glynis Johns 1:42
5	The Life I Lead / Dave Tomlinson 1:59
6	The Perfect Nanny / Matthew Garber 1:37
7	Air Mail/Admiral Boom/The Not-So-Perfect Nannies/Mary Poppins Arrives 3:06
8	A Spoonful of Sugar 4:06
9	Pavement Artist / Dick Van Dyke 1:52
10	Jolly Holiday / Dick Van Dyke 5:35
11	Jolly Holiday (Reprise) / Dick Van Dyke 1:10
12	Penguin Dance / Irwin Kostal 2:19
13	The Carousel Horses 4:16
14	Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious / Dick Van Dyke 2:00
15	Pavement Artist (Reprise) / Dick Van Dyke 1:01
16	Stay Awake 1:42
17	Trouble at Uncle Albert's 1:39
18	I Love to Laugh / Ed Wynn 2:42
19	A British Bank (The Life I Lead) / Dave Tomlinson 2:06
20	Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag) 3:48
21	Father's Footsteps 1:16
22	Fidelity Fiduciary Bank / Nackvid Keyd 3:30
23	Panic at the Bank 3:21
24	Chim Chim Cher-Ee/March Over the Rooftops / Matthew Garber 5:11
25	Step in Time / Dick Van Dyke 8:41
26	A Man Has Dreams (The Life I Lead)/A Spoonful of Sugar / Dick Van Dyke 4:26
27	Mr. Banks Is Discharged 4:44
28	Let's Go Fly a Kite / Dick Van Dyke 1:48
Disc 2
1	Cherry Tree Lane 0:22
2	Mr. Banks Decided to Hire a Nanny Himself 0:28
3	The Children Write Their Own Advertisement 1:02
4	The Line of Applicants and Mary Poppins Arrives 1:44
5	Notes on Mary Meeting the Banks 0:38
6	Up to the Nursery 2:43
7	Bert and the Talking Pictures 3:45
8	A Carousel Horse Ride to the Seashore 1:17
9	The Return Home 1:51
10	The Next Morning We Meet the Sweep 2:07
11	Uncle Albert's 1:25
12	A Change in the Wind and an Adventure With Admiral Boom 2:19
13	The Bird Woman 2:01
14	Mr. Banks and the Compass 2:58
15	The Compass Sequence: Timbuktu 3:32
16	The Compass Sequence: The Land of Sand 2:05
17	The Compass Sequence: Tea in China 1:29
18	The Compass Sequence: The North Pole 2:01
19	The Return Home 3:08
20	Everyone Descends on Cherry Tree Lane 1:57
21	Mary Departs 2:06
22	Hollywood Spotlight Microphone / Dick Tufeld 17:27
23	The Sherman Brothers Reminisce About Their Work on Mary Poppins / Robert B. Sherman 18:36

Barnes & Noble

To understand the magnitude of the Mary Poppins phenomenon, consider that in 1965, the year of the film's debut, the soundtrack stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard charts for 14 consecutive weeks -- longer than the runs enjoyed by the Beatles, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones, and the Sound of Music soundtrack during the same year. The Oscar-winning duo of Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke led the cast in this family musical about a nanny with supernatural powers -- and a classic was born. Marking the occasion of the movie's 40th anniversary is this two-disc special edition soundtrack, released alongside a newly remastered DVD. Disney composers Richard and Robert Sherman scored big with Poppins, one of the best movie musicals ever -- just try to resist the charm of "Chim-Chimeree" and "Let's Go Fly a Kite." And the lullaby "Stay Awake" is a brilliant showcase for Andrews, who sounds purely angelic. Plus, you can sing along to "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and "A Spoonful of Sugar" with ease, as all the lyrics are provided in a 40-page booklet. The set also adds loads of special features, such as 13 previously unreleased recordings, including both instrumental and vocal tracks ("The Carousel Horses" and the Penguin Dance") and four songs that include additional material ("Pavement Artist" and "Jolly Holiday"). The second disc holds more surprises -- 40 minutes of recorded story meetings with Mary Poppins author P. L. Travers and interviews with Andrews, Van Dyke, and the Sherman brothers. As if that weren't enough, the set also includes a link to an exclusive peek at the new Mary Poppins Broadway musical. Chock-full of bonus features, this is a must-have disc for every family-friendly music library. Amy Barkat

All Music Guide

Disney's 1997 and 2004 reissues of the Mary Poppins soundtrack augmented the classic original release with a handful of demos and interviews, which is enough bonus material to attract collectors, but not enough to overshadow the wonderful qualities of the music. Mary Poppins contained some of the best-known (and best-loved) songs from any Disney film, including "Chim-Chimeree," "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," "A Spoonful of Sugar," and "Let's Go Fly a Kite." The music has lost none of its charm over the years, and it stands as some of the finest music from a movie musical in the last half of the 20th century. Stephen Thomas Erlewine