The Simpsons Sing the Blues The Simpsons Sing the Blues The Simpsons Sing the Blues is the first album released as an offshoot of "The Simpsons". The album contains originally recorded music not featured in the series save for the first verse of the track "Moaning Lisa Blues" which was first featured in the episode "Moaning Lisa", which aired in the United States on February 11, 1990. The album was released on December 4, 1990, and peaked at No. 3 on the "Billboard" 200. An early musical number, "Do the Bartman", leads the album as the first track and the first single released. It was
History of The Simpsons of the season "Cosby" averaged as the fifth highest rated show on television while "The Simpsons" ranked 38th. It would not be until the third-season episode "Homer at the Bat" that "The Simpsons" would beat "The Cosby Show" in the ratings. The show remained in its Thursday timeslot until the sixth season, when it moved back to its original timeslot on Sundays. David Geffen, founder of Geffen Records, had the idea to record the album "The Simpsons Sing the Blues" based on "The Simpsons", to be released in time for Christmas 1990. The writers wrote humorous lyrics for the actors