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
The Simpsons Guy Appel then asked for permission from "Simpsons" executive producers Matt Groening, James L. Brooks and Al Jean to use their characters. This was approved; Appel was previously a writer-producer on "The Simpsons" for four seasons, and retained his former colleagues' trust. Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith and Hank Azaria guest star as their "Simpsons" characters, but Harry Shearer, the final main cast member of "The Simpsons", was unavailable. Asked how he felt about the crossover, Shearer replied, "Matter and anti-matter." "Family Guy" writers pitched several storylines for the crossover, including one in which the Griffins stay with