Manilow, along with lyricists Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman, who wrote the songs.

[1] Bluth personally approached Manilow, who had been quoted as saying he originally aspired to be a soundtrack composer, to record the album.

For his part, Manilow was enthusiastic about the opportunity to score Thumbelina, as an animated film where almost the entire runtime was soundtracked.

[2] The song "Marry The Mole", sung by Carol Channing, was the recipient of a Razzie award,[3] making Thumbelina the first animated film to "win" a Razzie.

[5] All lyrics are written by Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman, while all music is composed by Barry Manilow.