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Free to Be You and Me
(2006)
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Marlo Thomas
Free to Be You and Me, which was originally released in 1972, continues its domination of the children- (or in this case, grandchildren-) of-hippies market with its latest reissue on Arista and Legacy Recordings under the Family Artist Series . With songs and poems that emphasize the importance of staying true to oneself, respecting others, ...
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Baby Beluga
(1980)
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Raffi
From probably the world's most popular whale, this record is a delight. For ages three to eight. Bob Hinkle, All Music Guide
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Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
(2006)
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Tom Waits
At this stage of the game, any new Tom Waits record is an event. Listening through the music of his entire career is daunting, to say the least, but it's a journey no one else, with the possible exception of Bob Dylan, has taken before. If one listens to the official recordings, from 1973's Closing Time, featuring the songs of an itinerant Beat ...
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The Very Best of Peter, Paul & Mary [Warner/Rhino]
(2005)
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Peter, Paul & Mary
It speaks well for the continued viability of their catalog (probably second only to Bob Dylan's among '60s folk artists) that this is only the sixth compilation ever done on Peter, Paul & Mary's music in four decades of musical activity -- and since one of the others was a Readers' Digest mail-order release and two of the others were done for ...
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Children's Favorites, Vol. 1 [Disney]
(1977)
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Disney
Disney's collections are uneven in general. One doesn't stand out as best. Familiar characters and songs can make them successful for kids, but you can do better. Ages three to five. Bob Hinkle, All Music Guide
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You Are My Little Bird
(2006)
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Elizabeth Mitchell
Most commercial children's music seems to be made under the assumption that youngsters are incapable of appreciating subtlety and need to be aurally slapped about the face with melodic and lyrical repetition in order to make sense of what they're hearing. Elizabeth Mitchell is an educator and musician who thankfully knows better; as the lead ...
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Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics
(2004)
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Various Artists
The Baby Einstein series continues with Lullaby Classics, a collection of lullabies from some of classical music's best-known composers. The album begins with an aptly sparkling rendition of Mozart's Variations (Twinkle, Twinkle) K265/300e; his Piano Sonata in D, K 576, 3rd Movement and Piano Sonata in C, K 545, 2nd Movement get similar treatment. ...
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The Singable Songs Collection
(1997)
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Raffi
This three-disc set reissued by Rounder Records in 1997 takes children's singer Raffi's first three (and arguably best) albums, Singable Songs for the Very Young, More Singable Songs, and The Corner Grocery Store and More Singable Songs, and packages them all together. The Singable Songs Collections goes through all types of songs -- from ...
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Disney Children's Favorites Songs, Vol. 2
(1977)
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Disney
For ages three to five. Bob Hinkle, All Music Guide
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To Our Children's Children's Children
(1969)
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The Moody Blues
The 1997 remastering of this disc somewhat improves the sound on the band's most personal album, although the difference is less dramatic than on the other classic seven albums, and fans may miss the lyrics that were formerly included. Oddly enough, this was also the group's poorest-selling album of their psychedelic era, taking a lot longer to go ...
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Singable Songs for the Very Young
(1976)
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Raffi
This is the one that started it all, still one of the most popular recordings for children. For ages four to ten. Bob Hinkle, All Music Guide
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No!
(2002)
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They Might Be Giants
While They Might Be Giants' clever, playful melodies and lyrics make their music nearly ideal listening for kids anyway, their first children's album, No!, is one of their most dizzying and delightful in years. If Mink Car found They Might Be Giants reclaiming some of the sounds and ideas they pioneered on albums like Flood, then No! is both ...
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Kidz Bop
(2001)
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Kidz Bop Kids
A very literal singalong album, Kidz Bop collects 18 remakes of contemporary hits that also feature a chorus of kids singing along with the hooks. Generally, punk-pop songs like the covers of blink-182's "All the Small Things," Sugar Ray's "Fly," and Smash Mouth's invincible "All Star" fare the best as singalong material for kids, as do ...
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The Dream of the Blue Turtles
(1985)
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Sting
The Police never really broke up, they just topped working together -- largely because they just couldn't stand playing together anymore and partially because Sting was itching to establish himself as a serious musician/songwriter on his own terms. Anxious to shed the mantle of pop star, he camped out at Eddy Grant's studio, picked up the guitar, ...
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Not for Kids Only
(1993)
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Jerry Garcia/David Grisman
The second full-length collaborative effort between Jerry Garcia (guitar/vocals) and David Grisman (mandolin, mando-cello, tenor banjo, vocals) is arguably their most endearing as well. Just as its title suggests, Not for Kids Only (1993) is an album of folkie standards and traditional tunes that is -- as Grisman so eloquently depicts in his liner ...
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Bananaphone
(1994)
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Raffi
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Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits [2002]
(2002)
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Pete Seeger
"Greatest Hits," as Seeger himself wryly wrote in his liner notes, is a misnomer considering that he never had hit singles or huge-selling albums as a solo artist, though actually "Little Boxes" (included here) made the lower reaches of the charts. In reality this 1967 compilation (since reissued on CD) collects the most popular tracks of his 1962 ...
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Corner Grocery Store and Other Singable Songs
(1979)
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Raffi
Raffi is something of an heir to the children's music of such folkies as Pete Seeger and the Babysitters. In Corner Grocery Store and Other Singable Songs, he is especially interested in adapting some familiar folksongs -- "Pick a Bale o' Cotton," "Goodnight Irene" -- as children's songs, along with such traditional material as "Frère Jacques." He ...
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Miracle: A Celebration of New Life
(2004)
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Celine Dion & Anne Geddes
Miracle is billed as a collaboration between Celine Dion and Anne Geddes, a photographer who specializes in photos of babies, so it shouldn't be a surprise that the subtitle of the album is "A Celebration of New Life." After all, all of Geddes' work celebrates new life, and Dion has been very outspoken in how motherhood has changed her life, so ...
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Under a Shady Tree
(2002)
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Laurie Berkner
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Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of U2
(2007)
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Various Artists
Parents on the lookout for offbeat nursery music might find what they're looking for in Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of U2. An ethereal chorus of glockenspiels, toy pianos, sleigh bells, and synthesizers put a new spin on songs like "The Sweetest Thing," "Desire," and "With or Without You," often to good effect. While there isn't anything ...
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For the Kids [Nettwerk]
(2002)
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Various Artists
VH1's Save the Music Foundation and Nettwerk came together in fall 2002 to support music education around North America. The various-artists collection For the Kids is a delightful way to do it. The 16-track compilation features an assorted mix of classic children's songs and fresh originals sung by some of modern rock's finest artists. For the ...
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Beethoven's Wig, Vol. 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies
(2004)
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Beethoven's Wig
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Buzz Buzz
(2001)
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Laurie Berkner
Laurie Berkner's second children's album doesn't tamper much with the formula that made her first effort, Whaddaya Think About That?, an overnight success. Once again it is Berkner's finely tuned understanding of her audience that sets her apart. Her songs are characterized by an uninhibited absurdity that is fresh and unpredictable. One song is ...
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Toddler Songs
(1996)
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Cedarmont Kids
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