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Disney Karaoke, Volume 1
: :It's safe to assume that every kid in the United States--outside of those raised among fringe groups--grew up harboring fantasies of shoving aside the animated star of the latest hit Disney film and inhabiting the character's cartoon shoes him- or herself, at least until the end credits rolled. Such an assumption is not lost on the clever folks at Disney, who've launched the Disney Karaoke series, consisting of favorites from the company's perennially popular movies, first sung in apple-pure, completely unironic Disney style and then presented instrumentally, giving closet crooners a chance to ...
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On a Starry Night
: :The party line on most Windham Hill products seems to be that it's either the greatest stuff since wave machines, or that it all sounds alike. On a Starry Night, with its collection of world songs and reputable artists such as Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, the Turtle Island String Quartet, and others, does lean toward a seamlessly understated, homogeneous quality that is broken only occasionally by Bobby McFerrin's piece and a couple of others. That said, there can hardly be a more mellow or sonorous album of kid's music anywhere. Starry Night could ...
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Princess Disneymania
:Album Description:All new compilation featuring some of today's hottest music stars singing Disney Princess Favorites! Featuring Amy Adams from Enchanted, Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato from Camp Rock, The Cheetah Girls, Emily Osment and many more!
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Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Led Zeppelin
:Album Description:Close the doors and put out the light. This evening, your child's journey consists of a delicate dreamscape woven in the heavens and forged by the hammer of the gods. Although Led Zeppelin's music was rooted in blues and hard rock, an element of fantasy was always present. On this album, Led Zeppelin's most extraordinary songs have received the lullaby treatment. Hasn't it been a long time since your baby rock and rolled?
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Silly Songs
:Album Description:Close the doors and put out the light. This evening, your child's journey consists of a delicate dreamscape woven in the heavens and forged by the hammer of the gods. Although Led Zeppelin's music was rooted in blues and hard rock, an element of fantasy was always present. On this album, Led Zeppelin's most extraordinary songs have received the lullaby treatment. Hasn't it been a long time since your baby rock and rolled?
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Disney Karaoke, Volume 2
:Album Description:Close the doors and put out the light. This evening, your child's journey consists of a delicate dreamscape woven in the heavens and forged by the hammer of the gods. Although Led Zeppelin's music was rooted in blues and hard rock, an element of fantasy was always present. On this album, Led Zeppelin's most extraordinary songs have received the lullaby treatment. Hasn't it been a long time since your baby rock and rolled?
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Lullaby: A Collection
: :For centuries the world over, mothers (and fathers) have been cradling, cooing, and crooning to babies and small children with song. There's scarcely a one of us that cannot recall a particularly gentle song a special someone sang for a wee self--to calm, soothe, and aid slumber. This tender music is to the soul what mother's milk is to the body, and we call it the lullaby. Rooted in age-old tradition, Lullaby: A Collection presents an even dozen lullabies from around the globe. Particularly beguiling are the African 'Be Still My Child' by ...
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Golden Slumbers: A Father's Lullaby
: :This is a real sleeper of an album, literally. Smooth-jazz musicians--including Peter White, Dave Koz, Norman Brown, David Benoit, and others--play music here to put babies to sleep. Fans of New Age music, specifically what came out of the Pacific Northwest in the '80s, may find many of these 14 tracks reminiscent of that period. Long-time listeners of smooth-jazz radio may be reminded of the kind of ethereal, spacey music that was played in the early days of the format. Many of the songs are as obvious as Brian Culbertson's somnambulating 'Brahms' Lullaby' ...
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For the Kids Too!
: :Of the many remarkable things about the follow-up to 2002's For the Kids CD, maybe most remarkable is its daring. Here's a disc with a spirit of adventurousness. Instead of relying on a parade of star power for its swagger (and its sales figures--Sarah McLaughlin, Tom Waits, and Barenaked Ladies went a long way toward explaining the success of the first installment), Too! plucks from an indie playing field that appeals with a below-the-radar, bubbling-under kind of cool. To that end, San Francisco-based acoustic idol Matt Nathanson gamely covers Prince's whimsical 'Starfish & ...
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Sunday School Songs
: :Of the many remarkable things about the follow-up to 2002's For the Kids CD, maybe most remarkable is its daring. Here's a disc with a spirit of adventurousness. Instead of relying on a parade of star power for its swagger (and its sales figures--Sarah McLaughlin, Tom Waits, and Barenaked Ladies went a long way toward explaining the success of the first installment), Too! plucks from an indie playing field that appeals with a below-the-radar, bubbling-under kind of cool. To that end, San Francisco-based acoustic idol Matt Nathanson gamely covers Prince's whimsical 'Starfish & ...
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