Big Fun

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Greg & Steve are the number recording act for children in the USA having sold over 3 million albums over their career. Teachers and parents alike know that their motto of EDUCATE, MOTIVATE, ENRICH & ENTERTAIN is the key to their long term success. Schools all over North America use their materials because they WORK. And the children ask for the songs over and over again. Awards include 8 Parents' Choice Awards, the Dr. Toy Award and numerous civic awards and honors.

Album Description
Greg & Steve live up to the title "BIG FUN" with this exciting set of songs and activities for kids ages 3 to 9 years. These guys are know for their high energy movement songs for the classroom and the living room. "Big Fun", "Silly Willies" "The Mack Chicken Dance", "Party Line" and more make this album a smash hit.

Big Fun, Music, Greg & Steve, Children's

Great Big Sun
Average customer rating:

Great CD!! Parents & kids can enjoy!!!

Not just for kids

We LOVE Justin Roberts

Great CD you and your family will enjoy

first songs my kids clapped for

Great Big Sun

Manufacturer: Big Kids Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000541BO
Release Date: 2000-11-07

Tracks:

Great Big Sun
If You Got 1
Everything Else Starts With e
Little Raindrop
Apple Tree
Smart Parts
Do You Wanna Go
3 Lil' Pigs
A,B,C,D,E
Bouncin' Baby
Old Pajamas
Kitty Kat, Kitty Kat
Goodnight

Album Description

A children's album, influenced by James Taylor, Bob Dorough (Schoolhouse Rock) and Randy Newman, Great Big Sun is full of songs that are by turn humorous, educational and poignant yet never lose the wide-eyed naiveté of childhood.·

“Great Big Sun is directly responsible for some of the fondest memories I will have of our twin daughters infancy. In fact, I'm so fond of [Great Big Sun] that I've played it for my own enjoyment when the girls were nowhere near.” - Lou Diamond Phillips, Film Actor

Customer Reviews:

Great CD!! Parents & kids can enjoy!!!.......2007-01-10

My son heard one of Justin's songs on a kids network. I searched for the CD and I'm so glad I tracked it down. ALL of the songs on this CD are catchy and singable - without driving parents crazy if they have to listen to it over and over.

Not just for kids.......2006-06-06

This quirky and smart CD is one that my kids love and is never tiresome to me. I often listen to this CD even when my kids are not around. It is just that good. His puts on a great live show.

We LOVE Justin Roberts.......2005-08-06

My daughter, age 2.5 sings every song on this CD. Little Raindrop being our favorite...along with Everything else starts with E. .... no wait we love the WHOLE thing!! You will too!

Great CD you and your family will enjoy.......2005-07-13

I have been working backwards through the JR catalog and this second title I own by this artist. Great Big Sun is catchy, humorous, intelligent, soulful (yes I said soulful describing a children's album) and positive. The title track (Great Big Sun) sets a high bar and the tone followed by refreshingly creative new spins on counting ('If you got 1'), the alphabet ('Everything else starts with e' and 'a,b,c,d,e'), and childhood ('Apple tree'). The themes are relevant to life, no matter what age. The only negatives compared to 'Way Out' are the run time is a little short at 31:56 and 'Do You Wanna Go' does not fit in with the other songs in speed or tempo. However, this is music you and your family will enjoy..."Aint gonna let no wolf run my life"...

first songs my kids clapped for.......2005-01-11

My boys get so excited when we play this CD. Fortunately, it is very easy for adults to listen to as well. There are a couple tracks on this CD - everytime we here them my 18 month old applauds.

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pre-school teacher in Paris Loves Big Fun by Greg & Steve
Big Fun
My Kids Favorite
Preschoolers love it.
Fantastic for getting kids to move

Big Fun

Manufacturer: Youngheart
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ASIN: B00000AG60
Release Date: 2000-04-05

Tracks:

Big Fun
Silly Willies
In My Backyard
The Mack Chicken Dance: The Chicken Dance/Itsy Bitsy Spider/Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes
The Magic Of A Smile
The Movement Medley
New Zoo Review
Party Line '98
What Will We Do?
The Magic Of Reading

Product Description

Greg & Steve create environments that educate, motivate, enrich and entertain. Hours of 'learning to play, playing to learn!

Customer Reviews:

pre-school teacher in Paris Loves Big Fun by Greg & Steve.......2001-08-09

I use Greg & Steve's "Big Fun" CD every morning in my pre-school class . Children in our center ages 2 - 5 absolutely Love interacting with the songs (especially the Chicken Dance !) I Highly recommend Greg & Steve's Big Fun CD for all ages. You will enjoy watching the children laughing, learning, and having "Big Fun" !

Big Fun.......2001-06-21

My 18-month-old son's face lights up with delight whenever I play the CD for him. He knows the moves/dances to alot of the songs. A real joy!

My Kids Favorite.......2000-03-17

This is by far the favorite of my kids. Primarily since it instructs them to do different things. They love doing the silly dances and moves. This CD is primarily for listening and dancing to at home, since you couldn't do as instructed strapped into a car.

Preschoolers love it........1999-12-04

All the age groups (2-5 yrs.) at the preschool I work at love this cd. My class especially loves the song "Silly Willies." I love it because all the children in my class will get involved in dancing, moving, and singing. I also like the chicken dance mix of songs. It is "Big Fun."

Fantastic for getting kids to move.......1999-10-21

I teach a preschool exercise class - and this is the best CD I have found that incorporates movements and music at a simple level for the kids. The kids especially love the chicken dance! I will probably order every other CD these artists make - it's that great!

Big: The Musical (1996 Original Broadway Cast)

Average customer rating:

didn't work for rehearsals
Big for folks doing the Musical
It's Awesome, It's Amazing, It's BIG!!!!
a lost gem
Ungodly awful

Big: The Musical (1996 Original Broadway Cast)
Richard Maltby Jr.
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ASIN: B000005AY0
Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

Overture/Can't Wait
Talk To Her/Carnival/Zoltar Speaks
This Isn't Me
I Want To Go Home
The Time Of Your Life/Fun
Josh's Welcome/Here We Go Again
Do You Want To Play Games?/Stars, Stars, Stars
Cross The Line
It's Time
Stop, Time
The Nightmare
Dancing All The Time/I Want To Know
Coffee, Black
The Real Thing
One Special Man
When You're Big/Skateboard Ballet
I Want To Go Home/Stars, Stars, Stars (Reprise)/Finale

Customer Reviews:

didn't work for rehearsals.......2007-03-22

I used this CD to help me rehearse for the BIG production I was in, but it didn't match the libretto at all. I think there was one song on there that I could use.

Big for folks doing the Musical.......2006-03-20

If you're getting this CD to help prepare for your school or community group doing the musical, there are a lot of changes from the CD to the book. Aside from finding the book in a new key and some chunks added/deleted, Here We Go Again and When You're Big aren't included anymore.

Overall, the music's a little trite, but there are some nice moments -- mostly the stuff sung by the female leads.

It's Awesome, It's Amazing, It's BIG!!!!.......2006-01-22

My high school did "Big" my sophomore year, and oh my god, it was such a fun musical to do. I kind of forgot about it until my senior year, when I suddenly craved some of that music again. So I purchased this CD and I've been loving it since. They got rid of a couple of the songs and replaced them with others as the show progressed on Broadway, so I was suprised to hear new material (to me anyways), and for the most part, I actually enjoyed these original songs over their replacements that my production contained. This cast is phenomenal and the guy who plays Josh Baskin sounds so much like Tom Hanks at points, its crazy. It's a simple, yet a bit fantastic musical about growing up, and it's funny and romantic, and a lot of fun. I love all the songs, and it's a shame it didn't do too well on B-way. At least this recording will keep the music alive.

"This Isn't Me" is one of my favorite tracks, as it's a lot of fun and has a great beat, but suprisingly it was replaced with "Good Morning to Mom", which was only so-so. "I Want To Go Home" is a great ballad that Josh sings, and its simple, a bit funny, and the ending is the best, as its cute and sad. Another song they got rid of, "Here We Go Again", is a song Susan sings, and again, I like it alot. It has a quirky melody that I like. "Stars, Stars, Stars" is another great song, and is quite cute. One of the more popular songs. "Cross The Line" is the finale to Act I and is also very excellent and up beat, and makes you want to dance. "Stop, Time" is my favorite song on the album by far. Sung by Josh's mom, it is one of the more poignant moments of the show. Heartfelt, sad, and truly beautiful, it defiantely makes you appreciate your mom. Barbara Walsh sounds superb on this: she has a great voice. I love this one. "Dancing all the Time" is another good Susan song, and it leads into "I Want To Know" by Young Josh, which is another good ballad. "Coffee, Black" is another showstopper, fun ensemble song, and again, very comedic. "One Special Man" is Susan's ballad to Josh, and it is very beatiful. My only regret is that its only 2:21 so its a short one, and I just want her to start belting at the end, but no, its a quiet ending. Still, I love this one too. The finale is great too, and features an amazing duet between Josh and Susan. I love the harmonies they do.

All in all, this is a great album. Sample the songs and give it a try. This is a must have!!

a lost gem.......2004-10-14

i saw this musical at the local high school in 2001 and was plesently suprised i of course saw the movie and the only thing i knew about this musical was it didnt stay long on broadway, so when i saw it was i shocked this is a delight cross the line still resenates in my head 5 years later.

Ungodly awful.......2004-06-19

BEWARE. This musical is perhaps one of the five worst pieces of music I have ever experienced. I began to wonder if the composer was attempting to make the world's worst musical. Listen for yourself and enjoy the disjunct vocal lines, the desperate attempt at "fun music", and - worst of all - how the highlight of the entire show both dramatically and musically is the insipidly awful "Heart and Soul". Stick to the movie because this baby is horrendous.

Average customer rating:

something to sing about
I love the variety
Love this CD.
The Perfect Kid CD
we all love it!

Toddler
Sara Hickman
Manufacturer: Big Kids Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005MCW8
Release Date: 2001-04-17

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Walking, Walking
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Goodnight, Everybody

Amazon.com

Sara Hickman's spring-loaded Toddler plays like a 2-year-old's trip to the zoo. What's around the bend is anybody's guess, but because each creature is as kooky or adorable or exotic as the one that came before it, you can hardly wait to get there. Think of it as a 31-track grab-bag: "I Got You Babe," its lyrics modified from "I got you to wear my ring" to "I got you to push me on the swing," butts up against "Storytime with Tish Hinojosa," a spoken-word saga of feline demise and rat liberation; the 1930s safety song "Remember Your Name & Address" swings out soberly on the heels of "Mr. Kawasaki (the Wok Song)," a gastronomic gross-out detailing a stir-fry gone wrong; and a hip-hop take on "This Little Light of Mine" thumps along in the hands of guest vocalist MC Overlord before this CD shoves off to Hawaii for "Pupu Hinuhinu." Interspersed are more spoken-word tracks (someone called Mr. Peppermint takes a turn, as do Sara and other friends), old standbys like "Freres Jacques" and "Duke of York," and, with "Waar Is Mijn Dulfje (Where is My Baby Bird)" and the Hebrew "Hiney Rakavet," there are some stabs at toddler world music. Where most CDs that string together snatches of this and that collapse into catchalls--nothing special--Toddler stands steady on its feet, buoyed by Hickman's wit, spunk, and way with a song. Her's is a voice as warm and inviting as a best-loved blanket, calling to mind Karen Carpenter in calmer moments, and what she chooses to wrap it around will leave moms, dads, and tots hoping she takes this boringly titled series, which started with Newborn, all the way past Tween and College Kid to Old Geezer. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

Sleeveless is Sara Hickman's very own groovy label

Customer Reviews:

something to sing about.......2007-07-15

OUR CHILD LOVES IT WHEN HER FATHER AND I SING SONGS TO HER. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT WE COULD ONLY THINK OF A FEW SONGS FROM OUR CHILDHOOD AND EVEN THEN THE VERSES WERE A LITTLE HAZY. THIS CD IS WONDERFUL BECAUSE IT HAS SOME OF THE CLASSICS I REMEMBER AND A LOT OF ONES I'D NEVER HEARD BEFORE. THE LYRICS ARE EASY AND THE SONGS THEMSELVES AREN'T THAT LONG. SO, IN ONE CAR RIDE (AND A FEW RETAKES LATER) YOU TOO CAN BE AN OLD PRO.
LOVE IT!

I love the variety.......2007-07-07

I bought Sara Hickman's toddler album after listening to her Newborn album. I'm an even bigger fan of the Toddler album. The songs are all upbeat, but from different musical genres. I walk around all day singing the songs we hear on the way in to work.

Love this CD........2007-01-09

This is a sweet and well balanced CD. My husband and I fell in love with it right away, and my daughter started to like it after it's played a few times. She can now sing a few songs from it. It's so funny to hear her sing the weenie man. :) Now it's one of our favorite CDs.

The Perfect Kid CD.......2006-11-02

The warning i'm going to give is also the best reason to buy it! If you play this in your car for your 3 year old, you will never hear any other music besides this CD EVER again! Keep them happy! Buy it now! of course, there are one or two throw away tracks, but after the 20-something song, no one notices!

we all love it!.......2005-12-02

We weren't surprised that we love it, as Sara does not put out bad albums. This cd lives in the minivan to keep my 18 month old twins and my 15-18 year old teens happy. The twins clap and sing and wave their arms to the music. Everyone sings and has their favorite songs, especially Weenie Man. Even on long trips, nobody gets tired of it. Even my teens' friends sing along with gusto. An amazing album from an amazing woman.

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Pirates Boat Load of Fun CD
Not bad
You'll find treasure in this CD!

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ASIN: B00006JSC3
Release Date: 2002-10-08

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Wide As The Ocean (Split Track)
Erie Canal (Split Track)

Customer Reviews:

Pirates Boat Load of Fun CD.......2007-03-12

Great condition!

The kids are enjoying it!

Not bad.......2007-01-18

The kids (age 3 and 7) like the CD. The adults like the dialog better than the songs. We bought this mainly because the children saw "Modern Major General" on one of the videos and thought it was hilarious. We still don't understand why they didn't put the "Pirates who don't do anything" song on this CD.

You'll find treasure in this CD!.......2003-07-11

My 4yr old LOVES this CD!!!! He asks for to listen to it at naptime. We have the Veggie Tales Bedtime CD which he requests for bedtime.

The songs are great and you'll be singing along too!

Great Big Fun for the Very Little Ones
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Tom Chapin is Great Big Fun

Gram loves Tom Chapin music!

Iowa Dad

focuses on lives of pre-school aged children

Horrible CD,

Great Big Fun for the Very Little Ones
Tom Chapin
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Release Date: 2001-10-02

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What's the measure of a good children's record? Probably the sing-along factor and educational levels, plus how much it doesn't grate on parental nerves with continued play. Within those criteria, Tom Chapin's Great Big Fun for the Very Little Ones falls somewhere between a good and great record. There are more truly memorable sing-alongs than most young kids' records can muster, including "Uh Oh, Accident," "Zag Zig," and "Jumpalong Jake." Equally enjoyable tunes that educate without talking down to the audience are multiple: "I Would If I Could" proves to be a sound way to reenforce "don't" messages about jumping on the bed, knocking people down, painting on the walls, and other normal miscreant behavior. "You'll Be Sorry" is a warning song to dogs that also works for kids, and "State Laughs" teaches geography while using lots of playful rhymes. Chapin's performances, framed by simple instrumentation that highlights his messages and lyrics, are rich and engaging. And with songs like "Cameling," "Sailing to the Sea," and the classic "Big Rock Candy Mountain" to spur young imaginations, Great Big Fun scores big time. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

Tom Chapin is Great Big Fun.......2007-01-12

I LOVE this album!! My own children grew up on Tom Chapin's music. My son (who is 19 now) attributes his own interest and talent in music to Tom Chapin's "musicality." Tom's music is engaging and fun and poignant. My husband and I always enjoyed listening to the songs when my kids were young. We also really enjoyed going to Tom's live concerts when we lived in Illinois.

Every time I have to get friends a baby gift of some kind, I buy a Tom Chapin CD for them, and I feel confident that I have given them something really valuable!

Gram loves Tom Chapin music!.......2007-01-09

I raised four daughters on Tom Chapin music! Although I've found many other options for children's music, nothing compares to Tom Chapin's. In this CD, you can feel that the music has the heart and mind of a pre-schooler-Catchy, involving music that little ones [and OLD ones] can easily and gleefully learn. I can't run bath water without the "bubbling, bubbling" music coming into my head! This CD will be of more value to your young child or grandchild than a roomful of toys.

Iowa Dad.......2004-05-14

My family and I are extremely pleased with this CD, and we highly recommend it as being far from a "horrible CD" as one reviewer here states.

One song mentions things like an aunt who "spanked his bottom" when a boy misbehaved, but the song does not say that is what should have been done--a far cry from advocating violence toward children. Regarding the reference to "stupid," there is a lyric where Chapin says he swung his hammer and hit his thumb and says, "Uh oh, acci-dumb," and there is nothing that encourages anyone to call anyone stupid or dumb.

If you've seen Tom Chapin in concert (as we have), there is no mistaking that this gentle man cares deeply about kids and others, and his lyrics and songs are positive, positively silly, fun, or thoughtful, and they are never mean or hurtful.

Some songs on the album are geared more toward the younger kids (preschoolers or early school years), but the songs are simple without being simplistic, and Chapin's wordplay is clever and fun. I would gladly listen to the original lyrics and melodies of Chapin's work 1000 times over rather than listen to a collection of songs by a purple dinosaur twice--and so would my kids, who were 5 and 2 and 1/2 when began listening to Tom Chapin a few years ago.

Personally, we prefer the birthday song on this CD over the traditional "Happy Birthday," and we've taken to singing it on our birthdays since it is definitely a song of love.

The song "Bedtime Round" is a treat for any parent who has put up with the bedtime pleas for one more story, one more hug or kiss, and one more drink of water when it's long after the time for kids to be asleep, as it captures the child's persistence and the parent's patience in handling the requests.

Finally, the grownups here dearly love "Together Tomorrow," a heart-tugging song if you've ever had to part with people you love and care about.

We've bought other Chapin CDs and given several as gifts, but this one is clearly our family favorite (though we've not heard them all yet!).

focuses on lives of pre-school aged children.......2002-09-08

We first borrowed this from the library and our 1.5 and 4.5 year old loved it, and surprisingly both my husband and I enjoyed it as well. We have listened to Raffi over and over and over and to Disney soundtrack tunes for over 4 years now and we were in need of something fresh. (Our 4.5 year-old was starting to groan when I put Raffi on as he has all the songs memorized.) We are happy to have found Tom Chapin's music and we bought this CD. It has rescued us from boredom on long car trips, the humor and catchy tunes have us singing along. I don't find any of Chapin's music annoying or grating on the nerves (as some other recordings for children are). This is a great one to play when boredom sits in, after playing other music for a while we put in Tom Chapin and this CD when we need a burst of energy. We refuse to install a TV in our car despite regularly traveling 500 miles in one day for our frequent car travel so we rely on music, talking, and reading for entertainment in the car.

Some of Chapin's other CDs focus on issues relating to school and social issues that go on in school. This is a collection of some pre-published and new material that is all geared toward the audience of kids not yet in school. I suggest this for kids starting in the toddler years. Of course even kids in school will like this music but what makes it unique is that it is all suitable stuff for toddlers and up.

We liked this CD so much we have since purchased other Tom Chapin recordings. What I have found is that his CDs repeat some tunes, each CD is not a completely new work. I guess this is titled for "very little ones" because there are no songs about going to school as there are on other CDs. This CD has 16 songs which is considerably longer than some of his other works so this is a bargain.

In "uh oh, accident" the child has accidents in which he labels them in various rhyming ways, i.e. hit thumb with hammer, calls himself "accidumb" that is the worst thing in that song, other descriptions are "it went squish..uh oh accidish". In "I would if I could" which is a about a toddler or child pushing his limits with swiping, painting the wall, jumping on bed, etc. In this story there is never a mention of spanking or hitting. There are joking references of the child singing and labeling his behavior, such as saying his "parents flip when he strips in the park..which I've done"; he mentions they scowl and even yell when he tells his mothers age. ... Also in case you are wondering "You'll be sorry" is about a dog not a child and it is about silly things like if the dog chases the skunk he'll be sorry. Jumpalong Jake does mention very quickly spanking and yelling.

This song features a four lovey-lovey feel-good calming songs such as "Happy Birthday", "Blanketville", "Bedtime Round" and "Together Tomorrow".

The progression of songs starts off energetic with happy sing-along style and it wraps up with lullaby-type calm and quieter music. I advise listening to the sound snippets here on Amazon.com to see if this music is a style you are interested in.

Addendum: I saw Tom Chapin live with our family and we had a great time. The sound quality was excellent, just like on a CD. He and his bandmates interacted with the audience and illicited audience participation so it was much more than just listening to the songs exactly as he plays them on these recordings. Go see him live!

Horrible CD,.......2002-08-15

I bought this CD before I heard any of the lyrics. It looks like a happy CD and is marketed as a "Multiple Grammy Nominee" with titles like State Laughs and Bubblin' in the bath. But when I played the CD words like Stupid were used as well as advocating Spanking, and Whacking the children. All of this was convienantly wrapped up in jovial, snappy music. I am going to throw away this CD. I don't want my child listening to songs that advocate hitting him or using such negative words like stupid. This is a horrible CD.

If you are looking for positive, energetic, kind and gentle music for your child I'd suggest Raffi or The Wiggles instead of this deceptive CD.

Big Fun
Average customer rating:

No, that cover's not suggestive at all! *COUGH*

Miles Ahead...

Great Expectations

funky electric Miles fusion music

Excellent Electric Miles

Big Fun
Miles Davis
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