Sing-A-Long With Madeline

Editorial Reviews
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Madeline, every 3-year-old's favorite French orphan, may march to the beat of her own drum in the Ludwig Bemelmans classic, but here, as in her Disney TV show, she widens the parade route so legions of little girls can contribute their own rat-a-tat-tat. All that's required is a thinking chapeau. Of a whopping 27 songs, some of them barely a minute, around half carry a message. The lessons in tunes like "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," "One Little Lie Leads to Another," "Do the Job Together," and "Hope Is All You Need for Christmas" conk even the littlest crooners over the head with their obviousness, but other tracks survey subtler concepts. "Pleased to Meet You" ("So let's review what we have learned, so easy to apply / You shake their hands, perhaps you bow, you look them in the eye") and "Company, Company" ("Your guests won't remember the sculptures of ice / They'd rather share laughter with someone who's nice"), for instance, tiptoe into musical charm school for munchkins territory. And a barely detectable geography lesson also wedges itself in: Miss Clavel's plucky cadre packs its vocal bags for "Jambo, Africa," ponders "What Would Paris Be Like Without the Eiffel Tower," and crosses the Brooklyn Bridge to head up Fifth Avenue for "The Ants Are Coming." No je ne sais quois about it--a peppier, more upbeat sing-along has yet to sashay across the continent. Swarms of future socialites will put down their teacups, retract their pointed pinky fingers, and politely demand an encore. --Tammy La Gorce

Tracks:

Oh Madeline
At The Hotel Riche
I Will Make More Time In The Day
We Can Can Be Friends
Company, Company
We Can Make Our Own Fun
The Play's The Thing
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Don't Look For Style In The Label
Jambo Africa
What Would Paris Be Without The Eiffel Tower
We'll Always Be There For You
Long Live The King Of Chocolate
One Size Fits All
One Little Lie Leads To Another
Nobody's Better Than Me
Do The Job Together
You Can Never Run Out Of Love
Trick Or Treat
The Ants Are Coming
Everything But A Flea
His Bark Is Worse Than His Bite
Pleased To Meet You
Houdini's Secret
I've Always Dreamed Of Flying With Santa
Hope Is all You Need For Christmas
That's All There Is

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Madeline, every 3-year-old's favorite French orphan, may march to the beat of her own drum in the Ludwig Bemelmans classic, but here, as in her Disney TV show, she widens the parade route so legions of little girls can contribute their own rat-a-tat-tat. All that's required is a thinking chapeau. Of a whopping 27 songs, some of them barely a minute, around half carry a message. The lessons in tunes like "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," "One Little Lie Leads to Another," "Do the Job Together," and "Hope Is All You Need for Christmas" conk even the littlest crooners over the head with their obviousness, but other tracks survey subtler concepts. "Pleased to Meet You" ("So let's review what we have learned, so easy to apply / You shake their hands, perhaps you bow, you look them in the eye") and "Company, Company" ("Your guests won't remember the sculptures of ice / They'd rather share laughter with someone who's nice"), for instance, tiptoe into musical charm school for munchkins territory. And a barely detectable geography lesson also wedges itself in: Miss Clavel's plucky cadre packs its vocal bags for "Jambo, Africa," ponders "What Would Paris Be Like Without the Eiffel Tower," and crosses the Brooklyn Bridge to head up Fifth Avenue for "The Ants Are Coming." No je ne sais quois about it--a peppier, more upbeat sing-along has yet to sashay across the continent. Swarms of future socialites will put down their teacups, retract their pointed pinky fingers, and politely demand an encore. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Music.......2005-07-19

My daughter and I love this cd. The songs are wonderful and everytime my daughter hears a song, she remembers the episode that it played on. Very good buy.

Broadway quality!.......2004-12-29

My wife checked this one out at the library. I expected something so-so, but immediately decided it was broadway quality material and singers. Highly recommend!

A MUST get for your child!.......2002-06-28

My daughter loves this album! Not only is it jam packed with wonderful kid friendly songs and beautiful images, it also has all the song lyrics printed on the sleeve so I can learn the songs and sing-a-long with my daughter. A must get!

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