Rock a Bye Baby

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Various Artists

Album Description
Make Baby's Sleepytime a warm and wonderful experoence with this loving collection of musical hugs and kisses. Three 60 Minute Compacr Discs.

Tracks:

All Through The Night
All The Pretty Little Horses
All Night, All Day
Armenian Lullaby
Baby's Bed's A Silver Moon
Baloo, Baleerie
Brahms' Lullaby
Brezairola
Traumerei, Op. 15, No. 1
Can Ye Sew Cushions
By'm Bye
Bye, Baby Bunting - Golden Slumbers
Dance To Your Daddy - Dance, Little Baby
Fais Dodo
Good Night To You All
Jocelyn: Berceuse
Hush, Little Baby
Kumbayah
Little Boy Blue
Suo Gan
Matthew, Mark, Luke, And John
Mozart's Lullaby
Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15, No. 1
Now The Day Is Over - Raindrops
Raisins And Almonds
Rock-A-Bye, Baby
Rocking - The Sandman
Tales Of Hoffman: O Bell Nuit - Bacarolle
Skidamarink
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
Sweet And Low
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Toora, Loora, Loora
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Twinkel, Twinkel, Little Star
When At Night I Go To Sleep

Amazon.com

Released as a companion piece to the award-winning book Lullabies: An Illustrated Songbook, this hour-plus of music is a wonderful mix of stately classical themes and child-friendly vocals. The selections range from "All the Pretty Little Horses" to a global spread of lullabies drawn from classical and folk traditions. The music is spare, with Kapp on piano, Julianne Baird and Kapp's daughter Madeline on vocals, and Mela Tenenbaum on violin, viola, and occasional vocals. Most of the classical selections (from Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Edmund Elgar, W.A. Mozart, et al.) get a straight-ahead, accomplished treatment. Lest you think the project stuffy, each of the melodies is in the one- to two-minute range, which effectively mandates a stronger sense of flow than most children's collections. Kapp, who managed to create a visual and poetic flow in the Lullabies book, keeps things nicely in a groove here, knowing enough to segue into silly tracks about halfway through the CD to provide a wider emotional range. This album every bit as accomplished as the book. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful!.......2007-02-14

I love this CD. It's very well-done, and the approach is different than most children's CDs - very refined, yet soothing. I don't get tired of listening to it the way I do others -- which is important when trying to get a little one to sleep! I highly recommend it and the companion book.

Simple and sweet songs.......2006-04-02

With just piano, violin and vocals, this is a simple and heartfelt album. Ms. Baird's voice conveys the full emotions that a mother feels for her new baby with clean and open singing. The first track in particular, "All Through The Night," still makes me teary. I played this in the hospital when my son was born, and we use it as part of our wind-down ritual. I do agree that some of the songs are a little upbeat for bedtime. We just skip those in the evening (using iTunes).

Marvellous cd, enchanting music.......2005-10-18

Our whole family loves this cd. I am continually charmed and refreshed by the subtlety, taste and musicianship that has gone into these arrangements of well- and lesser-known gems. Apart from the joy of the simple yet perfect chordal progressions, listen to the warm, caressing tone imparted by the low bass notes in the piano in many of the tracks. The pace is so wonderfully leisurely, there is time to savour each song or piece, and yet each lasts only two or three minutes. The three diverse yet complementary singers, each with a tender and gentle presence suiting the subject matter, give a sense of a 19th century family musical evening. Magical.

Good if you want to sing from the book but can't read music.......2004-02-10

I bought this solely because I have the book and wanted to sing the lullabies to my kids, but I can't read music. For this purpose it is fine. The songs are not in the same order as in the book but I can deal. As a stand-alone lullaby CD I wouldn't really recommend it--the songs are not sung in a soothing manner, there's lots of variety in tempo and volume, some are even sung up-beat. The voices are not pitched high enough for babies either. That being said, I am back on Amazon today to buy it for my sister who is due any day now with her 3rd kid--we both like to sing and have the book, and songs (in book or music form) are a great present that the baby won't grow out of for a long time, and helps you bond with your little one too.

Didn't like the voice........2002-12-11

I bought this cd to go with the book and it is very frustrating because the songs on this cd are not even in the same order as the book. The singing voice fluctuates too much, it will be really soft and then it gets really high pitch. And if you have the volume set at a lower level for some songs then you can't hear other songs. I think there are better cds to buy than this one.

Average customer rating:

this CD could make your kid a rap star
Could've been a 5-star if not for the heinous tracks
Not too happy
this sux chizzle dawgs
Beware of the obnoxious tracks!

Baby's First: Lullabies

Manufacturer: St. Clair Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000023VRB
Release Date: 1999-10-12

Tracks:

Go To Sleep (Brahms Lullaby)
Canon In D Major
Hush A Bye Baby
For Elise
Serenade In D Minor
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Autumn (Adagio Molto)
Winter (Largo)
Prelide In A Minor
String Quartet In G Major
Frere Jacques
Sonata In A Minor (Excerpt)
Brandenburg Concerto No.5 In B Major (Affectuoso)
When You Wish Upon A Star

Customer Reviews:

this CD could make your kid a rap star.......2005-03-08

If you want to turn your child off classical music forever, this CD may well do the job.
It has absolutely nothing to recommend on it.
# 1, the volume fluctuates, and like ads on TV, the worst tracks are usually the loudest.
# 2, many of the tracks are badly performed; ponderous, scratchy, and amateurish takes on what should be good listening, but isn't.
# 3, there are 4 vocals. WARNING to all mothers: Baby might think this awful voice is you singing to him/her, and cause deep feelings of resentment, needing years of psychiatry to unravel.

I am a huge believer in the importance and value in what we feed our ears. Many worry about the effects of 2nd hand smoke, I preach about the dangers of 2nd hand boom-box, and the horrors and negativity of rap music. Few things are more important than what your baby listens to, whether verbal or musical, and there are many "Adagio" recordings that are expertly performed on the market that would be a pleasure for baby's ears, an education for his mind, and a joy for his soul; this CD is to be avoided at all cost. Total playing time is 50'29 dreadful minutes.

Could've been a 5-star if not for the heinous tracks.......2004-10-03

I'm bobbing my head up and down with the other reviewers about the obnoxious non-lullaby tracks thrown in on this CD. After burning a new CD and leaving those tracks off, the CD is great and one of my favorites.

Not too happy.......2004-03-11

I purchased this CD under the impression that it was all instrumental music - WRONG! Interspersed with rather lovely renditions of classical favorites -- perfect for bringing a baby to sleepyland -- are painfully perky upbeat vocal variations on a few traditional lullabies that have a tendancy to jar a baby awake! Rather antithetical to the purpose.

this sux chizzle dawgs.......2004-03-06

this g-unit cd is off da hook

i give it 3 starz

oh classic music sux bach

Beware of the obnoxious tracks!.......2004-03-02

I saw this CD and thought it would be great for my daughter whom I like to expose to as much wonderful music as possible, particularly at bedtime. The first night I played it, I stayed in her room and listened to the first 2 songs - they were charming versions of some well-known classics. Then, I turned on the baby monitor and went into the other room.

Suddenly, my ears were accosted by the most obnoxious, laughable sound of track 3. It is a synthesized, incredibly upbeat version of Hush A Bye Baby sung by a woman with the most grating voice. The same can be said of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Frere Jacque (tracks 6 & 11). Besides being irritating, these songs are actually LOUDER than the rest of the instrumental songs and could easily jolt a sleeping baby out of slumber.

Tracks:

Blessed
Why Worry
Isn't She Lovely
Baby Baby
You're The First, The Last, My Everthing
You Are So Beautiful
Farewell And Goodnight
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
Hushabye
Dream
The Second Star To The Right
Till There Was You
A Whole New World
When You Wish Upon A Star

Customer Reviews:

The best lullabye CD ever!!.......2002-11-30

I found this CD 4 years ago when I was pregnant with my oldest son and since then we have worn out 2 of them. The songs are wonderful. It is a great mix of classic Disney and contemporary ballids. I even have a copy in my room for when the radio is playing music not meant to go to sleep by. When I put it on for the baby it is like magic, he stops fussing and just listens til he falls asleep. My 4-year old, my 6-month old & myself love listening to it. My husband even likes it, especially the John Lennon song to his son. It is a must for every mommy-to-be on your shopping list.

Rock a Bye Baby Review.......2001-06-18

My two children fall asleep listening to this tape every night. The songs are soft and gentle and lull them to sleep. They are nice songs that remind children of how much they are loved. My four-year-old daughter says, "I just love it!" Our tape has been worn out and we are in the process of looking for another!

Rock a Bye Baby Review.......2001-06-18

The cure for colic!.......1999-05-12

Know someone having a baby soon? This is the best gift we received. Our little girl cried constantly from day-one, until we found we could rock her to sleep to this album. And the songs were contemporary enough that they didn't haunt us in our waking hours. Now that she's two years old, we play it and she shakes her head saying, "No sleep! No sleep!" I guess it has an involuntarily relaxing affect...

This is a great CD for all ages!.......1999-03-08

I bought this CD to use at a baby shower for a game. I intended to give it to my daughter after the shower but I loved it and often go to sleep at night with it on for me..it is very relaxing..good for all ages.

The Jolson Story, Pt. 2 (Rock-A-Bye Your Baby)

Average customer rating:

He is the best singer and intertainer ever.
Good Low-priced "Best of" Collection

The Jolson Story, Pt. 2 (Rock-A-Bye Your Baby)
Al Jolson
Manufacturer: Mca Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Jolson Story, Pt. 3 (Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder)
The Jolson Story
Al Jolson - 22 Greatest Hits
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Jolson Sings Again

ASIN: B000002QVV
Release Date: 1995-09-12

Tracks:

Swanee
After You've Gone
Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
Pretty Baby
Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone
Avalon
My Mammy
For Me And My Gal
Carolina In The Morning
Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goo' Bye)
April Showers
I'm Just Wild About Harry

Customer Reviews:

He is the best singer and intertainer ever........1999-08-22

No one in the world could sing as good as him .you have to get his Movie.Or his tapes and you will love his music.

Good Low-priced "Best of" Collection.......1998-10-01

This collection is a nicely priced MCA re-release of an earlier Jolson LP. The recordings are clean and a good remastering of some of Jolie's finest and most popular pieces, however, contrary to the playlist above it contains all the listed songs except "My Mother's Rosary" and "Where the Black-Eyed Susans Grow". While the pieces contained on this CD can be got on other lenghthy compilation albums, this CD gives you the basic "Best of". Includes favorites such as "Swanee", "My Mammy", "Carolina in the Mornin'" and the title song, all reminiscent of the Jazz Singer's love for the people and the culture of the older South.

Tracks:

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Lavender's Blue
Polly Put The Kettle On
London Bridge
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Hey Diddle Diddle
Humpty Dumpty
Three Blind Mice
The Owl And The Pussycat
Sing A Song Of Sixpence
Ride A Cock Horse
Jack And Jill
Girls And Boys
Cockles And Mussels
Oranges And Lemons
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Rock-A-Bye-Baby
Tom, Tom The Piper's Son
Pop Goes The Weasel

Customer Reviews:

Delightful for adults and children both.......2005-12-19

I bought this CD because it looked good, but I found that I LOVE it! My daughters (2 and 5) ask to listen to it over and over. It is soothing, relaxing and fun to listen to. I keep it in the car and it has been great on long car trips. It sounds like a classical music CD, as it is, but the songs are all nursery rhymes. I highly recommend it. It would make a great baby shower gift!

Artist's own opinion.......2001-09-01

As the professional music arranger involved in the production of this album, you would expect me to have a high opinion of it - and I have.

However, having declared an interest, I would like to say that the performances of my arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the senior chorus and soloists from The Arts Educational School, Tring, are exceptionally good and exciting, and really bring my arrangements to life in every way.

I was commissioned by the record company to write new arrangements of traditional Nursery Rhymes in ways which would serve as a kind of "Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra", and be entertaining first, and then if possible educational as well, and ideally to appeal to all age groups - not merely young children, but older children and adults too. I hope that I have managed to do this succesfully by approaching the task as if I were writing for an animated film in each case; to tell the story involved in the song as a musical picture. I grew up with the wonderful use of music in cartoons such as "Bugs Bunny" and "Tom and Jerry", so this kind of treatment of musical material is part of my heritage and seemed appropriate here. I tried to include some witty cross-cultural references to make them enjoyable at all levels - traditional tunes they are, "baby-ish" they're not!