Children of Light

Track Listings

1. Ten Million Angels

2. My Saviour Paid It All

3. God Knows

4. Thanks to Mother's Prayers

5. My God Is A Comfort

6. Point Of View

7. He Wipes My Tears Away

8. I'm Setting My Sails

9. Trouble

10. Children Of Light

11. Creator On The Cross

12. Stop Doubting and Believe

13. Everyone In Hell Is A Believer

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Original songs with a Texas Americana sound from this talented group of inspirational musicians.

Album Description
All original inspirational music with unique Texas Americana feel, songs include "Point of View", "My Saviour Paid It All" and "Everyone In Hell Is A Believer

Tracks:

Key-Mo Ky-Mo (The Magic Song) - The King Cole Trio
Everybody Eats When They Come to My House - Cab Calloway
A Tisket, A Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald
Three Blind Mice - The King Cole Trio
The Music Goes 'Round and Around - Louis Prima
The Jungle King (You Ain't Done a Doggone Thing) - Cab Calloway
Ten Feet Off The Ground - Louis Armstrong
All That Meat And No Potatoes - Fats Waller
Jeepers Creepers - Count Basie & Tony Bennett
The Umbrella Man - Dizzy Gillespie
Chew-Chew-Chew (Chew Your Bubblegum) - Ella Fitzgerald
Your Feet's Too Big - Fats Waller
A Doodlin' Song - Peggy Lee

Album Description

Nicky's Jazz For Kids has received The American Library Association's Notable Children's Recording Award, The Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award, The iParenting Media Award, and was chosen as a Parenting Magazine "Parenting Pick."

This jazz for kids CD--the very first and best collection of its kind--provides children with a fun and engaging introduction to jazz with rhyming, fun-filled, sing-a-long songs that they (and you) will never tire of. All tracks were chosen especially for kids by their buddy Nicky The Jazz Cat and were re-mastered from their one-of-a-kind originals. Sung by the world's most celebrated jazz legends, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Peggy Lee, Louis Prima and Fats Waller, Nicky's swinging and spirited picks are sure to inspire endless singing, dancing and interactive musical play with the whole family.

The most car-friendly CD ever!

Customer Reviews:

GREAT for kids and parents, too!.......2007-04-13

I rarely write reviews, but just had to write about this amazing CD. It's not your typical kiddie-fare. My three kids (ages 4, 6, and 8) listen to this one over and over again, and my husband and I are hooked, too. We are not into jazz at all, but the songs here are so catchy and fun. It's cool enough that you could even play it at an adult function, and everyone would like it. In fact, I'm buying it for my mom, who is 64, because I know that she'll be singing it around the house in no time at all -- just like we do!

cute for kids.......2006-08-13

I bought "Nicky's Jazz Lullabies" before my baby was born and loved it, so I decided to purchase this CD. My baby is a little young for it yet, but it fun to listen to while we play. The songs are cute and catchy, and I'm sure she'll love it eventually. I'm a jazz lover and hope to introduce her to some of the greats. Plus, in my opinion, this beats those cheesy kids songs any day.

Everybody listens when they come to my house.......2006-07-25

This is a delightful program of songs that will please everyone with a garden of word-tune delights. My family and I loved it. We've played it over and over again for our friends. I bought it for several other children I know. They loved it. One 4-year-old is determined to learn every song. And that means learning lots of words, rhymes, syncopation, from great artists of American jazz culture. A verbal infusion for the young that is great fun.

A gem!.......2006-01-23

I rarely write reviews, but I need to comment on how fantastic this compilation is. I have a four-year-old and an eighteen-month-old, and this CD is in heavy rotation at our house. My husband and I love the music at least as much as they do -- it's stylish and sets a great mood as we're making dinner and doing dishes. The kids love it too, needless to say. My four-year-old's favorites are Three Blind Mice (she loves when the farmer's wife squeaks that she'll give back the tails) and the final track by Peggy Lee (where she says the word *poop*, as in "party poop" -- endless laughter ensues). Ella Fitzgerald's A-Tisket, A-Tasket and Chew, Chew Your Bubblegum are priceless. All in all, I highly recommend this CD -- everyone will be happy to hear it again and again.

One of the most under rated cd's on the market.......2005-05-03

This cd has won awards and delighted anyone who has listened. Why it isn't a requirement for kids learning about music, especially in the US where Jazz became Jazz, is beyond me. Perfectly charming songs from the best of the best who made Jazz, lots of passionate Jazz.

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Raffi is a timeless children's classic.
Grew up listening to this on record!
Great CD for entire family
Excellent Children's Music, First Song to Last
Another Great CD from Raffi

One Light One Sun
Raffi
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Sing along with Raffi as he celebrates childhood in this musical collection. There's a great mix of old and new favorites ranging from amusing to educational that will keep your children singing and dancing. Includes: Time to Sing; Apples and Bananas; T

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Whether they're hearing old favorites like "Down on Grandpa's Farm," "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," and "Twinkle, Twinkle" or the spunky calypso of "Tingalayo" and the vowel-twisting "Apples and Bananas," kids will find plenty to sing about on this classic Raffi album. The French children's lullaby "Fais Do Do" and the traditional Spanish "De Colores" will further spark little listeners' interests in the sounds of other languages. If you're looking for musical fun on a rainy day or good kid tunes for the car, One Light One Sun would be an excellent addition to your child's music library. --Deborah Moore

Customer Reviews:

Raffi is a timeless children's classic........2007-05-12

That's all- Raffi is a timeless children's classic. Easy to sing along to, easy to listen to!

Grew up listening to this on record!.......2006-05-09

I haven't listened to this record in many many years but as I listened to the clips of the songs, I still remember the words. This album is GREAT!!! So fun to sing along to, your kids will love it.

Great CD for entire family.......2005-12-28

We love Raffi. This CD is just great. We like every song. If you are a Raffi fan, there is no need for me to go on. If you are not familiar with Raffi, this is a good CD. Baby Beluga is another keeper along with Songs for the Very Young. The Raffi Christmas Album is wonderful. The song Old Toy Trains, must be my favorite al l time Christmas song.

Excellent Children's Music, First Song to Last.......2004-01-06

This is a wonderful collection of children's music. I use this CD with children in the first grade. We sing and have fun. The songs have a great melody. All the songs are wonderful.

What's even more important is that the messages are appropriate and good for children. I tried to talk our music teacher into singing "Like Me and You" for our school program, but I had no luck. I think it's a very special song for children, and Raffi is very special. Maybe next year.

Like Me and You
By Raffi

"Janet lives in England
Pierre lives in France
Bonnie lives in Canada

"Ahmed lives in Egypt
Moshe lives in Israel
Bruce lives in Australia

"Ching lives in China
Olga lives in Russia
Ingrid lives in Germany

"Gita lives in India
Pablo lives in Spain
Jose lives in Columbia

"And each one is much like another
A child of a mother and a father
A very special son or daughter
A lot like me and you..."

Another Great CD from Raffi.......2003-12-09

These songs are silly; your kids will love them. When you listen to Raffi sing you can feel how much he is enjoying himself. These songs are fun and beautiful.

Jane Eyre, the Musical (Original 2000 Broadway Cast)

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Great Buy!
Perfect Match
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Beautiful!
A good musical

Jane Eyre, the Musical (Original 2000 Broadway Cast)
John Caird
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Tracks:

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Here's another to join the parade of page-to-stage musicals inspired by 19th-century fiction. This ambitious adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's haunting classic Jane Eyre for the musical theater seems to be part of a trend represented most famously by Les Misérables. It also reflects the increasing pressure to schedule an original cast recording release as close as possible to a new show's Broadway opening: in this case, in fact, the CD was both recorded and released prior to the show's opening in December 2000 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. But what's most significant for the artistic character of Jane Eyre: The Musical is found in yet another pattern: like a number of his colleagues, composer-lyricist Paul Gordon comes to the project from a pop music industry background (best known for his hit "Friends and Lovers"). And quite a few of the show's numbers benefit from Gordon's catchy craftwork, weaving melodies that are clearly destined to be whistled long past curtain. Yet the effect is sometimes too facile, not diving as deep as we would like into the emotional predicaments of Brontë's characters. You begin to crave a more deftly defined and imagined variety of sound worlds (especially for the darker aspects of Thornfield Hall) than what is hinted at. Gordon doesn't forge any new paths, but his melodic fluency does have its moments of payoff--especially in the moving final duet "Brave Enough for Love," which is also strong enough to stand on its own.

Gordon's predilections as a would-be son of Sondheim are nevertheless clear, and he's telescoped the story into mostly effective lyrics, with some thoughtful juxtapositions of material. Most importantly, he understands that this is more than a Gothic romance, foregrounding the central message of forgiveness that Jane learns as a girl. He attempts to explore the injured sense of self shared by both Jane and Rochester and sets them on a painful, mutual voyage of discovery.

The creative team also includes the veteran duo John Caird (book and direction) and John Napier (scenic design), who have collaborated on such epics as Les Mis and Nicholas Nickleby (not to mention the Las Vegas Siegfried and Roy extravaganza). And the show's creators seem to share a vision geared toward the more operatic end of the spectrum (it was opera composers, after all, who early on claimed 19th-century Gothic fiction for the stage, as in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor), with an actual parody of coloratura in one showstopper ("The Finer Things") given to Blanche Ingram. Fortunately, the two principals have large, richly expressive voices to encompass the large, complicated emotions of these characters. Marla Schaffel singswith unusual beauty and brings dimension to her Jane, while James Barbour (whose resumé includes Beauty and the Beast) is never really threatening as Rochester, but rather a tortured soul who is sweet-voiced even at his most cynical. Mary Stout is a stitch as the blustery Mrs. Fairfax. While the show has already undergone a lengthy evolution from its very first workshops, the viability of its final, fully staged realization has yet to be determined. But this cast recording conveys an authentic sense of the musical's atmosphere and emotional scope. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

Great Buy!.......2007-06-08

Not only was this CD super cheap, it also arrived at my house 3 days later!

Perfect Match.......2007-03-16

The music in this album really gave me the feeling of reading the book. I think the songs were well chosen and well written, except of course for the songs sung by Mrs. Fairfax... I could have done without those. Jane and Mr. Rochester's songs carry the story well and they sound lovely. For any musical lover, or romance fan I definitely recommend this album.

Probably the most beautiful musical of all time.......2007-02-16

This is a hidden gem and if you buy it and listen to it, I don't see how you can not love it. I have bought many, many Broadway cast albums but I still am a popster at heart. With all that said, this is a cast album that soars above the crowd.

I bought this several years ago and have listened to it repeatedly since I got it. Why do I love it so much? First of all, the lyrics are full of heart and emotion and tell the story ably. But it is the music and the performances that are truly remarkable here. The melodies are memorable and absolutely exquisite. The orchestration is lush but not sappy. The performances by the two leads are nothing less than stunning.

I never get bored with this wonderful cast album and it is very, very highly recommended.

Beautiful!.......2007-01-28

I listen to this soundtrack all the time and I never get tired of the songs. If Charlotte Bronte story was written as a musical, then this would definitely be it.

A good musical.......2006-07-20

if you like old-fashioned romantic stuff, this one's for you. Some songs are very inspired, the music is,for the most part, quite beautiful, and the story line keeps the essence of the Bronte novel. I heard this right after "Wuthering Heights: the musical", which is quite good, yet this is superior. Give it a try and you might be nicely surprised. I would highly recommend it to the ones who know the novel and to English Literature students: it offers a different and interesting approach to the novel.

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The picture

100 Hymns & Songs of Inspiration

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Love Divine All Loves Excelling - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Father Hear the Prayer We Offer - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
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This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Stars of the Morning So Gloriously Bright - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
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Of the Father's Heart Begotten - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
O Come All Ye Faithful - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Awake My Soul and With the Sun - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Thine Arm O Lord in Days of Old - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
All People That on Earth Do Dwell - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Good Christian Men Rejoice and Sing - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
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Lord of Beauty - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
Rejoice Today With One Accord - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
New Every Morning - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
O God Our Help in Ages Past - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral

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Morning Has Broken - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Happy Are They - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
In Christ There Is No East or West - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Silent Night - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Be Thou My Guardian - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Ye Servants of the Lord - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
At the Name of Jesus Every Knee Shall Bow - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
To Thee O Lord Our Hearts We Raise - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Behold the Great Creator Makes - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Rejoice the Lord Is King - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Creator of the Stars of Night - Ely Cathedral Choir
He Comes With Clouds Descending - Ely Cathedral Choir
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Ely Cathedral Choir
Alleluya Alleyluya Alleyluya - Ely Cathedral Choir
This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made - Ely Cathedral Choir
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - Ely Cathedral Choir
Lord Thy Word Abideth - Ely Cathedral Choir
Jesus Lord We Look to Thee - Ely Cathedral Choir
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O Praise Our Great and Glorious Lord - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
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God of Love My Shepherd Is - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
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All Glory Laud and Honour - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
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God Is Love and Where True Love Is - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
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Christ the Lord Is Risen Again - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
For All the Saints - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Thy Hand O God Has Guided - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Christ the Dawn of Our Salvation - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
I Was Glad - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Locus Iste - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
O Worship the King - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
O Heavenly Word of God on High - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
Praise to the Lord, The Almighty - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - The Choir of York Minister
First Nowell - The Choir of York Minister
Abide with Me - The Choir of York Minister
Breathe on Me Breath of God - Choir Of Keble College
Rock of Ages - Choir Of Keble College
On This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Keble College
Jesu Sweet and Mary - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
O Quam Gloriosum - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Ye Holy Angels Bright - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
O for a Closer Walk With God - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Prayer of St Patrick - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Lord's Prayer - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Blessed Be the God and Father - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Jerusalem (And Did Those Feet in Ancient Times) - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

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Full Title - 100 Hymns & Songs Of Inspiration. UK box-set featuring 100 tracks performed by Britain's finest Cathedral Choirs including, Gloucester Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, Sheffield Cathedral, & many more. Five standard jewel cases housed in a slipbox. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

The picture.......2006-12-11

I haven't purchased the CD but the picture of the inside of a church on the cover is not of a British church, like one would assume since it says its a recording of British choirs. This picture is of Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Just thought i'd let you know. I'll be honest; I'm one to judge things by it's cover and if the company took such care to choose a 'British' church for their British choir CD, I'm willing to bet the music is equally well selected... I'm being sarcastic. But I gave the product 5 stars because I didn't want to hurt its ratings just because i'm cynical. But check out the church if you're ever in Montreal, it's truly beautiful... here I'm not being sarcastic.

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Great Kids story album adults like it too! (Holly, 8 yr old)

Light in the Attic
Shel Silverstein
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Great Kids story album adults like it too! (Holly, 8 yr old).......1998-08-27

A Light In the Attic is GREAT!

The most childish one is: THE TWISTABLE TURNABLE MAN. I would rate it 5 stars.

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The Un-Covered Wagon
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Willow Weep For Me
Calling My Children Home
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I'm A Pilgrim

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This is Chanticleer's 25th recording and also marks its 25th anniversary season. The title refers to the group's wide-ranging repertoire; this disc includes Mexican baroque, traditional American songs in various styles and music commissioned by Chanticleer itself. A program that tries to please everybody is bound to disappoint somebody; however, no one could be disappointed by the singing. The sound of these 12 unaccompanied male voices has an unearthly, celestial beauty and purity; their blend is perfect. Though the singers rarely use vibrato, their intonation is impeccable both together and in solos. Their expressive range and stylistic versatility are incredible: they can project tenderness, pleading, and bitter protest and are equally at home in plainchant, Latin hymns, blues, spirituals, shouts and crooning. Among the highlights are the three opening hymns, settings of two poems of Torquato Tasso by William Hawley, commissioned by Chanticleer, which combine 16th- and 20th-century styles, and the two final folksongs, the last with a stride-style piano accompaniment, making a rousing, exuberant ending. The booklet, in three languages, is well laid-out and informative. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Amazing, ecclectic album.......2007-07-11

This CD is a great example of Chanticleer's phenomenal versatility, and it has something for everyone to appreciate. The Appalacian twang on the two Billings pieces is a bit much, but otherwise Chanticleer is in top form here and really shows what they are made of. As for the recording itself, something about the micing or acoustics in the recording process causes the countertenors to be just a tad too strong on a few tracks, but it's not a major problem.

To me, the most extraordinary tracks are: The Un-Covered Wagon with it's surreal effects and incredible array of vocal techniques, Willow Weep For Me, Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair (Michael Lichtenauer's solo floats so effortlessly in a mixed vocal register, I have never heard anything like it!), and Whispers.

Warning: This CD Is Addictive.......2006-12-10

I purchased this CD after hearing this magnificent choral group sing "Calling My Children Home" in a recent concert. Written by Doyle Lawson (from the group "Quicksilver"), Charlie Waller and Robert Yates, the song is a standard bluegrass number I had known for years (Emmy Lou Harris for one has recorded it); but I had no idea it had found its way to San Francisco. Chanticleer has made this song their own. I cannot imagine anyone else's version coming close to theirs.

The group sings 17 other songs on this CD, most of them arranged by Joseph Jennings, Chanticleer's music director. Their version of William Billings' "David's Lamentation," a Sacred Harp work, will blow you away. Another favorite of mine is "Wayfaring' Stranger." There are also two Stephen Foster songs included, "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" and "Camptown Races" as well as Gershwin and other American composers.

There seems to be no kind of music that this group cannot sing better than most other groups. They remind us that there is no musical instrument more beautiful than the human voice.

This CD should be one for the time capsule.

Well worth buying.......2005-08-16

Chanticleer fans know what to expect in terms of vocal quality, and won't be disappointed. I agree with another reviewer that the Appalachian accent is a little over the top, but I thought the shape-note style was perfect: brilliant sound, but not that nasal.

I enjoyed the many styles of music in this CD, but since I tend to listen to CDs straight through as albums, I found it a little disconcerting to go so suddenly from one style to the next (e.g., Mexican Baroque to shape note).

That being said, everything is splendidly, sensitively performed. The renditions of "Whispers" and "The Un-Covered Wagon" are breathtaking. By all means, buy and enjoy this!

Good variety of American Choral Music.......2005-01-03

This album features a wonderful selection of "American" choral music. I'm not a big fan of the "stylized" singing of the shape-note pieces (with the nasal voices), but that is my only complaint. My favorite piece is Steven Stucky's "Whispers" which is an artfully crafted homage to Orlando Gibbons' "Drop, Drop, Slow Tears" and William Byrd's "Ave Verum Corpus." Joseph Jennings and Chanticleer effectively demonstrate that there is no "defining" American choral music and it is this rich panoply of variety which is so enchanting!

Absolutely wonderful!!.......2003-10-25

This album shows Chanticleer's great talent and it displays they're wonderful voices. I've seen them perform pieces from this album and they do it with such passion. It's wonderful. If you don't get this or any of their albums you truly are missing out!!

The Thorn In Mrs. Rose's Side/Children Of Light

Average customer rating:

Good material with sonic anomalies
Slouching toward Bifflehem

The Thorn In Mrs. Rose's Side/Children Of Light
Biff Rose
Manufacturer: Water
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000AA4K8S
Release Date: 2006-03-16

Tracks:

Mama's Boy
Angel Tension
Fill Your Heart
Paradise Almost Lost (Poem)
Molly
The Stars
It's Happening
What's Gnawing At Me
Buzz The Fuzz
Gentle People
The Man
Ain't No Great Day
Communist Sympathizer
Evolution
Just Like A Man
American Waltz
Son in Moon
Children Of Light
Ballad Of Cliches
To Baby
Color Blind Blues
Spaced Out / I've Got You Covered
Take Care Of My Brother (Bonus Track)
Myrtle's Pies (Bonus Track)

Album Description

A cult hero to many of new 'weird folk's' heavy hitters including Devendra Banhart, Biff Rose was an odd singer/songwriter who didn't fit into any comfortable niche when he emerged in the late 1960s. Often sounding like a Broadway songwriter with his jaunty piano and bouncy singalong melodies, the New Orleans pianist was like a vaudeville entertainer reincarnated as a spacy hippie. He added an arch, whimsical tone and sarcastic, ironic undercurrents to his songs that both reflected and mocked the counterculture, much like fellow musician and sometime collaborator, Van Dyke Parks. Highly revered by David Bowie, who covered the Biff Rose songs 'Fill Your Heart' (co-written by Paul Williams) on his Hunky Dory album and 'Buzz The Fuzz' in live performances. Rose also achieved some notoriety in the late 60's via network television appearances, particularly on Johnny Carson's show. Devendra Banhart probably states it best in his own inimitable way when he writes: 'Biff Rose writes and sings from the heart of the universe...he is the good earth gently stomped upwards, and while I don't mean he, his music is a hermaphrodite child from wisdonville.' We couldn't have said it better. Water Records. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

Good material with sonic anomalies.......2005-10-19

There are some great songs on this CD. Biff Rose's best known song, "Fill Your Heart" is included, of course, but several others are just as good if not better: "What's Gnawing at Me," "Just Like a Man," and "Mama Told Me," to name just a few. The downside for me is that this CD is mastered from vinyl, and not great vinyl at that. There are frequent pops and clicks and occasional loud distortion. I presume this is the best the label could do as the design and packaging are lovingly prepared, but it is still a disappointment.

Slouching toward Bifflehem.......2005-10-06

At last Biff's first two albums are available to the masses. Some of the most delightful and catchy work to come out of California in the late sixties. It was on the short list for David Bowie and the Manson family. Buy it! Now!

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Happer is happenin!!
A must have for all young children
Mom of 2 from New Jersey
Great Baby Gift!
Fun for all ages, empowering!

Peek-A-Boo - Songs for Young Children
Hap Palmer
Manufacturer: Hap-Pal Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I6YJ
Release Date: 1996-11-26

Tracks:

Gettin' Up Time
Baby Songs Theme Song
Baby's First
My Mommy Comes Back
Don't Wash My Blanket
Peek-A-Boo
Lovey And Me
Piggy Toes
Walking
Daddy Be A Horsie
Teddy Bear Ball
Today I Took My Diapers Off
I Can Put My Clothes On By Myself
What A Miracle
Raggedy Rag Doll Friend
Merry-Go-Round
Teddy Bear
Just Fun
Finger Foods
Boogie Woogie Wash Rag Blues
Good Night Story Time

Amazon.com

This fun and accessible collection of songs from Hap Palmer's acclaimed Baby Songs video series is the winner of the Parents' Choice Classic and Gold Awards. The milestones of childhood--such as potty training, learning to dress oneself, and the joy of exploring finger foods--are celebrated in Palmer's folksy style. Kids will love this album because its bouncy tunes explore the things that are important to them--imagination, fun for fun's sake, security blankets, reading, and favorite toys--and songs like "Piggy Toes" and "What a Miracle" will have them wiggling, clapping, and stamping along with the beat. Accompaniment includes keyboard, strings, woodwinds, percussion, vocalists, and a children's chorus. --Tami Horiuchi

Album Description

A treasury of Hap Palmer's best loved tunes from the acclaimed Baby Songs video series presents a light hearted look at the world of young children- waking up, eating, using the potty, getting dressed, taking a bath hearing a favorite bed time story and of course the most important part of the day ... PLAY ... the kind of play young children love: teddy bears, make believe, laughter, hide and seek, or just plain jumping up and down for the fun of it! Through it all, messages of self acceptance and pride ring out with compassion and gentle humor. Winner of Parents Choice Gold Award, Parents Choice Classic Award, American Library Association Best of the Best.

Customer Reviews:

Happer is happenin!!.......2002-11-25

I LOVE HAPPER!! I AM 24 YRS' OLD ALSO! I HAVE THIS ONE.
MY FAVORITE IS "WHAT A MIRACLE". SORT OF A COUNTRY SONG
FOR KIDS- ALTHOUGH COUNTRY IS TO TWANGY FOR ME!!
HAP'S VOICE IS EXTREMELY SOOTHING AND RELAXING!!
HE SHOULD MAKE RELAXATION TAPES!! I'D BUY THEM.
I WILL NEVER GET BORED OF HAP. SORT OF LIKE
MICHAEL CRAWFORD (VOCALIST OF PHANTOM OF ...) FOR
CHILDREN. I DEEPLY APPRECIATE HIS MUSIC!! i'M GLAD
WE ALL DO!! LONG LIVE HIP HAP!!

A must have for all young children.......2002-02-15

This tape was sent to me by a good friend and I did not know what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. We play it in our house every day and my son never tires of it. The songs are lovely, melodic and child & adult friendly. Hap Palmer has a beautiful & gentle voice. My husband and I find ourselves humming these tunes as we go about our day. The songs are about real activities that kids do and they can relate to them. Get this CD/Tape. You will not be disappointed.

Mom of 2 from New Jersey.......2000-08-26

I recommend this CD for anyone with young children. Both of my kids love it (they are 5 and 2). In fact, my 2 year old screams from the back seat of the car, "Mommy, dan-dan on!" (Dan-dan, meaning this particular music which she also enjoys dancing too.) I first heard the music at their former babysitters house and knew I had to get it.

I cannot tell you how many times I have arrived at work still singing these songs. I enjoy it as much as the kids do. Cute lyrics and melodies about all the things that are important in a kids life. My 2 year old sings along with the rest of us. "My Mommy Comes Back" has also helped her adjust to a new day care. Don't hesitate, buy it!

Great Baby Gift!.......2000-03-09

Gave this to three different friends who all loved it; I finally got a copy for myself and I don't have any kids, which should say something.

Fun for all ages, empowering!.......1999-11-06

Both my 1 1/2 and 4 year olds love this tape! "I can put my clothes on by myself" is an empowering favorite. When my 4 year old dresses herself, she still sings this song. "Baby's First" makes everyone laugh. The funny sounds have my 1 1/2 year old giggling with his sister in the back seat.

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There's a Light in You
David Grover
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Children's Music | Styles | Music

Stories | Children's Music | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000GYHR7Y
Release Date: 2006-09-05

Tracks:

There's A Light In You
Be Yourself
I Love The Earth
The Garden Song
Mashed Potatoes
50's Fun
May There Always Be Sunshine
Turn The World Around
Midnoght Marc Of The Dinosaurs
A Little Bit Me and You
Doc's Guitar
River
Light Up the World
One World

Mosaic: A Collection of African-American Spirituals With Piano and Guitar

Average customer rating:

Beauty, power, and clarity
Not traditional American Negro spirituals mostly.
Great opera, not spiritual style I thought title suggested.
A Glorious Burgeoning Diva!
Classical music with heart and soul

Mosaic: A Collection of African-American Spirituals With Piano and Guitar

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006A9FUU
Release Date: 2004-11-30

Tracks:

Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit
Roun'about de Mountain
Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Cryin'
My Soul's Been Anchored
City Called Heaven
Give Me Jesus
O Glory
Come Down Angels
He Never Said a Mumblin' Word
Watch and Pray
Walk Together Children
Deep River
This Little Light of Mine
Lord, How Come Me Here?
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
Ride Up in the Chariot

Customer Reviews:

Beauty, power, and clarity.......2007-05-06

Buy this CD for her rendition of "He Never Said a Mumbalin' Word" alone --- truly lovely, simply brilliant.

Not traditional American Negro spirituals mostly........2005-10-24

If you are looking for the soulfull melodic or jubilation of traditional American Negro spirituals, this is not it. But it is masterful musicianship.

Great opera, not spiritual style I thought title suggested........2005-09-08

This is a very good classical collection. The rating would have been higher if the description had suggested the actual style of the music. I am giving it 3 stars because this is a very good OPERA style collection - not the spiritual style I was hoping for. Given the title and simple instruments, I thought it would be different - more relaxed. I wish a sample of the music had been available. If you want spirituals sung in an OPERA style you will love this. She is an amazing talent.

A Glorious Burgeoning Diva!.......2005-05-07

Though this particular selection of songs may not be one the recital lover would choose, MOSAIC introduces to the recording audience the magnificent voice of Angela M. Brown, a gifted singer whose career has been nurtured by appearances with small opera companies until her highly successful Metropolitan Opera debut in 'Aida' last year. Now this intelligent singer is currently replacing the indomitable Jessye Norman in a Detroit Opera premiere and even in that vulnerable position of comparison she is making a triumphant statement.

MOSAIC is pleasant enough recital of African American Spirituals with sensitive piano and guitar accompaniment. But it is in the few unaccompanied songs that the splendor of this very large voice with a seemingly bottomless register is best displayed. Brown has a glowing top as well as a lush bottom in her register and her attention to the control of the cascade of sound is simply thrilling. Brown knows this repertoire well and is convincing in her delivery of not only the message but the depth of emotion of each song.

Hopefully a recording of songs and arias will follow soon, especially as her opera reputation grows. But for now, MOSAIC is a fine introduction to a voice whose destiny seems assured. Grady Harp, May 05

Classical music with heart and soul.......2005-03-01

Daniel Alexander Payne, sixth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church worked tirelessly to purge emotionalism from African American modes of worship, and derided spirituals as "corn field ditties." Starting with the Fisk Jubilee Singers and into current century, composers such as Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Moses Hogan and Joseph Joubert have sought new, classical interpretations of these timeless, soulful songs.

I must confess, I've never been a big fan of classicised spirituals. Spirituals ARE emotional, expressions of unbearable pain, of longing, of optimism and ultimate belief in salvation. To strip them of that by prettying them up is to deny their very reason for being.

But having said all that: I absolutely loved MOSAIC! Angela Brown does not let her classical training get in the way of putting a song over with heart and soul. She obviously loves these songs, and her rich voice moved me to tears on several occasions. The instrumental accompaniments (Joseph Joubert on piano, Tyron Cooper on guitar) are gorgeously subtle and supportive.

The sound quality of this disc is superb, a fitting tribute to the many African American composers represented here. Highly recommended!

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1. Ten Million Angels
2. My Saviour Paid It All
3. God Knows
4. Thanks to Mother's Prayers
5. My God Is A Comfort
6. Point Of View
7. He Wipes My Tears Away
8. I'm Setting My Sails
9. Trouble
10. Children Of Light
11. Creator On The Cross
12. Stop Doubting and Believe
13. Everyone In Hell Is A Believer