These lullaby recordings capture the crossroads of the art of composing
and the craft of parenting. Whether it's Ladysmith Black Mambazo's
Zulu music or Peggy Lee's "La La Lu" on Disney Babies: Lullaby,
each of the selections on these albums emits a magic tonic to help
little ones slip into slumber.
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Mother Earth Lullaby
by Various Artists
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Here's an album that will produce Zzz s over fidgety, fretful
little foreheads faster than you can piece together the second
verse of "Hush Little Baby," and it will satisfy grownups in
search of meditation music that's not too drippy. Close your
eyes for Cesar Berlanga's peaceful, reassuring "Todo.
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Mellow My Baby: Soothing Songs and Lullabies
by Sherry Goffin Kondor
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Just when you thought you'd lined your CD shelf with enough
lullaby collections to render your kid Rip Van Winkle comatose,
along comes Sherry Goffin Kondor and conks you over the head
with her credentials. Not only is she a mom and the founder of a
kids' music label, she's Carole King's.
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Golden Slumbers: A Father's Lullaby
by Dave Koz, et al
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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.
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Papa's Lullaby
by Various Artists
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Album Description
This unique collection of authentic lullabies from around the
world celebrates the universal quality of a father’s love.
Superb artistry on classical guitar, wooden flutes, thumb piano,
mandolin, cello, and more accompanied by tender voices of loving
fathers will ease your little ones to.
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Mama's Lullaby
by Various Artists
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Album Description
What sound is more precious than that of a mother singing her
child to sleep, surrounding her baby with a unique warmth and
love? This special collection of lullabies from around the world
is filled with the soothing softness of a mother's gentle voice.
These authentic lullabies are performed by.
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World Music for Little Ears
by World Music for Little Ears
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Parents' Choice®
From the caressing father-to-child bossa nova song "Pro Nene
Nanar (For Baby to Sleep)" and the exquisite Leo Brouwer guitar
arrangement of the traditional Afro-Cuban "Drume Negrito" to
Pepe Castillo's achingly tender "A Dormir" and "Soneca,"
a Brazilian spin on "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,".
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The Floppy Sleep Game [Enhanced]
by Patti Teel
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For those parents who spin a lullaby CD every night to help
their young ones ease into sleep, Patti Teel's The Floppy Sleep
Game will be a welcome addition to the bedtime routine. Adamant
that this is not a replacement for bedtime stories, Teel is
equally convinced that Floppy Sleep will enhance.
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Inside-Out Sleep Game [Enhanced]
by Patti Teel
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Instead of further saddling parents with a sinking sense of
ineptitude, yawn-queen Patti Teel takes over for herds of fed-up
sleep whisperers from the get-go on her second CD, waving them
off the way a Broadway starlet might shoo away her understudy.
Nothing is taken for granted. Before we meet.
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Sleep, Baby, Sleep
by Nicolette Larson
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Listeners familiar with Nicolette Larson's early work as a
vocalist with Commander Cody will know right away that this
project comes from her smoother-edged solo career. She scored
big-easy rock hits, after all, a cynic might add, so it makes
sense that her first release of the 1990s (nine years.
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Guitar Lullaby
by Ricardo Cobo
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Parents with more than a passing interest in classical music and
those who make a point of keeping up with sleep studies are apt
to be drawn to Guitar Lullaby, which presents 17 tranquil,
snooze-inducing songs in two pleasing programs. A lot of
research went into this album: the soothing speech.
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Planet Sleeps [Enhanced]
by Various Artists
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Everything about this CD, from its eye-popping cool packaging to
its beautiful booklet, is wonderful, perhaps peerless. It's a
study that spans 16 countries, catching paeans to childhood
sleep from varied traditions. The set traverses the Cape Breton
Gaelic tradition with the Rankin Family, Haiti.
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Brazilian Lullaby
by Various Artists
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From Parents' Choice®
Soothing rhythms and gentle tones from a variety of musical
styles combine with traditional songs, well-known Brazilian
instrumental music, and original compositions to create an
exquisite collection of lullabies and songs for the very young.
The collection is as inviting and playful as it is.
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Disney Baby Lullaby: Favorite Sleepytime Songs for Baby and You
by Various Artists
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Lullabies lend themselves to woozy re-creations, a sort of
endless repetition that flags under the weight of the concept
(putting kids to bed for their much-needed sleep) and the lack
of weight accorded to the music. You might expect a Disney
lullaby collection to be on a par with the most mediocre.
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Latin Lullaby
by Various Artists
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Including contributions from Tex-Mex power folkie Tish Hinojosa,
Cuban opera diva Clara Alonso, and Nelie Lebrón Robles, lead
singer of Paracumbé, an Afro-Puerto Rican outfit, Latin Lullaby
is a richly moving encounter with dream-inducing tunes sung in
Spanish. Drawing on the.
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Lullaby: A Collection
by Lullaby
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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.
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Celtic Lullaby
by Various Artists
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So much has been made of the music for babies and children to
sleep, eat, and have their brains grow optimally that a
collection of lullabies might seem a little suspect. But when
the folks at Ellipsis Arts take up the task of creating a
lullaby collection, the results are bound to be fruitful..
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'Til Their Eyes Shine (The Lullaby Album)
by Various Artists
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emotionally supercharged - brings tears to my eyes
I LOVE THIS CD. This soft lullaby album is as well-suited for
parents as it is for babies. Emmylou Harris singing "Child of
Mine" often brings tears to my eyes -- the lyrics never fail to
touch me and make me think about my role as a mother guiding a
child through the world. -- "You.
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The Floppy Sleep Game
by Patti Teel
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For those parents who spin a lullaby CD every night to help
their young ones ease into sleep, Patti Teel's The Floppy Sleep
Game will be a welcome addition to the bedtime routine. Adamant
that this is not a replacement for bedtime stories, Teel is
equally convinced that Floppy Sleep will enhance.
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Lullabies: A Songbook Companion
by Anonymous (Composer), et al
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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.
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Lullabies of Latin America
by Maria Del Rey
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Gifted with a gracefully pliant midrange soprano, stellar
recording artist Maria Del Rey here turns her attention to
lullabies and to an immersion of culture and language with Latin
American poems adapted and translated for this purpose. Del Rey
delivers the first half of Lullabies of Latin America.
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Double Pack (Transitions Music)
by Burt & Joe Wolff/Dr Fred Schwartz
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Developed under the guidance of physician Fred Schwartz, the
Transitions recordings serve both to enhance the miracle of
childbirth and to aid infant sleep. Looking to reduce the stress
of parents and infant children, musicians Joe and Burt Wolff
collaborate with Dr. Schwartz to combine digital.
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Lullaby Land: Traditional & Original Lullabis
by Linda Arnold
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This lovely lullaby album features the beautiful and soothing
voice of Linda Arnold. Unlike her other albums, Lullaby Land
remains calm and subdued throughout for optimum relaxation. The
very tasteful accompaniments employ soft strings and winds, and
only one song uses children's voices. Lyrics.
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Daddies Sing GoodNight: A Fathers' Collection of Sleepytime
Songs
by Various Artists
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Inspired by 1992's 'Til Their Eyes Shine: The Lullaby Album, an
all-female collection of sleepy-time songs for children, Daddies
Sing Good Night proves that men are no less tender in nurturing
their wee ones. Or at least that's true of these men--including
Jesse Winchester, Doc Watson, Peter Rowan,.
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Mediterranean Lullaby
by Various Artists
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All too often the notion of creating webs of gentle sounds to
help ease babies, toddlers, even children into sleep leads to
overly synthetic musical concoctions. Mediterranean Lullaby
(like its sibling Cuban, Brazilian, Celtic, Latin, African, and
Guitar lullaby collections) takes a very different,.
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Cuban Lullaby
by Various Artists
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No fat cigar, not even Cuba's gorgeous sunsets, can register
close on the sublimity scale to the country's lush, commercially
unsullied music, something lots of folks discovered a few years
back when a subtle loosening of regulatory strings let the
brilliant, boundary-busting Buena Vista Social Club.
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African Lullaby
by Various Artists
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As with other Ellipsis Arts releases, African Lullaby is more
than a stellar music collection. Its delightful liner notes
provide ample context for these "love songs for children" and
the collection's innovative earth-friendly packaging is a work
of art unto itself. Commencing with the bewitching.
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