40 Winks (Rpkg)

Jessica Harper | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 1998)
• Original Release Date: February 19, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Alacazam
• ASIN: B00000617J
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,701 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From Parents' Choice®

A recent entry into children's music, Jessica Harper has already proven worthy of a top spot in the children's music field for 1) her tuneful weave of gospel, soft jazz and folk stylings, 2) her lyric clarity and wit, and 3) the unusual purity of her varied harmonies and lead vocals, sung in a voice as smooth as warm honey. In this, her fourth album, every song is an enchantment: "Slow Down, Lizzie," an a capella mosaic of gospel rhythm and unusual lyric structure ("Bedtime now, little Lizzie, sun won't set without your sweet smile; Oh, now didn't you grab this day and shake it, now didn't you shake it, so complete, so complete"); the inventive "Dream Song" ("I dreamed I went to Egypt in a pink wheelbarrow; I danced across the desert with a very friendly pharaoh"); "In This Room" ("There's a garden in this room; There's a tiny flower"); "A Tinker, A Tailor"-a mother's promise to always be there for her child, no matter what path his life takes; and "The Farmer's Son," a playful, loving variation on "Old MacDonald," in which a father tenderly soothes his baby boy. The collection ends with Harper's piercingly sweet rendition of traditional song, "Great Big Dog," painting a vivid portrait of a young rural mother softly singing to her sleepy baby as dusk falls. A 1998 Parents' Choice® Gold Award.

Reviewed by Lynne Heffley, Parents' Choice® 1998

Product Description

Winner of the 1998 Parents’ Choice Gold Award, 1998 NAPPA Gold Award, and 1999 Oppenheim Platinum Audio Award.

See all Editorial Reviews

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best children's CD I've ever heard., March 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 40 Winks (Rpkg) (Audio CD)

We accidentally came upon this CD in a children's specialty store. This CD is so entertaining, it is almost unfair to categorize it only as a "children's CD". We play it frequently, and we don't even have children.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I give this CD to all my new-parent friends., December 18, 2001

By 

Clare Huntington (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 40 Winks (Rpkg) (Audio CD)

I strongly disagree with the "music fan from Philadelphia." My eleven-month old daughter absolutely LOVES 40 Winks. We listen to it every night before bedtime and have done so since she was two months old. It always calms her down. As for connecting with the music, I can see and feel her respond to the soothing sounds. And I know she adores another one of Jessica Harper's CDs, Nora's Room, b/c my daughter kicks in delight whenever I put it on. It has entertained her through many car rides and kept her happy at home on countless afternoons. Although she is too young to understand the lyrics, she clearly enjoys the music. I highly, highly recommend both 40 Winks and Nora's Room to all parents.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for slowing down the tempo of the day, December 19, 2000

By 

Kathryn White (Mandeville, Louisiana USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 40 Winks (Rpkg) (Audio CD)

Love it! Our children request it at the end of the day. It is terrific for soothing a parent's mood as well as a child's. I often find myself singing the songs while going about my day. Extremely creative music - the kind I love exposing my children to. Clever. Delightful. Catchy. Dreamy. Sentimental. Top-Notch.