Disney Songbook [Enhanced]

Jim Brickman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 4, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Walt Disney Records
• ASIN: B000AYQO2E
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,032 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #35 in Music > New Age > Instrumental

Track Listings

1. Beauty and the Beast

2. Mary Poppins Medley: Chim Chim Cheree/Feed the Birds/Let's Go Fly a Ki

3. Cruella De Vil

4. Beautiful

5. Reflection

6. When I See an Elephant Fly

7. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

8. Baby Mine

9. Can You Feel the Love Tonight

10. A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

11. Someday My Prince Will Come

12. I'm Amazed

13. When You Wish Upon a Star

14. Beautiful [Music Video]

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

New Agey pianist Jim Brickman's history with children-friendly material goes back a long way--one of his early assignments was writing for Jim Henson, after all. On this album, he tackles Disney songs, although that definition is rather flexible. New tracks "Beautiful" (featuring vocalist Wayne Brady) and "I'm Amazed" (featuring country singer Lila McCann) aren't actually from any movie or TV show but inspired by Cinderella. (Other singing guests of note include former American Idol contestants Kimberley Locke and Josh Gracin.) Brickman's approach is so mellow that it's hard to tell the tunes apart in a Mary Poppins medley made up of five different songs, including the usually upbeat "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." This actually extends to the entire album, which feels like an extended medley. On the plus side, nothing comes in to peskily disrupt the soothing vibe. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jim Brickman "The Disney Songbook", January 16, 2006

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Vicki M. Knight (Plainfield, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Disney Songbook (Audio CD)

Jim Brickman does an awesome job "brickmanizing" the Disney classics. The songs on this cd bring back so many memories, from being a kid to being an adult with kids. Jim plays outstanding and does justice to the Disney songs. Accompanying Jim are Wayne Brady singing "Beautiful", Michael Bolton "Hear Me", Tracy Silverman does an awesome job on the electrical violin accompanying Jim especially with "Beauty and the Beast" and "Can You Fell The Love Tonight" from the Lion King. Lila McCann sings "When I See An Elephant Fly" from Dumbo. Jim does a wonderful Mary Poppins Medley. Jim plays magically with "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes", "Some Day My Prince Will Come' and ends with "When You Wish Upon A Star". You can envision Walt Disney talking on the show as he did in the 1960's. This CD brings back so many memorable moments with the Disney Classics. You will truly enjoy this CD.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Jim Brickman ever in a huge Disney fan's opinion!, May 24, 2006

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Any - Ren He "Princess Kiara" (Nanning, Guangxi/Wuxi, Jiangsu China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Disney Songbook (Audio CD)

I have been looking for this CD for a long time, and I bought it in a CD shop near my university yesterday. I think this is the best album of Jim Brickman, but not only because I'm a huge Disney fan.
I'm so happy that there is a lyric paper went with the CD, because I have been looking for the lyric of "Beautiful". However, my favorite track is "Beauty and the Beast". Even though it's without vocal and lyric, it's still so romantic, the sound of piano even made it more romantic! The track "Mary Poppins Medley" is also one of the best, some well-known Mary Poppins songs get together and played by piano, it gives me an all-new feeling, even better that the original in the movie. Before I listened to this album, I couldn't imagine how the track "Cruella De Vil" was, but I found it's wonderful when I listened to it, the initial comical feeling hasn't lost because of without vocal! I didn't like songs from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" before, but "Someday My Prince Will Come" in this album is very beautiful, then I realized that a Disney song can be more wonderful while it's without vocal. "When You Wish Upon A Star" is pretty good, the sound of piano feels just like the sound of shinning stars in the sky. "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" is good, but the beginning of this track made me a little confused. "Reflection" is very different from my anticipation, the principal tune seems lost, but it still gives me a different and good feeling.
In the songs with vocals, "Beautiful" is one of the best. Before I hear this original version, I have heard the Christmas Version in "Disney Princess Christmas Album" and all my roommates love this very much. The 2 versions have the same melody and rhythm but different lyric, but the romantic feeling is just the same! "Baby Mine" is the best in my opinion, it's warm and gentle, it makes me cry easily. "When I See An Alephant Fly" is good too, the tune has been changed a lot, but the wonderful feeling it gives me hasn't changed at all! I have never heard the song "I'm Amazed" before, maybe it's just as "Beautiful", it's not a song from Disney movies. However, it's tune and lyric is just great as every Disney song's.
Well, this album is wonderful, Jim Brickman takes us into a magical Disney world by playing piano. I bet every Disney fan won't miss this great album and the wonderful feeling it brings!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Wonderful!!, December 1, 2005

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A. Yee (CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Disney Songbook (Audio CD)

Amazing...is the word and being a disney fan really puts this cd at the top of one of my favorites! I love jim brickman's overall atmosphere of his music. Truly an inspiration to many people, especially me. This definately is worth buying for anyone of all ages!