Raffi's Box of Sunshine [Box set]

Raffi | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 9, 2000)
• Original Release Date: May 9, 2000
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B00004T0EF
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,029 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Rise and Shine

2. Walk, Walk, Walk

3. Thumbelina

4. Wheels on the Bus

5. Daniel

6. Five Little Ducks

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Time to Sing

2. Apples and Bananas

3. Take Me Out to the Ball Game

4. Octopus's Garden

5. Fais Do Do

6. In My Garden

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Bathtime

2. Brown Girl in the Ring

3. The Little House

4. The Mountain Polka

5. Savez-Vous Planter Les Choux?

6. Mary Wore Her Red Dress

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

With the three-disc Raffi's Box of Sunshine, the reigning king of children's music fills in the blanks between the phenomenally popular Baby Beluga and The Singable Songs Collection for legions of tykes who can't get enough of the Toronto-based troubadour's goofy, good-hearted sound. The first disc, Rise and Shine, recorded in 1982, serves up a mishmash of traditional and original tunes including "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" and "Wheels on the Bus." The common thread on this 17-track album--though not every song is subject to a stitch-- is inspiration, bordering on spirituality ("Rise and Shine," "He's Got the Whole World," "This Little Light of Mine"). Lucky for listeners, Raffi refuses to get bogged down while delivering his message. Instead, his focus is on keeping things light, as he coolly demonstrates on disc 2, One Light One Sun, recorded in 1985. Here again is a hodgepodge of the familiar ("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," "Take Me Out to the Ballgame") and the nutty new ("The Bowling Song"), loosely linked by a theme of diversity and acceptance (for example, "Ching lives in China, Olga lives in Russia / And each one is much like another"). Disc 3, Everything Grows, recorded in 1987, veers from the point-making path of its predecessors and instead asks its listeners to suspend high-mindedness in the pursuit of sheer silliness, if only temporarily. There's "Bathtime," the opener, complete with simulated scrubbing sounds; a spirited instrumental polka version of "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain"; and "Eight Piggies in a Row," an accordion-heavy lament for a hapless line of porkers who can neither laugh, cry, sing, nor dance. Combined, the three discs constituting the Box of Sunshine deliver not a moment's dimness; instead, playfulness, cheeriness, and fun radiate throughout these records, and legions of Raffi fans as well as the few remaining uninitiated will love them. --Tammy La Gorce

Product Description

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Media Type: CD
Artist: RAFFI
Title: RAFFI'S BOX OF SUNSHINE
Street Release Date: 05/09/2000
Domestic
Genre: CHILDREN'S

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is good, but Singable Songs is much better, July 19, 2000

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Michael Lerch (Upstate NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raffi's Box of Sunshine (Audio CD)

This is a collection of Raffi's 5th, 6th and 7th albums. Singable Songs is a collection of 1st, 2nd and 3rd albums. (The middle album is "Baby Beluga", which is great but for some reason stands alone!) While I hate to be one of those fans that says the early stuff is better, I think with Raffi it's really true! The first 3 albums (especially the first two) just have a fun spirit and fantastic song selection that was never quite matched in the rest of his catalog. Don't let this dissuade you from getting Box of Sunshine, just make sure you've bought the Singable Songs collection (and Baby Beluga) first, because those early titles are bound to become favorites of the whole family!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I don't recommend this collection. Get "in concert" instead, September 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Raffi's Box of Sunshine (Audio CD)

In this collection, Raffi seems to need a few cups of coffee. The songs are slow and humorless and the arrangements very basic (boring.) However, the best songs in this collection can be found in much more lively versions on the Raffi in Concert album, which is a lot of fun. The singable songs collection is very good too, as is the Christmas album.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These Songs Never Get Old. Even Adults Love Raffi!, March 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Raffi's Box of Sunshine (Audio CD)

We bought this on a recommendation. What a pleasant surprise! These songs never get old. Even adults love Raffi. And you get three of his best CD's at a better price. You get "Rise and Shine" (our favorite), "One Light, One Sun," and "Everything Grows."

Buy this!