Sing Songs for Children

The Simon Sisters (Lucy and Carly) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 2, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shout Factory
• ASIN: B001I1SFRA
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,530 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wynken, Blynken and Nod

2. Calico Pie

3. The Lamplighter

4. The Owl and the Pussycat

5. Sleep Baby, Sleep

6. The Lamb

7. The Lobster Quadrille

8. Who Has Seen the Wind?

9. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

10. A Red, Red Rose

11. A Pavane for the Nursery

Editorial Reviews

Legendary sister duo, singer-songwriters and Grammy Award-Winners Carly & Lucy Simon Sing Songs For Children. In the mid-'60s they recorded a couple of albums for Kapp in a pleasing, pop-flavored folk style, with tight coffeehouse harmonies in the manner of Peter, Paul & Mary and early Simon & Garfunkel. Sing Songs For Children includes their hit-charting adaptation of Eugene Field's nursery rhyme "Wynken, Blynken And Nod,and the popular children's tale, "The Owl And The Pussycat". Previously released on Columbia Records as "The Simon Sisters Sing The Lobster Quadrille And Other Songs For Children" in 1969 and "The Simon Sisters Sing For Children" in 1973, this marks the first time these titles have been put together and released on CD.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best kids' music, December 3, 2008

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Chaoticmuse (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sing Songs for Children (Audio CD)

I can't recommend this album highly enough. I loved it as a kid in the 70s, my kids love it (we have it on LP record), and it's about time it got reissued on CD. It's more Simon and Garfunkel than the rather insipid Peter Paul and Mary, and is certainly more sophisticated than a lot of what passes for children's entertainment. You'll want to save it for your grandchildren too. ;) A timeless classic that can't be beat.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Deathless Classic, June 8, 2009

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Judith M. M. Buck-Glenn "The Rev. Judy Buck-G... (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This album is one of the most wonderful children's albums ever made. I listened to it many, many times in the 1970's, and shared it with my daughter, who loved it then as well. Elegant, gorgeous, accomplished, it will elevate the musical and lyrical taste and appreciation of any child exposed to it. Their version of William Blake's poem "Little Lamb" is a tiny magical jewel. And their voices blend so beautifully. It is a simply thrilling experience to listen to Lucy and Carly Simon sing together.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you for making this album available on CD!!, May 30, 2009

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Josh Steinmetz (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sing Songs for Children (Audio CD)

I have had this record since I was a young child. I lost it in a move in 2001 and was able to find the record again on ebay in 2006. What a nice surprise to have it now on CD. Sound quality is great and now I can save it onto my computer so I never lose it again. Every child should have access to this wonderfully vibrant and diverse mix of songs, prose, and poems; it is one of the few things left to help kids hold on to their innocence and appreciate music from times long past.