Customer Reviews

Sunny Day

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Elizabeth Mitchell continues her tradition of flawless, inspired, tasteful music on her newest CD, "Sunny Day." With her husband Daniel Littleton and their daughter Storey, she has once again produced a collection of new & reinterpreted songs which creates a whole listening experience from the first song to the last. The production is brilliant and the instrumentation is thoughtful and smart.
You will be happy to own her newest record!

We have the great pleasure of owning all of Elizabeth Mitchell's CDs, including this latest release. It is certainly not the same as "Little Bird," as it is more of a family affair. For my listening family, this is amazing! The criticism that there is "too much Storey" is outrageous. To hear the genuine and sweet voice of Elizabeth's daughter has done nothing but inspire my children to sing more (my 8-year old just penned her first song last night because of this inspiration)! This album is excellent and an amazing listening experience for everyone!

I'll always love the music of Elizabeth Mitchell and family, continuing from their first album on through Sunny Day. I have to say that "Lovely Day" on this album is wonderfully warm, fresh, and completely full of love. I'm sitting here listening to it over and over, and it is just as sweet every time. Inspiring music from inspiring people!

We love everything Elizabeth Mitchell has put out over the years - and the latest CD is no different. This isn't a typical "Kid's Music" CD that makes adults want to pull their hair out. It's Family Music. Our favorite thing about this CD and the others is that the whole family is highlighted on the CD. Hearing the children's voices on the songs is like an open invitation for our own children to sing along. These songs are fun, touching, silly, and meaningful. Our whole family is really enjoying the process of getting to know some new songs and many of these are quickly becoming new favorites!

Elizabeth and Dan's music leaves me speechless, dreamy, hopeful, and in love. Elizabeth's voice is magical and wonderful. Our daughter Ida has never tired of Elizabeth's CDs or the Ida CDs. She dances. She sings. She is a three year old in love with music and that is due to these two. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Before we had a professional "recording industry"--and before it became "normal" for music to take the form of a shrink wrapped package, or a formless succession of digits downloaded to a computer--people would gather around in their homes or community spaces and play music amongst family, friends and neighbors. Some musicians were better than others, but the music helped bind them all together into a coherent community. Then came Edison cylinders, Victrolas, LPs, 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, iPods, and other technologies that made pre-recorded music ever more easily accessible to consumers. Much beautiful music was created during this time, but as music making evolved (devolved?) into a monopolistic industry, something awful happened as well....music became the exclusive domain of "professionals" and people stopped creating and sharing music in their own private lives (not entirely perhaps, but you get my point). While music was (and is) everywhere, it became less and less meaningful within the context of our daily lives and more like sonic wallpaper; something to distract us as we drive to work or multi-task on the computer.

Sunny Day is an album that in its beautiful simplicity harkens back to the feeling of that time before there was a music industry, and making music with family and friends seemed as natural (and necessary) as family meal time. It's a lovely album that creates a more deeply meaningful space for music in the lives of parents and their children than perhaps many of us are used to (or ready for). This is music made to be shared with the whole family, and I think it's really beautiful that it was made by a family. There is just such a special vibe to the whole album that simply would not be possible without the musical contributions and artistic input of Elizabeth's husband Daniel Littleton and their beautiful daughter Storey (not to mention friends like Levon Helm, Dan Zanes and Jon Langford). This is not just music for parents or children to sit and "listen" to, it's meant to be shared, and you and your kids should sing along and join in the fun. I have trouble understanding those here who have criticized Storey's contributions to this lovely album. Perhaps they don't understand, as Elizabeth and family do, that music is at its best when it is born of love and shared among family and friends.

While the music on this album looks back to the past in many ways, it is also perfect for our current moment in history (one that finds the recorded music industry of the 20th Century collapsing), and looks forward to a (hopefully better) future in which music is once again central to our daily lives, deeply meaningful, and shared and created within loving, supportive family and community environments. Thank you to Elizabeth, Daniel, Storey, and friends for showing us the way forward.

Some music Cd's take some listening to really get to likin. This CD started out right in the sweet spot from the very first song. We put it on right after all the kids finished opening presents and they all stopped playing and congregated by the CD player. Wow they loved it.

These songs are beautifully produced. Simple songs, simple instrumentation, beautiful voises, nice arrangements. A very friendly CD.
And a big YES - the addition of forefront children's voices adds a familial charm to the music.

Its a pleasure to have such user friendly music in our world filled with gaga trash.

we bought this CD as soon as it became available and have listened to it every day since then. My two year old son has memorized many of the songs and sings them all on his own. Some evenings if my husband has to work late and the house feels lonely waiting for him to join us, I put on this CD and its like having guests over, transforming the atmosphere from too quiet to peaceful and content instantly.

My family loves this CD! Elizabeth's beautiful voice and great song choice are always fun, but this album is especially charming. With Elizabeth's husband and daughter also singing, it feels like you're just hanging out at home with some really cool friends! A great gift for the kids in your life.

My whole family loves listening to this CD! We got an advance copy and have been enjoying all summer. My little one goes over to the ipod and tries to play this CD herself.