From Your Golden Childhood: The Best of Little Golden Records, Vol. 2

Vic Flick (Conductor), Jack Mercer (Performer), The Rita Williams Singers (Performer), Anne Lloyd (Performer), Art Carney (Performer), Jimmy Durante (Performer), Shari Lewis (Performer), Mel Allen (Performer), Roy Rogers (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 7, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Micro Werks
• ASIN: B0028SVQFK
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,439 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'M POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN - Popeye (Jack Mercer) and The Sandpipers

2. THE FARMER IN THE DELL - The Sandpipers featuring Anne Lloyd

3. LONDON BRIDGE - The Sandpipers featuring Anne Lloyd

4. FUZZY WUZZY - Betty Clooney

5. YOU'RE A GRAND OLD FLAG - Bert Parks

6. YANKEE DOODLE BUNNY (The Holiday Bunny) - Jimmy Durante

7. CASEY AT THE BAT - Mel Allen

8. SCUFFY THE TUGBOAT - Gil Mack and Mike Stewart

9. OKLAHOMA! - The Sandpipers

10. OPEN UP YOUR HEART (AND LET THE SUN SHINE IN) - Roy Rogers & Dale Evans

11. THREE BLIND MICE - The Sandpipers featuring Anne Lloyd

12. LET A SMILE BE YOUR UMBRELLA - Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop & Friends

13. THE UGLY DUCKLING from Hans Christian Andersen- Art Carney with The Sandpipers featuring Anne Lloyd

14. ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI - The Rita Williams Singers

Editorial Reviews

Yankee Doodle Bunny (The Holiday Bunny) Jimmy Durante/Sandpipers; On Top of Spaghetti; You re a Grand Old Flag Sandpipers; Fuzzy Wuzzy Betty Clooney; Casey at the Bat Mel Allen; Mighty Mouse Theme Terrytuners; I Love the Outdoors Dale Evans; The Ugly Duckling Art Carney, and more!

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another major "best of" Golden Records collection -- and maybe not the last..., July 8, 2009

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Greg Ehrbar "'MouseTracksOnline'" (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From Your Golden Childhood: The Best of Little Golden Records, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

In Volume Two "best of" albums from the great children's record library that began as Golden in the 40s and ended as Wonderland in the 80s comes more collectible treasure featuring Shari Lewis, Popeye (Jack Mercer), Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Jimmy Durante, baseball's Mel Allen & more. 14 songs in all, many for the 1st time in 50 years.

Just a few of the wonders on the this volume:
* The definitive "Popeye the Sailor Man" that Robin Williams recreated note for note in the 1980 movie.
* Roy Rogers and Dale Evans singing the song later made famous by Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm on The Flintstones.
* A moving rendition of "Hi Lili, Hi-Lo" by Shari Lewis.
* Rosemary Clooney's sister Betty singing "Fuzzy Wuzzy."
* Mel Allen "calling the game" when Casey went to the bat.
* Art Carney, at the height of "Honeymooners" success, singing Frank Loesser's "The Ugly Duckling."
* The Rita Williams Singers' London stereo version of "On Top of Spaghetti" conducted by Vic Flick -- who was the guitarist on the immortal James Bond Theme. (Rita, for you Brits, sang on a lot of those Woolworth's pop knock-offs of the 50s and 60s.)

And yes, that IS Paul Tripp singing the "Tubby The Tuba" song. Because of time constraints, some little nits are present, but please if you will focus on the magnificent big picture of so many mini-masterpieces.

To paraphrase Mrs. Wedemeyer in "The Honeymooner's" episode "Alice and the Blonde," this certainly is a tray-zure. And to paraphrase Alice Kramden, if this does well enough, the Golden Records library won't become a BURIED tray-zure!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The cheese stands alone., December 22, 2010

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From Your Golden Childhood: The Best of Little Golden Records, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

This CD collects 14 "Little Golden Records", which was a children's record label from 1948 to 1964. They were probably the best produced children's records of their era. The songs here are well selected and a lot of fun to listen to if you are a fan of children's music.

5.0 out of 5 stars Little Golden Records - a great idea, October 27, 2011

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sixtiesscawt - See all my reviews

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This review is from: From Your Golden Childhood: The Best of Little Golden Records, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

"The Best of Little Golden Records Volume 2" is a real treat for Baby Boomers,
who will fondly remember some of the songs but probably haven't heard them in over 40 years. Bring on Volume 3!