For the Kids [Nettwerk]

by For The Kids / Various

Overview

VH1's Save the Music Foundation and Nettwerk came together in fall 2002 to support music education around North America. The various-artists collection For the Kids is a delightful way to do it. The 16-track compilation features an assorted mix of classic children's songs and fresh originals sung by some of modern rock's finest artists. For the Kids presents a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Canadian songstress Sarah McLachlan gets a little froggy in covering The Muppet Show favorite "The Rainbow Connection." This particular track was initially introduced by Kermit the Frog in The Muppet Movie in 1979, but McLachlan's angelic presentation will surely win kids over. Barenaked Ladies and Guster cover Sesame Street favorites, while Five for Fighting's John Ondrasik penned one of the album's most charming moments with "The Hoppity Song." An amazing close to the record comes from blues crooner Tom Waits. Available for the first time, "Bend Down the Branches" is a sweepy bedtime lullaby. Artists like Remy Zero, Ivy, Darius Rucker, and ex-Toad the Wet Sprocket frontman Glen Phillips are also included on this sweet effort. A portion of the proceeds made from For the Kids will go to the VH1 Save the Music Foundation, which has raised more than 21 million dollars for instruments and musical education for 900 public schools in 75 cities across North America since 1997. ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Product Details

Release Date:	11/05/2002
Label:	Nettwerk America / Nettwerk
UPC:	0067003028820
Rank:	138731

Tracks

1. Mahna Mahna  -  Cake  - Piero Umiliani
2. La la la la Lemon  -  Barenaked Ladies  - Joe Raposo
3. The Rainbow Connection  - Kenny Ascher  - Sarah McLachlan  - Paul Williams
4. I've Got to Be Clean  - Tony Geiss  -  Guster
5. Wonderwheel  - Dan Zanes
6. Have a Little Fun With Me  - Glenn Phillips
7. The Hoppity Song  -  Five for Fighting  - John Ondrasik  - Jon Ondrasik
8. My Flying Saucer  - Billy Bragg  - Woody Guthrie  -  Wilco
9. It's All Right to Cry  - Carol Hall  - Darius Rucker
10. Sing  -  Ivy
11. Bright Eyes  - Mike Batt  -  Remy Zero
12. Willie the King  - Dan Wilson
13. Snow Day  -  Bleu
14. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star  - Chantal Kreviazuk  - Raine Maida  - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
15. Goodnight Children Everywhere  - Harry Phillips  - Gabriel Rogers  -  Sixpence None the Richer
16. Bend Down the Branches  - Kathleen Brennan  - Tom Waits

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Glenn Phillips   Primary Artist
Jon Ondrasik   Primary Artist
Sixpence None the Richer   Primary Artist
Remy Zero   Primary Artist
Cake   Primary Artist
Guster   Primary Artist
Dan Zanes   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin,Harmonica
Darius Rucker   Primary Artist,Vocals
Wilco   Primary Artist
Five for Fighting   Primary Artist
Sarah McLachlan   Primary Artist,Bass,Piano,Vocals,Guitar (Electric)
Bleu   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar,Vocals
Billy Bragg   Primary Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals
Ivy   Primary Artist
Barenaked Ladies   Primary Artist
John Ondrasik   Primary Artist
Chantal Kreviazuk   Primary Artist,Vocals,Wurlitzer,Organ (Hammond)
Raine Maida   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals
Dan Wilson   Primary Artist
Tom Waits   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Trevor Dunn   Bass (Upright)
Andrew Borger   Percussion
Jazz Nixon   Piano
Joe Gore   Guitar
Jay Bennett   Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
John Stirratt   Guitar,Bass (Electric),Guitar (Nashville)
Leigh Nash   Vocals
Mike Henry   Vocals (Background)
Jeff Tweedy   Cabassa
Cory Sipper   Vocal Harmony
Steven Page   Vocals
Vince Di Fiore   Trumpet,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Ashwin Sood   Drums,Percussion
Pete McNeal   Drums,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Tarquin Katis   Vocals (Background)
Jay Bellerose   Drums
Ken Coomer   Tambourine
Kevin Hearn   Keyboards
Ronnie Buttacavoli   Flugelhorn
Pierre Marchand   Keyboards
Ralph Carney   Reeds
Matthew Brubeck   Cello
Shawn Pelton   Drums
Glen Phillips   Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Jennifer Condos   Bass
Ed Robertson   Guitar,Vocals
Sean Kelly   Guitar (Acoustic)
Nick Phelps   Reeds
John Paul Powell   Keyboards
Julie Forrest   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Hannah Miller   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
John McCrea   Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion
Jim Creeggan   Bass
Peter Katis   Vocals (Background)
Matt Slocum   Keyboards,Guitar (Electric)
Francis Thumm   Musical Director,Musical Direction
Jenny Leland   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Justin Cary   Bass
Jon Janezic   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Jessica Lesser   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Bianca Bratkon   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Jacob Eigen   Bass (Acoustic)
Leah Moriarty   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Garrett R. Murphy   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Melissa Bisagni   Vocals (Background)
Max Housman   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Dustin Hengst   Drums
Marissa Barry   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Nichole Barry   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Ryan Garvin   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Will Morningstar   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Kelsey Garvin   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Jackie Friedman   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Rachel Matloff   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Sarah Karten   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Dominique Pasquarosa   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Molly R. Stern   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Xan McCurdy   Guitar,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Joe Bonadio   Drums
Barbara Brousal   Vocal Harmony
Carla Kihlstedt   Violin
Tyler Stewart   Drums
David Schneider   Vocals (Background)
Jerry Dale McFadden   Keyboards
Bill Jones   Bass
Julia Kajen   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Gina Pasquarosa   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Gabe Nelson   Bass,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Jennifer Pappazisis   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Shannon McCarthy   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Alyssa Lamb   Accordion
Rob Mitchell   Drums
Zachary Moore   Choir/Chorus,Children's Chorus
Steve Fekete   Guitar

Technical Credits

Billy Bragg   Producer,Composer
Kirt Shearer   Mixing,Engineer
Craig Long   Engineer
Christopher Marc Potter   Mixing,Engineer
Barenaked Ladies   Producer
Anthony Ruotolo   Assistant Engineer
Geoff Sanoff   Engineer
Carol Hall   Composer
John Ondrasik   Composer,Producer
Chantal Kreviazuk   Mixing,Arranger,Engineer,Producer
Ducky Carlisle   Mixing,Engineer
Jordan Richter   Mixing,Engineer
Raine Maida   Mixing,Arranger,Engineer,Producer
Mark Jowett   Producer
Renato Zero   Mixing,Producer
Michael Phillip Wojewoda   Producer
Rudyard Lee Cullers   Assistant Engineer
Dan Wilson   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Woody Guthrie   Composer
Tom Waits   Composer,Producer
Mike Batt   Composer
Jason Lader   Mixing,Musician,Producer
Grant Showbiz   Producer
Tony Geiss   Composer
Paul Williams   Composer
Sixpence None the Richer   Producer
Traditional   Composer
Andy Chase   Mixing,Producer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   Composer
Bleu   Producer,Producer
Kenny Ascher   Composer
Ken Coomer   Tape Box
Pierre Marchand   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Nora Guthrie   Executive Producer
Brad Kern   Mixing,Engineer
Brian Scheuble   Drum Engineering
Glen Phillips   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Dan Zanes   Composer
Harry Phillips   Composer
John Rummen   Illustrations
Jeff Sloan   Engineer,Production Coordination
John McCrea   Mixing
Piero Umiliani   Composer
Wilco   Producer
Sank   Mixing,Producer
Kathleen Brennan   Composer,Producer
Scott Hull   Mastering
Jeremy Darby   Engineer
Peter Katis   Engineer,Producer,Instrumentation
Leslie Van Trease   Musician
Gabriel Rogers   Composer
Jacquire King   Engineer
Barbara Brousal   Harmony
Curt Schneider   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Joe Raposo   Composer
Leon Dewan   Instrumentation
Ziad Al-Hillal   Assistant Engineer
Tom Gates   Producer
Jamie Anderson   Layout Design