Kids Picks Hit Mix, Vol. 2

by Kids Picks Hit Mix 2 / Various

Overview

Yet another of the "kids singing along to pop hits" collections that suddenly became popular in the early 2000s, Kids Picks Hit Mix, Vol. 2 features sound-alike musicians and singers backing up the Kids Picks Singers. The album revisits a lot of the territory covered by the Kidz Bop series as well as its other competitors: it leads off with a version of "Hey Ya!" that is pleasant enough but doesn't have quite the impact of the Kidz Bop cover (to say nothing of the original, of course). However, the Kids Picks Singers are featured more prominently on these remakes than they are on many of the other series, where the kids' vocals seem like an afterthought. This works on the tracks that are actually suited for kids, such as "So Yesterday," "Where Is the Love?," and "What Dreams Are Made Of," but not so much on serious ballads like "White Flag" and "My Immortal." Like the rest of these pop singalong albums, this collection is certainly preferable to letting young children listen to anything violence- or profanity-laden, but it's not particularly nourishing or inspiring, either. Parents shouldn't necessarily nix Kids Picks Hit Mix, Vol. 2, but it probably shouldn't be the bulk of their kids' listening. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	07/27/2004
Label:	Chordant Music Group / Capitol
UPC:	0724359321226
Rank:	173677

Tracks

1. Hey Ya!  - Andre Benjamin  -  Kids Picks Singers
2. Cinderella  -  Kids Picks Singers  - Lindy Robbins  - Kevin Savigar
3. (There's Gotta Be) More to Life  - Sabelle Breer  - Kevin Kadish  -  Kids Picks Singers  - Harvey Sr. Mason  - Damon Thomas  - Lucy Woodward
4. White Flag  - Dido Armstrong  - Rollo Armstrong  -  Kids Picks Singers  - Rick Nowels
5. Perfect  - Pierre Bouvier  - Chuck Comeau  - David Desrosiers  -  Kids Picks Singers  - Jeff Stinco
6. So Yesterday  - Lauren Christy  - Graham Edwards  -  Kids Picks Singers  - Charlie Midnight  - Scott Spock
7. Where Is the Love?  - William Adams  - Printz Board  - Jaime A. Davila "Tame" Gomez  -  Kids Picks Singers  - Allan Pineda  - Justin Timberlake
8. Tide Is High (Get the Feeling)  - Howard Barrett  - Tyrone Evans  - John Holt  -  Kids Picks Singers  - Bill Padley
9. It's My Life  - Tim Friese-Greene  - Mark Hollis  -  Kids Picks Singers
10. Rain On Me [Fam  - Burt Bacharach  - Hal David  - Ashanti Douglas  - Irv Gotti  -  Kids Picks Singers  - A. Parker
11. The Voice Within  - Christina Aguilera  - Glen Ballard  -  Kids Picks Singers
12. What Dreams Are Made Of  -  Kids Picks Singers  - Dean Pitchford  - Matthew Wilder
13. This Is the Night  - Gary Burr  -  Kids Picks Singers
14. Here Without You  - Brad Arnold  - Christopher "Deep" Henderson  -  Kids Picks Singers  - Matthew Roberts
15. My Immortal  - David Hodges  -  Kids Picks Singers  - Amy Lee  - Ben Moody

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kids Picks Singers   Primary Artist,Vocals
Dexter Green   Guitar
Eliza Musick   Children's Voices
Lewis Lea   Vocals
Charlotte Ibrahim   Vocals
Nathan Gaddis   Vocals
Erin Myatt   Vocals
Jamie Fraley   Vocals
Noah Rice   Children's Voices
Megan Dockery   Children's Voices
Brandon Frailey   Vocals
Maggie Richardson   Children's Voices
Sarah Valley   Children's Voices
Sarah Buxton   Vocals
Brian Fullen   Drums
Dale Richardson   Director
Ruby Amanfu   Vocals
Dave Cleveland   Guitar
Sarah Peasall   Children's Voices
Kelly Stewart   Children's Voices
Chelsea Romans   Children's Voices
Melissa Broadwell   Vocals
Allison Smith   Children's Voices
Curtis Zachary   Vocals
David May   Guitar
Tony Morra   Drums
Mark Hill   Bass
Katie Stewart   Children's Voices

Technical Credits

Matt Huesmann   Compilation Producer,Mixing,Producer
Dexter Green   Keyboard Programming
Howard Barrett   Composer
Bill Padley   Composer
Matthew Roberts   Composer
A. Parker   Composer
Jaime A. Davila "Tame" Gomez   Composer
Brandon Frailey   Keyboard Programming
Charlie Midnight   Composer
Tyrone Evans   Composer
Dean Pitchford   Composer
Rollo Armstrong   Composer
Lucy Woodward   Composer
Lindy Robbins   Composer
Rick Nowels   Composer
Scott Spock   Composer
Justin Timberlake   Composer
Ben Moody   Composer
Mark Hollis   Composer
Sabelle Breer   Composer
Ken Love   Mastering
Damon Thomas   Composer
Dale Richardson   Choir Contractor
Tim Friese-Greene   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Gary Burr   Composer
Glen Ballard   Composer
Harvey Mason, Sr.   Composer
Andre Benjamin   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Irv Gotti   Composer
Christina Aguilera   Composer
Kevin Kadish   Composer
Jeff Stinco   Composer
Dido Armstrong   Composer
Printz Board   Composer
Matthew Wilder   Composer
Brad Arnold   Composer
Ashanti Douglas   Composer
Allan Pineda   Composer
William Adams   Composer
Amy Lee   Composer
Kent Hooper   Keyboard Programming
Kevin Savigar   Composer
Chuck Comeau   Composer
Pierre Bouvier   Composer
Christopher "Deep" Henderson   Composer
David Desrosiers   Composer
Lauren Christy   Composer
David Hodges   Composer
Graham Edwards   Composer
John Holt   Composer