Toddlers Sing Rock 'N' Roll

by Music for Little People Choir

Overview

Music for Little People maintains a catalog of audio recordings designed especially for children. Most of the collections in the Toddlers Sing series are chock-full of songs aimed at tiny tots, like "Itsy Bitsy Spider," "Polly Put the Kettle On" and "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe." Toddlers Sing Sunday School (which includes a version of "Dese Bones Gonna Rise Again") and Toddlers Sing Storytime are each specifically recommended for ages two through seven. Everything else in the Toddlers Sing series is intended for general use, including the amusement of doting adults, which seems to be most of the idea behind Toddlers Sing Rock 'N' Roll. The cutesy formula employed throughout this series becomes more challenging as whiny little voices try and navigate songs originally geared for young adults. The most successful tracks involve tunes of greater substance and root funkiness, like "Turn It Around," "ABC," "La Bamba" and its offshoot, "Twist and Shout." Several of the other numbers come off as more irritating than cute. Some parents, older relatives, or adult guardians may feel that what young people really need to hear is a wide range of good music rather than an exclusive diet of goofy kitsch. Those who subscribe to this philosophy may want to opt for MFLP's 20 Great Kid Songs, an anthology of friendly tunes sung by substantial artists like Buckwheat Zydeco, the Persuasions, Michelle Shocked, Taj Mahal, Los Lobos, Sweet Honey in the Rock and Donovan Leitch, whose "I Love My Shirt" belongs in every nursery. ~ arwulf arwulf

Product Details

Release Date:	01/15/2002
Label:	Music For Little People / Rhino
UPC:	0081227829421

Tracks

1. Splish Splash
2. The Twist
3. Monster Mash
4. Rockin' Robin
5. Twist and Shout
6. Blue Suede Shoes
7. La Bamba
8. ABC
9. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
10. Lollipop
11. Turn It Around
12. My Girl
13. Peppermint Twist

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Music for Little People Choir   Primary Artist
Bruce Kurnow   Keyboards
Nicky Otis   Drums
Ben Thomson   Vocals
Zach Cohen   Vocals
Priya Swan Jae   Vocals
Andrew Colletti   Vocals
Paris Thomson   Vocals
Paris Dillard   Vocals
Rosie Dora Hornstein   Vocals
Myles Beresford Gonzalez   Vocals
Marielle Cohen   Vocals
Konya Hart   Vocals
Eliya Cohen   Vocals
Charlotte Walden   Vocals
Caroline Yoss   Vocals
Lygeia Ferragallo   Vocals,Voices
Olivia Dora Hornstein   Vocals
Makena Finch   Vocals
Ben Thompson   Vocals
Max Carrillo-Ostrow   Vocals
Carrie Brandon   Vocals
Isobel Hardwidge   Vocals
Tal Morris   Guitar
Ed Cohn   Vocals,Voices
John Alevizakis   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Jim Rothermel   Clarinet,Recorder,Saxophone

Technical Credits

Gilberto Gutierrez   Composer
Hank Ballard   Composer
William Robinson   Composer
Carl Perkins   Composer
Freddie Perren   Composer
Deke Richards   Composer
Murray "The K" Kaufman   Composer
Beverly Ross   Composer
Bobby Pickett   Composer,Composer
Murray Kaufman   Composer
Joseph Di Nicola   Composer
Julius Dixson   Composer
Alexandra Hyde   Composer
Leib Ostrow   Producer,Executive Producer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Phil Medley   Composer
Sudhananda   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Henry Glover   Composer
Scott Sherman   Project Support,Cover Art Concept
Doug Haverty   Design,Layout Design
Becky Wagley   Art Direction
J. Karen Thomas   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Sharon Sherman   Concept,Cover Art Concept
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Bert Russell   Composer
Bernie Lowe   Composer
Beverly "Ruby" Ross   Composer
Bobby "Boris" Pickett   Composer
Bobby Darin   Composer
Alphonso Mizell   Composer
John Alevizakis   Composer,Producer,Recording Producer
Jean Murray   Composer
Joey DiNicola   Composer
Eugene Rodriguez   Composer
Ronald White   Composer
Leonard Capizzi   Composer
Julius Edward Dixon   Composer
Luis Martinez Serrano   Composer
Ritchie Valens   Composer
Jimmy Thomas   Composer
Jim Rothermel   Recording
Kal Mann   Composer