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Genre: World Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 15-APR-1997

Track Listing

1. Common Threads - Bobby McFerrin
2. Japanese Music Box (Itsuki No Komoriuta) - George Winston
3. Suliram - Tracy Silverman, Thea Suits-Silverman
4. Shiny Shell Lullaby (Pupu Hinuhinu) - Keola & Kapono Beamer
5. Montanhas No Ceu - Airto Moreira, Diana Moreira, Flora Purim
6. Suantrai - Nightnoise
7. Anjo da Guarda - Airto Moreira
8. Little One Mine - Turtle Island String Quartet
9. Cancion de Cuna - Eliot Fisk
10. Sofdu Únga Ástin Min - Richard Stoltzman
11. Kumbaya - Paul Hanson, Tracy Silverman
12. Rock-A-Bye Baby - Jim Brickman
13. Tumbalalaika - Kaila Flexer, Mike Marshall
14. Just Close Your Eyes - Billy Taylor
15. Bayushky Bayu - Debby Schwartz, Margot Schwartz, Noel Schwartz, Sunita Staneslow
16. Brahms Lullaby - Mike Wollenberg
17. Here I Am - Louisa Silverman, Tracy Silverman, Thea Suits-Silverman

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2160 in Music
• Brand: Unknown
• Released on: 1997-04-15
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Amazon.com
The party line on most Windham Hill products seems to be that it's either the greatest stuff since wave machines, or that it all sounds alike. On a Starry Night, with its collection of world songs and reputable artists such as Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, the Turtle Island String Quartet, and others, does lean toward a seamlessly understated, homogeneous quality that is broken only occasionally by Bobby McFerrin's piece and a couple of others. That said, there can hardly be a more mellow or sonorous album of kid's music anywhere. Starry Night could calm a nursery with no nurses; why, it could even soothe the pained yelps at the dog pound--and turn a freeway full of bumper-to-bumper sour pusses into pussycats. Effective? You've heard of mind control, haven't you? --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews

gentle music for children and adults
I believe that music is a powerful and innate force in our lives, so I bought a number of CDs geared toward children when I gave birth. Most were harmless enough, many became tiresome after a while .... this CD still gets played regularly at our house after three years.

International artists play and sing old favorites as well as songs new to us, but even the old favorites (Rock-a-bye-baby, Brahms Lullaby) are performed in engaging ways which renew their interest. Heaven knows, I am not one to seek out Kumbaya, but I even like that song here! Seventeen songs are presented from the US, Japan, Indonesia, Brazil, Ireland, Congo, Ghana, Cuba, Iceland, Israel, England, Russia and Germany. Some are sung, most are instrumental. All are very beautiful and soothing. The CD booklet contains a paragraph about each song with performance credits, original words and translation.

A remarkably soothing collection of lullabies.

Peaceful Music I love even the thousandth time
We received this as a gift shortly after the birth of our son, and it was a godsend from the start. These aren't the kind of lullabies that make you want to throw the stereo out the window, nothing nearly so syrupy or bland. I don't get sick of them either, because there's plenty of variety. Instead, it's a collection of various artists singing soothing yet really interesting music. George Winston's quiet piano, Bobby McFerrin's voice, they are all songs I might listen to even if we didn't have a baby- but the mood is perfect. We listen to it every night at bedtime, and I buy it for my friends when they have children.

Soothing for all
This CD is great for relaxing and wind-down as well as through the nap/sleep times. My 19-mo-old son and I like it. The music is consistant in tone and rhythm - unlike some others we've tried.