Track Listing

1. Six Licorice Stix
2. Boy Meets Drums
3. Crazy Machine
4. Girlquake
5. I Like Where I Am
6. My Baby Is a Genius
7. Too Much Snow in Tokyo
8. Love in Your Pocket
9. Day in the Life of Elizabeth
10. This Happy House
11. I'm Not Going to Chase the Cat Today
12. Rhythm in Her Shoe
13. Boy Girl Boy Girl

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #83094 in Music
• Released on: 2000-01-11
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Amazon.com
Coming on the sparkling heels of four previously acclaimed recordings, Jessica Harper's Rhythm in My Shoes secures her place in kid-dom as one of its merriest minstrels. The actress and singer-songwriter turns in another delightful collection of original songs that moms and dads will be singing along to with their kids. Like the Roches, Harper possesses a lyrical wit, a wonderful ear, and a sunny voice that conveys a variety of kid-friendly subjects and embraces the everyday sounds of a kid's world, from nursery-school and rap rhythms to chants, tongue twisters, and great, old-fashioned song lyrics. Among the 13 cuts, the standouts are "A Crazy Machine," "Boy Meets Drums," "Girlquake," and "Too Much Snow in Tokyo." But truth be told, there really isn't a clunker in the bunch. Add the colorful musical backing that boasts enough rhythmic variation to make kids move and groove to the music and you've got a fantastic addition to Harper's strong catalog. --Martin Keller

From Parents' Choice®
Accomplished film actress Jessica Harper ("My Favorite Year," "Stardust Memories," "Pennies From Heaven") has an alto as smooth as warm honey and a rare creative talent for whimsical, smart wordplay and sophisticated musicality. With this new, mom-savvy celebration of kids and rhythm, Harper matches the inventiveness and sheer delight of her 1998 lullaby release, "40 Winks." Here, her uniquely constructed songs capture everyday parent-and-child relationships in irresistably nuanced jazz, reggae and rock 'n roll. In the remarkably dynamic "Six Licorice Stix," a wheedling kid wears down her mom's resistance; with a calypso beat, a little girl with energy to spare is "A cute calamity, a seismic size four Girlquake"; and "My Baby is a Genius" is a comic "gotcha" for any parent who's ever claimed bragging rights. "I Like Where I Am" offers touching comfort when an impending move to a new town rocks a little one's world, and "A Day in the Life of Elizabeth" is a morning-to-night observation of a little girl's day, warmed with affection and ringing with truth. Harper's deliciously unique talents are not to be missed. A 2000 Parents' Choice® Gold Award.

Reviewed by Lynne Heffley, Parents' Choice® 2000

Customer Reviews

Wonderful stuff
Parents will enjoy this one as much as the kids. Jessica is one of the best kids' music songwriters working today--and nobody understands and enjoys parenting better. Buy it for your friends!

One of the best collections for children (and adults)
My daughters, wife, and I love this collection. What a discovery. The variety of rhythms makes the whole album easy to dance to. I sent copies to many of my friends with children.

Family Favorite
Parents were bored with Raffi and Barney. Purchased on a wimb and were pleasnatly surprised. We listen in several times a day and our 10 month old loves to bop to the beat.