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Genre: Childrens
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 19-OCT-2004

Track Listing

1. I'm Different - Butterfly Boucher
2. I Like to Run, I Like to Jump - David Mead
3. At the Bottom of the Sea - Ralph's World
4. Everybody Came - Ambrosia Parsley
5. Catch the Moon - Lisa Loeb & Elizabeth Mitchell
6. Starfish and Coffee - Matt Nathanson
7. John Lee Supertaster - They Might Be Giants
8. Rainbow Connection - Jason Mraz
9. Peanut Butter Toast - Sarah Harmer
10. Attitude Towards Cuttlefish - Paper Moon
11. I Often Dream of Trains - Robyn Hitchcock
12. My Favorite Things - Nathan
13. The Very First Day - Ron Sexsmith
14. Meow Meow Lullaby - Nada Surf
15. Good Night - Matthew Sweet
16. Telephone Song - Kirsty Hawkshaw

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2203 in Music
• Brand: Unknown
• Released on: 2004-10-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

Amazon.com
Of the many remarkable things about the follow-up to 2002's For the Kids CD, maybe most remarkable is its daring. Here's a disc with a spirit of adventurousness. Instead of relying on a parade of star power for its swagger (and its sales figures--Sarah McLaughlin, Tom Waits, and Barenaked Ladies went a long way toward explaining the success of the first installment), Too! plucks from an indie playing field that appeals with a below-the-radar, bubbling-under kind of cool. To that end, San Francisco-based acoustic idol Matt Nathanson gamely covers Prince's whimsical "Starfish & Coffee," Canada's Paper Moon memorably asks that you check your "Attitude Toward Cuttlefish" at the door, and Shivaree gets your house party (or car-seat party, or playroom party) shaking, in its somnolent way, with "Everybody Came." A sprinkling of big names--They Might Be Giants, Matthew Sweet--stud the proceedings, but mostly this disc is about discovery. It's also about good deeds: Where the first disc benefitted VH1's Save the Music Foundation, proceeds from Too! go toward the Lili Claire Foundation, which helps those born with neurological disorders. -Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews

big fan of the series
I work in a children's bookstore and our customers rely heavily on us for recommendations so the arrival of the follow-up to the supremely successful For the Kids was kind of a big event amongst the staff. Partly because we've listened to the first one so many times that it's always nice to have something new playing in the store, but mainly because we've depended on the first CD as a sure bet for people buying for grandchildren, nieces, nephews, the kid next door, etc, and we knew that this one wouldn't let us down. It's got fun, upbeat tunes and a new slew of voices that we older ones are sure the little ones will love. They repeated the Rainbow Connection which Sarah MacLachlan sang on the first cd for good reason, this song, redone by Jason Mraz, is especially not to be missed (particularly at naptime).

Great for Kids and Moms too
When the kids start nagging in the car, I pop this CD in and the nags stop while the giggles and singing along start. Both my 18 MO daughter and my 3.5 year old son love it. My son loves to sing along with I"m different, Bottom of the Sea and Everybody Came and he sings "I'm different, different" all over the house on his own. I just love all of it and esp the Meow Meow song. This is great for lovers of modern rock and alternative pop. I guess you would be disappointed if you want mainstream stuff. I'd also like to recommend the Beatles Songs for Kids CD - I never would have thought that Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da would be such a hit with kids.

Excellent!
My 22 month old daughter absoultely loves this cd. She asks for it all the time and when "I'm Different" or the "swim song" come on she dances around and sings along.