Animal Playground
Various Artists
World
| May 2007
Reviews
Decca
Reviewed 2007-05-30
Reviewed 2007-05-30
A multilingual collection of animal-themed songs from around the world. Meant for kids, but it’s so wiggly good that it’s fun even for us grown-ups. Shake free your cynicism and sophistication and unleash your inner 6-year old. I liked it all, so there! Now I’m gonna go play!
1. Fun & folksy w/great harp/guitar. Midtempo, in English.
2. Happy/clappy Caribbean counting song.
3. “Old McDonald” in Italian. Upbeat & wacky.
4. Mid/uptempo guitar/vox in sweet South American pop.
5. Lazy midtempo folk w/3 fem voices in English. Sweet.
6. Goldilocks story in a bouncy midtempo guitar/vox folk tale.
7. A Brazilian call-response forro w/a playful sway.
8. Deliciously lazy brassy café sound w/kid vocals. So fun!
9. Sweet & joyful carnival sound - you’ll want to dance.
10. Sorta spoken vocals, piano, mid. Don’t step on a snake, kiddies!
11. Midtempo, bouncy w/a country sound. Warm fex vox.
12. Fun, growly vox. A midtempo New Orleans-based bounce.
13. Great a capella version of “Lion Sleeps”, the original one by LBM.
1. Fun & folksy w/great harp/guitar. Midtempo, in English.
2. Happy/clappy Caribbean counting song.
3. “Old McDonald” in Italian. Upbeat & wacky.
4. Mid/uptempo guitar/vox in sweet South American pop.
5. Lazy midtempo folk w/3 fem voices in English. Sweet.
6. Goldilocks story in a bouncy midtempo guitar/vox folk tale.
7. A Brazilian call-response forro w/a playful sway.
8. Deliciously lazy brassy café sound w/kid vocals. So fun!
9. Sweet & joyful carnival sound - you’ll want to dance.
10. Sorta spoken vocals, piano, mid. Don’t step on a snake, kiddies!
11. Midtempo, bouncy w/a country sound. Warm fex vox.
12. Fun, growly vox. A midtempo New Orleans-based bounce.
13. Great a capella version of “Lion Sleeps”, the original one by LBM.
Recent airplay
L'otorhinoceros
At the Cafe Bohemian — May 17, 2017
The Littlest Birds
The Rock Lobster — Apr 13, 2010
The Littlest Birds
The Rock Lobster — Feb 16, 2010
The Littlest Birds
The Rock Lobster — Jan 26, 2010
The Littlest Birds
The Rock Lobster — Oct 13, 2009
Bigi Kaiman
At the Cafe Bohemian — Jul 31, 2007
Charting
2007-06-03 — 2007-08-05
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 5 | 1 |
| Jul 15 | 3 |
| Jul 8 | 1 |
| Jul 1 | 1 |
| Jun 24 | 4 |
| Jun 17 | 2 |
| Jun 10 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Animal Crackers | ||
| 2. | No More Monkeys | ||
| 3. | Nella Vecchia Fattoria | ||
| 4. | Aves | ||
| 5. | The Littlest Birds | ||
| 6. | The Three Bears | ||
| 7. | Cantiga Do Sapo | ||
| 8. | L'otorhinoceros | ||
| 9. | Bigi Kaiman | ||
| 10. | Don't Ever Step On A Snake | ||
| 11. | Eagles | ||
| 12. | If A Dinosaur Was My Friend | ||
| 13. | Mbube |