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Jessi Knows How to Sing to a Child

troytron | 08/12/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a fun record for little kids...put it on and watch them not only fall in love with the songs (many of which will be familiar to them), but watch them really learn a wide range of new words, sounds, and rhyming skills. It's a joy, and an obvious labor of love from Jessi Colter, country music's only former "outlaw" and unforgettable warbler of 70's classics "I'm Not Lisa" "What's Happened to Blue Eyes" "Storms Never Last" "It's Morning" etc. She really does gather an amazing collection of songs that represent children's traditions and dreams throughout the world...the common thread on all of them is that kids' music is magical and comforting in any country, always tells a timeless story, and Jessi's voice is as suited to a child's ear as it was to the adult sensibilities. Get it for your little ones, nieces, nephews, etc. Colter's late husband Waylon Jennings has a hand in this, too...so it's an especially timely memento. Well done Jessi! Now, how about one more for the grown-ups, for old time's sake?"

A great children's album

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 05/25/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As the title says, the album includes songs from several different countries, including Ireland, Holland, France, Spain, Britain and (of course) America - not just the mainland, but also Hawaii.



Some of the songs are well known, like I'd like to teach the world to sing (New seekers), Octopus's garden (Beatles), This land is your land (Woody Guthrie) and the gospel song He's got the whole world in his hands, as well as some traditional children's classics - Old King Cole, Twinkle twinkle little star and London Bridge.



Jessi's husband Waylon Jennings (who also recorded a children's album of his own) joins in on a couple of tracks.



I thought I might have made a mistake in buying this when this album started playing and Jessi introduced herself, but fortunately I was proved wrong. The album is full of songs that will particularly appeal to children but will not make adults cringe, although there are other children's albums with more obvious appeal to adults."