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- Date Released: July 31, 2001
- Genre: Soundtracks/Other
- Style: Contemporary Folk, Children's
- Label: Festival Five / Virtual
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They Say...
Rocket Ship Beach introduced Dan Zanes' special brand of children's music, which mixes well-known songs for kids, standards, and traditional country and folk songs with a hand-crafted sound and plenty of affection for both the music and its intended audience. The "friends" who help Zanes with Rocket Ship Beach include Sheryl Crow, whose duet with Zanes on "Polly Wolly Doodle" gets the album off to a strong start; Suzanne Vega, who lends a lilting guilelessness to "Erie Canal"; and the Wonderland String Band, who guest on several tracks and give an extra twang to "King Kong Kitchie," "Keep on the Sunnyside," and "Brown Girl in the Ring." From the British folk-tinged "All My Friends Live in the Woods" -- which features Simon Kirke -- to the vaudevillian "Sidewalks of New York" to the reggae-inspired "On the Sunnyside of the Street," Rocket Ship Beach is as diverse as it is charming; the storybook-like packaging and Donald Saaf's whimsical illustrations add to its heartfelt, homespun look and sound. Zanes' other albums -- Night Time! and Family Dance -- are equally delightful, and all of them emphasize how important it is to enjoy music together as a family.
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| 01. |  |
Polly Wolly Doodle (with Sheryl Crow) |
2:16 |
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| 02. | |
King Kong Kitchie (with The Wonderland String Band) |
3:18 |
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| 03. | |
Bushel and a Peck (with Donald Saaf and the Rocket Ship Singers) |
2:49 |
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| 04. | |
Go Down Emmanuel Road (with The Sandy Girls) |
1:47 |
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| 05. | |
Goodbye Old Paint |
2:11 |
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| 06. | |
Father Goose (with Rankin' Don and the Rocket Ship Singers) |
4:33 |
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| 07. | |
Keep on the Sunny Side (with The Wonderland String Band) |
2:24 |
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| 08. | |
Erie Canal (with Suzanne Vega) |
2:40 |
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| 09. | |
Buckeye Jim |
1:51 |
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| 10. | |
Brown Girl in the Ring (with The Wonderland String Band feat. G.E. Smith) |
2:20 |
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| 11. | |
Hello (with Barbara Brousal) |
3:06 |
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| 12. | |
All My Friends Live in the Woods (with Simon Kirke) |
2:34 |
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| 13. |
Weather Report (with Sophie and Emma) |
0:36 |
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| 14. | |
Mole in the Ground |
1:57 |
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| 15. | |
On the Sunny Side of the Street (with Rankin' Don and Donald Saaf) |
2:59 |
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| 16. | |
Sidewalks of New York (with A Cast of Thousands) |
3:27 |
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| 17. | |
Over the Rainbow (with Donald Saaf) |
2:34 |
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17 Total Tracks, 43:22 Total Length
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Credits
- Suzanne Vega - Vocals // Sheryl Crow - Vocals // Joe Bonadio - Percussion // Joe Bonadio - Drums // John DeNicola - Vocals // John DeNicola - Bass (Upright) // John DeNicola - Mixing // Peter Denenberg - Mixing // Alex Ingram - Vocals // Pat Irwin - Clarinet // Simon Kirke - Conga // Simon Kirke - Drums // Simon Kirke - Harmony // G.E. Smith - Guitar // G.E. Smith - Vocals // G.E. Smith - Harmony // Jon Wolfson - Engineer // Honey - Vocals // Dan Zanes - Main Performer // Dan Zanes - Main Performer // Barbara Brousal - Vocals // Paula Greif - Vocals // Marc Ribler - Mandolin // Marc Ribler - Vocals // Marc Ribler - Engineer // Emily Lazar - Mastering // Sarah Ingram - Vocals // Yolanda Cuomo - Design // George Rush - Tuba // Malcolm Gold - Bass // Anna Zanes - Vocals // Aggie Decaul - Vocals // Ned Holder - Trombone // Donald Saaf - Vocals // Donald Saaf - Artwork // Donald Saaf - Tenor Banjo // Elaine Wine - Vocals // John Hagen - Saxophone
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