Recorded 2011 Release date 27 September 2011 | Length 61:01 Label Fisher‐Price | |
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Released September 27, 2011 (2011-09-27) Jewel albums Perfectly Clear, Goodbye Alice in Wonderland, Joy: A Holiday Collection, Sweet and Wild, Picking Up the Pieces |
Jewel the merry goes round 2011 album
The Merry Goes 'Round is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Jewel. Released on September 27, 2011 on the Fisher-Price label, The Merry Goes 'Round is the follow-up album to Lullaby, Jewel's first album of children's songs. According to Jewel, the songs are "not just for children, but also adults".
Contents
The album was released a few months after Jewel gave birth to her first child, Kase Townes Murray. Speaking of her life as a new mother, Jewel noted, "No matter how much you get in life professionally, nothing in life compares to that sheer beauty and purity of your child." The album offers a diverse set of songs, from "back porch singalongs" to jazz-based melodies to traditional folk songs.
Reception
The Merry Goes 'Round received three and a half out of five stars on the AllMusic website. James Christopher Monger described the songs as "mostly original, country-folk kids' songs that are sweet and silly enough to hold the attention of a roomful of little ones, and breezy and folksy enough to keep their parents from launching a sippy cup into the speakers".
Track listing
All songs were written by Jewel and Patrick Davis except where noted.
- "Sammy the Spider" – 4:47
- "Supermarket Song" – 3:36
- "Just Like Penguins Do" – 4:39
- "Bucky the Bull" – 4:32
- "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" (Traditional) – 2:26
- "Sara Swan Sleepy Head" – 4:32
- "Play Day" – 3:12
- "Only Shadows" – 3:18
- "Oh! Susanna" (Stephen Foster) – 2:22
- "Give Me the Rainbow" – 4:08
- "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:46
- "And the Green Grass Grows All Around" (William Jerome, Harry Von Tilzer) – 4:09
- "Snooze Button Blues" – 3:30
- "Happy" – 3:55
- "In My Room" – 3:55
- "Count on Me" – 4:41
Personnel
Songs
1Sammy the Spider4:47
2Supermarket Song3:36
3Just Like Penguins Do4:39