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Track Listings
| 1. Little Liza Jane |
| 2. Who’s My Pretty Little Baby |
| 3. Zousan (Little Elephant) |
| 4. Little Bird, Little Bird |
| 5. Three Little Birds |
| 6. What Goes On |
| 7. Pom Na Tu Ri (Springtime Outing) |
| 8. Buckeye Jim |
| 9. Peace Like a River |
| 10. Los Pollitos (The Little Chicks) |
| 11. Winter’s Come and Gone |
| 12. Little Wing |
| 13. Lily Pond |
| 14. The North Wind |
| 15. If You Listen |
| 16. Down in the Valley |
| 17. Grassy Grass Grass |
Product Description
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Elizabeth Mitchell is to children’s music what a band like True Love is to indie rock: an insider's darling. Which can only mean one thing: any day now, she's going to blow up huge. You Are My Little Bird, Mitchell's third kids’ CD and her first on the well-respected Smithsonian Folkways label, hews closely to the folkie-but-never-hokey sensibility she laid out so beautifully on the first two records. Here are 17 short, soft, sweet, homespun-sounding songs, some of them easily recognizable ("Peace Like a River," "Three Little Birds," "Down in the Valley"), some of them inexplicably obscure (Neil Young's "Little Wing," Gillian Welch and David Rawling's "Winter's Come and Gone," Francois Hardy's magical "If You Listen"). Throughout, even on tracks where her young daughter joins in, Mitchell's warm whisper of a voice compels a close listen, not just because the production is so spare you can practically feel her breath on your cheek but because there's something in her phrasing that suggests an old, wise soul. Miraculously, the bird concept never gets clunky; two exotic foreign-language songs--one Korean and one Japanese--help, but the real credit belongs to this all-around superb disc's sole stab at the subversive: Mitchell's stamp on "What Goes On," the Velvet Underground favorite, practically sails off the disc with its sunniness. --Tammy La Gorce
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Once in a great while we encounter an artist who stands consciously and directly in the tradition of children's music that Folkways has carried for nearly 60 years, and Elizabeth Mitchell is one such artist. Her lovely voice brings a fresh sound to cherished American folk songs and other melodies from around the world. In a peaceful yet powerful way, she reintroduces us to the songs we thought we knew so well. Featuring homespun renditions of songs by Woody Guthrie, Bob Marley, The Velvet Underground, Vashti Bunyan, Gillian Welch and more! 28-page booklet, 17 tracks, 35 minutes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Delightful music,
By Sara "Reading Mom" (Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: You Are My Little Bird (Audio CD)
Music is always playing in our house, and this album has become one of my favorites to play for the children. I can listen to this album repeatedly, and it doesn't begin to irritate me like some other children's music. It is soothing and lively at the same time. Elizabeth Mitchell incorporates a lovely selection of songs that are easy to sing along with.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I have a crush on this album,
This review is from: You Are My Little Bird (Audio CD)
"You Are My Little Bird" just never gets old. My 18-month baby boy and I listen to it almost everyday, and it's so wonderful. I love Elizabeth Mitchell's honest and gentle voice, and her uncomplicated renderings of beautiful songs. A great album to gift! Playful and sweet, and easy for all ages of humans to appreciate.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A favourite for kids and adults both.,
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This review is from: You Are My Little Bird (Audio CD)
I can't rate this CD highly enough: it is probably one of my all-time favourites, not just in kids' music. I always buy copies to keep on hand for presents (kids' birthdays, new babies, etc.), and have gotten great feedback from the people who have received them. It's peaceful, gentle, but never wimpy. My daughter is absolutely entranced with Mitchell's rendition of "Grassy Grass Grass", and I always find myself singing along with "Little Bird, Little Bird" and "Peace Like a River". It's also fun to hear well-executed folky versions of popular songs I grew up on, like "Three Little Birds" and "What Goes On".
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