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My Baby Loves . . . CD Series

LaDonna — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:16:32 +0000

I was given the opportunity to review a series of CDs created by a husband and wife team - Charley and Susan Greenberg. The series is called My Baby Loves . . . The CDs in the series include: My Baby Loves . . . Madonna, My Baby Loves . . . the 80s, My Baby Loves . . . Michael Jackson and My Baby Loves. . . Christmas. I received (in exchange for my honest review) a copy of each one of these discs. Soon to come are My Baby Loves . . . HipHop, and . . . Motown!

"We chose Michael Jackson, Madonna and The 80's for our first three editions because we want to connect with the parents of today and the music they grew up with - the songs that they would most want to share with their children." Susan explains, "We're bringing the biggest hits from the biggest artists to families, so not only the babies will love them, but the parents as well."

I quite honestly did not enjoy these discs. I found the music to be very "tin-y" and very high-pitched. The odd song was way way louder than the others on the discs as well. I can imagine this waking a calm and sleeping baby. This is not one of the goals of the musicians at all.

Aside from those things, I think the fact that I didn't know the music was a big part of why I didn't enjoy them as much as I thought I would, because the Christmas one and the 80's one I enjoyed more than the other two. I knew the songs.

As a mother of many small children (one under the age of 2), I didn't play these discs very often. My older children (8 and 7) would cringe when I would put one in. Sorry. For someone who knows and enjoyed the music of Michael Jackson, Madonna and the 80s these discs might be a hit, but not in this house.

These discs can be purchased / downloaded at such places as www.amazon.com, iTunes, www.bestbuy.com and www.barnesandnoble.com

Album – More Beautiful You; Artist – Jonny Diaz

LaDonna — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:54:01 +0000

Jonny Diaz has a wonderful message to share with the world today. His album, More Beautiful You, has relaxing tones and is a great background for our hubbub of activity. I find that this music is a great fit for our family. We have music playing all the time. The consistent level of noise keeps our babies asleep when the house settles down. I am getting tired of listening to the songs on the radio over and over and over again. I want to have a more positive message for my children, in the music that we listen to. Jonny Diaz' album fits this criteria as we go through our daily routines. I love the guitar and Jonny Diaz is very talented.

More Beautiful You is such a great song talking about just being happy in our own skin, that we are beautiful just the way we are. With a house full of girls this is an important message for my girls to hear and to be told. Today's society pushes the perfect image - the model image - and that's wrong. I want to encourage my girls' individuality and peculiar tastes in clothes and colors; I don't want to see them conform to the styles around them just because.

I love Waiting Room, too. My husband and I are experiencing no's from God when we expected a yes. We are finite in our view of the world while God has a better and bigger plan. We need to remember to wait on Him and His Plan.

You can purchase More Beautiful You at iTunes, Amazon, and other such stores. Click here for more options.

Watch for a giveaway coming soon here on Simply Sensational Divas Review!

I received a copy of the album for review. The opinions are all mine!

Los Lobos Goes Disney is a great album.

LaDonna — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:35:06 +0000

We like Disney movies around here; with a house full of girls (and one boy) the Disney Princesses are our favorites. We don't normally listen to the genre Los Lobos fits into so I'm not really familiar with their regular tunes, but the "goes Disney" album is well like in our home. The tunes made popular by Disney's movies are not very "kiddie" - more grown up - so that the adults in the house enjoy the music too.

Track Listing
1. Heigh-Ho - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2. I Wan'na Be Like You - The Jungle Book
3. Not in Nottingham - Robin Hood
4. The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room - The Enchanted Tiki Room
5. Grim Grinning Ghosts - The Haunted Mansion
6. I Will Go Sailing No More - Toy Story
7. The Ugly Bug Ball - Summer Magic
8. Cruella De Vil - 101 Dalmations
9. Bella Notte - Lady and the Tramp
10. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Song of the South
11. The Bare Necessities - The Jungle Book
12. Oo-De-Lally - Robin Hood
13. When You Wish Upon a Star/It's A Small World

This album was officially released on October 27, 2009 and can be purchased here at Amazon.

I was given an electronic copy for review but the opinions are all mine.

Children’s Music that Mom’s Love

LaDonna — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:07:27 +0000

RE-POST REVIEW:

So, I got this CD by the artist Yancy for review. She sings Christian music for children. I like it more than my kids do! I put the music on my mp3 player and I bounce and sing while I do dishes. My kids think I'm nuts, but they like her too.

Here's a pic of Baby R "rockin' out" to Yancy while I write this review:

Under "Bio" on Yancy's website she is described as simple and complex:

At once simple and complex, at once rich and subtle, Yancy is an artist who defies categorization and who refuses to be pigeonholed. Her goal is simple: to make good music that glorifies God and that reaches the audience she’s standing in front of. Simple. Complex. Two words that fully describe the one and only Yancy.

She has reached her goal, in my opinion! My favorite songs on the disc are: My Savior My God and No Other Name. These are worship tunes and "get me" every time. I love it.

Some children's music are so much like children's music that it is annoying. Not Yancy. Yancy has a really popular feel that is refreshing and relaxing. You can sense her love for her God and for music. Some of the songs are really rocky too; this disc is called Rock-N-Happy Heart and is a great mix of music. You can buy Yancy's music in her store.

The Lads have a home in our CD player!

LaDonna — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:00:36 +0000

I love this music. My kids love it too, which is a good thing because these guys sing songs for children. My favorite tune from "Secrets of the Universe" that I received to review is called Cable Knit Sweater. This is a funky rendition of Psalm 139:13.

Their website has a lot of information, free stuff, and music/radio. Go check it out!

The Lads Band consists of three guys from New Zealand:

Steve - drummer, organizer, lover of the mobile phone
Mark - lead singer, wearer of shorts
Bjorn - lead guitarist, lover of milk

They started in 1993 in New Zealand but moved to Nashville in 2005. They are becoming very popular in the US and Canada (in this house at least). They will be live in Anchorage Alaska this month! You can buy "Secrets of the Universe" (their brand new this month CD) here and here. I hope you love it as much as we do!

Here's one of their videos, a song from their TV SHOW!

Children’s Music: Can you stand it? This stuff I can!!!

LaDonna — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:08:32 +0000

I'm a mom and preschool music drives me crazy! So when I discovered The Mom Song by the Go Fish Guys, I was pleasantly surprised that they had a CD for preschoolers. This song is okay; I like it cuz it makes me smile! Here's the video; you can sign up for their Youtube videos to get them as they put them out there!

Their "tag line" is:
Great music for kids that won't drive parents bonkers!

That's so great! I received two of their discs for review - Party Like A Preschooler and Snazzy. The songs are twisted, fun, upbeat and great dance tunes. Even Baby R loves them, but then again, she really does like music a lot. Our favorite songs from Party Like a Preschooler are Jammies, Do Your Ears Hang Low, and The Crazy Dance. We love Snazzy and Hit the Drum from the disc titled Snazzy.

I know I said in the beginning that I didn't like children's music and that's true. However, the dad in this house likes it even LESS than me. Now when I play the Go Fish Guys CDs (currently these are our "clean up" music) he's not as quick to turn it off. I think we're starting to win him over.

Thanks Go Fish Guys! We listen to your music lots in this house.

If you go over to their easy-to-navigate, information-filled website you'll learn that they have a Facebook page, and that they sell their products at a great price. You'll have to go check it out for yourself!

There will be a giveaway here at SSDR, too, so keep your eyes peeled!

Music Box cd

Stephanie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:13:11 +0000

The Music Box cd was a hit in The Nelson household. From my 2.5 year old up to my almost 8 year old they loved this cd. My oldest liked it so much that she wanted it put on her mp3 player, so she could listen to it anytime she wanted. Her favorite song's is the Red Carndinal and the Hot Chocolate fairy. Warning kid's will be requesting Hot Chocolate after this song. My 6 year old is my biggest helper and request this cd every time we clean.She dances to it as she wipe's down things. My favorite song is Family The first time I heard it I was like ok this is a little weird but the more I listened the more I caught my self singing it.

Mary Kaye is a wonderful musician that gets your children imagination going. It will have your child up dancing and singing along from the very first song Under the Moon to the last one Sleepy Land.

Music box cd is available for 15 dollars on July 2nd at www.Marykayemusic.com She also has three other cd's available. Spin your Web, Mouse Jamboree and I Sang it Just for You. Check them out while you are at her site.

This Cd was given by the artist for review

Music Box CD

Kim — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:24:00 +0000

Upbeat, catchy, and fun is what I loved about the Music Box cd by Mary Kaye. We received this in the mail as we were heading out one afternoon. My girls instantly enjoyed the upbeat music. I on the other hand, raised my eyebrow at first. Since then, my eyebrow has returned to its correct location and I have been belting out the lyrics too.

We mostly listen to CD's when the kids are along for the ride. Since we received the Music Box CD, my kids always ask for it at some point on our drive. My favorite song is "Bug" which is # 2 on the disc. I try to skip over # 1 which is called "Under the Moon", but my 2 year old has grown to have a liking for it, so I always have to go back. The rest of the CD is full of great catchy little songs as well. My 5 year old enjoys them all, often asking for me to repeat each song. Our baby (19 months) starts to sing the "Bug" song too. She just smiles and says some of the words here and there. This is the first song that she has done that with. My husband and my mother have also listened to the CD with us. The songs have put a smile on their face, especially when the girls sing along.

Head over to the Mary Kaye website and check out this CD, as well as others available. Other titles available are Spin Your Web, Mouse Jamboree, and I Sang It Just for You. Your kids will thank you!

Stay tuned for a giveaway from Mary Kaye during our Launch Party happening in August!

This CD was provided by the artist for review.

A Review of Mary Kaye’s “Music Box”

LaDonna — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:00:46 +0000

I'm not up on my music genres; my hubby says it's jazz; my kids beg to have "that new cd" put in the cd player. It's funky and it's fun. It's upbeat enough to get us working on a clean up in the main room and get it done in no time. And yet, it works at rest time too. I've caught my girls singing along already and we haven't had the disc all that long. The disc includes 12 original songs written by Mary Kaye, who sings them with a whole passel of kids, including two of her own.

Some of the titles include: BUG, FAMILY, HOBBLY DOBBLY HORSE and SLEEPY LAND. This music is a current favorite in our home. You can get your copy on or after July 2nd at Amazon. Just click here. You can even pre-order it. Or, keep an eye out for a giveaway post, here at SSDR, to win a copy of this great music.

Visit the artist's website here. Thank you, Mary Kaye, for being so wonderful to work with and for giving me the opportunity to review your newest release!