Raffi The Singable Songs Collection (20th Anniversary Special Edition)
In 1976 a young Toronto musician released a fun and lively record calledSingable Songs for the Very Young. The artist was a fellow called Raffi, and in the liner notes he wrote at the time that "there are very few good children's records." True as that was in the '70s,Singable Songsbecame the No. 1 bestseller in its field and set the standard for today's greater volume of high-quality material.The Singable Songs Collectionreissues the classicSingable Songs for the Very Youngand its superlative successors,More Singable SongsandCorner Grocery Store, as a set. Raffi's exhilarating acoustic musicality and sense of humor shine brightly through. Single-digit-age kids and their parents will get a kick out of these silly, educational, and joyful songs, which range in subject matter and tone from shared peanut-butter sandwiches and instrumental ragtime to standards like "Goodnight, Irene."--Paige La Grone