0-9 Series

**0–9 Series** is a 1989 series of ten compilation albums released by ABC for Kids. It won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1990, and was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Cover Art in the same year.

The ten albums are aimed at children of each age from 0 to 9. The album titled 0 for 0 year olds through to 9 for 9 year olds. Over 270 songs were recorded for the album series with 214 appearing on the final products. Featured artists are Adam Bowen, Aku Kadoga, Andrew Bell, Andrew Can, Angela Webber, Anne Kirkpatrick, Armando Hurley, Barry Crocker, Barry Leef, Chantelle Ormandy, Chris Bailey, Chris Lloyd, Christopher Patlon, Col Joye, Danielle Spencer, Darryl Aberhart, Dave Sandbach, Dave Sandford, Debbie Byrne, Don Spencer, Doug Parkinson, Ernie Dingo, Floyd Vincent, Gillian Eastoe, Gillian Jones, Grace Knight, Graeme Connors, Greedy Smith, Gus O'Brien, James Gillard, Jamie Rigg, Jenny Morris, Jim Conway, Joan Sydney, Joanne Jackson, John Paul Young, John Spence, Jonathon Biggins, Kerrie Biddell, Ketaki Kishor Dongre, Kiri Uu, Lana Warner, Laurie Balmer, Leonora Jackson, Linda Kenny, Linda Marr, Linda Nagle, Lizzie Clear, Lori Vallins, Lucky Starr, Malcolm McCullum, Marc Hunter, Marcus Holden, Margret RoadKnight, Maria Fotiadis, Mark Williams, Maroochy Barambah, Mary Schneider, Melanie Saloman, Mesana Salata, Mic Conway, Mic Conway's Whoopee Band, Mick Layton, Mike Kennings, Moya Simpson, Nicholas Wareham, Normie Rowe, Peter Chambers, Peter Combe, Peter Kenny, Rami Var, Rhonda Burchmore, Rick Price, Robyn Archer, Robyne Dunn, Ross Higgins, Ruth Cracknell, Sabahattin Akdagcik, Sally Dodds, Sharon O'Neill, Shauna Jensen, Stuart Grant, Su Cruickshank, Sweet Atmosphere, Tamina Haider, Tania Bowra, Terry Hannagan, Terry Kaff, Terry Murray, The Moy Sisters, Tommy Emmanuel, Trinidad Calypso Band, Trish Goddard, Wendy Grose, Wendy Matthews and Zachiary Haider. A documentary on the production of the albums was released alongside it.

## Tracklists

### Zzzero

1. Going Home - Tommy Emmanuel
2. Mockingbird/All the Pretty Little Horses - Gillian Eastoe
3. Maranoa Lullaby - Maroochy Barambah
4. Ninna Nanna - Moya Simpson
5. Brahms Lullaby - Peter Kenny
6. Golden Slumbers - Rick Price and Wendy Matthews
7. Indian Lullaby - Kataki Kishor Dongre
8. Forever Young - Marc Hunter
9. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - Margret RoadKnight
10. The Night Will Never Stay - Graeme Connors
11. Greek Lullaby - Maria Fotiadis
12. Turn Around - Ruth Cracknell
13. Grandma's Hands - Joanne Jackson
14. God Bless the Child - Marc Hunter

### One

1. Never Smile at a Crocodile/Crocodile Rock - Normie Rowe
2. A Step Before Dinner - Sharon O'Neill
3. The Little Cow Eats Grass - Dave Sandford
4. The High Skip/Andy Spandy - Lizzie Clear and Lana Warner
5. Li'l Liza Jane - Floyd Vincent
6. Bimbo/Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - Don Spencer and Chantelle Ormandy
7. Sea Shanty Medley - Graeme Connors, James Gillard, Marcus Holden and Peter Kenny
8. Pigeons and Crows - Melanie Saloman
9. Rockin' Robin - The Moy Sisters
10. Hokey Pokey - Dave Sandford
11. Tiffy Taffy - Lizzie Clear and Lana Warner
12. Chop Chop Chipitty Chop - Trish Goddard
13. Baby Food - Robyn Archer
14. Berceuse Pour Rêver - Jamie Rigg
15. When You're Smiling - Grace Knight
16. Sunset - Tommy Emmanuel
17. This Old Man - Trish Goddard
18. Jerry Hall - Joan Sydney
19. Tip Top - Trish Goddard
20. Little Red Car - Graeme Connors
21. Baby's Drinking Song - Graeme Connors
22. Coots Eats Waterbeetles - Chris Bailey
23. Insallah - Sabahattin Akdağcık
24. Pop Goes the Weasel - Trish Goddard
25. Kennebunk Port - Anne Kirkpatrick
26. Gurrwayi, Gurrwayi, the Rainbird - Ernie Dingo and Marrochy Barambah
27. Banana - Aku Kadoga
28. Babes in the Wood - Tania Bowra
29. Gershwin Lullaby - Graeme Connors
30. Why Worry - John Spence

### Two

1. Oodnadatta, Parramatta - Jim Conway
2. Sand Between my Fingers - Sharon O'Neill
3. Cat's Got the Measles - Tamina and Zachiary Haider
4. The Witch - Melanie Saloman
5. Family Treasures - Anne Kirkpatrick
6. See Ya Later, Alligator - Col Joye
7. I've Got an Itch - Floyd Vincent
8. The Glowworm - Jim Conway
9. Sing A Song Of Sixpence - Tania Bowra
10. The Kangaroo - Mic Conway
11. Squeezes - Gillian Eastoe
12. There Was a Crooked Man - Armando Hurley
13. The Guppy - Joan Sydney
14. Ralphy Balfen - Grace Knight
15. Five Little Monkeys - Floyd Vincent
16. Slowly, Slowly - Leonora Jackson
17. Three Fleas - James Gillard
18. Heigh-Ho - Darryl Aberhart and Andrew Can
19. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles/Splish Splash/Singing in the Bathtub - Mic Conway and Col Joye
20. Something's Drastic - Mic Conway
21. The Clever Rabbit - Anne Kirkpatrick
22. Where - Stuart Grant
23. Beni Vi Tui - Aku Kadoga
24. At the Codfish Ball - Su Cruickshank and Linda Nagle
25. The Duck - Joan Sydney
26. An Elephant Goes - Linda Kelly and Graeme Connors
27. I Sing the Song of Froggie Swimming - Peter Chambers
28. I Put Out to Sea - Barry Leef
29. I Wish I Was a Little Grub/Isn't it Funny - Jenny Morris
30. Mrs Moon - Stuart Grant
31. Coming Home (The Song of the Naturalist's Wife) - Graeme Connors
32. Fascinating Rhythm - Kerrie Biddell

### Three

1. Hiccups - Gillian Eastoe
2. Tailpiece - Stuart Grant
3. Pick Me Up - Robyn Archer
4. The Name Game - Aku Kadoga
5. Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too - Tania Bowra
6. Two Witches - Melanie Saloman
7. Chickery Chick - Ross Higgins and Jonathon Biggins
8. Granny's Boot - Joan Sydney
9. Healthy Pig - James Gillard
10. Jiribuga the Porcupine - Ernie Dingo and Maroochy Barambah
11. The Cow - Aku Kadoga
12. The Worm - Mic Conway
13. The Woody Wodpecker Song - Ross Higgins
14. Kilkenny Cats - Gus O'Brien
15. Pet Parade - Terry Hannigan
16. The Little Red Hen - Don Spencer
17. Goodness Gracious - Gillian Eastoe
18. Let's Twist Again - Greedy Smith
19. Josephine - Aku Kadoga
20. Simon Says - Armando Hurley
21. Signal - Dave Sandbach
22. You Twiddle Your Thumbs - Stuart Grant, Dave Sandford and Andrew Bell
23. When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbing Along) - Mic Conway
24. Multikirtwigo - Jame Gillard
25. Jiminy Cricket - Ross Higgins
26. Ow Sut Mohowri - Rami Var
27. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - Armando Hurley

### Four

1. Anancy the Spiderman - Armando Hurley
2. Happy Talk - Grace Knight
3. Dr Knickerbocker - Aku Kadoga
4. Louder Than a Clap of Thunder - Mic Conway
5. 40 Performing Bananas - Mick Layton
6. The Owl and the Pussycat - Mick Layton
7. Goosey Goosey Gander - Robyn Archer and Mic Conway
8. Trn Da Ti Eh - Masana Salata
9. Windy Nights - Robyne Dunn
10. High Hopes - Debbie Byrne
11. Muddly, Muddly - Jenny Morris, Joan Sydney and Gillian Jones
12. The Purple People Eater - Barry Leef
13. Nursery Rhyme Rap - Armando Hurley
14. Digital Watch/Hickory Dickory - Leonora Jackson
15. Wimoweh - Terry Kaff
16. The Ships - John Paul Young
17. Nightening - Melanie Saloman
18. Greedy Dog - Tania Bowra
19. Jollity Farm - Mic Conway's Whoopee Band
20. The Umbrella Man - Ross Higgins
21. Frosty the Snowman - Lori Vallins
22. Let 'em In - Mark Williams

### Five

1. Emma Hackett's Newsbook - Shauna Jensen
2. Fish Fingers - Dave Sandford
3. Running Bear - Anne Kirkpatrick
4. If Pigs Could Fly - Sally Dodds
5. My Brain - Robyn Archer
6. Happy Birthday Dear Dragon - Joan Sydney
7. Sneezes - Grace Knight
8. Ooby Dooby - John Spencer
9. Alice Song - Stuart Grant
10. Hermano Chay - Linda Marr
11. Juba - Aku Kadoga
12. The Peanut - Anne Kirkpatrick
13. Heart of the Country - Gillian Eastoe
14. The Court of King Caractcus - Terry Hannigan
15. Bushrangers - Tania Bowra and Robyne Dunn
16. Skye Boat Song - Wendy Matthews
17. Beep Beep - Sweet Atmosphere
18. Heads or Tails - Mike Kennings
19. There is a Thing - Chris Bailey
20. 76 Trombones - Barry Crocker
21. With His Mouth Full of Food - Chris Bailey
22. The Trouble with my Brother - Mike Kennings
23. Viru Polka - Kiri Uu
24. I Know Someone - Christopher Patlon
25. You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd - Terry Hannigan
26. The Bogeyman - Stuart Grant

### Six

1. Cat's Got Fleas - Floyd Vincent
2. Dead Skunk - Gillian Eastoe
3. Ghost Riders in the Sky - Mary Schnieder
4. The Sound of the Wind - Wendy Matthews
5. Michael Built a Bicycle - James Gillard
6. The Walk - Armando Hurley
7. Ode to an Extinct Dinosaur - Robyne Dunn
8. Thingth I Thay - Peter Combe
9. A Little Soulful Tune - Aku Kadoga
10. Ubangi Stomp - Greedy Smith
11. Papa Oom Mow Mow - Jenny Morris
12. Don't - Angela Webber and Adam Bowen
13. Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour? - Mic Conway's Whoopee Band
14. Back Seat Tragedy - Robyn Archer
15. Abre Kako - Mesana Salata
16. Up and Down - Peter Chambers, Mick Layton, Sally Dodds and Wendy Grose
17. Bird Eats Fruit - Tania Bowra
18. Limbo Rock - Trinidad Calypso Band

### Seven

1. Super Computer - Don Spencer
2. Feeding the Family - Chris Bailey and Gillian Eastoe
3. Life on Mars - Melanie Saloman
4. Monster Mash - Ross Higgins
5. My Dad Snores - Anne Kirkpatrick
6. Feeling Groovy - Tania Bowra
7. When You're Eating - Ernie Dingo
8. Great Expectations - Gillian Eastoe and Shauna Jensen
9. Eagle Rock - Barry Leef
10. Mean Old Mean Hyena - James Gillard
11. Backwards Bill - Aku Kadoga
12. Island in the Sun - Armando Hurley
13. Tobiyo - Mesana Salata
14. Limericks - Chris Bailey
15. Flabbergaster - Adam Bowen
16. Friendship - Nicholas Wareham and Danielle Spencer
17. I've Been Everywhere - Lucky Starr
18. An Ant's Eye View - Graeme Connors
19. Gimmie Dat Ding - Mic Conway's Whoopee Band

### Eight

1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Grace Knight
2. Piggies Anthem - Rhonda Burchmore
3. Transfusion - Sweet Atmosphere
4. Down on the Corner - Malcolm McCullum, Chris Lloyd, Armando Hurley and Jamie Rigg
5. There's a Monkey Sitting in the Family Tree - Graeme Connors
6. Working Bee - Tania Bowra
7. Apeman - Barry Leef
8. Galaxy Song - Jonathon Biggins
9. I'm in a Rotten Mood - Laurie Balmer
10. Stomi Omilelo Malo - Celia White, Jarni Birmingham, Jenny Dornan, Linda Dawson and Moya Simpson
11. The Magpies - Graeme Connors
12. Sun Arise - Darryl Aberhart

### Nine

1. Water For The Flowers- Sharon O'Neill
2. Cost of Living - Darryl Aberhart
3. Three Little Birds - Armando Hurley
4. Horror Movie - Gillian Eastoe
5. Swimming Song - Anne Kirkpatrick
6. Ballet Dancing Boffer Boys - Terry Murray
7. Old Time Rock and Roll - Normie Rowe
8. Jeremiah Peabody's... - Doug Parkinson
9. Gitarzan - Terry Hannigan
10. Money Moans - Lori Vallins
11. You Can Get It If You Really Want - Armando Hurley

### Zzzero - Nine Sampler

Note: this was the promo album, released on LP only, for the series containing song from each album.

1. Water for the Flowers - Sharon O'Neill
2. Down on the Corner - Malcolm McCullum, Chris Lloyd, Armando Hurley and Jamie Rigg
3. Granny's Boot - Joan Sydney
4. Happy Talk - Grace Knight
5. The Ships - John Paul Young
6. Going Home - Tommy Emmanuel
7. God Bless the Child - Marc Hunter
8. Papa Oom Mow Mow - Jenny Morris
9. Monster Mash - Ross Higgins
10. The Peanut - Anne Kirkpatrick
11. Pick Me Up - Robyn Archer
12. Never Smile at a Crocodile/Crocodile Rock - Normie Rowe
13. With His Mouth Full of Food - Chris Bailey
14. Let's Twist Again - Greedy Smith
15. Skye Boat Song - Wendy Matthews
16. Splish Splash - Col Joye

## CD & LP Gallery

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## Trivia

* The songs in the Sea Shanty Medley are Here Is The Sea, What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor, Dance To Your Daddy, Donkey Riding, Blow The Man Down & Here Is The Sea (Reprise). Not listed in notes of album
* Thingth I Thay was taken from Peter Combe's album Spaghetti Bolognaise.
* Super Computer was later re-recorded for Don Spencer's album Let's Have Fun.
* An Ant's Eye View and There's a Monkey Sitting in the Family Tree later appeared on Graeme Connors album One of the Family.
* Jollity Farm later appeared on Mic Conway's album Whoopee!.