Through Children's Eyes (Little-Folk Songs for Adults)
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Released | 1962 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
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Through Children's Eyes (Little-Folk Songs for Adults) is a live album by the American folk music group, The Limeliters, backed by a chorus of 70 children from the Berkeley Unified School District in California. The album was recorded on 29 December 1961 at the Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, California as a "benefit for the Music Department of the Berkeley school system, as well as an opportunity to record The Limeliters in unusual and delightful circumstances."[1] It was released in 1962 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LPM-2512).[2][3] Each of the original members of the group cited the album as their most satisfying.[3] On the liner notes of the album, Gottlieb said: "I cannot tell you what a kick it was to sing with those children...The sound of their voices was - and I know this seems corny but it is true - simply an inspiration to us."[1]
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's pop album chart on June 16, 1962, peaked at No. 25, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks.[4]
AllMusic gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Cary Ginell called it "a great album" and urged, "Get it for your kids."[3]
Track listing
[edit]Side A
- "This Train"
- "Marty"
- "Hey Jimmy Joe John Jim Jack"
- "The Whale"
- "Grace Darling"
- "Morningtown Ride"
- "Join Into the Game"
Side B
- "I Had a Mule"
- "Lollipop Tree"
- "Run, Little Donkey"
- "The Riddle Song"
- "Stay on the Sunny Side"
- "B-A Bay"
- "America The Beautiful; This Land Is Your Land"
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gleason, Ralph J. (1962). Through Children' Eyes (Media notes). Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "The Limeliters – Through Children's Eyes (Little-Folk Songs for Adults)". Discogs. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Through Children's Eyes". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 182. ISBN 0823076318.