| Philadelphia Chickens | ||||
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| Compilation album by Sandra Boynton and Various Artists | ||||
| Released | 2002 | |||
| Recorded | Daisey Lane Studio, Malvern, PA The Barn, Sailsbury, CT The Hit Studio, NYC The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT The Lake House, Taconic, CT Triple Z Studio, NYC | |||
| Genre | Children's music | |||
| Length | 48:12 | |||
| Label | Rounder Kids | |||
| Sandra Boynton chronology | ||||
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Philadelphia Chickens is a book/music CD combination by Sandra Boynton and Michael Ford, published in 2002. The first half of the book contains lyrics and illustrations, while the second half contains musical notation for each song. It was reviewed favorably by The Philadelphia Inquirer and was also reviewed by Publishers Weekly.
A new edition of the songbook with updated illustrations was released on September 5, 2023.
Tracks/Chapters
| Title | Performer | Style | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cows | The Seldom Herd | Broadway chorus line |
| 2 | Nobody Understands Me | Meryl Streep | Slow jazz |
| 3 | Philadelphia Chickens | The Bacon Brothers | Swing |
| 4 | Be Like A Duck | Keith Boynton | |
| 5 | Please, Can I Keep it | Laura Linney | |
| 6 | Snuggle Puppy | Eric Stoltz | |
| 7 | I Like To Fuss | Patti LuPone | Broadway |
| 8 | Snoozers | The Bacon Brothers | Folk song |
| 9 | Faraway Cookies | Caitlin McEwan | Torch song |
| 10 | The Intermission Song! | Aaaardvarks | Barbershop quartet |
| 11 | Fifteen Animals | John Stey | |
| 12 | Belly Button (Round) | The Heath Sisters | New Age/Round |
| 13 | BusyBusyBusy | Kevin Kline | Patter song / Gilbert and Sullivan |
| 14 | Those Dinosaur Blues | Michael Ford | Blues |
| 15 | Dinosaur, Dinosaur | Darcy Boynton | Jump-rope rhyme |
| 16 | Jump Rope Jive | Beth Andrien | Andrews Sisters |
| 17 | Pig Island | Scott Bakula | Jimmy Buffett / Calypso |
| 18 | Pajama Time | Adam Bryant | Elvis Presley / Bubblegum Pop |
| 19 | Silly Lullaby | Natasha Richardson | Lullaby |
| 20 | Philadelphia Chickens (instrumental reprise) | ||
References
- ^ "Philadelphia Chickens [With CD]". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- Marder, Dianna (2 April 2003). "Cheep thrills". Philly.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
