Quiet Time

Product Description

QUIET TIME, a collection of some of Raffi's favorites tranquil tunes, combines the familiar with beloved originals and finishes with the strikingly beautiful "Blessed Be." a perfect way to introduce the youngest members of the family to Raffi. Features tunes such as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," "Rock-A-Bye Baby," and "Row, Row, Row."

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It's not as though Raffi's music is overly rockin' to begin with, but this collection of sleepy retreads specifically designed for use during "a pause, a cuddle, or a nap" isn't completely without warrant--nobody wants a bananaphone ringing when the Play-Doh's finally stowed and the Sandman's been called in, after all. Even during wide-awake time, few discs are as overall electric-blanket cozy. "Twinkle Twinkle" does, in fact, take on diamond-like qualities in Raffi's capable hands, and "Row, Row, Row" travels more gently than usual down the stream. The originals pack a powerful plush fleeciness, too--the Japanese "Haru Ga Kita" crosses cultures in the kindliest, most whispery way possible, and "Blessed Be," a Raffi classic, is enough to make anybody want to drift off feeling flush with wholesomeness; call it the equivalent of a forehead-kiss and a tuck-in. Quiet, overall, is rarely so velvety. --Tammy La Gorce