"My mother played this LP for us when we were children. We listened over and over. When I had my children, my brother bought the CD for them--and I was thrilled. Although primarily a children's record, some of the nuances of the songs can only be appreciated by adults. This album remains fresh and enjoyable to all regardless of age and number of times it is replayed.For years we didn't know that Grace Darling really existed. She is memorialized in a cemetary in Northern England."
A beautiful trip down Memory Lane...
G. Smith | 04/14/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"My parents bought the original LP for my siblings and me back in the early 1960s, and of course we played it until it wore out.
I still have that LP (though from hundreds of times on the turntable the scratches make it look as if it was used as a toboggan). This album MADE our childhood. I looked in vain for many, many years until I found it on CD in 1996.
Upon listening to it for the first time in almost thirty years, it brought tears of joy to my eyes. All those familiar, warm, and utterly innocent songs of childhood sounded as fresh and wonderful as they did the first time. Buy copies for all the kids--and adults!!--in your life. You won't regret it.
If only music for kids were so wonderful today! This album is on my all-time TOP-TEN list--of ANY genre or artist. Simply superlative!!!"
Through Children's Eyes, revisited
G. Smith | 06/16/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"My Dad bought this album when I was in grade school (early 1970's) and my brother and I would listen to it constantly. He recently sent me the CD, and I was thrilled to have it again. The music has withstood the test of time, and My children are enjoying it, too. The children's vocals on this album are a musical inspiration to my own kids, and are a wonderful complement to the three distinctive voices of Lou, Alex and Glenn. We love the stories told in classic folk songs such as "The Ballad of Grace Darling" and "The Whaling Song". The last song is a moving arrangement of "America The Beautiful" and "This Land is Your Land" in which Glenn's "America The Beautiful" Beautifully weaves around the children's "This Land is Your Land." This song alone makes the album a "must have". I highly recommend this album to all parents!"
As if I were seven again....
Richard E. "Nick" Noble | Southborough, MA USA | 04/08/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"One of the best children's albums of the sixties, and perhaps the best folk album for kids ever produced. I loved it when I was seven. I still do.The format is so simple and straightforward that I'm surprised it hasn't been attempted more often (although Peter, Paul, & Mary have tried something vaguely similar). Lou Gottlieb is the perfect MC (he will always be missed), and the soaring sounds of the original Limeliters remain the standard to which everyone else is still compared."
Timeless Limeliters for the next generation
bayareabruin | 01/03/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"i am echoing the words of the other reviews. this music brings wonderful memories of my childhood when my mom used to play the old vinyl album over and over while we sang together. her album is now scratched and worn as she still plays it for her elementary school classes. she was so excited when i told her i was sending her the cd. i ordered my own copy and am now teaching all the songs to my 2-yr-old son. i know he'll enjoy them as much as i did. this music is timeless."