A Wonderful Collection
Wing Fat | 10/16/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Being a fan of Disney music I had heard of the Sherman Brothers before and knew they had written a good deal of music for movies and Disney theme parks. This collection really illustrates just how prolific they were! Some of the songs I had heard many times before and some I had never heard, but every track was enjoyable and the collection as a whole is outstanding.
It's remarkable how diverse the Sherman Brothers' body of work is, and this collection is a fitting testament to that--everything from "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" to Kenny Loggins' "Your Heart Will Lead You Home." There are some added surprises like a rehearsal recording of Annette Funicello and a recording of Walt Disney giving his stamp of approval to the Sherman Brothers performing "It's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow." The only disappointment for me was that the three tracks from the movie "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" were not from the original soundtrack.
The booklet included in the CD package contained a lot of great history about the Sherman Brothers and the recordings in this collection. If you're considering getting the digital download version, it's worth the extra money to get the CD.
I have listened to this recording several times now and have enjoyed it tremendously. While not every song will make it into my "every day" mix, every song at least made me smile and I'm delighted to have this collection in my music library."
Great songs!!
Ladylovinjapan | Japan | 01/17/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this for my son for Christmas and we listened to it in the car. It has so many great songs, I'm hoping to buy one soon for myself! Most of the songs are sung by the original artists -- awesome!"
Great collection of Sherman tunes, long overdue
William Mitchell | 12/12/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
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I've personally waited for a collection like this for years. A wonderful smorgasbord of Sherman Brothers music from throughout their long, fabled career. Standard, but nice double-disc packaging, extensive liner notes and a great remastering job on both discs.
I'd love to see a follow-up album, with more tunes from "A Symposium on Popular Songs" (especially "The Boogie Woogie Bakery Man") and Annette's Golden Horseshoe Revue classic "Mr. Piano Man Please."
Thank you Disney!"