The Simon Sisters Sing the Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children

The Simon Sisters Sing The Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children
Studio album by
The Simon Sisters
Released1969
Recorded1969
GenreChildren's Folk
LabelColumbia
ProducerArthur Shimkin
The Simon Sisters chronology
Cuddlebug The Simon Sisters Sing The Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings
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The Simon Sisters Sing The Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children is the third and final studio album by the Simon Sisters, released by Columbia Records, in 1969.

The album features musical settings of classic children's poetry.

Releases

Lobster Quadrille was released as Columbia CC 24506 with a blue label, and it was their first release for Columbia Records. The album originally came packaged with a hardcover illustrated book containing all the poems. It was re-released without the book as Columbia CR 21525 with a red label.

The album was reissued in 1973 to capitalize on Carly Simon's success as a solo artist, under the title Lucy & Carly – The Simon Sisters Sing for Children as Columbia CR 21539. For this edition, additional instrumentation was added to the original album to give it a more pop-oriented sound.[2] It also has a new cover featuring a photo of the sisters.

In 2008, Shout! Factory released the album on CD, under the title Carly & Lucy Simon Sing Songs for Children.[2] Although the disc's packaging uses the illustration from the album's original cover, the CD contains the 1973 version of the album.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

Side 1
No.TitleLyric sourceLength
1."Wynken, Blynken and Nod"Eugene Field2:27
2."Calico Pie"Edward Lear3:00
3."The Lamplighter"Robert Louis Stevenson1:49
4."The Owl and the Pussycat"Edward Lear2:09
5."Sleep, Baby, Sleep"Adapted from Mother Goose by Lucy Simon2:53
Side 2
No.TitleLyric sourceLength
6."The Lamb"William Blake2:14
7."The Lobster Quadrille"Lewis Carroll2:49
8."Who Has Seen the Wind"Christina Rossetti2:20
9."I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow3:24
10."A Red, Red Rose"Robert Burns2:50
11."A Pavane for the Nursery"William Jay Smith2:33

Personnel

  • Vocals: Lucy Simon, Carly Simon
  • Music composed by: Lucy Simon
  • Arranged and conducted by: Sam Brown
  • Original recording (1969) engineering: Fred Plaut, Roy Segal
  • Additional recording and mixing (1973): Tim Geelan, Jim Timmens
  • Produced for Columbia by: Arthur Shimkin
  • Cover photograph (1973) by: Barry Brown
  • Liner notes by: Mort Goode

References

  1. ^ Bush, John. "Sing Songs for Children [2008 Reissue]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Carly & Lucy Simon: Sing Songs For Children". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Carly & Lucy Simon Sing Songs for Children (booklet). The Simon Sisters. Shout!. 2008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)