The Merry Goes 'Round
The Merry Goes 'Round | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by Jewel | ||||
Released | September 27, 2011 (2011-09-27) | |||
Recorded | Fall 2010-Spring 2011 | |||
Genre |
| |||
Length | 61:01 | |||
Label | Fisher-Price | |||
Jewel chronology | ||||
|
The Merry Goes 'Round is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Jewel. Released on September 27, 2011 on the Fisher-Price label, The Merry Goes 'Round is the follow-up album to Lullaby, Jewel's first album of children's songs.[1] According to Jewel, the songs are "not just for children, but also adults".[1]
The album was released a few months after Jewel gave birth to her first child, Kase Townes Murray.[1] Speaking of her life as a new mother, Jewel noted, "No matter how much you get in life professionally, nothing in life compares to that sheer beauty and purity of your child."[2] The album offers a diverse set of songs, from "back porch singalongs" to jazz-based melodies to traditional folk songs.[1]
Reception
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Merry Goes 'Round received three and a half out of five stars on the AllMusic website.[1] James Christopher Monger described the songs as "mostly original, country-folk kids' songs that are sweet and silly enough to hold the attention of a roomful of little ones, and breezy and folksy enough to keep their parents from launching a sippy cup into the speakers".[1]
Track listing
All songs were written by Jewel and Patrick Davis except where noted.
- "Sammy the Spider" – 4:47
- "Supermarket Song" – 3:36
- "Just Like Penguins Do" – 4:39
- "Bucky the Bull" – 4:32
- "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" (Traditional) – 2:26
- "Sara Swan Sleepy Head" – 4:32
- "Play Day" – 3:12
- "Only Shadows" – 3:18
- "Oh! Susanna" (Stephen Foster) – 2:22
- "Give Me the Rainbow" – 4:08
- "My Favorite Things" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:46
- "And the Green Grass Grows All Around" (William Jerome, Harry Von Tilzer) – 4:09
- "Snooze Button Blues" – 3:30
- "Happy" – 3:55
- "In My Room" – 3:55
- "Count on Me" – 4:41
Personnel
- Jewel – vocals, guitar
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Monger, James Christopher. "The Merry Goes 'Round". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ Smith, Radell (October 13, 2011). "Jewel rags to riches story touching: The Merry Goes 'Round now available". Examiner.
External links
- Official website
- v
- t
- e
- Discography
- Pieces of You
- Spirit
- This Way
- 0304
- Goodbye Alice in Wonderland
- Perfectly Clear
- Lullaby
- Sweet and Wild
- The Merry Goes 'Round
- Picking Up the Pieces
- Freewheelin' Woman
- iTunes Originals
- Greatest Hits
- Joy: A Holiday Collection
- Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection
- "Who Will Save Your Soul"
- "You Were Meant for Me"
- "Foolish Games"
- "Hands"
- "Down So Long"
- "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)"
- "Standing Still"
- "Break Me"
- "This Way"
- "Serve the Ego"
- "Intuition"
- "Stand"
- "2 Become 1"
- "Again and Again"
- "Good Day"
- "Stronger Woman"
- "I Do"
- "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
- "Stay Here Forever"
- "Satisfied"
- "Ten"
- Category