Someone Else's Shoes Review & Giveaway

I love children's music that is not only fun for the entire family, but that also teaches positive values and lessons, and that is exactly what you get in the "Best Foot Forward" series of music CDs from Recess Music, including the latest CD, Someone Else's Shoes (Big Round Records, July 31, 2012). Each of the 15 songs, by some of today's best kids' musicians, included on the Someone Else's Shoes album highlights empathy as a key to living peacefully with others!

Here is a great synopsis of Someone Else's Shoes taken from the press release I received:

Someone Else’s Shoes opens with a feel-good beat and terrific vocals by Swingset Mamas on “Take A Walk In Someone Else’s Shoes.” Compelling rhythms also underscore important messages about respect, appreciation, and  empathy on The Uncle Brothers’ “Team Work” and Troubadour’s “You Hurt My Feelings.”  Other album highlights include the Appalachian folk sounds of “Give A Little Love Away” by Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer,  Cliff Tetle’s retro vocal stylings on “Everyone Can See A Different Me,” and Jamie Broza’s exceptionally sweet ballad, “Be Nice To Old People.” Kids are sure to enjoy the rhymes on The Hill Brothers’ “There’s No Place For Bullies In Our School,” Jamie Barnett’s guitar picking on “Being With You,” the hand-clapping, happy beat underpinning The Happy Crowd’s “Say Something Nice About Someone,” the sheer musical variety within Jim Papoulis’ “Feel The World Dancing,” and Cosima’s “What A Difference,” featuring blues harp and vocals that have more than a hint of Emmylou Harris.  Rounding out Someone Else’s Shoes are offerings from Kelsey Friday & The Rest of the Week, Mike Soloway, Dan Dan Doodlebug, and Mr. Kim Webster.

The track list includes:

1 Take A Walk In Someone Else’s Shoes | Swingset Mamas

2 Team Work | The Uncle Brothers

3 You Hurt My Feelings | Troubador

4 Give A Little Love Away | Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer

5 Everyone Can See A Different Me | Cliff Tetle

6 There’s No Place For Bullies In Our School | The Hill Brothers

7 What A Difference | Cosima

8 Say Something Nice About Someone | The Happy Crowd

9 Be Nice To Old People | Jamie Broza

10 Being With You | Jamie Barnett

11 Just The Way You Are | Kelsey Friday & The Rest of the Week

12 Please Stop Hurting My Feelings | Mike Soloway

13 There’s No Such Thing As Normal! | Dan Dan Doodlebug

14 Value You | Mr. Kim Webster

15 Feel The World Dancing | Jim Papoulis

I love the "Best Foot Forward" series of CDs. I think they teach invaluable lessons in a fun way that children respond amazingly well to. I love the Someone Else's Shoes is just as great! Someone Else's Shoes is designed to reach children ages 4-11 and I can tell you my 5 year old really enjoys listening to this. The music has good rhythms and catchy lyrics that catch me and my child bopping away with it! Plus, of course I love the lessons that he is learning! This CD would be great for homes, preschools and young elementary school classrooms, where learning how to treat others is vitally important in my opinion!

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Thank you to Waldmania for my samples received for this post and for the winners prize pack.  Opinions are honest. Review by Michelle.

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