Start Singing With Barney

• Artist: Barney
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• Release Date: November 25, 2003
• Type: Children, Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Children

Review

Barney, Baby Bop, and BJ return with Start Singing With Barney, a 23-track collection of lively singalong material. There's plenty of silly fun to be had here -- in Barney's world, phrases like "Diddle-daddle doo," "On your tummy now," and "Hi, little ducks! Waddle, waddle, waddle! So cute!" take on new resonance. Everything's a good time, from reading ("I Love to Read!/Books Are Fun!") to pitching in ("Clean Up"). But Barney isn't all about making mundane things magical. He and his dino-riffic pals also like to dance for their inspiration. "Bumpin' Up and Down," "Gaggle, Giggle, Wiggle Dance/The Dino Dance," and a country-flavored take on "Old MacDonald" all bop along at a kid-friendly pace perfect for following along at home. To that end, Start Singing With Barney includes a full lyric sheet in its liner notes. Album standouts include "The Popcorn Song," "The Clapping Song," and that perennial favorite and set-closer, "I Love You." ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
ABC Song	Traditional	Patty Wirtz, Barney, Dean Wendt, Julie Johnson	(1:16)
Bumpin' Up and Down	Traditional	Dean Wendt, Barney, Patty Wirtz, Julie Johnson	(1:22)
What Shall We Make Today?	Willy Welch	Barney, Dean Wendt	(:37)
Clean Up (Lyrics)	Traditional	Barney, Dean Wendt	(:33)
The Clapping Song		Julie Johnson, Barney, Dean Wendt	(1:22)
The Itsy Bitsy Spider (Lyrics)	Traditional	Dean Wendt, Patty Wirtz, Julie Johnson, Barney	(:48)
The Baby Bop Hop	Lory Lazarus	Barney	(1:14)
Silly Sounds (Lyrics)		Julie Johnson, Dean Wendt, Patty Wirtz, Barney	(1:41)
By Myself!		Patty Wirtz, Barney, Dean Wendt, Julie Johnson	(1:29)
I Love to Read!/Books Are Fun!	Willy Welch, Angelo Natalie	Julie Johnson, Dean Wendt, Barney, Patty Wirtz	(3:00)
Brushing My Teeth (Lyrics)		Patty Wirtz, Barney, Dean Wendt, Julie Johnson	(1:52)
Squishy, Squashy, Washy	Angelo Natalie	Dean Wendt, Julie Johnson, Patty Wirtz, Barney	(1:24)
Buckle Up My Seatbelt/Riding in the Car	Stephen White, Traditional	Barney, Dean Wendt	(2:22)
The Gaggle, Giggle, Wiggle Dance/The Dino Dance	Joseph K. Phillips, Eddie Coker	Barney, Julie Johnson, Patty Wirtz, Dean Wendt	(3:16)
Down by the Bay/It's a Fun, Fun, Sunny Day	Traditional, Bob Singleton, Joseph K. Phillips	Dean Wendt, Julie Johnson, Barney, Patty Wirtz	(2:48)
The Duckies Do	Willy Welch	Barney	(1:09)
Mary Had a Little Lamb	Traditional	Julie Johnson, Dean Wendt, Barney	(1:17)
Old MacDonald Had a Farm	Traditional	Patty Wirtz, Barney, Julie Johnson, Dean Wendt	(1:32)
The Popcorn Song		Julie Johnson, Dean Wendt, Barney, Patty Wirtz	(1:20)
Pumpernickel	Lory Lazarus	Barney, Dean Wendt	(1:34)
Laugh With Me!	David Bernard Wolf	Patty Wirtz, Julie Johnson, Dean Wendt	(1:13)
I Can Laugh		Patty Wirtz, Dean Wendt, Julie Johnson	(1:12)
I Love You (Lyrics)	Traditional	Barney	(:59)

Credits

Joseph K. Phillips (Producer), Richard Dombrowski (Design), Stephanie Dalvit (Production Coordination), Julie Johnson (Voices), Joseph K. Phillips (Arranger), Richard Dombrowski (Package Design), Randy Dalton (Executive Producer), John Marsden (Arranger), Dean Wendt (Voices), Patty Wirtz (Voices)