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Singin In The Bathtub |  | Artist: John Lithgow
Label: Sony Music Canada Inc.
Category: Music
Buy New: CDN$ 10.99
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Seller: Amazon.ca
Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 10944
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 074646350126
EAN: 0074646350126
ASIN: B00000I8A3
Release Date: April 6, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Tracks:
| • | Everybody Eats When They Come To My House (Adaptation) | | • | At The Codfish Ball | | • | Singin' In The Bathtub | | • | A-You're Adorable | | • | The Gnu Song | | • | You Gotta Have Skin | | • | Triplets | | • | No One Loves You Any Better Than Your M-O-Double-M-Y (Adaptation) | | • | Swinging On A Star | | • | I Had A Rooster | | • | From The Indies To The Andes In His Undies | | • | Big Kids | | • | The Hippopotamus Song | | • | The Inchworm |
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| Editorial Reviews:
From Amazon.com
In John Lithgow's most memorable roles, he's played the outsider: the transsexual former football player in The World According to Garp, the alien in Third Rock from the Sun. On Singin' in the Bathtub, he puts the same aspect of his character that's made him successful in those roles--the slightly-out-of-touch wonder at the obvious--to work on 14 children's songs. Backed by a big band (and the occasional banjo or musical saw), Lithgow takes on topics from multiple births (the Alice in Wonderland-esque "Triplets"), the alphabet ("You're Adorable, A" which recalls Really Rosie's "Alligators All Around"), and a veritable menagerie ("The Gnu Song," "I Had a Rooster," "The Hippopotamus Song," and "The Inchworm"). He kicks off the title song with a reminder to "Grab your ducky, grab your toy boat--let's make this fun!" It's a triumph that he manages to do so for the entire album; but be warned--Lithgow's energy level is tough to keep up with, and you might find yourself exhausted long before the album ends. --Randy Silver
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| Customer Reviews:
TERRIFIC! March 4, 2004
Debbie Adams (Houston, TX United States)
I bought the CD originally because I had heard one of the songs (in it's original form) while on terminal hold with a company and thought it was catchy. Really didn't like John Lithgow or anything he had been in until this CD. We have LOVED this CD and have shared it with many other families and fun-loving friends without children! I don't really like the "Triplets" song and try to skip it, of course, my kids love it and won't let me. Really like that these songs are different, quirky, and fun. Very cleverly done.
The adults in this house are wearing out the CD! January 29, 2004
We have really enjoyed this CD immensely. My husband is an aficionado of obscure, funny music; the more obscure, the better. So listening to this recording has been a true pleasure for him. It's gotten so that we can sing along without Mr. Lithgow's pleasant voice prompting us on the words. My personal favorite is the loud swing number "Everybody Eats When They Come to My House", which I dance to while doing dishes. My husband's favorite is "From the Indies to the Andes in his Undies" which made him go out and purchase a Hoosier Hotshots CD so he could hear more of their music.
I'm not really fond of Mr. Lithgow's one original composition and tend to skip over it. The repeated use of the euphemism "heck" rubs me the wrong way.
For those of you who are tearing your hair out trying to figure out where "Triplets" comes from, it's from the movie "The Band Wagon". And "Skin" was originally recorded by Alan Sherman back in the early 1960s. My husband could tell you a lot more about the origins of some of these songs, but I'm writing the review, not him. Suffice it to say that in my estimation, this is John Lithgow's very best work. Easily accessible for kids and adults and just plain fun to listen to.
 Great singalong fun January 6, 2004
Lisa Kremer (Tacoma, WA)
I bought this CD to teach myself the words to "A... You're Adorable." I wasn't expecting too much from the rest of the disc. But I got sucked in. This is a great disc full of fun songs. I agree with some of the other reviewers that the song about the triplets is annoying; I always fast-forward through it. But the other songs are fabulous. The Hippopotamus song along is worth the price of the full disc: "Mud, mud, glorious mud!"
Lithgow isn't a virtuoso singer. If you're looking for an album with vocal excellence, try Perry Como (whose "A... You're Adorable" put me to sleep).
But Lithgow brings a lot of verve to these songs. And it's a great selection of fun children's songs that aren't mind-numbingly insipid.
Fabulous! November 17, 2003
This CD is SUPER! Our entire family enjoys it because it is so cheerful and just plain fun. You can't help but dance along, too - even our fourteen month old will start to smile and dance when we put this CD on. I highly recommend it!
A wonderful kids album October 15, 2003
I was skeptical when I bought this CD, but it really is great. A lot of the songs are new, and they're all fun. Our favorite song is "From the Indies to the Andes in his Undies"--soo cute!
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