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Tom Chapin
Zag Zig
Genres: Folk, Children's Music

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Vitamin Si - Tom Chapin, Forster, John
2. The Backwards Birthday Party
3. Mikey Won't
4. R-E-C-Y-C-L-E
5. Hi Hi, I Love Ya
6. Zag Zig - Tom Chapin, Forster, John
7. Bruno's Christmas on the Mall
8. Loose Tooth
9. If Only
10. Best of Companions
11. Clean Machine
12. Johnny Glockenspiel
13. The Ragtime Dance
14. When the Busy Day Is Done

CD Details

All Artists: Tom Chapin
Title: Zag Zig
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Original Release Date: 5/24/1994
Release Date: 5/24/1994
Genres: Folk, Children's Music
Styles: Contemporary Folk, Educational
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074645767628

Synopsis

Amazon.com essential recording

Tom Chapin, the younger brother of singer/songwriter Harry, has made a stealthy career out of creative children's music. He writes tunes that are lyrically charming, musically fetching, and altogether fun. Even with a string of recordings as impressive as his, Zag Zig is the best. It incorporates Chapin's fondness for intricate horn charts (on the Latin-tinged "Vitamin Si") and his quirky, memorably humorous lyrics on "Backwards Birthday Party." Best of all, the lyrics aren't simply silly: Each song passes on a narrative strand, however brief, that helps kids as young as 2 years old remember turns of phrase, development in a story, and more. --Andrew Bartlett

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CD Reviews

Not as good as other Tom Chapin tapes we have

01/13/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

""Zag Zig" just isn't as good as the other two Tom Chapin tapes we own, "Family Tree" and "In My Hometown." The songs "Vitamin Si" and "R-E-C-Y-C-L-E" are the only real standouts on "Zag Zig," in my opinion. I'd be hard-pressed to choose only two favorites from the other two tapes I mentioned. If you are new to Tom Chapin, go for "Family Tree." I think it's one of the best children's tapes I've ever heard."

Zig zag

11/30/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"you can't go wrong with tom chapin. my daughter has been a fan since she was 2 years old. we have all six cds. as a parent i love his music too and can sing right along with my daughter. we love tom chapin."