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The Johnny Cash Children's Album | 
| Artist: Johnny Cash
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 2666
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 81328
UPC: 828768132821
EAN: 0828768132821
ASIN: B000F2CC36
Release Date: May 16, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Nasty Dan | | • | One And One Makes Two | | • | I Got A Boy And His Name Is John | | • | Little Magic Glasses | | • | Miss Tara | | • | Dinosaur Song | | • | Tiger Whitehead | | • | There's A Bear In The Woods | | • | Call Of The Wild | | • | Little Green Fountain | | • | Old Shep | | • | (The) Timber Man | | • | Grandfather's Clock | | • | Ah Bos Cee Dah | | • | Why Is A Fire Engine Red |
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As foreboding a figure as Johnny Cash was, his son John Carter Cash writes in liner notes to this excellent CD, he was also a big kid: "a fun-loving, easygoing, laughing man." That's not to say he was more inclined to skateboard over the line than to walk it, only that given his mesmerizing voice and his gift for storytelling, he had an enviable way of relating to kids. Thirty years on, parents who pick up this disc will find not a lot has changed: In 15 songs never before released on CD--four of which are bonus tracks not included on the 1975 classic--the Man in Black melds the silly with the sweet, the madcap with the meaningful, and emerges as a country-folk Pied Piper any kid would kill to have for an uncle. "Nasty Dan," the opener, will be familiar not only to those who grew up singing along to the original LP, but also to subsequent generations of "Sesame Street" watchers (Oscar duets on a later version). But for most, the rest will arrive as pure revelation. "Old Shep," a dog song, deserves placement on a disc of classic pet tributes, if such a thing exists; "Tiger Whitehead" treads fearlessly through wild bear territory; "Ah Bos Cee Dah" is nonsensical noodling with the language at its most brilliant; and "I Got a Boy and His Name Is John," a duet with the great June Carter Cash, steers the modern listener to a long-lost place where love of family was enough for a kid to get by on. --Tammy La Gorce
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Strangely Essential May 24, 2006
Soulboogiealex (Netherlands)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
The Johnny Cash must be one of the oddest entries in the Cash Library. It is at the least a very different Cash than we get usually. Yet it seems to make perfect sense. This reissue allows us to get a more complete picture of the man. Like his son John Carter Cash writes in the liner notes; "I see the dark, foreboding figure of Johnny Cash far too much these days. This dark side of John R. Cash is real and significant, but there is another that is just as true, and for us, those who love the man, even more important to remember; The big kid".
There is a lot to enjoy on this record. The moods are endearing, moving and joyful. A side of Cash that usually under lit; although this is an album for children, adults will find their share here. The Children's Album is a true family album.
As a musician he was perfect for children songs. The rhythms are simple, the song structure plain and the stories imaginative. Hearing this album leaves you wondering why Cash didn't do more material for children. Though intended for children, the material is rich and layered. Songs like "Little Magic Glasses" and "Call of the Wild" have a mature undertone that will be wasted on most kids, and will almost move you to tears.
Adding this to your collection will give you a more real view and complete picture of Johnny Cash. The Children's Album is highly enjoyable for the casual listener and strangely essential for the Cash fan.
relief September 15, 2006
marianapparition (New York, NY)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was so happy to discover this album. My 17-month-old son loves music and we were tiring of his Raffi and Baby Einstein CDs. While the content may be over his head, he smiles contently with the slow tracks and claps along with the upbeat ones. A sweet standout is the duet with June Carter Cash about their son John -- it is wonderful to have such a warm, charmingly funny song reflecting parents love for a child and each other.
Simply and profoundly whimsical August 20, 2006
Daniel J. Brookbank (Cincinnati, Ohio)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Very refreshing to hear such a whimsical childhood album that not only will entertain your kids but you as well. As thouroughly entertained as I was, I can't imagine any adult feeling less so. Really. I actually found myself listening to the album after my son had gone to bed. Like much of children's entertainment, there is a silver and simple profundity in the lining - a moral to the stories that Johnny Cash sings and an adult perspective that is framed by the simple honesty and goodness that is childhood. "There's a Bear in the Woods" contrasts the cynical skepticism of an adult as he seeks to discredit the imaginative truth of childhood. Yeah, maybe there wasn't an actual bear in the woods, but in spite of that fact the kid comes off as more honest than the adult who doubts him. Quite frankly I am astonished at the opinion of the reviewer who panned this album. Apparently they think raising a child should include inculcating some type of political message. Her comments about the song "Old Shep," are taken completely out of context. The song is a classic, sung by everyone from Elvis Presley to Dean Martin, and talks about the suffering of a poor boy who must "put down" his suffering and infirm dog. I remember hearing this song as a child and it made a lingering impact. After all there is nothing more affecting than "puppy" love as it always seems to stay with you througout your life. Who doesn't remember their first dog and his eventual death? This is comforting for children because most children have experienced the agony of a pet's loss. To say otherwise is to totally misunderstand the song. Bravo to Johnny Cash who didn't think kids entertainment had to simply be something quarantined to his childhood but rather realized that it was something perhaps that could teach lessons that they carry with them throughout their life. I am proud to have my son learn its moral of love, friendship and loss all in a simple children's tale. Isn't that what the best children's literature and music should do? Pick it up. I think you'll find yourself listening to it long after you've turned out the kid's light.
 When I was a lad... February 13, 2007
Johnny Heering (Bethel, CT United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Like the title says, this is the Johnny Cash children's album. It was recorded at various sessions between 1971 and 1973, and was released in January 1975. It is a fun album, with a lot of cute songs for kids. "Nasty Dan" is the funniest song on the album. "I Got a Boy and His Name is John" is a good duet between Johnny and June, and is about their boy John Carter Cash. "Dinosaur Song" is a cute song about the obvious. "Call of the Wild" is a nice song sung from the point of view of a migrating goose. "Old Shep" is a country classic about a boy and his dog. And the rest of the songs are also enjoyable. The CD adds four previously unreleased bonus tracks to the album. Cash fans will enjoy this.
Kid in Black July 11, 2006
Bjorn Paige (Sunny San Rafael, CA, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
What a strange album. For those wanting to help their youngsters learn early on to walk the line, this amalgam of song and spoken word is a strange but wonderful introduction to the Man in Black. Some songs, "Nasty Dan" and "Tiger Whitehead" for example, are simply swell -danceable for the very young and their buffoonish parents- other tracks drag, and the final monologue, which includes the line "Russians are red," smacks of the absurdity that underlies the concept of a children's album by the man who "shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die." Cash fans, who know that many Cash albums come with one or two songs that will make them blush at the oddity of their message or delivery (Like "Live at San Quentin?" ...remember "Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart"), will be willing to look past the drippy "Little Magic Glasses" and see the true warmth of songs like "I Got A Boy And His Name Is John" and the album as a whole. Others, stick to Raffi.
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