Disney Songbook Review
Jim Brickman: Disney Songbook plays tribute to the timeless Disney classic songs interpreted by Jim and featuring special guest performances by some of today's top Pop, Country ans Adult Contemporary music artist's sucah as Wayne Brady, Josh Gracin, Kassie DePaiva, Kimberly Locke and Lila McCann. Disney. 2005. Read more...
Disney Songbook Specifications
New Agey pianist Jim Brickman's history with children-friendly material goes back a long way--one of his early assignments was writing for Jim Henson, after all. On this album, he tackles Disney songs, although that definition is rather flexible. New tracks "Beautiful" (featuring vocalist Wayne Brady) and "I'm Amazed" (featuring country singer Lila McCann) aren't actually from any movie or TV show but inspired by Cinderella. (Other singing guests of note include former American Idol contestants Kimberley Locke and Josh Gracin.) Brickman's approach is so mellow that it's hard to tell the tunes apart in a Mary Poppins medley made up of five different songs, including the usually upbeat "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." This actually extends to the entire album, which feels like an extended medley. On the plus side, nothing comes in to peskily disrupt the soothing vibe. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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