Name: Singin' in the Kitchen [Bonus Tracks]
Brand: City Hall Records
SKU: 1529798
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Singin' in the Kitchen [Bonus Tracks]

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Album: Singin' in the Kitchen [Bonus Tracks]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Singin' in the Kitchen
2)	Monkey and the Elephant, The
3)	Lovin' You Anyway
4)	Where'd I Come From
5)	Ricky Ticky Song, The
6)	Giving Tree, The
7)	You Are
8)	Unicorn, The
9)	Cloudy Sky, A
10)	She Thinks I Can
11)	Scarlet Ribbons
12)	See That Bluebird
13)	Singin' in the Kitchen (Reprise)
14)	Less of Me
15)	(There Was A) Tall Oak Tree
16)	When I've Learned
17)	Family Bible, The
18)	Lonesome Valley
19)	When God Dips His Love in My Heart
20)	I Saw the Light
21)	He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
22)	Just a Closer Walk with Thee
23)	I'll Fly Away
24)	Chicago Story
25)	Barbara Joy
26)	Maggie (I Wish We'd Never Met)
27)	Poison Red Berries
28)	Which One Will It Be

Album: Singin' in the Kitchen [Bonus Tracks]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Singin' in the Kitchen
2)	Monkey and the Elephant, The
3)	Lovin' You Anyway
4)	Where'd I Come From
5)	Ricky Ticky Song, The
6)	Giving Tree, The
7)	You Are
8)	Unicorn, The
9)	Cloudy Sky, A
10)	She Thinks I Can
11)	Scarlet Ribbons
12)	See That Bluebird
13)	Singin' in the Kitchen (Reprise)
14)	Less of Me
15)	(There Was A) Tall Oak Tree
16)	When I've Learned
17)	Family Bible, The
18)	Lonesome Valley
19)	When God Dips His Love in My Heart
20)	I Saw the Light
21)	He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
22)	Just a Closer Walk with Thee
23)	I'll Fly Away
24)	Chicago Story
25)	Barbara Joy
26)	Maggie (I Wish We'd Never Met)
27)	Poison Red Berries
28)	Which One Will It Be

Performer Notes

Audio Remasterer: Simon Polinski.
Liner Note Authors: Greg Adams ; Jack Clement.
Recording information: RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studio, Nashville, TN (1974).
Arrangers: Don Tweedy; Bergen White; Bobby Bare.
Bobby Bare's 1973 album Sings Lullabys, Legends & Lies, yielded two major hits, so he repeated the formula the following year on Singin' in the Kitchen. Both albums are largely devoted to the songs of Shel Silverstein, but Singin' in the Kitchen takes the loose, live-in-the-studio vibe of its predecessor to an extreme, making the listener believe that they're really hearing the Bare family singing around the kitchen table. The singles "Where'd I Come From" and "Singin' in the Kitchen" became only minor hits, which isn't surprising because this album is less appealing overall. It's too casual, and the lightweight material coupled with the ragged chorus of kids makes it sound like a children's record. Bare's wife, Jeannie, is a competent vocalist, and Bare brings a measure of solid professionalism to the effort by performing a couple of songs solo, but the end result is a little like watching another family's home movies. Singin' in the Kitchen is a cute album as long as you don't expect too much from it. ~ Greg Adams