Baby Songs

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Baby Songs
Created byAmy Weintraub
Brooks McEwan
Directed byDorian Walker
Nate Bashor
Lynda Taylor
Tery Arnold
Don Campbell
Starring Hap Palmer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersNancy Steingard
Wendy Moss
Eric Greenspan
ProducersAmy Weintraub
Brooks McEwan
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesBackyard Enterprises
Hi-Tops Video
Anchor Bay
Original release
Release1987 (1987) 
September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)

Baby Songs is one of the first, and longest-running, American, independent children's home video series. Since 1987, more than 4 million copies of Baby Songs have been sold.

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History

In 1985, Amy Weintraub and Brooks McEwan founded the company Backyard Productions, now Backyard Enterprises, Inc., to release Baby Songs. Inspired by the music videos on MTV, Weintraub and McEwan created the first collection of music videos for babies and toddlers.

They partnered with American children's musician Hap Palmer, a recording artist since 1969, to create Baby Songs. The videos often feature Palmer performing either his original songs or adaptations of folk, nursery rhymes and popular songs to live children. [1] The songs are separated by short animated video segments. Baby Songs also released videos without Palmer, often starring other singers (such as John Lithgow's Kid Size Concert). Baby Songs was originally released on VHS by Hi-Tops Video in 1987 and then by Anchor Bay in 1999. In 2003, it was released on VHS and DVD by 20th Century Fox.

The company has released 17 titles on VHS and DVD, and 4 audio compilations. [2]

In 1992, a spin off video series titled Tales and Tunes, created by both Weintraub and McEwan, was released, targeting older children.

The videos aired as a segment on the TV program Lunch Box on The Disney Channel.

Video titles

  1. Baby Songs (1987)
  2. More Baby Songs (1987)
  3. Turn On The Music (January 17, 1989)
  4. Even More Baby Songs (1990)
  5. Baby Songs Presents: John Lithgow's Kid Size Concert (1990)
  6. Baby Songs Presents: Baby Rock (1991)
  7. Baby Songs: Christmas (1991)
  8. Baby Songs Presents: Follow Along Songs (1992)
  9. Baby Songs Presents: Sing Together (1992)
  10. Baby Songs: Good Night (January 26, 1999)
  11. Baby Songs: ABC, 123, Colors and Shapes (August 17, 1999)
  12. Baby Songs: Animals (February 22, 2000)
  13. Baby Songs: Silly Songs (September 25, 2001)

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References

  1. "Hap Palmer website". Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  2. "Baby Songs website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  3. NAPPA Gold Awards 2001
  4. Dr. Toy 2001 Awards
  5. Parent's Choice Awards list, Spring 2000
  6. Dr. Toy 1999 Awards