Bedtime Prayers: Lullabies and Peaceful Worship

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Bedtime Prayers: Lullabies and Peaceful Worship
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 27, 2001
Genre CCM, Children's music, inspirational
Length43:53
Label Sparrow/EMI
Producer John Hartley, Derald Daugherty
Twila Paris chronology
True North
(1999)
Bedtime Prayers: Lullabies and Peaceful Worship
(2001)
Greatest Hits: Time & Again
(2001)

Bedtime Prayers: Lullabies and Peaceful Worship is the fourteenth studio and children's music album by Christian singer-songwriter Twila Paris, released on March 27, 2001 by Sparrow Records. [1] [2] Bedtime Prayers consists of original lullabies written by Paris, with the exception of the William O. Cushing hymn "Jewels." [3] The album was perfectly timed because Paris and her husband Jack Wright were expecting their first child. A month after the album's release, Paris gave birth to their first born son named Jack Paris Wright. It was a name Paris had picked out for 15 years. [4] The album is produced by John Hartley of the U.K. Christian music duo Phil and John, with additional production by Derald Daugherty, lead singer of the alternative Christian rock group The Choir. Paris won a Dove Award for Children's Music Album of the Year for Bedtime Prayers at the 33rd GMA Dove Awards in 2002. [5] The album reached number one on the Billboard Top Kid Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Twila Paris, except where noted.

  1. "God Is All Around Us" - 3:51
  2. "Jewels" (William O. Cushing) - 3:09
  3. "My Delight" - 3:02
  4. "Perfect Peace" - 3:22
  5. "My Best Friend" - 3:14
  6. "Your Whole Life Long" - 4:31
  7. "His Beloved" - 2:52
  8. "More Than I Can Say" - 4:28
  9. "There Is Only One" - 4:12
  10. "Bedtime Prayer" - 3:38
  11. "See You Tomorrow" - 3:25
  12. "Blessing" - 3:57

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Ashleigh Kittle of AllMusic said of Bedtime Prayers that "Paris has specifically geared the album toward new mothers and young children. Her aim being to assist parents in teaching their children Biblically based foundational truths that can be carried with them the rest of their lives. The album is beautifully orchestrated, featuring Paris' trademark piano melodies paired with moderate tempos and the vocal vulnerability present on all she sings. Musically, it best reflects a blending of inspirational praise and worship with the gentle, soothing style associated with lullabies."

Tony Cummings of Cross Rhythms recommended Bedtime Prayers saying "If you're looking for a perfect gift for a new mum (sorry, mom) here's a delicate worshipful music that features excellent musicianship and prayers to the Father as it woos the little darling asleep."

Personnel

Production

Companion book

Paris has also released a companion book called Bedtime Prayers and Lullabies published by Harvest House Publishers. [8] Accompanied with illustration paintings by Kathryn Andrews Fincher, the book gives new parents simple prayers and soothing lullabies to newborn babies and toddlers.

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
US Top Kid Albums ( Billboard ) [9] 1

Accolades

GMA Dove Awards

YearWinnerCategory
2002Bedtime Prayers: Lullabies and Peaceful WorshipChildren's Music Album of the Year

References

  1. Twila Paris : Bedtime Prayers: Lullabies and Peaceful Worship. Sparrow Records. 2001.
  2. Alfonso, Barry (2002). The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music . Billboard Books. p.  216-17. ISBN   0-8230-7718-7.
  3. "When He Cometh". Hymnary.
  4. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 21, 2001.
  5. "Dove Awards Past Winners" . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. Kittle, Ashleigh. Twila Paris – Bedtime Prayers: Lullabies and Peaceful Worship: Review at AllMusic
  7. Cummings, Tony. "Review: Bedtime Prayers: Lullabies and Peaceful Worship - Twila Paris". Cross Rhythms.
  8. Paris, Twila (2002). Bedtime Prayers and Lullabies. Harvest House Publishers. ISBN   978-0736907460.
  9. "Top Kid LPs". Billboard . May 26, 2001.