Evergreen Everblue

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Evergreen Everblue
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 4, 1990
RecordedEarly 1990
Genre Children's
Length38:58
Label MCA Records Rounder
Producer Raffi, Billy Bryans
Raffi chronology
Everything Grows
(1987)
Evergreen Everblue
(1990)
Bananaphone
(1994)
Singles from Evergreen Everblue
  1. "Evergreen Everblue"
  2. "Big Beautiful Planet"
  3. "Clean Rain"
Professional ratings
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Evergreen Everblue is a music album by popular children's entertainer Raffi, released in 1990. The album was aimed at an older audience than most of Raffi's children's albums. [2] The songs on this album are ecology-themed.

Track listing

  1. "Intro/Evergreen, Everblue" – 4:51
  2. "Mama's Kitchen" – 3:31
  3. "Big Beautiful Planet" – 3:23
  4. "Alive and Dreaming" – 3:46
  5. "Where I Live" – 4:05
  6. "What's the Matter With Us" – 3:42
  7. "Our Dear, Dear Mother" – 3:15
  8. "Just Like the Sun" – 2:44
  9. "Clean Rain" – 3:07
  10. "One Light, One Sun" – 2:09
  11. "We Are Not Alone" – 4:10

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References

  1. Evergreen Everblue at AllMusic
  2. "RaffiNews.com Raffi Music at School".