Kid Bits Vol. 1, 2 & 3

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Kid Bits Vol. 1, 2, & 3
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Compilation album by Sharon, Lois & Bram
Released 1995
Genre Children's music
Label Drive Entertainment
Sharon, Lois & Bram chronology
Sharon, Lois & Bram Sampler
(1995)		Kid Bits Vol. 1, 2, & 3
(1995)		 Let's Dance!
(1995)

The Kid Bits collection is a composed of three mini-album/compilation cassettes released by Sharon, Lois & Bram in 1995 under the American Drive Entertainment Inc. label. They are available only on cassette and are some of the harder-to-find 'Sharon, Lois & Bram' cassettes. Each cassette features between thirteen and fourteen Sharon, Lois & Bram songs that were previously released on some of the trio's past albums.

Sharon, Lois & Bram

Sharon, Lois & Bram are a Canadian music group founded in Toronto, Ontario, 1978. The group's original lineup consisted of Sharon Hampson, Lois Ada Lilienstein, and Bramwell "Bram" Morrison.

Packaging

The cassettes, much like the Sharon, Lois & Bram Sampler cassette, features the same picture as the Sampler cassette, which was from the trio's Sing Around the Campfire album photo shoot. The only difference is the title and volume number listed on each cassette. Volume 1 being pink, Volume 2 being blue and Volume 3 being green. There is no inside flap or album information listed in any of the cassettes packaging.

<i>Sharon, Lois & Bram Sampler</i> compilation album

Sharon, Lois & Bram Sampler is a mini-album/compilation by Sharon, Lois & Bram, originally released in 1995 under the American Drive Entertainment Inc. label. It is available only on cassette and is extremely hard to find. It was released to promote the release of their 1995, one-and-only CD-ROM game, CyberBoogie!.

<i>Sing Around the Campfire</i> album by Sharon, Lois & Bram

Sing Around the Campfire is the 16th album by popular children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram, originally released in 1995. This album is a collection of songs for round the campfire. This is the third official compilation from the Sharon, Lois & Bram collection. Not only is Sing Around the Campfire an album, but it is also a 50-minute home video under the same name.

Track listing

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Kidbits Volume 1

VOLUME 1:

  1. "Turkey in the Straw"
  2. "The Name Game"
  3. "Five Little Monkeys"
  4. "Everybody Happy"
  5. "Jump Josie/Skip to My Loo"
  6. "The Hokey Pokey"
  7. "Two Little Blackbirds"
  8. "Going to the Zoo"
  9. "Peanut Butter & Jelly"
  10. "The Farmer In the Dell"
  11. "Ten in the Bed"
  12. "Little Sir Echo"
  13. "Ticka Tacka Telephone"
  14. "Cheerio"

VOLUME 2:

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Kidbits Volume 2
  1. "Skinnamarink"
  2. "Little Rabbit Foo-Foo"
  3. "Tingalayo"
  4. "The Smile on the Crocodile"
  5. "Five Brown Buns"
  6. "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"
  7. "Mairzy Doats"
  8. "Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?"
  9. "Boomps-A-Daisy"
  10. "I'm Not Small"
  11. "Way Down Yonder in the Schoolyard"
  12. "Old King Cole"
  13. "Newfoundland Jig Medley"

VOLUME 3:

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Kidbits Volume 3
  1. "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain"
  2. "Hey Dum Diddeley Dum"
  3. "Train Is A-Comin'"
  4. "Ha-Ha, This-A-Way"
  5. "The Muffin Man"
  6. "Mommy, What If..."
  7. "Noah's Old Ark"
  8. "Little Liza Jane"
  9. "Sarah the Whale"
  10. "Jenny Jenkins"
  11. "Down in the Valley, Two by Two"
  12. "Pufferbellies"
  13. "Fish & Chips & Vinegar"
  14. "Terrence McDiddler/Three Little Fishies/'Ishin'"

All the songs found on these three mini-compilations can be found on Sharon, Lois & Bram's previous full-length albums, some of which include: "One Elephant, Deux Éléphants", "Sing A to Z", "Mainly Mother Goose", and "Singing 'n' Swinging".

<i>One Elephant, Deux Éléphants</i> 1978 studio album by Sharon, Lois & Bram

One Elephant, Deux Éléphants is the first album by popular children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram, originally released in 1978. Throughout their career, the album has been re-released many times under various titles. The song "One Elephant, Deux Éléphants" became the opening theme to their popular children's television show, The Elephant Show, which ran for five seasons. This was also the first time that Sharon, Lois, and Bram covered Skinnamarink, which became the group's signature song and was performed at the end of every episode of The Elephant Show and Skinnamarink TV.

<i>Sing A to Z</i> album by Sharon, Lois & Bram

Sing A to Z is the tenth album by popular children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram, originally released in 1990. This album, like many other Sharon, Lois & Bram albums has been re-released many times. It is rumored that the idea for this album came from Lois when she and Sharon were window shopping and came across an alphabet quilt on display.

<i>Mainly Mother Goose</i> album by Sharon, Lois & Bram

Mainly Mother Goose is the sixth album by popular children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram, originally released in 1984. It has been re-released several times, but the artwork on the front covers remained basically the same.


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