Lullaby (Kate Ceberano and Nigel MacLean album)

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Lullaby
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Studio album by
Released24 November 2015
StudioMadcat Sound, Huntingdale, Victoria, Australia
Genre Children's music, Easy listening
Label MacLean/Ceberano
Kate Ceberano chronology
Kensal Road
(2013)
Lullaby
(2015)
Anthology
(2016)

Lullaby is a collaborative studio album by Australian singer Kate Ceberano and New Zealand-born musician Nigel MacLean that was released in November 2015, [1]

Contents

Lullaby was inspired by Kate's Hawaiian background where mothers sing to their children as they go to sleep. [2]

Kate said "Our buckskin baby was born 12 years ago now and I wanted to give her a gift for choosing us as her guardians. And during the making of this album Nigel's son was also born. Together, we were inspired to make an album to soothe both mother and child and set in an early contact with music, lush, classical and quirky. A soundtrack to parenting that could enchant both child, mother and really anyone looking to unwind after a big day. An escape..."

Nigel said "How fortunate to be making a Lullaby album as my newborn arrives! Sleep may be a necessity for babies but little afforded by their carers. With my newborn lying in his bassinet as I worked on these tracks it was the perfect remedy for both myself and my little one. This collection of songs arose around us and kept us feeling calm and full of bliss. The exquisite vocals of Kate deliver a musical cushion for my baby to rest his head on. A beautiful journey that only ends in bliss...." [3]

Background

In 2014 Ceberano became the first Australian woman to be inducted into the Australian Songwriters Association (ASA) Hall of Fame [4] and despite having been in the entertainment industry for over 25 years She counts motherhood to daughter Gypsy as her biggest achievement yet. [5]

Reception

Warren Photography, a friend of Nigel MacLean photographed Kate and her daughter Gypsy. He said of the album; "Lullaby [is] a beautiful soft set of soothing lullabies for babies, kids and mothers." [6]

Track listing

  1. "Baby Mine" – 3:35
  2. "A Song to Remember You By" – 6:00
  3. "Pupuhinuhinu" – 3:28
  4. "Owl and the Pussycat" – 4:23
  5. "Sleepsong" – 4:04
  6. "Little Robin" – 2:41
  7. "Buckskin Baby" – 3:26
  8. "New World" – 3:41
  9. "Hine" – 2:32
  10. "Candy Clouds" – 2:38
  11. "La La Land" – 2:59
  12. "'night Tom" – 2:06

Personnel

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