Radio Wayne | ||||
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Studio album by Wayne Brady | ||||
Released | April 19, 2011 (Amazon.com) May 31, 2011 | |||
Genre | Children's music, R&B | |||
Label | Walt Disney | |||
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Radio Wayne is the second studio album by actor and comedian Wayne Brady. It is also his first full-length children's music album, his second Disney-labeled album after his recording of "The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room" for the Disney Music Block Party (2008) compilation, and his third children's album appearance after Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long and Disney Music Block Party. The album's title was inspired by the radio network Radio Disney.
Wayne Alphonso Brady is an American actor, singer, and comedian who is a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway? He was the host of the daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show, the original host of Fox's Don't Forget the Lyrics!, and has hosted Let's Make a Deal since its 2009 revival. Brady also performed in the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots on Broadway as Simon—who is also drag queen Lola—from November 2015 to March 2016, and as James Stinson on the American TV series How I Met Your Mother.
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
Common Sense Media | |
Parenthood.com | (Positive) [3] |
Common Sense Media gave the album 4/5 stars and said the "album teaches kids all about manners, good behavior, hygiene, and eating vegetables, but in a way that's so fun and danceable that kids may not even realize that they're learning". [2]
Common Sense Media (CSM) is a non-profit organization that "provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children."
All tracks written by Wayne Brady, Jamie Jones, Jack Kugell, and Jason Pennock, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Imagination" | 3:46 |
2. | "The High-Low" | 3:29 |
3. | "Good Morning (All Over the World)" | 2:45 |
4. | "Say Please" | 3:11 |
5. | "Talk to the Animals" (Leslie Bricusse) | 2:57 |
6. | "Greedy Gus" | 2:51 |
7. | "Let It Out" | 3:08 |
8. | "Reading Can Be Fun" | 3:22 |
9. | "Wash Your Hands" | 3:50 |
10. | "You Are What You Eat" | 3:17 |
11. | "The Music Song" | 3:28 |
12. | "Hide and Seek" | 2:57 |
13. | "Monster in My Closet" | 3:05 |
14. | "Hip Hop Stop" | 3:35 |
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