Radio Wayne

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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
Wayne Brady chronology
A Long Time Coming
(2008)
Radio Wayne
(2011)

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.

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"The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room" is the official song for Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. It was written in 1963 by Disney staff songwriters, Robert and Richard Sherman, and recorded by The Mellomen. The song's was the first written for an Audio-Animatronic attraction. A studio-recorded soundtrack of the Enchanted Tiki Room was released in 1968 by Disneyland Records as the A side of the album The Enchanted Tiki Room (ST-3966), whose B side included music from the Disney Jungle Cruise attraction.

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Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Common Sense Media Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
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 nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, United States

Common Sense Media (CSM) is a non-profit organization that "provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children."

Track listing

All tracks written by Wayne Brady, Jamie Jones, Jack Kugell, and Jason Pennock, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
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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References

  1. Radio Wayne at Allmusic.com
  2. 1 2 Jessica Dawson. "Radio Wayne - Music Review". Common Sense Media .
  3. Michael Berick (2011-07-07). "Radio Wayne". Parenthood.com.