This particular reissue gets a lower audio rating because of a general music mix that comes across as far too busy, between the usual guitars (picked with folky enthusiasm), the vocal arrangements (often with children incorporated), and the addition of not only acoustic bass (heard before on the group's albums), but banjo, autoharp, hammer dulcimer, etc.
The tape hiss is more evident on this album, too.
Peter, Paul and Mary had the essential appeal of seeming like a family -- Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey looked as though they could have been brothers, and it really wasn't a stretch to see Mary as their sister.
It's this picture that informs Peter, Paul and Mommy, an album of songs for children (as played by people accommodating to adults) and prevents it from becoming a lump of sugar.
As a result you get Tom Paxton's "The Marvelous Toy" with its charming imagery, Yarrow's "Day Is Done," a melancholy paean to the truth of passing the flame to a new generation, and the outright goofiness of Shel Silverstein's "Boa Constrictor." As a fillip you also get "Puff (The Magic Dragon)." While short at 35 minutes (it would have been nice to have as a two-fer) it's a charming, well-done album that's as delightful for grown-ups as for kids -- and as vital for kids as it ever was.
If you have children, you can sit with them and enjoy this album.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Marvelous ToyTom Paxton | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Day Is DonePeter Yarrow | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Leatherwing Bat | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | I Have a Song to Sing O!William Schwenck Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | All Through the Night | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | It's RainingNoel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Going to the ZooTom Paxton | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Boa ConstrictorShel Silverstein | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 00:49 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | MockingbirdTraditional | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 01:21 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Christmas DinnerNoel Paul Stookey | Peter, Paul and Mary | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Make-Believe Town | Peter | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Puff, The Magic Dragon ("Mommy") | Peter | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 35 mins | 81 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Schwenck Gilbert | Composer |
| 2 | Milton Glaser | Cover Design |
| 3 | Don Hahn | Engineer |
| 4 | Leonard Lipton | Composer |
| 5 | Elena Mezzetti | Composer |
| 6 | Milton Okun | Director, Producer |
| 7 | Tom Paxton | Composer |
| 8 | Peter, Paul and Mary | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Paul Prestopino | Instrument Assistant |
| 10 | Phil Ramone | Assistant Producer, Engineer |
| 11 | Russell Savkas | Instrument Assistant |
| 12 | Shel Silverstein | Composer |
| 13 | Noel Paul Stookey | Composer, Vocals |
| 14 | Arthur Sullivan | Composer |
| 15 | Traditional | Composer |
| 16 | Travers | Arranger |
| 17 | Mary Travers | Vocals |
| 18 | Allan Vogel | Photography |
| 19 | Peter Yarrow | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |