In the Schoolyard explained

In the Schoolyard
Type:Album
Artist:Sharon, Lois & Bram
Cover:InTheSchoolyard1981.jpg
Released:1981
Genre:Children's music
Length:47:40
Label:Elephant Records
A&M Records
Casablanca Kids Inc.
Prev Title:Singing 'n' Swinging
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:One, Two, Three, Four, Live!
Next Year:1982

In the Schoolyard is the fourth album by popular children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram, originally released in 1981, featuring a central theme of songs and rhymes from the schoolyard.

Releases

The album has been completely re-designed and once by Casablanca Kids Inc. However, A&M Records re-released the album and made a few minor changes to the original cover art.

The 2007 release of In the Schoolyard features all the same familiar songs, clapping rhymes, playground games and schoolyard jokes from the original 1981 release plus a bonus coloring page.[1]


1981 (Elephant/A&M Records) (CANADA/USA) Available on Record & Cassette
2007/2008 (Casablanca Kids Inc.) (CANADA) Available on CD

Nominations & Awards

Parent's Choice Award, (2007)
National Parenting Publications, Honors Award (2007)Platinum

Track listing

  1. "Silly Names & Crazy Gibberish"
  2. "Fuzzy Wuzzy"
  3. "Punchinello 47"
  4. "Pufferbellies"
  5. "Ah Si Mon Moine"
  6. "Betty Botter"
  7. "Where Is Thumbkin?"
  8. "Peanut Butter & Jelly"
  9. "The Skunk Said"
  10. "You Can't Make A Turtle Come Out"
  11. "The Duchess at Tea"
  12. "Piccolomini"
  13. "Stone Games"
  14. "La Bamba (song)"
  15. "It's A Small World"
  16. "Love Somebody / A Bushel and a Peck"
  17. "Un Elefante"
  18. "Meeting In the Building"
  19. "Mommy, What If..."
  20. "Matthew, Mark, Luke & John"
  21. "There Was A Little Man"
  22. "The Wee Cock-Sparra'"
  23. "Rattlin' Bog"
  24. "Woodchuck"
  25. "Down in the Valley, Two by Two"
  26. "Miss Sue"
  27. "Way Down Yonder in the Schoolyard"

References

  1. Sharon, Lois & Bram. Casablanca Kids Inc., “ Sharon, Lois & Bram, In the Schoolyard” http://www.casablancakids.com/slb_schoolyard.html