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Shel Silverstein
Light in the Attic
Release Date: 1985
Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
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Shel Silverstein's poems exist within the same timeless canon of children's classics as -Where the Wild Things Are, -James and the Giant Peach, and -Alice in Wonderland. Like an Edward Gorey illustration come to life, this wonderfully imaginative collection of poems, songs, and post-'60s hippie rhetoric bristles with unguarded enthusiasm and Willy Wonka-esque grandstanding. Silverstein is a gifted storyteller whose animated -- and undeniably creepy -- voice can light up a room. Like Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat, he surveys each situation with a winning combination of menace and whimsy, utilizing his experiences as a composer and producer to punctuate his verse with quirky melodies and sound effects. When he chooses to sing, like on "The Dragon of Grindly Grun," he retains the mad wink that fuels spoken pieces like "The Sitter" and "Zebra Question," experimenting with inflections like a junkie whose fix is the human personality. James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Light in the AtticSilverstein:27
2Bear in ThereSilverstein:40
3Rock N' Roll BandSilverstein1:16
4Eight BalloonsSilverstein1:19
5SitterSilverstein:20
6Quick TripSilverstein:14
7How Not to Have to Dry the DishesSilverstein:32
8Squishy TouchSilverstein1:16
9Little Abigail and the Beautiful PonySilverstein1:39
10Homework MachineSilverstein:47
11Crowded TubSilverstein:19
12Almost PerfectSilverstein1:45
13PrehistoricSilverstein1:06
14ExaminationSilverstein:21
15KidnappedSilverstein:50
16Dragon of Grindly GrunSilverstein1:04
17Ladies FirstSilverstein1:13
18Picture Puzzle PieceSilverstein1:12
19SignalsSilverstein:22
20Little Boy and the Old ManSilverstein:47
21ClarenceSilverstein1:57
22Hula EelSilverstein:28
23NobodySilverstein1:06
24Peckin'Silverstein:21
25God's WheelSilverstein:26
26Zebra QuestionSilverstein:43
27Tryin' on ClothesSilverstein1:05
28AnteaterSilverstein:17
29Fancy DiveSilverstein:32
30WhatifSilverstein1:10
31Backward BillSilverstein1:31
32FriendshipSilverstein:15
33Captain Blackbeard Did What?Silverstein1:32
34Monsters I've MetSilverstein:37
35AtionsSilverstein:53
36HittingSilverstein:26
37Toad and the KangarooSilverstein1:28
38Twistable, Turnable ManSilverstein1:00
39Outside or Underneath?Silverstein:44

Other Releases:
Light in the Attic [20th Anniversary Book/CD]
Release Date: 1985
Label: Sony Music Distribution








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