Jack Johnson – Sing-A-Longs And Lullabies For The Film Curious George (2006/2014) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Jack Johnson – Sing-A-Longs And Lullabies For The Film Curious George (2006/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:36 minutes | 830 MB | Genre: Rock
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Jack Johnson accepted the challenge of writing a collection of children’s songs to accompany the animated film version of Curious George released in 2006. The resulting soundtrack album went to number one in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and became a US million seller. Since Curious George doesn’t speak in the movie, the monkey’s voice is only heard through Johnson’s songs. This required Johnson to research the perspective of an inquisitive monkey. After reading the screenplay, he studied sketches of Curious George until the music came to him. Guests include Ben Harper, G. Love and Matt Costa.

Perennial surfer dude/singer/songwriter Jack Johnson lends his voice to the eternally silent Curious George on this collection of “Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies,” original material built around the famous monkey and his strange obsession with “the Man with the Yellow Hat.” Universal Pictures couldn’t have picked a better collaborator for this soundtrack to the Curious George film, as Johnson’s easygoing delivery and breezy demeanor match George’s silent curiosity to a T. Fellow songwriters Ben Harper, G. Love, and Matt Costa contribute three songs to the predominantly children-oriented affair, while Johnson and band give up an island rendition of the White Stripes’ “We’re Going to Be Friends,” as well as the umpteenth cover of Schoolhouse Rock!’s “Three Is the Magic Number.” Heady stuff? Not exactly, but there’s not an ounce of pretense to the project, making it a fun, safe bet for kids and a forgettable — yet not entirely unpleasant — piece of escapism for adults. ~ James Christopher Monger

Tracklist:
01 – Upside Down
02 – Broken
03 – People Watching
04 – Wrong Turn
05 – Talk Of The Town
06 – Jungle Gym
07 – We’re Going To Be Friends
08 – The Sharing Song
09 – The 3 R’s
10 – Lullaby
11 – My Own Two Hands
12 – Questions
13 – Supposed To Be

Produced by Jack Johnson and Robert Carranza.
Engineered & Mixed by Robert Carranza.
Recorded at The Mango Tree, Hawaii November 2005.
Mastered by Bernie Grundman.

Musicians:
Jack Johnson – vocals, guitar, ukulele
Zach Gill – vocals, piano
Merlo Podlewski – bass guitar
Adam Topol – drums

Additional musicians:
Ben Harper – vocals, guitar (on ‘With My Own Two Hands“)
G. Love – vocals, guitar, harmonica (on ‘Jungle Gym“)
Matt Costa – vocals, guitar (on ‘Lullaby“)
Kawika Kahiapo – guitar (on ‘Talk Of The Town“)

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