Ralph's World - The Debut CD

"One of the finest kids' audio releases of this or any year."
- Moira McCormick, Billboard

"Records like this don't come around often."
- Fred Koch, Chicago Parent

"The best children's album of 2001."
- John D. Luerssen, Music.com

"10 Best Children's Music CDs of 2001" - Amazon.com

It began when Jim Powers of Chicago's Minty Fresh Records approached Ralph Covert, then teaching Powers' child in the Old Town School's Wiggleworms music program, about the state of affairs in children's music.  Covert was taking a fresh approach (and writing original songs) with his classes, to keep things interesting for the kids, parents and himself.  Powers, who'd surveyed the children's scene around town with his 2-year-old son, and found something lacking. The two decided that the time was right to record an album of Ralph's original kids music, which eventually became known as "Ralph's World."

Recorded at Chicago's Gravity Studios, this disc contains 18 songs, including 12 originals, and some inspired choices for cover songs. Ralph pays infectious tribute to KC and the Sunshine Band in "Take a Little Nap (The Disco Song)" and is joined by his father on, "Ragtime Cowboy Joe," (a song they both knew growing up from listening to The Sons Of The Pioneers). Standout originals include "Seven Monkeys," "Drivin' In My Car" and "Tickle a Tiger."

The supporting cast of musicians include such luminaries as Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, bassist Pickles Piekarski (Bad Examples, John Prine), harmonica player Corky Siegel (Siegel-Schwall Blues Band), and drummer Matt Walker (Smashing Pumpkins, Filter).

Freddy Bear The Teddy Bear
Choo Choo Train
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Seven Monkeys Up In A Tree
Animal Friends
Marching Medley
Winnie The Pooh / The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers
All My Colors
The Name Song
You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd
Emily Miller (no chords!)
Take A Little Nap (The Disco Song)
Four Little Duckies (CHORDS: start in A, modulate up to B!)
ABC's
Drivin' In My Car
Tickle A Tiger
Bedtime Girl
Now It's Time To Say Goodbye

Note: Beginning guitar players, click here for an exhaustive list of chord charts to help you figure out some of the more difficult chords!

All songs written by Ralph Covert, c 2000 Waterdog Music (ASCAP), except:

Ragtime Cowboy Joe (Lewis Muir, Maurice Abrahams, Grant Clarke), EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc./Alfred Publishing Co., Inc./Sony ATV TUnes LLC (ASCAP)

Marching Medley (Public Domain)

Winnie the Pooh / The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers (Richard Sherman, Robert B. Sherman), The Wonderland Music Company (BMI)

You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd (Roger Miller), Sony / ATV Songs, LLC d/b/a Tree Publishing Company (BMI)

Take A Little Nap (The Disco Song), written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, with additional lyrics contributed by Ralph Covert, published by EMI Longitude Music / Harrick Music Inc. (BMI)

ABC's (Public Domain)