Happy Songs by Milkshake

Milkshake's debut kindie release, inspired by the birth of Lisa Mathews' daughter, and Mikel Gehl's son. These are the early gems, simple and catchy, with many songs meant to be sung to or with your child. Others - like "Goodnight Moon" and "When You Were Born" - express the all-over-the-map emotions that a first-born can bring. You can find videos for a few songs on www.youtube.com/milkshakekids.

Shout-out to the ethers: RIP John Such. We miss you and thank you for being such an important part of this music. You are all over this with your brilliance.

Tracklist

1.	Happy Song	2:47

2.	Tall	1:38

3.	Breakfast Time	1:20

4.	Never End	2:47

5.	That's Me	3:04

6.	Fingers and Toes	1:40

7.	Dance On My Shoes	3:39

8.	When You Were Born	1:25

9.	Clap My Hands	1:50

10.	Try	2:49

11.	Scared	2:56

12.	Goodnight Moon	4:14

13.	When You Are Sleeping	3:48

14.	Close Your Eyes	2:44

Credits

released January 1, 2002

Lisa Mathews - vocals, electric guitar
Mikel Gehl - acoustic guitar, backing vocals

Additional Musicians:
Miles Anderson - electric guitar
Mark Evanko - bass
John Such - keyboards, backing vocals
John Thomakos - drums
Brian Simms - accordion on "Close Your Eyes"
Adrian Cox - bass on "Try"
Ron Campbell - drums and percussion on "Try"; backing vocals on "That's Me"
Willem Elsevier - violin on "Dance on My Shoes" and "When You Are Sleeping"

Special thanks to the amazing kids who sang on the album:
Shandra Brown, Sophie Fraizer-Gehl, Emmer Freeman, Staci Griffin, Casey Haldeman, Erin Haldeman, Lennard Jackson, Arlo Matz, Grey Prickett, Phoebe Reichel, Boimah Sambola

Produced by John Such
Engineered by John Such at Such Sound, Baltimore, MD
Mastered by Dave Nachodsky at Invisible Sounds, Baltimore, MD

Cover art and the Milkshake logo by Jim Proimos
Photos: Michael Northrop

All songs: Deck Party Music, BMI c2002

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