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| Free to Be You and Me | 
 enlarge | Artist: Marlo Thomas
Label: Arista
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 328
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 80313
UPC: 828768031322
EAN: 0828768031322
ASIN: B000F2CC0E
Release Date: May 9, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Free To Be You And Me - The New Seekers | | • | Boy Meets Girl - Mel Brooks and Marlo Thomas | | • | When We Grow Up - Diana Ross | | • | Don't Dress Your Cat In An Apron - Billy De Wolfe | | • | Parents Are People - Harry Belafonte and Marlo Thomas | | • | Housework - Carol Channing | | • | Helping - Tom Smothers | | • | Ladies First - Marlo Thomas | | • | Dudley Pippin And The Principal - Billy De Wolfe, Marko Thomas, Bobby Morse | | • | It's All Right To Cry - Rosey Grier | | • | Sisters And Brothers - Sisters and Brothers | | • | My Dog Is A Plumber - Dick Cavett | | • | William's Doll - Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas | | • | Atlanta - Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas | | • | Grandma - Diana Sands | | • | Girl Land - Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones | | • | Dudley Pippin And His No-Friend - Bobby Morse and Marlo Thomas | | • | Glad To Have A Friend Like You - Marlo Thomas | | • | Free To Be...You And Me - The New Seekers |
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Amazon.com
There are thousands upon thousands of children's albums out there, but the one that quietly left its mark with more '70s children than perhaps any other album was this disc. Free to Be...You and Me was a pet project of proud feminist Marlo Thomas (a.k.a. "That Girl"), and it was born--according to the liner notes--by the desire to provide her niece with music "to celebrate who she was and who she could be." Harry Belafonte sings "Parents Are People," ex-football great Rosie Grier offers an incredible, touching melody titled "It's All Right to Cry," and Diana Ross waxes future-positive on "When We Grow Up." A great hour of brain food for young--and not-so-young--children. --Denise Sheppard
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| Customer Reviews: Read 28 more reviews...
 a parent and kindergarten teacher June 8, 2006
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
The music from Free to Be was the best music that my kids listened to as they were growing up. If you're interested in a cd that shows children how there are lots of different ways to be special, this is the cd for you. It's such a positive role model and it's so much fun to sing along with, too. I was watching Inside the Actor's Studio and when he asked Gwyneth Paltrow if she had any actors or actresses that she loved when she was little, she smiled and said that she really didn't, that she spent lots of time in her room singing along with her Free to Be, You and Me record. My kids did, too.
 a landmark in children's albums October 16, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you were a kid in the 1970s', chances are you had a copy of this little gem. FREE TO BE YOU AND ME was created by Marlo Thomas as a teaching tool for children. Filled with great songs and comedy bits from a galaxy of stars, the album teaches gentle lessons about sharing, self-belief and tolerance.
Marlo Thomas originally created the album because she wanted her niece to have something that celebrated just being a kid, but this album was proudly adopted by an entire generation, and songs like "It's All Right to Cry", "Parents are People", and "William's Doll" became anthems in the schoolyard. Parents who grew up with the album now have the opportunity to pass it along to their own children, thanks to this reissue from Arista Records.
Highlights include husband/wife team Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy with "Girl Land", Carol Channing with "Housework"; and Marlo Thomas with "Ladies First".
Totally magic.
[Arista/Legacy 82876 80313 2]
memories January 15, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My grandchildren, ages 8 and 4, have memorized all the songs on the CD since Christmas, and love to dance to them. I wondered if the music that so appealed to their mother in the '70's would interest them, but they absolutely love it. It brought tears to my eyes to see them dancing to "Parents Are People," giggling over the boy and girl baby song, and identifying with Rosie Greer's "It's Alright to Cry"!
Still great after all these years! March 13, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
An early birthday gift for my daughter (to be nine in April '07) - she can't get enough of this CD! After one listen, she was quoting bits and bites and getting up to hit "repeat" on the CD player. Cool.
My sister and I loved it as kids and though it's a teeny bit dated, the messages are sound, clear, and still 'work' today. The comedy is great for all ages(who can beat Mel Brooks and Alan Alda?)
So, my review says: get it! Listen ofen! And give it to someone you love!
Still just as much fun November 22, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I got this cd, as I am pregnant and beginning to compile child-friendly music for my soon to be baby boy. When I came across Free to Be You and Me, I couldn't resist. I had such wonderful memories from elementary school - watching the "video" and listening (signing along) to the music with my friends and classmates. Now, in my thirties, I am hearing the songs and poems with a new ear...and I still love it! The songs and poems are still so singable, fun and poignant. I can't wait to share with my little one.
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