Various Artists, A World of Happiness - 57m 14s

Tracks & Durations

1. Introduction - Sydnie Leolani Hyams	0:07
2. A World of Happiness - Lou Rawls	4:53
3. In the Details - Lisa Loeb	3:14
4. Just Ask - Illeana Douglas	2:27
5. The Grumps - Isaac Hayes	3:30
6. Don'tcha Wanna know? - Deborah Harry	3:37
7. The Jingles - Bradley Whitford and Jane Kaczmarek	3:35
8. Tatum the Toad -Michael Wincott	1:55
9. The Patience Bossa - Perry Ferrell and Deborah Harry	3:13
10. Knowa' the Cat - Samuel L. Jackson	4:42
11. What Could Be Better? -Annette O'Toole and Michael McKean	2:00
12. The Possibilities - Rosanna Arquette	4:04
13. Kassandra the Snake - Gretchen Parlato	2:52
14. Use Your Words - George Wendt and the Velvet Snazzletones	3:10
15. Little Me - Magic Johnson	2:38
16. The Same Ground - Tor Hyams	2:41
17. Syd and Lou Lullaby - Gary Oldman and Gretchen Parlato	3:12
18. A World of Happiness (Reprise) - Lou Rawls and the Kids	1:10
19. Outro - Lilli Elias and Luke Shmuger	2:47
20. Bonus	1:16

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Review

Once a year (twice if we're lucky) a kids' record that merits grown-up buzz reaches the bins--in 2004 it comes early. A World of Happiness is star-studded (Deborah Harry, Isaac Hayes, Samuel L. Jackson), loaded with wisdom, and follows a can't-miss formula established by its legendary 1970s forebear Free to Be You and Me. Simply put, there is much here to love: Lou Rawls' dreamy, soul-drenched title track, Illeana Douglas and Gary Oldman's cut-up "Just Ask," and Magic Johnson's ironic, perfectly paced tale of trumping the odds in "Little Me." These lessons land softly on growing ears--5- to 10-year-olds are the perfect targets, but older and younger kids will latch onto certain tracks too--and, like the 70s set it was modeled after, the CD leaves listeners in a place that feels safe and lit by inspiration. Count on it sounding right to more than a single generation, and to be among the few in your collection you try to protect when an over-eager handler has just put down her peanut-butter sandwich. --Tammy La Gorce

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