Melodie Crittenden

Country Music
Crittenden's vocal power connects with her moral grounding like a drumhead stretched across a reservoir of passionate intensity. She comes by it honestly.... She really spans a range.... After all the strong love and independence here, she ends up with a quiet, acoustic- based tune ... "With His Arms Wide Open." It's core gospel love, crucifixion and redemption, overt Christocentrism; not just vague, presweetened, Christian pop....

Melodie Crittenden,Melodie Crittenden,Elektra / Wea,Contemporary Country,Country,Country & Western,Pop

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Dream with Me Tonight: Lullabies for all Ages

Dream with me tonight

A Must Buy

Best Ever

Setting a New Musical Standard

Dream with Me Tonight: Lullabies for All Ages
Melodie Crittenden
Manufacturer: Yell Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Children's Music | Styles | Music
Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music
Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music
General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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Melodie Crittenden

ASIN: B00005YFMN
Release Date: 2002-01-15

Tracks:

Dream With Me Tonight - Melodie Crittenden
Moondreams - Melodie Crittenden
Too Many Animals - Melodie Crittenden
Stars Are Wishes - Melodie Crittenden
Baby, I'll Be - Melodie Crittenden
Angels - Melodie Crittenden
Goodnight, Nightlight - Melodie Crittenden
It's Not Fair - Melodie Crittenden
Snuggle You - Melodie Crittenden
Moon Music - Melodie Crittenden
Dream With Me Tonight (Instrumental) - Bob Pattin
Moondreams (Instrumental) - Bob Pattin
Too Many Animals (Instrumental) - Bob Pattin
Stars Are Wishes (Instrumental) - Bob Pattin
Angels (Instrumentals) - Bob Pattin

Album Description

Award-winning CD of original lullabies, written and produced by songwriter-Dad, Lanny Sherwin, vocals by Melodie Crittenden. Voted "BEST TODDLER CD" by the Children's Music Web, winner of the Parent's Choice Award.

Often called a thinking parent's lullaby CD, "Dream With Me Tonight" is not as dry as Mozart, not as goofy as certain purple dinosaurs. The CD has real songs that captures the interest of children while, at the same time, appealing to parents through those very necessary repetitive plays required by the growing child.

Customer Reviews:

Dream with Me Tonight: Lullabies for all Ages.......2006-11-03

A wonderful CD! My grandchild falls asleep listening to it every night. Very orignial!

Dream with me tonight.......2006-10-07

I teach Kindergarten and have for 6 years. I teach a full day kindergarten class and so we have a "quiet resting time". I put on this CD and the children love it. They ask for it everyday. One day as the children were resting and I was grading some of their papers I heard the soft song of children singing "Too many animals in my bed" I had to join in as this is one of my favorite songs (I too had too many animals in my bed as a child). Now each time we hear this song we all stop and sing together. We have all talked about the animals in our beds. It is a WONDERFUL CD. A must have!!!

A Must Buy.......2006-10-07

My 3 year old twins don't know any of the commercial kid characters like Barney, etc., and I am not a big fan of Raffi-type music. So, other than soothing spa music, I wasn't playing much of anything for my babies when they were infants. Then I found this (and Vol. 2). Thank goodness someone took the time and had the creativity to put this out there! My family thanks you a million times. I have bought copies for every pregnant friend I've had over this past 3 years and will continue the tradition until the CD is out of print. We have a copy in the kids' artroom, bedrooms and in the car. The melodies are soothing and the words are sweet and easy to learn, so I can sign along (or alone when I forget to have the CD around). It's now familiar to all of us and we find great comfort in that!

Best Ever.......2002-12-17

Bought this for my grandson and ended up getting one for me I like it so much. It is a truly wonderful cd with great original songs - Too Many Animals in my Bed is my favorite without a doubt!

Setting a New Musical Standard.......2002-12-08

I absolutely love the combination of beautiful melodies and intelligent lyrics on the Dream With Me Tonight cd. It's about time someone created music that parents can enjoy too! (Not to mention how much my son loves the songs, but I will! - He asks for it every night!)

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Crittenden Can Croon Country
Amazing! TRULY!
Exceedingly Fabulous CD
More than just that song from Dawson's Creek
Underrated and underpromoted

Melodie Crittenden
Melodie Crittenden
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Country | Styles | Music

Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000002HPB
Release Date: 1998-02-24

Tracks:

I've Been Waiting For You
Birmingham
This Thing Called Livin'
Broken Road
I Should've Known
If This Ain't Love
Chains Around My Heart
Never Underestimate A Bored Housewife
You Make Me Crazy
With His Arms Wide Open

Customer Reviews:

Crittenden Can Croon Country.......2007-06-18

This is a good album, an enjoyable listen even for those who aren't big country fans. Melodie has a good, strong, expressive voice with an accent that works very well with the music. Notable songs:

Birmingham - a woman has wasted years with a useless man, but there is hope she may yet find something good in the wider world

Thing Called LIving - upbeat, optimistic tune. The singer is engaging the world and life

I Should Have Known

Never Underestimate a Bored Housewife - kind of amusing song. A housewife is fed up and cuts loose

You Make Me Crazy - one of the few uptempo tunes here

Arms Wide Open - religious ode to Jesus

Amazing! TRULY!.......2005-05-24

It is a little upsetting sometimes when such raw and amazing talent goes undiscovered! The vocals of Melodie are something to truly soothe the body, soul, and mind! WONDERFUL! I am so glad she has joined the group SELAH so we can here more from her!

Exceedingly Fabulous CD.......2004-02-10

One day, while I was watching the "Dawson's Creek" episode "Descisions", I heard a gorgeous song that I loved. When I found out Melodie Crittenden sang it, I wanted her CD of course. Little did I know that I would be purchasing the finest CD with the most spectacular songs I've ever heard.

The CD begins with the song "I've Been Waiting For You". This song is upbeat, light-hearted and very fun to sing and dance to. It is about a woman who desires to travel and see the world, but she has been waiting for the right person (who she finds) to experience it with. The slide guitar is superb!

The second song is "Birmingham". If you don't listen to the lyrics, this song can song happy and bright. But the song is really about a woman who leaves her husband after wasting years with him, in search for her promised land. The lyrics are well-written and the beat is great for sad song. Also, there is a take on joy, that there is a chance and to never give up, even when you may feel you've wasted your life.

"This Thing Called Living", the third song, is an inspiring, motivating and uplifting song about a woman who is finally living and doing the things she wants to do. For example, learning golf, watching Mel Gibson movies all night, and playing her guitar. This is one of my ultimate favorite songs ever.

The most well-known song and reason that I bought this CD, "Broken Road", is a classic love song about a woman who's dreams and ex-boyfriends led her down the blessed broken road, straight to the person she loves. The lyrics are wonderful, the vocals are superlative, and the music is exquisite. I even began practicing singing this song before I had the CD!

The fifth song, "I Should've Known" is not a personal favorite of mine, but is enjoyable nonetheless. It is about a woman who has had doubts about her love, but realizes that the person has never let her down before.

"If This Ain't Love" is an exceptional song with meaningful lyrics. It is about a woman who is looking for a person to spend forever with, but she knows that her current love is just infatuation.

The seventh song, "Chains Around My Heart", is a poignant and beautiful song about a woman who is in prison. The part you have to think about is that she may be locked away in a real penitentary or maybe she just feels trapped with herself and it is a metaphor. Melodie's voice is very powerful on this song.

"Never Underestimate a Bored Housewife" is an upbeat, amusing song with a defininate southern twang to it. It is very fun to sing and dance to. It is about a housewife who is irate and leaves the house, only to come across an Indian man and a cheap motel. Yet, this is a merit to her, fore she becomes famous with a best-selling book called "Husbands, Trains, and Indian Stuff". The first couple of times my mother and I listened to it, she laughed, even though she is not a housewife. And I am a teenager, and I love it, so it is fun for anyone. In fact my father, who is a musician, even wants to sing it for a guy's take on it!

The ninth song, "You Make Me Crazy", is absolutely perfect! It should have been a #1 hit! It has a fast tempo and is a fun, free, light-hearted love song. It's about how love can make you crazy, of course. The lyrics are great and there is an instrumental break in the middle of the song which is perfect to dance to. I love singing this song, but some of the high notes still are hard to reach. But I've got to learn, fore it is quite possibly my favorite song!

To conclude this remarkable CD is a slow, beautiful song called "With His Arms Wide Open". It tells the tale of Jesus, without ever saying his name. The lyrics are filled with meaning and intensity. You can tell, even though Melodie did not write this song, how much she believes in God. Gives me chills!

So in closure, this CD, in my opinion, is the best CD ever. For any person who cherishes fine music, this is for you. If you have passion for country music, even better! I am still trying to find an artist who has as great lyrics or a voice as Melodie Crittenden. I have learned the lyrics to all her songs and will continue to sing them. This CD is highly recommended for anyone!

More than just that song from Dawson's Creek.......2003-08-07

The best-known song in this collection is, of course, Broken road - it was featured in Dawson's creek and it is a great song. Yet there is much more to this album than just that song.

Co-producer Byron Gallimore has worked with some of the biggest names in the business including Tim McGraw and Jo Dee Messina. As a production, this could be described as typical of Byron - generally upbeat, with the bright production making even the occasional sad song sound less sad than it might otherwise. The songs are actually quite varied - everything from sad (Birmingham) to happy (I've been waiting for you) to amusing (Never underestimate a bored housewife).

It seems that this album, one of the better contemporary country albums of its time, was not given the airplay it deserved, therefore did not sell. Fortunately, Melodie has managed to get other work in the music business to keep her busy and it seems (as I write this) that a new album in a different style will eventually be released.

If you enjoy contemporary (1998) country, you should enjoy this, especially if you've heard and enjoyed Broken road.

Underrated and underpromoted.......2002-04-14

One of these fine days the WEA machine will recognize a country superstar-in-the-making before the superstar is signed by another label. It's a mystery to me why "You Make Me Crazy" was not a #1 hit. I had the privelege of meeting and hearing Melodie perform with only a few musicians acoustically, just after her album was released and was sure it would take off. However, it got zero airplay and promotion. Shame on the record company. This album is loaded with surprises. As other reviewers have stated, track after track it outdoes itself. Between her talent and "girl-next-door" good looks, Melodie Crittendon should be a major country artist by now. I hope she releases another album soon. I'm her number one fan.

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Dream With Me Tonight

Manufacturer: Sandman Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Children's Music | Styles | Music

Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAD6HM
Release Date: 2001-09-18

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