Album Notes

“As a paean to pure fun, PLAY!, the third CD from the wildly popular band Milkshake, is reason to celebrate.”
Child Magazine

RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2006

Milkshake is a band with a mission: to create great rock music for kids. On PLAY!, the band’s third CD, you’ll hear the kind of songcraft, arrangements, harmonies and musicianship that have made Milkshake’s previous CDs Happy Songs and Bottle of Sunshine such a hit with music-loving parents and kids alike, and brought the band’s unique sound and look to television, with videos on Noggin, PBS KIDS and, beginning next year, Discovery Kids’ ToddWorld.

This time around, the theme is kids at play, from making believe – “We Got a Band,” “Imagination Nation,” “Pirates,” “Home on the Range,” “Superhero” – to sports – “Baseball” (featuring a voiceover from baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr.) “Bowling with You” – to more impressionistic tunes like “Parade,” “Plant a Garden” and “Magic Ride.” There’s even a rave-up about just plain going wild, something all kids need to do from time to time. In addition, the CD includes a trio of bonus tracks from the upcoming ToddWorld videos.

Produced by sound wizard Victor Giordano and mastered at Sony Music Studios by legendary engineer Vlado Meller (Raconteurs, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Barbara Streisand and Prince, among many others), PLAY! comes out swinging for the wall from the first pitch. If you thought the first two CDs were home runs, be warned: this one’s out of the park.