''Rockabye Baby!'' is a series of CDs geared toward infants and newborns, containing instrumental lullaby versions of popular rock bands including
The Beatles,
The Rolling Stones, and
Led Zeppelin. This
CMH Records series debuted in 2006, and garnered many reviews from the music and entertainment industry, including
MTV
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, ''
The Boston Globe'', ''Chicago Sun-Times'', ''
Entertainment Weekly'', ''
InStyle'' magazine, ''
ABC World News'', and ''
The Washington Post''.
Rockabye Baby CDs were included in gift bags given to all of the survivors of the 2010 Cholera outbreak in
Port-au-Prince
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, Haiti. The series is produced by Lisa Roth, sister of
Van Halen frontman
David Lee Roth
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.
In 2011, ''Rockabye Baby!'' released their five-year anniversary compilation, ''Good Day, Goodnight'', a 2-CD set featuring songs from previously released albums as well as several new songs.
there are 50+''Rockabye Baby!'' albums on the market, from a diverse of artists, such as
Journey,
Björk
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and
Kanye West. The Spokesman Review said "the series is designed for modern-music-minded parents who want to share songs like ''
Paranoid Android'' with their kids without scarring them for life."
Several songs from the 2006 ''Rockabye Baby!'' release, ''Lullaby Renditions of Nirvana'' appear in the 2015
Kurt Cobain
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biographical film, ''
Montage of Heck'', directed by
Brett Morgen. On February 4, 2018, the ''Rockabye Baby!'' version of Nirvana's "
All Apologies" appeared in a
Super Bowl commercial
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for
T-mobile.
Reviews
* ''Rockabye Baby'' has been reviewed in the national media and child-rearing magazines ''Parents'', ''Parenting'', ''American Baby and Child''.
* ''Rockabye Baby! Baby's Favorite Rock Songs'', which was available exclusively at
Starbucks
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As of November 2021, the company had 33,833 stores in 80 c ...
March 23-April 19, 2010, reached #3 on ''
Billboard
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''’s Kids' Albums chart, #18 on the ''Billboard'' Independent Albums, and #111 on the ''Billboard'' Top 200.
* ''Rockabye Baby!'' and ''Hushabye Baby'' CDs were featured on Good Day LA's "Style File: Jill's Favorite Baby Gifts" on December 9, 2009.
Awards
*2007 Greatest Product -
iParenting Media Award for three of their albums: Lullaby Renditions of Green Day, Lullaby Renditions of The Rolling Stones, and Lullaby Renditions of U2.
*Best Kids' Album - The 2007 ESKY (Mini) Awards - (''
Esquire
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In the United Kingdom, ''esquire'' historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentlema ...
'')
*Favorite Audio/Video Source - Baby and Children's Product News
*Cribsie Award for Catchiest Kids Tune - First annual Cribsie award with over 135,000 votes cast
Discography
References
External links
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Children's music albums