"Bible Action Songs [Box]" (03/16/1999) Children's Various Artists, Madacy DistributionContains the CDs SUNDAY SING-A-LONG CLASSICS, HYMNS & PRAISE SONGS, and BIBLE ACTION SONGS, which are also available separately. All songs repeat in split-track. This is a special Split-Track Sing-A-Long CD. Songs 1 through 18 play in stereo. All songs then repeat in Split-Track. Also available with HYMNS & PRAISE SONGS and BIBLE ACTION SONGS in the 3-CD set SUNDAY SING-A-LONG. Also available with SUNDAY SING-A-LONG CLASSICS and HYMNS & PRAISE SONGS in the 3-CD set SUNDAY SING-A-LONG. Wonder Kids includes: Rebecca Cathey, Bethany Dean, Teri Deel, Emily Elkins, Emily Estes, Laurie Evans, Tiffany Goddard, Lisa Harper, Lisa Harper, Lindsey McAdams, Erin Williams. Engineers include: Ron Kingery, Randy Moore, Dennis Ritchie. Reocrded at Principle Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. Bible Action Songs is part of Madacy's Wonder Kids series, which presents music for children in an easy-to-sing-along format. Here, an effective, if not particularly exceptional, children's chorus leads the way through 20 well-known hymns and religious-themed songs. Keep in mind that the arrangements on Bible Action Songs have much more in common with conventional children's albums than reverent church music. For example, a sassy Annie-sound-alike takes lead on a pop-jazz version of "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho." The entire program repeats in "split-track" format after the first run-through, making use for singalongs simple. A full lyric sheet is also included. ~ Johnny Loftus Wonder Kids: Sunday Sing-a-Long Classics features 18 Christian-themed songs performed by a cheery children's choir and is intended for ages three through ten. It should be noted that the arrangements here are much closer to conventional children's music than the more reverent side of things; in fact, tracks like a country hoedown version of "Jesus Loves Me" and a Caribbean-flavored "Peter, James and John in a Sailboat" (complete with steel drum!) are downright uproarious. But after all, this is a collection of singalong classics, so its upbeat feel should only add to its effectiveness. "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" and "What a Mighty Hand" are other standouts on the collection, which repeats its entire program in singalong-friendly split-track format after the stereo version plays out. A full lyric sheet is also included. ~ Johnny Loftus Bible Action Songs has an assortment of religious play-along action favorites, including "This Little Light of Mine," "Deep and Wide, " "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, " "Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho." ~ John Bush Sunday Sing-A-Long Classics has an assortment of familiar favorites ("Jesus Loves Me," "O How I Love Jesus, " "Give Me Oil in My Lamp, " "Fishers of Men") and more recent songs ("Peter, James & John in a Sailboat, " "What a Mighty Hand, " "Wide as the Ocean, " "Footprints on the Water"). ~ John Bush