Rockabye Baby!
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, The Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times, Entertainment Weekly, InStyle magazine, ABC World News, and The Washington Post.[2] Rockabye Baby CDs were included in gift bags given to all of the survivors of the 2010 Cholera outbreak in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The series is produced by Lisa Roth, sister of Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth[3].
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Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, United States |
Genres | |
Years active | 2006 | –present
Labels | Rockabye Baby Music |
Associated acts | Lisa Roth (executive producer)[1] |
Website | www |
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.
As of January 2012 there are 50+Rockabye Baby! albums on the market, from a diverse of artists, such as Journey, Björk 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 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 for T-mobile.[4]
Reviews
- Rockabye Baby has been reviewed in the national media and child-rearing magazines Parents, Parenting, American Baby and Child.[5]
- Rockabye Baby! Baby's Favorite Rock Songs, which was available exclusively at Starbucks March 23-April 19, 2010, reached #3 on Billboard’s Kids Albums chart,[6] #18 on the Billboard Independent Albums,[7] and #111 on the Billboard Top 200.[8]
- Rockabye Baby! and Hushabye Baby CDs were featured on Good Day LA's "Style File: Jill's Favorite Baby Gifts" on December 9, 2009.[9]
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.[10]
- Best Kids' Album - The 2007 ESKY (Mini) Awards - (Esquire)[11]
- 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
Celebrity fans
- Scott Kirkland of The Crystal Method and his wife, Brandi, have stated that the Rockabye Baby! CDs play nightly in the nursery of their 14-month-old son Jett.[5]
- During a videotaped interview Metallica guitarist, Kirk Hammett, mentioned playing the Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Metallica for his own son.[12]
- In the episode of Rachael Ray that aired February 15, 2008, Rachael Ray presented Kate Hudson with Rockabye Baby! CDs as a gift for soon-to-be father, Matthew Bellamy.[13]
- In the March 17, 2008 issue of People, Rockabye Baby! is mentioned in the cover story, Nicole's Baby Girl, that features an interview with Nicole Richie and Joel Madden. A blurb in the article says, "Rockabye Baby! CDs: Lullaby versions of Radiohead and Nirvana sooth Harlow (Richie's new baby girl) on car trips."
- Other celebrities who have expressed interest in Rockabye Baby! CDs include Tori Spelling, Scott Baio, Denise Richards and Carnie Wilson.[2]
Discography
Date | Title |
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08/29/2006 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Coldplay |
08/29/2006 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Metallica |
08/29/2006 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Radiohead |
09/19/2006 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Pink Floyd |
09/19/2006 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Tool |
10/10/2006 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Beach Boys |
10/10/2006 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Cure |
10/31/2006 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Led Zeppelin |
10/31/2006 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nirvana |
01/02/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Queens of the Stone Age |
01/09/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Eagles |
01/30/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Ramones |
01/30/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of U2 |
02/20/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nine Inch Nails |
02/20/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of No Doubt |
02/20/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Smashing Pumpkins |
03/13/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles |
03/13/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Björk |
03/13/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Bob Marley |
06/05/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Green Day |
09/11/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Rolling Stones |
09/11/2007 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Christmas Rock Classics |
03/04/2008 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of AC/DC |
06/10/2008 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of the Pixies |
01/27/2009 | Rockabye Baby! More Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles |
05/19/2009 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Queen |
09/15/2009 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Aerosmith |
11/11/2009 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Guns N' Roses |
02/09/2010 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Journey |
03/23/2010 | Rockabye Baby! Baby's Favorite Rock Songs |
05/18/2010 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Kanye West |
07/23/2010 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Black Sabbath |
08/10/2010 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Elvis Presley |
10/26/2010 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Pearl Jam |
11/23/2010 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Bon Jovi |
02/15/2011 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Weezer |
04/26/2011 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Flaming Lips |
06/14/2011 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Def Leppard |
08/16/2011 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Madonna |
09/06/2011 | Rockabye Baby! Good Day, Goodnight (2 CD Compilation, celebrating Rockabye Baby!'s 5th anniversary) |
10/18/2011 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Police |
11/15/2011 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Van Halen |
11/18/2012 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Tragically Hip |
02/07/2012 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Depeche Mode |
03/06/2012 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Dave Matthews Band |
04/24/2012 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Smiths |
05/29/2012 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Foo Fighters |
07/31/2012 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Red Hot Chili Peppers |
08/28/2012 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Kiss |
09/25/2012 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Prince |
10/16/2012 | Rockabye Baby! More Lullaby Renditions of U2 |
01/29/2013 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Rush |
02/26/2013 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Muse |
03/26/2013 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Blur |
04/30/2013 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The White Stripes |
06/18/2013 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Silverchair |
07/09/2013 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Jay Z |
08/13/2013 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Michael Jackson |
09/10/2013 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Elton John |
10/29/2013 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Nickelback |
01/21/2014 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines (Digital Single) |
02/04/2014 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of P!nk |
03/25/2014 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Clash |
04/29/2014 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of David Bowie |
06/24/2014 | Rockabye Baby! Good Baby, Bad Baby (Compilation) |
08/19/2014 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Maroon 5 |
09/23/2014 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Bruce Springsteen |
10/28/2014 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Eminem |
02/10/2015 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Fleetwood Mac |
01/21/2014 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Taylor Swift's Blank Space and Wonderland (Digital Single) |
04/28/2015 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Grateful Dead |
08/14/2015 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Blink-182 |
10/02/2015 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Sublime |
10/30/2015 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Taylor Swift |
12/04/2015 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Fall Out Boy |
03/25/2016 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Rihanna |
04/16/2016 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Creedence Clearwater Revival |
04/29/2016 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Adele |
10/04/2016 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Iron Maiden |
10/14/2016 | Rockabye Baby! Birthday Party (Compilation celebrating the 10th anniversary of Rockabye Baby!) |
02/24/2017 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Beyonce |
03/31/2017 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Songs from Hamilton (first digital-only album, later released on CD with More Lullaby Renditions of Songs from Hamilton) |
04/28/2017 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Doors |
08/18/2017 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Justin Timberlake |
09/27/2017 | Rockabye Baby! My Girl (digital single) |
10/26/2017 | Rockabye Baby! More Lullaby Renditions of Songs from Hamilton |
11/03/2017 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Bruno Mars |
02/23/2018 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Johnny Cash |
04/27/2018 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Beastie Boys |
07/27/2018 | Rockabye Baby! Who Runs the World (compilation of songs originally performed by female artists) |
09/21/2018 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Lady Gaga |
10/19/2018 | Rockabye Baby! Merry Christmas (3 Song Digital EP) |
11/23/2018 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Tom Petty |
02/22/2019 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Drake |
05/03/2019 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Juanes |
06/28/2019 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Miranda Lambert |
08/09/2019 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Imagine Dragons |
10/25/2019 | Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Katy Perry |
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