Raffi Baby Beluga LP 1980 Troubadour SL0010 Ken Whiteley Kids Folk Album

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Sing along with Raffi in this beloved children's classic Baby Beluga, featuring charming melodies and joyful lyrics that have delighted generations. Released in 1980 on Troubadour Records (SL-0010), this is Raffi's fourth album—perfect for children and the young at heart. With musical contributions from Ken Whiteley, Bruce Cockburn, and more, this folk and sing-along LP delivers heartwarming tunes about whales, nature, and friendship.

Full Track List:

Side 1:

1. Baby Beluga – Raffi, D. Pike – 2:37

2. Biscuits In The Oven – Bill Russell – 2:22

3. Oats and Beans and Barley – Traditional – 1:22

4. Day O – Traditional – 2:55

5. Thanks A Lot – Raffi – 2:25

6. To Everyone In All The World – Traditional – 1:43

7. All I Really Need – Raffi – 3:43

Side 2:

1. Over In The Meadow – Trad., adapted by Lee Hays & Doris Kaplan – 2:15

2. This Old Man – Trad., adapted by Raffi, D. Pike, B. & B. Simpson – 2:22

3. Water Dance – Raffi – 1:52

4. Kumbaya – Traditional – 2:19

5. Joshua Giraffe – Pat Godfrey & Dennis Pendrith, adapted by Raffi – 6:00

6. Morningtown Ride – Malvina Reynolds – 2:15

Jacket Text Transcription:

RAFFI with Ken Whiteley

The Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus Leucas) is one of the noisiest of all the whales. Early British whalers called them "Sea Canaries" because of their never-ending bird-like chatter. Belugas are beautiful, graceful, intelligent animals, almost pure white in colour, growing up to 16' in length and weighing up to 1000 kilograms. They can live up to 35 years in their home under the Arctic ice. Their hearing is their best developed sense, and allows them to find food and communicate over many miles underwater.
When Raffi saw a Beluga at the Vancouver Aquarium, it was love at first sight.

Musicians: Buckey Berger, Bruce Cockburn, Mike Gardner, Pat Godfrey, Grit Laskin, Dennis Pendrith, Bruce Pennycook, Raffi, Dick Smith, Chris Whiteley, Ken Whiteley
Principal Vocalists: Raffi, Ken Whiteley, The Honolulu Heartbreakers, The Kids (Christopher Thomson, Elizabeth Macay, Daniel Whiteley, Jenny Whiteley)
Bruce Cockburn appears courtesy of True North Records.
Grit Laskin appears courtesy of Fogarty's Cove Records.

Recording Info:
Lacquered at half speed by George Graves at the Lacquer Channel, Scarborough, Ont. Half-speed lacquering is a new process which allows record grooves to be cut more accurately. This results in superior sound reproduction.
Recorded at Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton, by Dan Lanois in April 1980
Mixed by Raffi, Ken Whiteley, and Dan Lanois
Produced by Raffi, with Ken Whiteley
Cover Illustration and Package Design by Ian Bell

Thanks to: Christopher Thomson, Elizabeth Macay, Daniel Whiteley, Jenny Whiteley, Lise Thomson, Pat Godfrey, Debi Pike, Bonnie and Bert Simpson.
Special thanks to Ray Lord and the Vancouver Public Aquarium.

• © 1980 TROUBADOUR RECORDS LTD.

• Homeland Publishing, a division of Troubadour.

• All songs arranged by Raffi and Ken Whiteley

• For Grandma Warner