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Always Love Your Life!

Always Love Your Life! CD. approx. 45 min. CDBaby.com. 2011. ISBN unavail. $10.
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K-Gr 5—Fred Ellis, an elementary school music teacher/music therapist in New York City, offers many positive vibes and idealistic concepts on his second recording of a dozen original songs. Opening with the pop tune "Always Love Your Life!" (advice from the older generation), Ellis explores a range of emotions in "Who Am I?" and the power of positive thinking in "What's the Good of Knowing It!" (both pop tunes), the beauty of butterflies in the Caribbean-flavored "Butterflies," the promise of spring in "Sweet April Song," and a plea to save us from ourselves in "Help Us, Mother Nature" (both ballads). Most of the brief songs can be learned easily by children. Ellis has a pleasing voice, with a style and gutsiness that could be found on a Broadway stage. Fun, but not a first purchase.—Stephanie Bange, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Reviewed by Stephanie Bange , Mar 01, 2012

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