Baby Beluga is a children's music album by Canadian children's entertainer Raffi, released in 1980. The lead song is about a young beluga whale that swims freely. The album begins with the sounds of beluga whales communicating and includes compositions that create images of the ocean and whales at play. An illustrated sing-along book was also published and sold separately as a companion to the first track.

Baby Beluga
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 1980
RecordedApril 1980
GenreChildren's music
Length35:09
LabelShoreline/Troubadour, A&M (Original U.S. Distributor), MCA (Second U.S. Distributor) Rounder Records (Third and Current U.S. Distributor)
ProducerRaffi, Ken Whiteley
Raffi chronology
The Corner Grocery Store
(1979)
Baby Beluga
(1980)
Rise and Shine
(1982)
Professional ratings
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SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

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  1. "Baby Beluga" – 2:42
  2. "Biscuits in the Oven" – 2:26
  3. "Oats and Beans and Barley" – 1:27
  4. "Day-O" – 3:01
  5. "Thanks A Lot" – 2:28
  6. "To Everyone in All the World" (Traditional) – 1:46
  7. "All I Really Need" – 3:46
  8. "Over in the Meadow" – 2:18
  9. "This Old Man" (Traditional) – 2:25
  10. "Water Dance" – 1:55
  11. "Kumbaya" (Traditional) – 2:23
  12. "Joshua Giraffe" – 6:05
  13. "Morningtown Ride" (Malvina Reynolds) – 2:24

Public

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  • Raffi - Lead vocals, guitar, bells, producer, arranger, mixer
  • Ken Whiteley - Guitars, vocals, banjos, accordion, mandolin, organ, piano, percussion, ukulele, mixer, producer
  • Chris Whiteley - Trumpet, harmonica
  • Dennis Pendrith - Bass, vocals
  • Bucky Berger - Drums
  • Bruce Cockburn – Guitar
  • Bruce Pennycook - Clarinets, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Dick Smith - Drums, percussion, vocals
  • Patrick Godfrey - Piano, vocals
  • Mike Gardner - Bass
  • Grit Laskin - Button accordion, concertina, dulcimer, longneck mandolin, penny whistle
  • The Honolulu Heartbreakers – Vocals
  • Daniel Lanois - Mixer, engineer
  • Children's chorus: Jenny Whiteley, Dan Whiteley, Elizabeth Macay, Chris Thompson

References

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