Music for Baby.

Ali, for my daughter I have several of the Rockabye Baby CDs, which are instrumental versions of songs by real bands and artists. We have The Beatles, The Beach Boys, U2, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, and Radiohead, but there are others, too. I also have a Johnny Cash one.
For a little more upbeat music I absolutely adore The Laurie Berkner Band. She writes fun and easy childrens music and the songs are so catchy that I find myself singing them to my daughter all the time. I definitley highly recommend you check it out!

I second the Jack Johnson Curious George CD. It's in my girls CD player now. When she was a couple of months old we would play Band of Horses and dance with her everynight to get her to fall asleep. That CD will forever bring me back to those nights - it makes me emotional even now! I also love Coldplay! We like Blackbird too, but we listen to the Dave Matthews version. These Are the Days by Van Morrison reminds me of the scene from 9 months at the end when Hugh Grant is dancing with the baby. And finally, a friend made a mix for my girl when she was born that inlcudes Father and Daughter by Paul Simon... AH...!

I really like 1234 by Fiest. It's a little more upbeat but still mellow and simple for babies. My little girl loves the "la, la, la" parts.

Ali,
I love the songs you listed.
I'd also love to see the full playlist...somehow I can't get the link to work so I can see all of it. Can you list thd songs directly in the post?

Yes... Martha Stewart baby (Sleepytime). My 3 year old still loves it to fall asleep too. I love the Bobby McFerrin song. It has the following songs:
1. Baby Mine - Alison Krauss
2. Blackbird - Kenny Rankin
3. Out of the Woods - Nickel Creek
4. Takes My Breath Away - Tuck & Patti
5. Home - Jenny Bruce
6. Birds and Ships - Billy Bragg, Natalie Merchant
7. (They Long to Be) Close to You - Barenaked Ladies
8. Common Threads - Bobby McFerrin
9. Infinite Eyes - Keb' Mo'
10. Which Will - Lucinda Williams
11. Love Is Strange - Everything But the Girl
12. Come Away to Sea - David Wilcox
13. Over the Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
14. Good Night - Linda Ronstadt

"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole" That was our fave too! Really. . .we listened to it over and over. I also had some Josh Groban songs on my baby playlist and Frank Sinatra. The Somewhere over the Rainbow song (also known as the Hawaiian lullaby) was our fave though. =)

My current favorite songs right now have the most beautiful soft music (and the lyrics are so lovely!):
Samson by Regina Spektor
The Minnow And The Trout by A Fine Frenzy
They make me swoon and they'd be the perfect background for a baby, in my opinion. =)

Oh, yeah, that one by Israel K an amazing one!

Oh, have to add Nickel Creek, the band. It's gorgeous folksie music by a modern band.

Susie Tallman has great cds:)

My baby was born May 2003. And we had a CD player in the hospital and in her nursery. From day 1 we played Babel Gilberto-Tanto Tempo CD for her. It really calmed her and seemed to help her relax. It didn't scrap this in her baby album, but I may go back and do that now. Great idea!

I love baby/children, I'm sorry i can't give you any names, all of them are in Spanish! :) there is this singer (he past ways many years ago) that left a legacy with his music for kids, my mom listened to him I did and now my son.
can't wait to see the page! thanks for the daily inspiration!

Ali, we have two (!) babies in the house, and we love to listen to music all day. I love the Barenaked Ladies Snack Time (available on itunes), lots of really fun silly songs. Also, Capitol Sings Kids' Songs for Grown-ups is another great cd, we purchased it at Land of Nod a few years back but I know they still sell it. There are some great songs my mother used to sing to me and I can now share with my children.
These are a few of my favorite:
the teddy bear's picnic
glow worm
A you're adorable (also an adorable book available of the same name)
a bushel and a peck
I wanna be a friend of yours

amazon also sells the cd here :
http://www.amazon.com/Small-Fry-Capitol-Sings-Grownups/dp/B00000HY5Z

For Our Children and For Our Children Too came out in the 90's to benefit the pediatric AIDS foundation. They are amazing and fun for grownups and kids.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars TRACK LIST, October 3, 2004
By CD & VIDEO RESEARCHER "festivalcds" (il) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Disney For Our Children: To Benefit the Pediatrics AIDS Foundation (Audio CD)
Various Artists / For Our Children
Label: Disney
Year: 1991
Track Title
1. Give A Little Love -- Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
2. This Old Man -- Bob Dylan
3. Cushie Butterfield -- Sting
4. Mary Had A Little Lamb -- Paul McCartney
5. The Ballad Of Davy Crockett -- Stephen Bishop
6. Itsy Bitsy Spider -- Little Richard
7. Chicken Lips And Lizard Hips -- Bruce Springsteen
8. Country Feelin's -- Brian Wilson
9. Blueberry Pie -- Bette Midler
10. Pacifier -- Elton John
11. Getting To Know You -- James Taylor
12. Autumn To May -- Ann & Nancy Wilson
13. Child Of Mine -- Carole King
14. Tell Me Why -- Pat Benatar
15. A Medley Of Rhymes -- Debbie Gibson
16. Blanket For A Sail -- Harry Nilsson
17. Good Night, My Love (Pleasant Dreams) -- Paula Abdul
18. Gartan Mother's Lullaby -- Meryl Streep
19. Golden Slumbers -- Jackson Browne & Jennifer Warnes
20. A Child Is Born -- Barbra Streisand
1. Brahms' Lullaby - Celine Dion
2. Greatest Discovery - Elton John
3. If I Had a Hammer - Luther Vandross
4. Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes - Cher
5. If - Babyface
6. My Buddy - Amy Grant
7. Puff (The Magic Dragon) - Seal
8. Over the Rainbow - Faith Hill
9. You Are My Sunshine - Bryan White
10. Mockingbird - Carly Simon, James Taylor
11. Brown Baby - Toni Braxton
12. Both Sides Now - Natalie Cole
13. Come Take a Trip in My Starship - Natalie Merchant
14. Angel's Lullaby - Richard Marx
15. Snowflakes - Vanessa Williams
16. Love Lights the World - Peabo Bryson, Color Me Badd, Celine Dion, David Foster
Peter & the Wolf by Prokofiev is also great.

I wasn't able to see your full list but love "Banana Pancakes" by Jack Johnson. Love your suggestions.

Slumber My Darling....by Alison Krauss is another great song. You can find it on the album Heartland:An Appalacian Anthology.

Right before my little guy was born in May I found this awesome lullaby album by Plumb it's called Blink. Its so wonderful. Give it a listen:)
Thanks for sharing your playlist and I didn't know you could print your own album cover from ITunes! So Cool. :)

Apologies if this is a repeat...I think I read most of the comments, but I really love Sarah McLachlan's version of "Rainbow Connection". So sweet! I'm going to check out some of these recommendations.

I play for my son(8months) all the songs above and also - Snuggle Puppy (Eric Stolz) and Lullaby (Dixie chicks)...I can't wait until we can listen and sing to the beatles.. for now - I'm just getting him started...