Bullfrogs and Butterflies
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Bullfrogs and Butterflies is a series of Agapeland
related Christian
albums. The series was an off-shoot of the album titled Agapeland
. The series has won two Dove Awards for "Children's Music Album of the Year," and it has been nominated for two Grammy Award
s for "Best Recording for Children
."
Agapeland
Agapeland, or "Land Called Love," is a fictional place created for a series of children's Christian musical albums by Candle, Birdwing Kid's Korus, Barry McGuire, Tony Salerno, Jim and Dee Patton, and Agape Force in the 1970s and 1980s...
related Christian
Christian music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....
albums. The series was an off-shoot of the album titled Agapeland
Agapeland (album)
Agapeland is an album by multiple Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated music group Candle. Most of the music on this album was written by Jim and Dee Patton and produced and arragned by Jim Patton. Jim and Dee conceptualized the album and wrote the dialogue...
. The series has won two Dove Awards for "Children's Music Album of the Year," and it has been nominated for two Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
s for "Best Recording for Children
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children
The Grammy Award for Best Album for Children has been awarded since 1959. Prior to 1992, the award was known as Best Recording for Children and was therefore open to any audio recording, whether it was an album, a single song, a recording of a book, or the audio from a television show or movie...
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Discography
- AgapelandAgapeland (album)Agapeland is an album by multiple Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated music group Candle. Most of the music on this album was written by Jim and Dee Patton and produced and arragned by Jim Patton. Jim and Dee conceptualized the album and wrote the dialogue...
- Bullfrogs and ButterfliesBullfrogs and Butterflies (album)Bullfrogs and Butterflies is the first album in the Dove Award-winning Christian children's series called Bullfrogs and Butterflies. It is set in Agapeland, and is an off-shoot of the Agapeland album...
(AKA Bullfrogs and Butterflies: God is My Friend) (contains some re-recordings of tracks from AgapelandAgapeland (album)Agapeland is an album by multiple Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated music group Candle. Most of the music on this album was written by Jim and Dee Patton and produced and arragned by Jim Patton. Jim and Dee conceptualized the album and wrote the dialogue...
) - Bullfrogs and Butterflies IIBullfrogs and Butterflies IIBullfrogs and Butterflies II is the second album in the Dove Award winning Christian children's series called Bullfrogs and Butterflies. It is set in Agapeland, and is an off-shoot of the Agapeland album...
(AKA Bullfrogs and Butterflies II: God Loves Fun) - Bullfrogs and Butterflies III (AKA Bullfrogs and Butterflies III: God is Great)
- Bullfrogs and Butterflies IV (AKA Bullfrogs and Butterflies IV: I've Been Born Again)
Awards
- Bullfrogs and Butterflies IIBullfrogs and Butterflies IIBullfrogs and Butterflies II is the second album in the Dove Award winning Christian children's series called Bullfrogs and Butterflies. It is set in Agapeland, and is an off-shoot of the Agapeland album...
- Nominated for 1985 Grammy AwardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for "Best Recording for Children." Winner of the 1985 Dove award for "Children's Music Album of the Year." - Bullfrogs and Butterflies III - 1987 Dove award winner for "Children's Music Album of the Year." Nominated for 1987 Grammy Award for "Best Recording for Children."
- Bullfrogs and Butterflies IV: I've Been Born Again - Nominated for 1989 Grammy Award for "Best Recording for Children."