Friends Forever is the nineteenth album by popular children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram

Sharon, Lois & Bram

Sharon, Lois & Bram is the name of a Canadian children's musical trio composed of Sharon Hampson , Lois Ada Lilienstein , and Bramwell "Bram" Morrison .-Group formation:Sharon Hampson, Lois Lillenstein, and Bram Morrison began their singing...

, originally released in April of 1998. Hitting the shelves just in time for Easter, Friends Forever was the first of the trio's albums to be released under their new Skinnamarink Entertainment group featuring songs from a few select episodes from the first season of their hit-television series "Skinnamarink TV

Skinnamarink TV

Skinnamarink TV is a children's television show that aired from 1997 to 2000 and aired on CBC in Canada and The Learning Channel in the US. It was created by Lynn Harvey and Richard Mortimer for Skinnamarink Entertainment in association with Craftsman & Scribes Creative Workshop, The Learning...

" which aired on CBC in Canada and The Learning Channel in the United States during the 'Ready, Set, Learn!' Block on weekday mornings.

The album featured a newer, unheard side of the children's trio and seemed to be aimed at a slightly younger audience than their previous albums. Yet, the album featured many classic songs such as "Getting to Know You

Getting to Know You (song)

"Getting to Know You" is a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I. It was first sung by Gertrude Lawrence in the original Broadway production and later by Marni Nixon who dubbed for Deborah Kerr in the 1956 film adaptation...

" from The King & I, "Papa Loves Mambo

Papa Loves Mambo

"Papa Loves Mambo" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, and Bix Reichner and published in 1954.The best-known version was recorded by Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra in New York City on August 31, 1954. The song was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number...

", and "I'd Do Anything

I'd Do Anything (song)

"I'd Do Anything" is a song performed by various characters in the 1960 British musical Oliver! and the 1968 film of the same name.-Song:...

" from the musical Oliver!

Oliver!

Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....

.

Releases

Friends Forever is available on cassette, CD and VHS. Officially only released in Canada, this album was available in the United States through the trio's online catalog and website at the time. Their previous U.S. Distributor, Drive Entertainment, came to a close and the trio's products hence became harder to find in the United States, this being the first album. The album in a nutshell is "about friendship, sharing and cooperation, featuring stories and songs that will warm your hear and tickle your funny bone"

The cassette is much harder to find than the CD, which itself is rare to come across. The album was released, as stated before, under the trio's, then, new company, Skinnamarink Entertainment in partnership with the Canadian Kids Motion distributor, a "Coscient Group Company".

Home Video

To help promote the album, the trio released a 50-minute home video of the same name featuring two episodes from their television series, "Skinnamarink TV

Skinnamarink TV

Skinnamarink TV is a children's television show that aired from 1997 to 2000 and aired on CBC in Canada and The Learning Channel in the US. It was created by Lynn Harvey and Richard Mortimer for Skinnamarink Entertainment in association with Craftsman & Scribes Creative Workshop, The Learning...

", which held most of the songs found on the album. The two episodes that are on the video are titled "Cooperation" and "Friendship", and are both found in Season One of the show.

"If music and laughter are what you're after, tune into Skinnamarink TV

Skinnamarink TV

Skinnamarink TV is a children's television show that aired from 1997 to 2000 and aired on CBC in Canada and The Learning Channel in the US. It was created by Lynn Harvey and Richard Mortimer for Skinnamarink Entertainment in association with Craftsman & Scribes Creative Workshop, The Learning...

, the TV station just for kids starring your musical friends Sharon, Lois & Bram

Sharon, Lois & Bram

Sharon, Lois & Bram is the name of a Canadian children's musical trio composed of Sharon Hampson , Lois Ada Lilienstein , and Bramwell "Bram" Morrison .-Group formation:Sharon Hampson, Lois Lillenstein, and Bram Morrison began their singing...

. Joined by Ella Acapella and C.C. Copycat, [the trio] sing, dance and laugh their way through a whole day's worth of television programs. And so will you! Everybody gets to watch their favorite show on Skinnamarink TV!". Not all the songs that are on the album can be found on the video.

Promotions

With the release of their new tv-series at the time, Friends Forever did not receive as much publicity as previous Sharon, Lois & Bram albums had. However, on a previous video release titled "Op Op Opposites", there was a short video advertisement for the Friends Forever video. A copy of this advertisement can be found on YouTube at:

Track listing

1. "Skinnamarink TV Theme"*
2. "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain"
3. "Hokey Pokey
   Hokey Pokey
   The hokey cokey or hokey pokey , also known as the okey cokey, hokey tokey, or cokey cokey, is a participation dance with a distinctive accompanying tune and lyric structure. It is well known in English-speaking countries...
   
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4. "Cooking Breakfast For the Ones I Love"
5. "I Love Onions"
6. "Isn't It Grand"
7. "Pufferbellies"
8. "You Made Me A Pallet On the Floor"*
9. "The Rest of the Day's Your Own"
10. "I'd Do Anything
    I'd Do Anything (song)
    "I'd Do Anything" is a song performed by various characters in the 1960 British musical Oliver! and the 1968 film of the same name.-Song:...
    
    "*
11. "Los Pollitos Dicen"
12. "But I Like You"*
13. "Five Green Apples"
14. "Candy Man, Salty Dog"*
15. "Getting to Know You
    Getting to Know You (song)
    "Getting to Know You" is a show tune from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I. It was first sung by Gertrude Lawrence in the original Broadway production and later by Marni Nixon who dubbed for Deborah Kerr in the 1956 film adaptation...
    
    "*
16. "Little Red Hen"*
17. "I Found A Little Rooster"
18. "Papa Loves Mambo
    Papa Loves Mambo
    "Papa Loves Mambo" is a popular song written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, and Bix Reichner and published in 1954.The best-known version was recorded by Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra in New York City on August 31, 1954. The song was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number...
    
    "
19. "A Flea and a Fly In A Flue"*
20. "Great Big Muscles"
21. "Rags"*
22. "Icky Lollipop"
23. "Ha-Ha, This-A-Way"*
24. "Skinnamarink"*

*These songs plus one addition song, "Bingo

Bingo (song)

"Bingo", also known as "Bingo Was His Name-O" and "There Was a Farmer Who Had a Dog", is an English language children's song of obscure origin...

" are found on the Friends Forever VHS tape.

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