Peter, Paul and Mommy
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Peter, Paul and Mommy, released on Warner Bros.
in 1969, is the trio Peter, Paul and Mary
's first children's album
. It has hits like "Puff the Magic Dragon" among others. The single, "Day is Done", reached number 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 21 on the Pop Singles chart.
At the Grammy Awards of 1970
, Peter, Paul and Mommy won the Grammy Award for Best Album for Children
.
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
in 1969, is the trio Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk-singing trio whose nearly 50-year career began with their rise to become a paradigm for 1960s folk music. The trio was composed of Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers...
's first children's album
Children's music
Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...
. It has hits like "Puff the Magic Dragon" among others. The single, "Day is Done", reached number 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 21 on the Pop Singles chart.
At the Grammy Awards of 1970
Grammy Awards of 1970
The 12th Grammy Awards were held on March 11, 1970. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1969.-Award winners:*Record of the Year**Bones Howe & The 5th Dimension for "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"*Album of the Year...
, Peter, Paul and Mommy won the Grammy Award for Best Album 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...
.
Side one - Toy Side
- "The Marvelous Toy" (Tom PaxtonTom PaxtonThomas Richard Paxton is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter who has been writing, performing and recording music for over forty years...
) - "Day Is Done" (Peter YarrowPeter YarrowPeter Yarrow is an American singer who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow co-wrote one of the group's most famous songs, "Puff, the Magic Dragon"...
) - "Leatherwing Bat"
- "I Have A Song To Sing, O!" (W.S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan)
- "All Through The Night"
- "It's Raining" (Peter Yarrow, Noel StookeyNoel StookeyNoel Paul Stookey is a singer-songwriter best known as "Paul" in the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. He took the stage name "Paul" as part of the trio Peter, Paul and Mary, but he has been known as Noel otherwise, throughout his life...
)
Side two - Zoo Side
- "Going To The Zoo" (Tom Paxton)
- "Boa Constrictor" (Shel SilversteinShel SilversteinSheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein , was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in his children's books...
) - "Make-Believe Town" (Peter Yarrow, Elena Mezzetti)
- "Mockingbird" (Traditional)
- "Christmas Dinner" (Noel Stookey)
- "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" (Peter Yarrow)
Personnel
- Peter YarrowPeter YarrowPeter Yarrow is an American singer who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow co-wrote one of the group's most famous songs, "Puff, the Magic Dragon"...
– vocals, guitar - Noel "Paul" Stookey – vocals, guitar
- Mary TraversMary Travers (singer)Mary Allin Travers was an American singer-songwriter and member of the folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Noel Stookey...
– vocals - Richard Kniss – bass
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Billboard Pop albums | 12 |