Barney's Sleepytime Songs

Barney's Sleepytime Songs
Studio Album
Released	September 26, 1995
Studio	Cry Wolf Music, Inc
Length	41:08
Label	EMI • Barney Music
Produced by	Sheryl Leach (exec.) Dennis DeShazer (exec.) Jill K. Hance (associate) David Bernard Wolf[1]
Barney chronology
Preceded by Barney's Favorites, Volume 2	Followed by Run, Jump, Skip and Sing
Barney studio album chronology
Preceded by Barney's Favorites, Volume 2	Followed by Run, Jump, Skip and Sing

Barney's Sleepytime Songs is the third album by Barney that was released on September 26, 1995, by EMI Records. It was the final album released by the studio since soon after, the distribution deal would expire.

The album sticks with the theme of bedtime and contains songs about getting ready for bed, lullabies, the night time, sleep and dreams.

The same year of the album's release, it commercially went on to peak at number four on Billboard's Top Kid's Albums on November 25, 1995.^[2] It has sold over 500,000 units, currently making it certified gold,^[3] thus making it Barney's third album to hit that certification, following the two proceeding albums.

Track listing

1. Getting Ready For Bed
2. Splashin' in the Bath
3. Brushing My Teeth
4. Swingin' Up to the Stars
5. It's Good to Be Home
6. Listen to the Night Time
7. Tingalayo
8. My Yellow Blankey
9. Roll Over
10. The Sleep Song
11. Nighty-Nite
12. Time for Dreams
13. Star Medley: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/Star Light, Star Bright
14. The Sleeping Princess
15. Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Medley: Rock-A-Bye Baby / Hey Diddle Diddle / Wee Willie Winkie / Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling / Rock-A-Bye Baby (Reprise)
16. Frere Jacques
17. Wynken, Blynken and Nod
18. Sheep Medley: Little Bo Peep/Little Boy Blue
19. A Frog Went A-Wooing Go
20. All The Pretty Little Ponies
21. Hush, Little Baby
22. Blanket of Love
23. Bedtime with Barney
24. Lavender's Blue
25. Goodnight
26. I Love You

Personnel

Credits for Barney's Sleepytime Songs adapted from AllMusic & the CD pamphlet.

Managerial and creative Sheryl Leach - executive producer Dennis DeShazer - executive producer Vocals Bob West — lead vocals, voices (Barney) Julie Johnson — vocals, voices (Baby Bop)

Production David Bernard Wolf - arranger, producer Charles King — music administrator & researcher Jonathan Smith - music administrator & researcher

Visuals and imagery

Guy Davis – design coordinator Tricia Legault - art direction Jay B. Johnson — album illustrator Dennis Full — photographer

Technical David Rosenblad - recorder, mixer Mike Pietzch - engineer

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak Position
US Billboard Top Kid albums	4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	August 23, 1994	Cassette • CD	EMI
United Kingdom	1997	Cassette	PolyGram
Various	August 20, 2018	digital download • streaming	UMG[4]

Trivia

• This album marked:
  • The first album that David Bernard Wolf produces.
  • The first album to not take audio tracks from the television series.
• Despite appearing in the pages of lyric book in this soundtrack album version, BJ doesn't speak nor sing any of the songs.

See Also

• Barney's Greatest Hits: The Early Years

References

1. ↑ Sleepytime Songs - Barney | Credits | Allmusic
2. ↑ Barney Kid Albums Chart History
3. ↑ Kids Open Their Ears to Small-Screen Sounds
4. ↑ Barney's Sleepytime Songs MP3 Music Download