Jojo's Circus

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Jojo's Circus Review

by Heather Phares

Even though it can't capture the adorable visuals of Disney's hit preschool show Jojo's Circus, the soundtrack does feature vocal performances from the series' characters. Madeleine Martin, who voices the kindergartner clown Jojo, sounds like a real little girl because she is one, and her singing on songs like "Pop Up!," "Jump Swish and Shimmy," and "Rum Tum Tum" sounds refreshingly spontaneous. Most of the album's songs take well-known nursery rhyme melodies and recast them as the soundtrack to the adventures of Jojo, her pet lion Goliath, and the rest of her friends and family in Circustown. The pipe organs and zany brass that appear on virtually all the songs, including "Cotton Candy Sure Is Sweet" and "Where Is Dinky?" keep the circus theme running throughout the album without overstating it, and make songs like "Cannonball Jojo" particularly apt for active play. Jojo's Circus also keeps the length of its songs just long enough -- about a minute each, give or take -- to keep kids' attention and short enough to keep them interested. The mix of singalong songs and activity songs is balanced nicely, with enough songs for kids to sing and enough to keep them moving in ample doses. Much fresher and genuinely childlike than most of the albums that Disney releases nowadays, Jojo's Circus is a charming soundtrack from a charming show.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Time	Stream
1	Jojo's Circus Theme Song James Latham	01:01	Spotify Amazon
2	Pop Up James Latham	01:09	Spotify Amazon
3	Rum Tum Tum James Latham	01:05	Spotify Amazon
4	The Stretching Song	01:15	Spotify Amazon
5	Walk Like an Elephant James Latham	01:06	Spotify Amazon
6	Jump Swish Shimmy James Latham	01:09	Spotify Amazon
7	Itchy Oochy Me James Latham	01:06	Spotify Amazon
8	Snake Dance	01:04	Spotify Amazon
9	Where Is Dinky? James Latham	01:02	Spotify Amazon
10	Uncle Flippy Had a Farm James Latham	01:10	Spotify Amazon
11	Lean, Bob, Flap James Latham	01:01	Spotify Amazon
12	Cotton Candy Sure Is Sweet James Latham	01:05	Spotify Amazon
13	"Spotlight Moment" Theme Song James Latham	00:22	Spotify Amazon
14	Cannonball Jojo James Latham	01:06	Spotify Amazon
15	Take a Bow James Latham	00:59	Spotify Amazon
16	The Balance Song James Latham	01:07	Spotify Amazon
17	The Little Big Top Boogie Band James Latham	01:15	Spotify Amazon
18	Pop the Balloons James Latham	01:10	Spotify Amazon
19	Clownfoot James Latham	01:10	Spotify Amazon
20	The Whatchamadoodle James Latham	01:07	Spotify Amazon
21	Hoop Jump James Latham	01:06	Spotify Amazon
22	Laugh and Clap James Latham	01:02	Spotify Amazon
23	Messy Mess James Latham	01:02	Spotify Amazon
24	Gettin' Spongy Gail King	01:06	Spotify Amazon
25	The Shush Song James Latham	01:02	Spotify Amazon
26	Tickle Goodnight James Latham	01:00	Spotify Amazon

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