Barney's Sleepytime Songs

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. This was also the first Barney album to be produced by David Bernard Wolf and the first album to not take audio tracks from the television series.

The album sticks with the theme of bedtime^[2] 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.^[3] It has sold over 500,000 units, currently making it certified gold,^[4] thus making it Barney's third album to hit that certification, following the two proceeding albums.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	4/5 stars

At AllMusic, Heather Phares rated the album four stars out of five, saying that Barney's Sleepytime Songs "gathers a generous amount of traditional and contemporary lullabies". ^[5]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Getting Ready for Bed"	David Bernard Wolf	2:25
2.	"Splashin' in the Bath"	Philip Parker	1:26
3.	"Brushing My Teeth	Parker	1:26
4.	"Swingin' Up to the Stars"	Parker	1:32
5.	"It's Good to Be Home"	Parker	1:36
6.	"Listen to the Night Time	Wolf	2:37
7.	"Tingalayo"	Traditional	2:12
8.	"My Yellow Blankey"	Parker	1:34
9.	"Roll Over"	Traditional	1:16
10.	"Sleep Song"	Parker	2:11
11.	"Nighty-Nite"	Wolf	2:25
12.	"Time for Dreams"	Wolf	1:32
13.	"Star Medley ("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" /" Star Light, Star Bright")"	Traditional	2:20
14.	"The Sleeping Princess"	Traditional	1:34
15.	"Nursery Rhyme Medley ("Rock-a-Bye Baby" / "Hey Diddle Diddle" / "Wee Willie Winkie" / "Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling" / "Rock-a-Bye Baby" (Reprise))"	Traditional	2:17
16.	"Frère Jacques"	Traditional	1:18
17.	"Wynken, Blynken and Nod"	Traditional	2:02
18.	"Little Bo Peep"/"Little Boy Blue" Medley	Traditional	1:28
19.	"A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go"	Traditional	1:55
20.	"All The Pretty Little Ponies"	Traditional	1:30
21.	"Hush, Little Baby"	Traditional	1:31
22.	"Blanket of Love"	Wolf	1:26
23.	"Bedtime with Barney"	Allen LeWinter • Wolf	1:48
24.	"Lavender's Blue"	Traditional	1:02
25.	"Goodnight"	Wolf	1:41
26.	"I Love You"	Lee Bernstein • Traditional	1:10
Total length:			45:14

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

Booklet[]

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
Original	September 26, 1995	Cassette • CD	EMI
United Kingdom & Ireland	1997	Cassette	Abbey Home Entertainment
Philippines	2005	CD	HIT • Viva
Various	August 20, 2018	digital download • streaming	UMG[6]

Trivia[]

• This album was released the same day that the video Riding In Barney's Car was released.
• Despite appearing in the pages of lyric book in this soundtrack album version, BJ does not speak nor sing any of the songs.

See Also[]

• Barney's Greatest Hits: The Early Years - a compilation album that features songs from Barney's Sleepytime Songs.

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