Great Big Hits


Great Big Hits is the 11th album by popular children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram, originally released in 1992. The album features 31 favorite Sharon, Lois & Bram songs, most released on previous albums, although the trio did re-recorded several songs especially for this album to give them more of a "Sharon, Lois & Bram sound".

Releases

The original release was in 1992 under Elephant Records in Canada, and under A&M Records in the United States. Then in 2004, Great Big Hits was re-released under Casablanca Kids Inc. The album is also available in a 2-Disc BoxSet released by Casablanca Kids in 2004.

1992 Cassette/CD

2004/2005/2008 CD

Touring and promotions

To promote the album, Sharon, Lois & Bram launched their "Great Big Tour" across Canada and the United States, presented by Nickelodeon US and Eaton's Canada. Pictures from the tour can be seen in the Sharon, Lois & Bram Photo Album that was published to sell at Great Big Hits concerts. The Great Big Tour sold over 200,000 seats across North America.
They also released a mini-compilation album to promote Great Big Hits. It was titled Kidbits and featured a selection of songs from their earlier albums as well as a special Skinnamarink Introduction where the trio personally welcomes you to the album and gives a brief description of their career and what to expect in terms of the Great Big Hits album. It is available only on cassette.
Great Big Hits proved that Sharon, Lois & Bram were rising stars and were an upward trend in popularity at the time because the album only took 2 months to "go gold", whereas their previous album, Sing A to Z, released in 1990, took 2 years to "go gold".
In addition, a Songbook titled "Great Big Hits" was published by Warner-Chappell Music in 1993. It contains piano music, guitar chords, and lyrics to all of the songs found on the album, as well as a special 4-Hand Skinnamarink Duet for the piano.

Nominations and awards

  1. "One Elephant"*
  2. "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain"*
  3. "Peanut Butter & Jelly"*
  4. "Jenny Jenkins"*
  5. "Chugga-Chugga"*
  6. "Savez-Vous Planter Les Choux?"
  7. "If I Could Have A Windmill"
  8. "A You're Adorable"*
  9. "Pop! Goes the Weasel"
  10. "Grandpa's Farm"
  11. "Susannah's A Funny Old Man"
  12. "Five Brown Buns"
  13. "We're All Together Again / If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked A Cake"
  14. "Newfoundland Jig Medley"
  15. "Little Rabbit Foo-Foo"
  16. "Five Little Monkeys"
  17. "Tingalayo"*
  18. "Hey Dum Diddeley Dum"*
  19. "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?"
  20. "Rags"*
  21. "Fish & Chips & Vinegar"
  22. "The Smile on the Crocodile"
  23. "Ballin' the Jack"
  24. "Candy Man, Salty Dog"
  25. "Pufferbellies"
  26. "The Eensy Weensy Spider"
  27. "Mommy, What If..."
  28. "Shoe A Little Horse"
  29. "Caballito Blanco"
  30. "Little Sir Echo"
  31. "Precious Friends / Skinnamarink"