Dreamland: Relax & Imagine is the third family album from Boulder, Colorado’s award-winning singer-songwriter Jenn Cleary. Offering nine soothing and enchanting songs to help kids unwind, plus a special guided relaxation exercise. Perfect for bedtime or quiet moments, Dreamland: Relax & Imagine makes it easy for kids and adults alike to breathe deeply, smile, imagine, and dream.
Evaluation comments:
“On her third offering for children, Jenn Cleary sought to create a set of songs to help kids decompress and unwind. She achieves this on more with Dreamland, which is an album that helps both children and adults to chill out. It’s a record, to quote Cleary’s own song “Smile,” where “so much happiness can be found.” There is a wonderful easy-going vibe to Dreamland’s nine songs, which weaves calming imagery of the skies, clouds, forests, beaches, and water. And dreams, of course. The lead-off track, “Celtic Dreams,” is a marvelously gentle journey that includes a forest frolic in search of fairies and leprechauns. One of my favorite tracks, the reggae tinged “Relax On An Island,” had me recalling lovely memories of time spent on my favorite beach. Further adding to the album’s laid back mood are the mainly acoustic arrangements to Dreamland’s tunes. Cleary, however, also slips into educational content, with “Rocking Chair To The Stairs” and “Clouds” offering some useful details about astronomy and nephology, respectively. The final track could also qualify as educational, but it is certainly therapeutic. On it, Cleary delivers a short (just under eight minutes) guided relaxation exercise that can help listeners of all ages clear their minds and find some tranquility after a challenging day.”