• Parents' Choice Award Winner
• NAPPA Winner
• "Endorsement" Award, Kids First — Coalition for Quality Children's Media

"...A timeless, essential purchase for any collection that circulates children's music."
- School Library Journal

"...Like the best music of our times, it's an album which transcends gender, genre and generations."
- Tower Records, Pulse Magazine

From America’s heartland, James Coffey, acclaimed family recording artist steams ahead with his second collection of railroad songs, delighting train lovers of all ages with real sounds and rhythms of locomotive engines accenting each of the 15 songs. This CD not only contains more great original songs by your favorite train song performer BUT many of your favorite traditional songs as well. Songs like "The Wabash Cannonball", "Rock Island Line", "Down At The Station", "The Little Red Caboose", "New River Train" and more.

Kids will go WILD over Animal Groove from award-winning children's songwriter James Coffey who take kids on an imaginative fun-filled journey through the animal kingdom. Kids will hop like kangaroos swing like the monkeys swing, and soar like eagles with his diverse musical style. Tap your toes to the Cajun style "Critter Jambalaya" or dance along to the "Jellyfish Jump." Sing-along with some old favorites like "The Bunny Hop" or a very funky "BINGO."

"This compilation proves the song's stand-alone appeal as Coffey, doing vocals and instruments, mixes his clever lyrics with smooth pop, folk and jazz rhythms."
- Los Angeles Times

"Coffey is an accomplished one man show..."
- School Library Journal

James Coffey's "Come Ride Along With Me" features great songs about fun, toys, trains and travel. Many of these songs are featured on the "I Love Toy Trains" video series. Critics, parents and kids agree this award-winning CD of train songs is musical fun for the whole family with imaginative lyrics and funky, jazzy, pop and folk tunes.

Released specially for the fans of the “I Love Toy Trains” video series, acclaimed family recording artist James Coffey steams out of the station again with his latest collection of railroad songs. Based on the soundtrack tunes he created for this popular video series, Coffey includes 32 previously unreleased songs relating to the magic and wonder of locomotives.

"...On the right track... ...Lively and energetic..."
- School Library Journal

"...Will chug its way into many train lovers' hearts...true to classic folk and railroad songs..."
- Big Apple Parent

“...Realistic locomotive sounds, upbeat jazzy melodies and clever lyrics successfully transport listeners to the world of trains..."
- Booklist