 The RAINBOW PLANET revolves around music. Music as entertainment and fun. Music as an education tool. Music as a vehicle for imagination, discovery and growth. Music as a universal language that bridges time and place. Music as a connection to the rhythms, rhymes and melodic world of magic that surrounds us.
Each RAINBOW PLANET CD or tape is a universe unto itself, with its own mystical creatures, fantastic adventures, beautiful places, imaginative lyrics and memorable melodies. Jim Valley is at the forefront of each album, but he is joined in the recording studio by a host of talented friends, including school children from his workshops. Indeed, many of the words to Jim's songs were written by these kids.
 In effect, much of the RAINBOW PLANET music involves kids teaching kids... a magical approach, to which children respond eagerly and positively. Yet this is not music just for kids. Adults appreciate Jim's finely crafted melodies, intricate arrangements and enchanting vocal style. And parents revel in Jim's reworkings of hits from their youth, which they can now share with their children through the music of the RAINBOW PLANET.
 Families and schools that wish to educate with entertainment... have fun with music and movement... explore different lands and cultures... learn about animals and nature... all while imparting the values of self-esteem, friendship and imagination should certainly include a few RAINBOW PLANET offerings in their CD and tape collections.
Please click on the album covers below to learn more about each of Jim Valley's RAINBOW PLANET music productions.
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 NEW!!! The songs on Rainbow Garden are bright, bouncy and rock and roll in just the right places. Includes Jim's audience favorites, such as "Funky Monkey", "Go To The Moon", and Huey 'Piano' Smith's classic rock and roll tune "Gooba, Gooba, Gooba (Don't You Just Know It)", plus the beautiful and inspiring "Children of the Same World".
 Jim's long-awaited album for grown-up children is now available. Mixing rock, jazz, folk and adult contemporary, Rolling Sea will be a delight to anyone who enjoys soulful, melodic, joyful, well-composed and performed songs. Includes instant JV classics, such as "Something Else", "Feel Good", "Rolling Sea", "Heartdance", "Moonglow", "Wonder" and more.
It all started with The Rainbow Planet CD/Tape, which remains one of the favorites, especially for younger children. This album is rich in fantasy, and features the songs "Fairy Tale Princess", "Penguins", "The Unicorn Song", "Bo-wo-wones", and, of course, "Rainbow Planet". This CD also includes the rock and roll classic "Splish Splash", which never fails to get "a party going on" at Jim's workshops. Available on CD or cassette tape.
 Jim's second album, Friendship Train, fetures friendship and connection as the conductors. Includes "Friendship Train", "Rainbow City", "I Wanna", "My Blanket Is The Sky", the well-known rock-blues tune "Hand Jive", plus five of Jim's songs that adults will enjoy: "The Mountain Song", "I Wanna", "Ivy Rose", "Once Upon A Morning" and "Coming Home". Available on CD and cassette tape.
 Jim's third album was McFiddle Dee Dee / Imagine That, a playful mix of goodtime tunes. The star of the show on this CD/tape is a dragon named "McFiddle Dee Dee", perhaps the most endearing of all of Jim's make-believe characters. The album also features the Rainbow Planet Workshop staple "Rocket in my Pocket" and Chuck Berry's all-time classic, "Johnny B. Goode." Available on CD and cassette tape.
 Rainbow Planet magic continues on Dinosaur Ride, which could have been titled "Dinosaurs and Assorted Other Animals". Birds, whales, guppies and even an imaginary creature, the "Gwok Gwok", share the spotlight with the dinos. Includes the rock chestnut "Rockin' Robin", a nifty little tune just for kids who may be scared of monsters, and the beautiful "If I Were A Bird Tonight." Available on CD or cassette tape.
 Jim's world beat gets stronger in We Have A Dream. Panpipes from South America and drums from Africa accent this rich tapestry of music and poetry Jim collected in such faraway places as Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Chile and China. Includes workshop favorites "How We Love To Sing", "Witchi Tai" and "Pachamama". The revisited rock and roll classic on this album is "La Bamba" (recorded by kids from one of Jim's South American workshops). Also features songs grownups will groove on: "Culturality", "Father Eternity", "Eco" and the haunting title track "We Have A Dream". Available on CD or cassette tape.
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