Music Credits
1.) SONGS SAY SO MUCH 1990. (Jeff Sorg’s first children’s album)
Produced by George Naha
All songs written by Jeff Sorg*
Instruments arranged by George Naha
Vocals arranged by Jeff Sorg
Recorded and mixed by Al Theurer
Omega Mix Studios, Fanwood, NJ
Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs, NYC
Cover & Artwork Design by Macomea Design, Bayville, NY
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Oh, My Favorite Sneakers; (Sung to: “Oh, Dem’ Golden Slippers” by James Bland); New lyrics by Jeff Sorg; music traditional.
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star/ BaaBaa Black Sheep; music traditional. Adapted and Arranged by Jeff Sorg
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Shoo-Fly, Don’t Bother Me; Adapted by Jeff Sorg; Arranged by George Naha
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She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain; Adapted by and new words by Jeff Sorg; Arranged by George Naha; music traditional
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Stars are Shinin’ on You; Original Words and Music by Jeff Sorg; Arranged by Jeff Sorg
Jeff Sorg: Lead vocals; Acoustic guitar
George Naha: Electric and Acoustic guitars
Chris Eminizer: Tenor Saxophone
Joey Stann: Baritone Saxophone
John Korba: Keyboards
Tim Tindall: Electric Bass Guitar
Nick Bayak: String Bass
Charlie Caldarola, Ron Glick, Al Selert: Drums
Al Selert: Percussion Instruments
Karl “Fats” Kaplan: Accordion
Francine Post: Violin
George Naha: Organs & Drums arranged & programmed on
“Big D, the Dinosaur”
Children Singers: Robert Anderson, Bethany Dresely, Jennifer Faulkner, Mark Mitchell, Jessica Salemi,
Mathew Stamatoff, Virginia Sweet,
Jessica Salemi: sings
We’re Going on a Car Trip with Jeff
Gary Frazier, John Korba, George Naha, and Billy Reed are back-up singers on
“I am a Cowboy”
2.) MERRY CHRISTMAS SONGS SAY SO MUCH 1996
Produced by George Naha
All songs written by Jeff Sorg*
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Jingle Bells; music traditional
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What is There to Give You? (Music by Jeff Sorg; Lyrics by Jon Marans)
Instruments arranged by George Naha
Vocals arranged by Jeff Sorg
George Naha: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Percussion & Orchestration Programming
Jeff Sorg: Acoustic Guitar: (
A Merry Old Christmas Song &
Little Christmas Dreamer)
Piano: (
A Merry Old Christmas Song -reprise)
Les Minski & Bruce Butler sing with Jeff on
The Magi Astronomers
Brenda & Emily Sorg sing with Jeff on Jingle Bells & A Merry Old Christmas Song- reprise
Recorded & Mixed by Dave Kowalski at Hillside Sound Studios, Englewood, NJ
Mastered by Joe Kuraz at Red Media, Rahway, NJ
Star of Christmas dedicated to the memory of Kimberly Anne Rieseberg
3.) BIG SONGS, LITTLE SONGS SAY SO MUCH 1998
All songs and rhymes written by Jeff Sorg*
Recorded and Mixed by John Korba, Califon, NJ
Mastered by Joe Kuraz at Ren Media, Rahway, NJ
Cover Artwork and Design by Macomea Design, Bayville, NY
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Mary Had a Pizza Pie; new words by Jeff Sorg; sung to:
Mary Had a Little Lamb; traditional.
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Popcorn Bowl; new words by Jeff Sorg; sung to:
Paw Paw Patch, traditional
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And Ringo Was His Name-O; new words and adaptation by Jeff Sorg; sung to:
And Bingo Was His Name-O, traditional
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See the Flamingo; new words by Jeff Sorg; sung to:
La Cucaracha; traditional
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Bizzy Bee; new words by Emily Sorg; sung to:
Blue Bird, traditional
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Call Me Alli; by Jeff Sorg; inspired by Allison Peraza (3 years old)
Jeff Sorg: Vocals, Acoustic guitars, Electric bass guitar, Percussion instruments
John Korba: Keyboards, Percussion, Synthesizer bass (songs #2 & #6)
Caroline Korba: (5 years old) sings A Swinging ABC; Adapted by Jeff Sorg
4.) CARRY ME 2001
All songs written and arranged by Jeff Sorg *
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Barbie; by Bruce Morgan (c) 1963 Guild Music (BMI)
All instruments & vocals performed by Jeff Sorg
Drums & Percussion by Mark Fichman
Children Singers with Jeff:
Pancakes! Pancakes! ; with Emily Sorg
Monkey Bars; intro (spoken) by Sam Lobley
I Like Lemonade; with Sam Lobley, John Toomey, Stephanie Short
Grandfather’s Grass Driveway ; with Alexander Arellano, Jennifer LeSueur, Nicole Mercer, Emily Sorg, Gregory Wright
Mr. Mom; with Emily Sorg
5.) WHEELS GO AROUND. 2015
All songs written by Jeff Sorg*
Instruments Performed and Arranged by Jeff Sorg
Vocals by Jeff Sorg
Isobel Azsura sings with Jeff on songs
The Bull from Trinidad; No More Mosquitoes; I’m So Hungry (I Could Eat the Moon);
Sea Songs; Dos Palabras (Two Words)
*Old MacDonald Had a Farm; The Green Grass Grew All Around; (public domain)
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There’s a Skunk Trapped in our Basement; new words by Jeff Sorg; sung to:
The Yellow Rose of Texas; traditional
6.) STARS ARE SHININ’ ON YOU. 2016
All songs written by Jeff Sorg *
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The Syncopated Clock; music by Leroy Anderson; lyrics by Jeff Sorg
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star; musical arrangement by Jeff Sorg; traditional
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My Teddy Bear; new words by Jeff Sorg; sung to: Rock-A-Bye, Baby; traditional
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Stars Are Shinin’ on You; words & music by Jeff Sorg; George Naha, guitarist; Francine Post, violinist
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Water Mountain; arranged and performed by Mark Fichman, percussion
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Dolphins, Dolphins; John Korba, bongos
Vocals, instruments, & musical arrangements performed by Jeff Sorg
Isabelle Munoz sings with Jeff on Clouds;
7.) I WISH MY DOG COULD TALK. 2018
All songs written by Jeff Sorg *
* I Have a Little Shadow; words by Robert Louis Stevenson; music by Jeff Sorg
* The Friendly Cow; words by Robert Louis Stevenson; music by Jeff Sorg
* High Hopes; by Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn
Vocals, instruments, and musical arrangements performed by Jeff Sorg
Isabelle Munoz sings with Jeff on
A Bowl of Oatmeal; The Banana Tree; My Pet Store; High Hopes
Cover photo of Dusty (Jeff’s dog) by Emily Sorg
8.) RED BALLOON! POP! POP! 2019
All Songs Written by Jeff Sorg*
*The Wheels on the Bus; traditional;
*Take a Step and a Step; new words by Jeff Sorg; sung to: If You’re Happy and You Know It; traditional
* It’s Snowing; words by Jeff Sorg; sung to: It’s Raining, it’s Pouring; traditional
Vocals, Instruments, and Musical Arrangements performed by Jeff Sorg.
Emily Mary with Jeff on “Squirrels Go Up!”
9.) GOTTA GO! GO! GO! 2020
All songs written by Jeff Sorg*
* “Old MacDonald Had a Laugh!” (New words by Jeff Sorg; music traditional)
Musical instruments performed and arranged by Jeff Sorg; Vocals and vocal harmonies by Jeff Sorg.
Let’s Hear it From the Animals; performed live July, 2019, at the PeeWees Summer Camp, Glen Cove, NY.
Jimmy Joe & Maggie (from Jeff’s Carry Me CD); Dolphins! Dolphins! (from Jeff’s Big Songs, Little Songs Say So Much! CD)
performed live Aug. 2010 at Our Lady of Mercy Summer Fair, Plainview, NY
Instruments performed live by: Steve Fischman: lead/rhythm guitar/ back-up vocals.
Larry Kupferman: lead/rhythm guitar/back-up vocals. Dave Heinlein: drums.
Tom Beckner: keyboards/back-up vocals. Jeff Sorg: bass guitar/lead vocals. ————————————————————————————————————————————————
Jeff’s first CD/album for adults
WHY MAKE BELIEVE 2016
The members of the band
Think Back Baby have produced their first album titled Why Make Believe.
There are a total of 11 songs - 9 songs written by
Jeff Sorg with 2 covers from Lennon & McCartney.
Jeff Sorg arranged the vocals and instruments. Steve Fischman & Jeff Sorg arranged the guitar solos.
David Heinlein - drums; Steve Fischman - guitar and vocals; Jeff Sorg - guitar, bass guitar and vocals
ThinkBackBaby.com
9.) HAPPY SEAGULLS 2020
All Songs Written by Jeff Sorg* Jemimusic ASCAP
(For kids of all ages)
All Instruments, Musical Arrangements, & Vocals performed by Jeff Sorg
- *Itsy Bitsy Spider (Put Ice Skates on his Legs) Traditional (New Lyrics by Jeff Sorg)
Emily Mary sings with Jeff.
- *Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen, Y.E. Harburg
- *All My Loving by John Lennon-Paul McCartney
- *A Hard Day’s Night by John Lennon-Paul McCartney
All My Loving & A Hard Day’s Night performed live at Heckscher Park, Huntington, NY. August 13, 2003.
- Steve Fischman - lead guitar
- Greg Utzig - rhythm guitar
- Mark Fichman - drums
- Greg Mercer - back-up vocals
- Jeff Sorg - bass guitar & lead vocal
For orders and/or information contact: info@jeffsorgmusic.com
Copyright (c) 2021 by Jeff Sorg, Jemimusic ASCAP
9.) SING TO US! PLEASE! 2023
(For kids of all ages)
ALL Songs written by Jeff Sorg (except*)
All Vocals performed and Arranged by Jeff Sorg*
All Instruments performed and Arranged by Jeff Sorg
Orchestrations for Dites-Moi and Dreamland by Jeff Sorg
- *Pizza, Pizza, Pizza Pie! (New words by Jeff Sorg; music is traditional)
- *Oh, My Favorite Sneakers! (New words by Jeff Sorg; music is traditional)
- *Bed in Summer (words by Robert Louis Stevenson; music by Jeff Sorg)
- *Dites-Moi (words by Oscar Hammerstein; music by Richard Rodgers)
- *A Merry Old Whale Song (public domain)
- *Dreamland -(Music public domain; new words by Jeff Sorg
- *Emily Mary sings with Jeff on Sing to Us! Please!
Musicians for Oh, My Fav’rite Sneakers! (LIVE)
- Steve Fischman - guitar
- Jim Brown - guitar
- Tom Beckner - keyboard
- David Heinlein - drums
- Jeff Sorg - bass guitar & lead vocal
For orders and/or information contact: info@jeffsorgmusic.com
Copyright (c) 2023 by Jeff Sorg, Jemimusic ASCAP
