In the liner notes for Welcome to Ralph's World, Ralph Covert writes, "I don't think of what I do as 'kid's music;' that seems too limiting. I think of it as 'fun music for everybody.'" He's right. Maybe it's not what you would put on your iPod for a trip to the gym, but Covert is clearly aiming to entertain the whole family. "The Coffee Song" is a hilarious ditty about your favorite addiction, "Fee Fi Fo Fum" rocks harder than it probably deserves to, and minus the lyrics about bicycles and rainbows, tracks like "Dance Around" and "Riding With No Hands" could fit right in next to Natalie Merchant and the BoDeans during the slideshow for your fifteen-year sorority reunion. The rest of it is sweet, innocuous fun. My son liked the novelty songs like "Peggy's Pie Parlor Polka" and "Surfin' In My Imagination" the best, along with the bonus DVD featuring six "concert" videos of Ralph's best songs. — Matt Wood
