Will You Be My Friend?

Will You Be My Friend? is a studio album by the American folk trio the Roches, released in 1994 on Baby Boom Music.[1][2] It was the group's only album of children's music. Suzzy Roche considered it among the most satisfying albums on which she had worked.[3] The Roches' brother and some of their children appeared on the album.[4] The title track is about having to make friends at a new school.[5]

Will You Be My Friend?
Studio album by
The Roches
Released1994; re-released 2007 with bonus track
GenreFolk, children's music
LabelBaby Boom Music
ProducerStewart Lerman, Suzzy Roche
The Roches chronology
A Dove
(1992)		 Will You Be My Friend?
(1994)		 Can We Go Home Now
(1995)
Alternative cover
Cover of the 2007 rerelease

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
Orlando Sentinel[7]

The Orlando Sentinel deemed the album "an all-ages delight."[7] The Salt Lake Tribune called it "quirky, brash and wistful."[8]

AllMusic called the album "a true children's album, featuring songs all thematically aimed at younger listeners ... That the Roches are able to manage this without alienating their adult audience is a testament to their strengths as a band."[9]

Track listing
  1. "Do the Boodanee"
  2. "Disappointed"
  3. "Will You Be My Friend?"
  4. "Rover"
  5. "Uncle Dave"
  6. "The Laundry"
  7. "Postcard"
  8. "When Kids Are Mean"
  9. "My New Bicycle"
  10. "Here We Go"
  11. "Little Bitty Betty"
  12. "Lovey"
  13. "Goodnight"

References
  1. Bream, Jon; Neal, Justin (1 Apr 1994). "Musicians serve up 'Sky Blue Catfish' for small set". Star Tribune. p. 1E.
  2. "The Roches Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  3. Durchholz, Daniel (16 Apr 1995). "BIG ON SMALL FRY". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 4C.
  4. Kohn, Martin F. (June 1995). "Music — Will You Be My Friend? by the Roches". Parents. 70 (6): 159.
  5. Marcel, Joyce (May 19, 1994). "For the Roches, family harmony is a way of life". The Republican. Springfield. p. WK4.
  6. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
  7. Gettelman, Parry (23 Dec 1994). "LAST-MINUTE, SOUNDPROOF HOLIDAY IDEAS". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 6.
  8. "TUNE IN THESE FAVORITES". The Salt Lake Tribune. 12 May 1995. p. C7.
  9. "Will You Be My Friend? Review by AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2022.


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