0–9 Series is a 1989 series of ten compilation albums released by ABC for Kids. It won the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1990, and was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Cover Art in the same year.
The ten albums are aimed at children of each age from 0 to 9. The album titled 0 for 0 year olds through to 9 for 9 year olds. Over 270 songs were recorded for the album series with 214 appearing on the final products. Featured artists are Adam Bowen, Aku Kadoga, Andrew Bell, Andrew Can, Angela Webber, Anne Kirkpatrick, Armando Hurley, Barry Crocker, Barry Leef, Chantelle Ormandy, Chris Bailey, Chris Lloyd, Christopher Patlon, Col Joye, Danielle Spencer, Darryl Aberhart, Dave Sandbach, Dave Sandford, Debbie Byrne, Don Spencer, Doug Parkinson, Ernie Dingo, Floyd Vincent, Gillian Eastoe, Gillian Jones, Grace Knight, Graeme Connors, Greedy Smith, Gus O'Brien, James Gillard, Jamie Rigg, Jenny Morris, Jim Conway, Joan Sydney, Joanne Jackson, John Paul Young, John Spence, Jonathon Biggins, Kerrie Biddell, Ketaki Kishor Dongre, Kiri Uu, Lana Warner, Laurie Balmer, Leonora Jackson, Linda Kenny, Linda Marr, Linda Nagle, Lizzie Clear, Lori Vallins, Lucky Starr, Malcolm McCullum, Marc Hunter, Marcus Holden, Margret RoadKnight, Maria Fotiadis, Mark Williams, Maroochy Barambah, Mary Schneider, Melanie Saloman, Mesana Salata, Mic Conway, Mic Conway's Whoopee Band, Mick Layton, Mike Kennings, Moya Simpson, Nicholas Wareham, Normie Rowe, Peter Chambers, Peter Combe, Peter Kenny, Rami Var, Rhonda Burchmore, Rick Price, Robyn Archer, Robyne Dunn, Ross Higgins, Ruth Cracknell, Sabahattin Akdagcik, Sally Dodds, Sharon O'Neill, Shauna Jensen, Stuart Grant, Su Cruickshank, Sweet Atmosphere, Tamina Haider, Tania Bowra, Terry Hannagan, Terry Kaff, Terry Murray, The Moy Sisters, Tommy Emmanuel, Trinidad Calypso Band, Trish Goddard, Wendy Grose, Wendy Matthews and Zachiary Haider. A documentary on the production of the albums was released alongside it.
Tracklists[]
Zzzero[]
- Going Home - Tommy Emmanuel
- Mockingbird/All the Pretty Little Horses - Gillian Eastoe
- Maranoa Lullaby - Maroochy Barambah
- Ninna Nanna - Moya Simpson
- Brahms Lullaby - Peter Kenny
- Golden Slumbers - Rick Price and Wendy Matthews
- Indian Lullaby - Kataki Kishor Dongre
- Forever Young - Marc Hunter
- Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - Margret RoadKnight
- The Night Will Never Stay - Graeme Connors
- Greek Lullaby - Maria Fotiadis
- Turn Around - Ruth Cracknell
- Grandma's Hands - Joanne Jackson
- God Bless the Child - Marc Hunter
One[]
- Never Smile at a Crocodile/Crocodile Rock - Normie Rowe
- A Step Before Dinner - Sharon O'Neill
- The Little Cow Eats Grass - Dave Sandford
- The High Skip/Andy Spandy - Lizzie Clear and Lana Warner
- Li'l Liza Jane - Floyd Vincent
- Bimbo/Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - Don Spencer and Chantelle Ormandy
- Sea Shanty Medley - Graeme Connors, James Gillard, Marcus Holden and Peter Kenny
- Pigeons and Crows - Melanie Saloman
- Rockin' Robin - The Moy Sisters
- Hokey Pokey - Dave Sandford
- Tiffy Taffy - Lizzie Clear and Lana Warner
- Chop Chop Chipitty Chop - Trish Goddard
- Baby Food - Robyn Archer
- Berceuse Pour Rêver - Jamie Rigg
- When You're Smiling - Grace Knight
- Sunset - Tommy Emmanuel
- This Old Man - Trish Goddard
- Jerry Hall - Joan Sydney
- Tip Top - Trish Goddard
- Little Red Car - Graeme Connors
- Baby's Drinking Song - Graeme Connors
- Coots Eats Waterbeetles - Chris Bailey
- Insallah - Sabahattin Akdağcık
- Pop Goes the Weasel - Trish Goddard
- Kennebunk Port - Anne Kirkpatrick
- Gurrwayi, Gurrwayi, the Rainbird - Ernie Dingo and Marrochy Barambah
- Banana - Aku Kadoga
- Babes in the Wood - Tania Bowra
- Gershwin Lullaby - Graeme Connors
- Why Worry - John Spence
Two[]
- Oodnadatta, Parramatta - Jim Conway
- Sand Between my Fingers - Sharon O'Neill
- Cat's Got the Measles - Tamina and Zachiary Haider
- The Witch - Melanie Saloman
- Family Treasures - Anne Kirkpatrick
- See Ya Later, Alligator - Col Joye
- I've Got an Itch - Floyd Vincent
- The Glowworm - Jim Conway
- Sing A Song Of Sixpence - Tania Bowra
- The Kangaroo - Mic Conway
- Squeezes - Gillian Eastoe
- There Was a Crooked Man - Armando Hurley
- The Guppy - Joan Sydney
- Ralphy Balfen - Grace Knight
- Five Little Monkeys - Floyd Vincent
- Slowly, Slowly - Leonora Jackson
- Three Fleas - James Gillard
- Heigh-Ho - Darryl Aberhart and Andrew Can
- I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles/Splish Splash/Singing in the Bathtub - Mic Conway and Col Joye
- Something's Drastic - Mic Conway
- The Clever Rabbit - Anne Kirkpatrick
- Where - Stuart Grant
- Beni Vi Tui - Aku Kadoga
- At the Codfish Ball - Su Cruickshank and Linda Nagle
- The Duck - Joan Sydney
- An Elephant Goes - Linda Kelly and Graeme Connors
- I Sing the Song of Froggie Swimming - Peter Chambers
- I Put Out to Sea - Barry Leef
- I Wish I Was a Little Grub/Isn't it Funny - Jenny Morris
- Mrs Moon - Stuart Grant
- Coming Home (The Song of the Naturalist's Wife) - Graeme Connors
- Fascinating Rhythm - Kerrie Biddell
Three[]
- Hiccups - Gillian Eastoe
- Tailpiece - Stuart Grant
- Pick Me Up - Robyn Archer
- The Name Game - Aku Kadoga
- Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too - Tania Bowra
- Two Witches - Melanie Saloman
- Chickery Chick - Ross Higgins and Jonathon Biggins
- Granny's Boot - Joan Sydney
- Healthy Pig - James Gillard
- Jiribuga the Porcupine - Ernie Dingo and Maroochy Barambah
- The Cow - Aku Kadoga
- The Worm - Mic Conway
- The Woody Wodpecker Song - Ross Higgins
- Kilkenny Cats - Gus O'Brien
- Pet Parade - Terry Hannigan
- The Little Red Hen - Don Spencer
- Goodness Gracious - Gillian Eastoe
- Let's Twist Again - Greedy Smith
- Josephine - Aku Kadoga
- Simon Says - Armando Hurley
- Signal - Dave Sandbach
- You Twiddle Your Thumbs - Stuart Grant, Dave Sandford and Andrew Bell
- When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbing Along) - Mic Conway
- Multikirtwigo - Jame Gillard
- Jiminy Cricket - Ross Higgins
- Ow Sut Mohowri - Rami Var
- Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - Armando Hurley
Four[]
- Anancy the Spiderman - Armando Hurley
- Happy Talk - Grace Knight
- Dr Knickerbocker - Aku Kadoga
- Louder Than a Clap of Thunder - Mic Conway
- 40 Performing Bananas - Mick Layton
- The Owl and the Pussycat - Mick Layton
- Goosey Goosey Gander - Robyn Archer and Mic Conway
- Trn Da Ti Eh - Masana Salata
- Windy Nights - Robyne Dunn
- High Hopes - Debbie Byrne
- Muddly, Muddly - Jenny Morris, Joan Sydney and Gillian Jones
- The Purple People Eater - Barry Leef
- Nursery Rhyme Rap - Armando Hurley
- Digital Watch/Hickory Dickory - Leonora Jackson
- Wimoweh - Terry Kaff
- The Ships - John Paul Young
- Nightening - Melanie Saloman
- Greedy Dog - Tania Bowra
- Jollity Farm - Mic Conway's Whoopee Band
- The Umbrella Man - Ross Higgins
- Frosty the Snowman - Lori Vallins
- Let 'em In - Mark Williams
Five[]
- Emma Hackett's Newsbook - Shauna Jensen
- Fish Fingers - Dave Sandford
- Running Bear - Anne Kirkpatrick
- If Pigs Could Fly - Sally Dodds
- My Brain - Robyn Archer
- Happy Birthday Dear Dragon - Joan Sydney
- Sneezes - Grace Knight
- Ooby Dooby - John Spencer
- Alice Song - Stuart Grant
- Hermano Chay - Linda Marr
- Juba - Aku Kadoga
- The Peanut - Anne Kirkpatrick
- Heart of the Country - Gillian Eastoe
- The Court of King Caractcus - Terry Hannigan
- Bushrangers - Tania Bowra and Robyne Dunn
- Skye Boat Song - Wendy Matthews
- Beep Beep - Sweet Atmosphere
- Heads or Tails - Mike Kennings
- There is a Thing - Chris Bailey
- 76 Trombones - Barry Crocker
- With His Mouth Full of Food - Chris Bailey
- The Trouble with my Brother - Mike Kennings
- Viru Polka - Kiri Uu
- I Know Someone - Christopher Patlon
- You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd - Terry Hannigan
- The Bogeyman - Stuart Grant
Six[]
- Cat's Got Fleas - Floyd Vincent
- Dead Skunk - Gillian Eastoe
- Ghost Riders in the Sky - Mary Schnieder
- The Sound of the Wind - Wendy Matthews
- Michael Built a Bicycle - James Gillard
- The Walk - Armando Hurley
- Ode to an Extinct Dinosaur - Robyne Dunn
- Thingth I Thay - Peter Combe
- A Little Soulful Tune - Aku Kadoga
- Ubangi Stomp - Greedy Smith
- Papa Oom Mow Mow - Jenny Morris
- Don't - Angela Webber and Adam Bowen
- Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour? - Mic Conway's Whoopee Band
- Back Seat Tragedy - Robyn Archer
- Abre Kako - Mesana Salata
- Up and Down - Peter Chambers, Mick Layton, Sally Dodds and Wendy Grose
- Bird Eats Fruit - Tania Bowra
- Limbo Rock - Trinidad Calypso Band
Seven[]
- Super Computer - Don Spencer
- Feeding the Family - Chris Bailey and Gillian Eastoe
- Life on Mars - Melanie Saloman
- Monster Mash - Ross Higgins
- My Dad Snores - Anne Kirkpatrick
- Feeling Groovy - Tania Bowra
- When You're Eating - Ernie Dingo
- Great Expectations - Gillian Eastoe and Shauna Jensen
- Eagle Rock - Barry Leef
- Mean Old Mean Hyena - James Gillard
- Backwards Bill - Aku Kadoga
- Island in the Sun - Armando Hurley
- Tobiyo - Mesana Salata
- Limericks - Chris Bailey
- Flabbergaster - Adam Bowen
- Friendship - Nicholas Wareham and Danielle Spencer
- I've Been Everywhere - Lucky Starr
- An Ant's Eye View - Graeme Connors
- Gimmie Dat Ding - Mic Conway's Whoopee Band
Eight[]
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Grace Knight
- Piggies Anthem - Rhonda Burchmore
- Transfusion - Sweet Atmosphere
- Down on the Corner - Malcolm McCullum, Chris Lloyd, Armando Hurley and Jamie Rigg
- There's a Monkey Sitting in the Family Tree - Graeme Connors
- Working Bee - Tania Bowra
- Apeman - Barry Leef
- Galaxy Song - Jonathon Biggins
- I'm in a Rotten Mood - Laurie Balmer
- Stomi Omilelo Malo - Celia White, Jarni Birmingham, Jenny Dornan, Linda Dawson and Moya Simpson
- The Magpies - Graeme Connors
- Sun Arise - Darryl Aberhart
Nine[]
- Water For The Flowers- Sharon O'Neill
- Cost of Living - Darryl Aberhart
- Three Little Birds - Armando Hurley
- Horror Movie - Gillian Eastoe
- Swimming Song - Anne Kirkpatrick
- Ballet Dancing Boffer Boys - Terry Murray
- Old Time Rock and Roll - Normie Rowe
- Jeremiah Peabody's... - Doug Parkinson
- Gitarzan - Terry Hannigan
- Money Moans - Lori Vallins
- You Can Get It If You Really Want - Armando Hurley
Zzzero - Nine Sampler[]
Note: this was the promo album, released on LP only, for the series containing song from each album.
- Water for the Flowers - Sharon O'Neill
- Down on the Corner - Malcolm McCullum, Chris Lloyd, Armando Hurley and Jamie Rigg
- Granny's Boot - Joan Sydney
- Happy Talk - Grace Knight
- The Ships - John Paul Young
- Going Home - Tommy Emmanuel
- God Bless the Child - Marc Hunter
- Papa Oom Mow Mow - Jenny Morris
- Monster Mash - Ross Higgins
- The Peanut - Anne Kirkpatrick
- Pick Me Up - Robyn Archer
- Never Smile at a Crocodile/Crocodile Rock - Normie Rowe
- With His Mouth Full of Food - Chris Bailey
- Let's Twist Again - Greedy Smith
- Skye Boat Song - Wendy Matthews
- Splish Splash - Col Joye
CD & LP Gallery[]
Cassette Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The songs in the Sea Shanty Medley are Here Is The Sea, What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor, Dance To Your Daddy, Donkey Riding, Blow The Man Down & Here Is The Sea (Reprise). Not listed in notes of album
- Thingth I Thay was taken from Peter Combe's album Spaghetti Bolognaise.
- Super Computer was later re-recorded for Don Spencer's album Let's Have Fun.
- An Ant's Eye View and There's a Monkey Sitting in the Family Tree later appeared on Graeme Connors album One of the Family.
- Jollity Farm later appeared on Mic Conway's album Whoopee!.