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-While [[Bob McGrath]] will forever be identified as "[[Bob]] from [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]]", he has had a long and prolific recording career dating back to the mid-1960's.  Over the years, he has recorded everything from  instructional and exercise songs for children, show tunes, ballads, and pop songs, to folk songs, narration for classical pieces, and even songs in Japanese.  The following discography lists all known singles and albums, including notable ''[[Sesame Street]]'' showcases, as well as non-''Sesame'' children's recordings.
+While [[Bob McGrath]] will forever be identified as "[[Bob]] from [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]]", he has had a long and prolific recording career dating back to the mid-1960's. Over the years, he has recorded everything from instructional and exercise songs for children, show tunes, ballads, and pop songs, to folk songs, narration for classical pieces, and even songs in Japanese. The following discography lists all known singles and albums, including notable ''[[Sesame Street]]'' showcases, as well as non-''Sesame'' children's recordings.
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+<gallery>
 Image:ColumbiaMitchMillerPresentsBob.jpg|''Mitch Miller Presents Bob McGrath''<br>LP, 1965<br>Columbia Records<br>CL 2322 (mono)<br>CS 9122 (stereo)
 Image:Columbia1965BobMcGrathRibbonBowDrifter.jpg|"A Ribbon Bow"/"The Drifter"<br>single, 1965<br>Columbia Records<br>4-43227
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 Image:StreetMore45.jpg|"On the Street Where You Live"/"More"<br>single, 1965<br>CBS Records Japan<br>45S-68-C
 Image:BobMcGrathCBSStreetWhereYouLiveEP.jpg|"On the Street Where You Live"/"More"/"Danny Boy"/"Venezuela"<br>EP, 1965<br>CBS Records Japan<br>LSS-337-C
+Image:BobMitchJapan2.jpg|''Mitch Miller in Japan, vol. 2''<br>LP, 1965<br>CBS Records Japan<br>YS-499-C
 Image:CBS11pmBobMcGrath.jpg|''11 p.m. with Bob McGrath''<br>LP, 1966<br>CBS Records Japan<br>YS-666-JC
 Image:Bob11pmep.jpg|''11 p.m. のボブ・マグラス''<br>EP, 1966<br>"The Golden Topsy"/"Good Bye Mr. Tears"/"Kuchibue Dakega"/"Yume de Aimasho"<br>CBS Records Japan<br>LSS-496-JC
+Image:GoldenTopsy.jpg|"The Golden Topsy"/"Kuchibue Dakega"<br>single, 1966<br>CBS Records Japan<br>LL-929-JC
 Image:Japanesebob.jpg|"Edelweiss"/"Yesterday"<br>single, 1966<br>CBS Records Japan<br>45S-223-JC
 Image:Bobfujisan.jpg|"Fujisan"/"China Night"<br>single, 1966<br>CBS Records Japan<br>45S-203-C
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 Image:Windyhill.jpg|"On the Windy Hill"/"Hoshiyo Hoshiyo Hoshiyo"<br>single, 1966<br>CBS Records Japan<br>LL-10016-JC
 Image:Bob_Topsy.JPG|"Thunderball"/"The Golden Topsy"<br>single, 1966<br>CBS Records Japan<br>LL-865-C
+Image:BobXmasEP.jpg|"White Christmas"/"Silent Night"/"Jingle Bells"/"Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town"<br>EP, 1966<br>CBS Records Japan<br>YSS-10002-JC
 Image:BobMcGrathWhtXmasJingleJapanSingle.jpg|"[[White Christmas]]"/"[[Jingle Bells]]"<br>single, 1966<br>CBS Records Japan<br>LL-10011-JC
 Image:BobStephenFoster.jpg|''Stephen Foster Song Book''<br>LP, 1966<br>CBS Records Japan<br>YS-10001-JC
-Image:Loveisblue.jpg|"Love Is Blue"/"A Christmas Lullaby"<br>single, 1967<br>Juno Records<br>5001
+Image:BobForbiddenGames.jpg|''Forbidden Games''<br>"Forbidden Games"/"Lamplight"/"Home On the Range"/"Comin' Through the Rye"<br>EP, 1967<br>CBS Records Japan<br>YSS-10008-JC
-Image:BobMcGrathLovesWanderingsJapan.jpg|"Koi No Sasurai"/"Ai No Kotoba"<br>single, 1968<br>CBS Records Japan<br>SONG 80038 J
+Image:BobBalcony.jpg|"Balcony of Love"/"Daddy's March"<br>single, 1967<br>CBS Records Japan<br>LL-10036-JC
+Image:BobSpecial.jpg|''Special''<br>LP, 1968<br>CBS Records Japan - Sony<br>SONX 60038-J
+Image:BobScarborough.jpg|"Love Is Blue"/"Scarborough Fair"<br>single, 1968<br>CBS Records Japan - Sony<br>SONG 80019
+Image:BobMcGrathLovesWanderingsJapan.jpg|"Koi No Sasurai"/"Ai No Kotoba"<br>single, 1968<br>CBS Records Japan - Sony<br>SONG 80038 J
+Image:Loveisblue.jpg|"Love Is Blue"/"A Christmas Lullaby"<br>single, 1969<br>Juno Records<br>5001<br>later reissued on Juno 5009 in 1970
 Image:Bobmcgrathfromss.jpg|''[[Bob McGrath from Sesame Street]]''<br>LP, 1970<br>Affinity Records<br>A-1001-S
-Image:Noimage.png|"Groovin' on the Sunshine"/"Best Friend"<br>single, 1970<br>Affinity Records<br>A45-201
+Image:GroovinSingle.jpg|"Groovin' on the Sunshine"/"Best Friend"<br>single, 1970<br>Affinity Records<br>A45-201
+Image:Noimage.png|"Groovin' on the Sunshine"/"Best Friend"<br>single, 1970<br>New Zealand<br>Festival Records<br>FK-3906
 Image:BobMcGrathSingsBoysGirls.jpg|''Bob McGrath Sings for All the Boys and Girls''<br>LP, 1974<br>Disneyland Records<br>DQ-1357 (mono)<br>STER-1357 (stereo)
 Image:Bob.Dontyouknow.single.jpg|"[[Don't You Know You're Beautiful?]]"/"[[Believe in Yourself]]"<br>single, 1977<br>Sesame Street Records<br>CTW 99051
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 Image:Noimage.png|"[[True Blue Miracle]]"/"[[Keep Christmas With You]]"<br>single, 1978<br>Sesame Street Records<br>CTW 99069
 Image:TheBabyRecord.jpg|''The Baby Record''<br>LP/Cassette, 1983<br>Kids Records Canada<br>KRL 1007
-Image:SingAlongBob1.jpg|''If You're Happy and You Know It: Sing Along with Bob Vol. 1''<br>LP, 1985<br>Kids Records Canada<br>KRL 1009
+Image:SingAlongBob1.jpg|''If You're Happy and You Know It: Sing Along with Bob Vol. 1''<br>LP, 1984<ref>Ellen Roseman, "Judge the record by the cover and avoid the coons", ''The Globe and Mail'', 15 November 1984.</ref><br>Kids Records Canada<br>KRL 1009
 Image:SingAlongBob2.jpg|''If You're Happy and You Know It: Sing Along with Bob Vol. 2''<br>LP, 1985<br>Kids Records Canada<br>KRL 1014
 Image:SongsGamesToddlersLP.jpg|''Songs & Games for Toddlers''<br>LP, 1985<br>Kids Records Canada<br>KRL 1016
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 Image:Singalongbob.jpg|''Sing Along Songs with Bob McGrath''<br>VHS, DVD, 2004<br>Educational Activities Video, Inc.<br>VHS824 (VHS)<br>DVD824 (DVD)
 Image:Album.bobxmas.jpg|''[[Bob! from Sesame Street: Christmas Sing Along]]''<br>CD, 2007
+File:BobsFavoriteSingalongSongs2013.jpg|''Bob's Favorite Singalong Songs''<br />CD, 2013<br />Bob's Kids Music
 </gallery>
+==Sources==
+<references />
 [[Category: Discographies]]

Revision as of 19:24, 3 April 2015

While Bob McGrath will forever be identified as "Bob from Sesame Street", he has had a long and prolific recording career dating back to the mid-1960's. Over the years, he has recorded everything from instructional and exercise songs for children, show tunes, ballads, and pop songs, to folk songs, narration for classical pieces, and even songs in Japanese. The following discography lists all known singles and albums, including notable Sesame Street showcases, as well as non-Sesame children's recordings.

Mitch Miller Presents Bob McGrath
LP, 1965
Columbia Records
CL 2322 (mono)
CS 9122 (stereo)

"A Ribbon Bow"/"The Drifter"
single, 1965
Columbia Records
4-43227

My Name Is Bob
(Japanese issue of Mitch Miller Presents Bob McGrath)
LP, 1966
CBS Records Japan
YS-613-C

"On the Street Where You Live"/"More"
single, 1965
CBS Records Japan
45S-68-C

"On the Street Where You Live"/"More"/"Danny Boy"/"Venezuela"
EP, 1965
CBS Records Japan
LSS-337-C

Mitch Miller in Japan, vol. 2
LP, 1965
CBS Records Japan
YS-499-C

11 p.m. with Bob McGrath
LP, 1966
CBS Records Japan
YS-666-JC

11 p.m. のボブ・マグラス
EP, 1966
"The Golden Topsy"/"Good Bye Mr. Tears"/"Kuchibue Dakega"/"Yume de Aimasho"
CBS Records Japan
LSS-496-JC

"The Golden Topsy"/"Kuchibue Dakega"
single, 1966
CBS Records Japan
LL-929-JC

"Edelweiss"/"Yesterday"
single, 1966
CBS Records Japan
45S-223-JC

"Fujisan"/"China Night"
single, 1966
CBS Records Japan
45S-203-C

Home Sweet Home
LP, 1966
CBS Records Japan
YS-593-C

埴生の宿 (Home Sweet Home)
"Home Sweet Home"/"My Dear Old Sunny Home"/"Annie Laurie"/"Irish Lullaby"
EP, 1966
CBS Records Japan
LSS-445-C

"On the Windy Hill"/"Hoshiyo Hoshiyo Hoshiyo"
single, 1966
CBS Records Japan
LL-10016-JC

"Thunderball"/"The Golden Topsy"
single, 1966
CBS Records Japan
LL-865-C

"White Christmas"/"Silent Night"/"Jingle Bells"/"Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town"
EP, 1966
CBS Records Japan
YSS-10002-JC

"White Christmas"/"Jingle Bells"
single, 1966
CBS Records Japan
LL-10011-JC

Stephen Foster Song Book
LP, 1966
CBS Records Japan
YS-10001-JC

Forbidden Games
"Forbidden Games"/"Lamplight"/"Home On the Range"/"Comin' Through the Rye"
EP, 1967
CBS Records Japan
YSS-10008-JC

"Balcony of Love"/"Daddy's March"
single, 1967
CBS Records Japan
LL-10036-JC

Special
LP, 1968
CBS Records Japan - Sony
SONX 60038-J

"Love Is Blue"/"Scarborough Fair"
single, 1968
CBS Records Japan - Sony
SONG 80019

"Koi No Sasurai"/"Ai No Kotoba"
single, 1968
CBS Records Japan - Sony
SONG 80038 J

"Love Is Blue"/"A Christmas Lullaby"
single, 1969
Juno Records
5001
later reissued on Juno 5009 in 1970

Bob McGrath from Sesame Street
LP, 1970
Affinity Records
A-1001-S

"Groovin' on the Sunshine"/"Best Friend"
single, 1970
Affinity Records
A45-201

"Groovin' on the Sunshine"/"Best Friend"
single, 1970
New Zealand
Festival Records
FK-3906

Bob McGrath Sings for All the Boys and Girls
LP, 1974
Disneyland Records
DQ-1357 (mono)
STER-1357 (stereo)

"Don't You Know You're Beautiful?"/"Believe in Yourself"
single, 1977
Sesame Street Records
CTW 99051

"Boy from Indiana"/"Walk Down the Street"
single, 1977
Sesame Street Records
CTW 99053

Bob Sings!
LP, 1977
Sesame Street Records
CTW 22084

"Sir Duke"/"Muskrat Love"
single, 1977
Sesame Street Records
CTW 99057

"True Blue Miracle"/"Keep Christmas With You"
single, 1978
Sesame Street Records
CTW 99069

The Baby Record
LP/Cassette, 1983
Kids Records Canada
KRL 1007

If You're Happy and You Know It: Sing Along with Bob Vol. 1
LP, 1984^[1]
Kids Records Canada
KRL 1009

If You're Happy and You Know It: Sing Along with Bob Vol. 2
LP, 1985
Kids Records Canada
KRL 1014

Songs & Games for Toddlers
LP, 1985
Kids Records Canada
KRL 1016

Dog Lies
cassette, 1989 (with book)
Price Stern Sloan, Inc.

I'm a Good Mommy
cassette, 1989 (with book)
Price Stern Sloan, Inc.

Me Myself
cassette, 1989 (with book)
Price Stern Sloan, Inc.

Mr. Sneakers
cassette, 1989 (with book)
Price Stern Sloan, Inc.

The Shoveler
cassette, 1989 (with book)
Price Stern Sloan, Inc.

You're a Good Daddy
cassette, 1989 (with book)
Price Stern Sloan, Inc.

Bob's Favorite Street Songs
CD/cassette, 1991
A&M Records

Sing Me a Story
CD/cassette, 1997
Bob's Kids Music

The Baby Record
CD/cassette, 1998
Bob's Kids Music

Songs & Games for Toddlers
CD/cassette, 1998
Bob's Kids Music

The Piper of Hamelin
CD, 1999
Newport Classic
NCD 60153

Sing Along with Bob, Vol. 1
CD/cassette, 2000
Bob's Kids Music

Sing Along with Bob, Vol. 2
CD/cassette, 2000
Bob's Kids Music

The Frog Prince/Peter and the Wolf
cassette, 2000
NYS Theater Institute
FP2000

Rhythm Band Set
CD, 2001 (with instrument set)
Bob's Kids Music
66901

Music For Fun!
CD, 2002 with Teacher's Edition
Warner Bros. Publications
BMR07009CD

Ma Goose/A Boston Cinderella
CD, 2004
Albany Records
TROY798 Albany

Sing Along Songs with Bob McGrath
VHS, DVD, 2004
Educational Activities Video, Inc.
VHS824 (VHS)
DVD824 (DVD)

Bob! from Sesame Street: Christmas Sing Along
CD, 2007

Bob's Favorite Singalong Songs
CD, 2013
Bob's Kids Music

Sources

↑ Ellen Roseman, "Judge the record by the cover and avoid the coons", The Globe and Mail, 15 November 1984.