Happy Birthday from Sesame Street (album)

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Released	1977
Format	LP
Label	Sesame Street Records
Cat no.	CTW 22078

The poster that came with the album in order to play the "Put a Cookie in My Mouth" game. Instructions on the back of the album cover informed parents that they needed to supply the blindfold, paper cookies, and pins for the game.

Originally released in 1977, Happy Birthday from Sesame Street featured the Sesame Street cast getting together to sing birthday songs to the listener. The LP packaging originally included a game to accompany the song "Put a Cookie in My Mouth." The album was written and produced entirely by Jeff Moss.

Track listing

Side One

1. Happy Birthday to You (Intro) - Cast
   Music by Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith-Hill, Lyrics by Unknown
   Happy Birthday from Sesame Street - Cookie Monster, Bob, Bert, Ernie, David, Oscar the Grouch, Maria and Big Bird
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
2. A Little Bit Bigger - Big Bird, Ernie and Bob (excluded from 2004 reissue)
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
3. A Cat Had a Birthday - David
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
4. A Very Unhappy Birthday to You - Oscar the Grouch
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
5. Musical Chairs - Big Bird and Maria
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss

Side Two

1. When Will My Birthday Come? - Grover
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
2. Put a Cookie in My Mouth - Cookie Monster
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
3. Blow Out the Candles - Bob
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
4. Everyone Likes Ice Cream - The Anything Muppets
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
5. Birthday Rhyme Game - Big Bird and Maria
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
6. Thanks for the Party - Maria, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Bob
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss

Other releases

The album was reissued on cassette by Golden Music in 1992, and on CD and cassette by Sony Wonder in 2004. However, the Sony Wonder edition dropped the song, "A Little Bit Bigger" and the second version of "Happy Birthday To You" which was played just before "Blow Out the Candles", though the latter is still included within the liner notes.

CassetteSesame Street Records
C 5078

8-track1977
Sesame Street Records
8T-5078

CassetteSight & Sound
GNL-227

Cassette1992
Golden Music
4054

CD2004
Sony Wonder (front)
LK 91260
LK 92599

CD2004
Sony Wonder (back)
LK 91260
LK 92599

Cassette2004
Sony Wonder
LT 91260
LT 92599

International releases

LPAustralia
Summit Records
8006

CassetteAustralia
Summit Records
CS 8006

LPAustralia
Axis Records
AXIS 6354

CassetteAustralia
Axis Records
TC AXIS 6354

Production credits

• Music, lyrics and continuity written and produced by Jeffrey Moss
• Musical Director: Jim Timmens
• Musical Coordinator: Danny Epstein
• Musical Arrangements by Dave Conner and Jeffrey Moss
• Associate Producer: Gary Van Rees
• Project Supervisor: Arthur Shimkin
• Project Director: Sharon Lerner
• Project Coordinator: Debbie Kovacs
• Art Director: Robert Pierce
• Cover Photography: Neil Selkirk
• Executive Producer of Sesame Street: Jon Stone
• Musicians: Dave Conner, Bob Cranshaw, Mel Davis, Danny Epstein, Wally Kane, Steve Little, Jim Mitchell, Jim Timmens and Dave Tofani

Cast

• Northern Calloway as David
• Sonia Manzano as Maria
• Bob McGrath as Bob
• Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
• Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster and Grover
• Jim Henson as Ernie
• With Fran Brill, Richard Hunt and Jerry Nelson as The Anything Muppets

See also

• Sesame Street discography