Changes: Letters ...and Numbers, Too!

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Songs from	Sesame Street
Released	1974
Format	LP
Label	Sesame Street Records
Cat no.	CTW 22055

This album consists of previously released material from earlier Sesame Street albums, as well as some newer material. The actual cover title of this album is "I'm gonna sit right down and write myself some LETTERS ...and NUMBERS, too!", a reference to "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter", a popular song from the 1930's. Later editions of this album were retitled Letters and Numbers.

Track listing

Side One ("numbers" side)

The Number Five - The Kids
(Raposo/Henson)
from The Sesame Street Book & Record
Five People In My Family - The Anything Muppets
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
from The Sesame Street Book & Record
I've Got Two - Bob, Susan, Gordon, Mr. Hooper, Oscar the Grouch, and Big Bird
(Raposo/Moss)
from The Sesame Street Book & Record
The Count Counts Flowers - The Count
(Moss/Kingsley)
Adding - The Anything Muppets
(Moss/Kingsley)
Count It Higher - Chris and the Alphabeats
Music and Lyrics by Christopher Cerf
No Matter How You Count Them - The Anything Muppets
(Moss/Kingsley)
Roosevelt Franklin Counts - Roosevelt Franklin
(Raposo/Robinson)
from The Year of Roosevelt Franklin
Song of the Count - The Count
(Moss/Kingsley)

Side Two ("letters" side)

J-Jump - The Kids
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
from The Sesame Street Book & Record
"J" Friends - The Anything Muppets
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
from The Muppet Alphabet Album
The "K" Poem - Herbert Birdsfoot
Written by Jerry Juhl
from The Muppet Alphabet Album
My Favorite Letter "P" - The Anything Muppets
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
from The Muppet Alphabet Album
Sammy the Snake - Sammy the Snake
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
from The Muppet Alphabet Album
"X" Marks the Spot - Sherlock Hemlock
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
from The Muppet Alphabet Album
Zizzy Zoomers - The Anything Muppets
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
from The Muppet Alphabet Album
Roosevelt Franklin's Alphabet - Roosevelt Franklin
(Raposo/Robinson)
from The Year of Roosevelt Franklin
What's My Letter? - Guy Smiley and Prairie Dawn
Written by Jerry Juhl
from The Muppet Alphabet Album

Cast

Will Lee as Mr. Hooper
Loretta Long as Susan
Bob McGrath as Bob
Matt Robinson as Gordon
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
Frank Oz as Cookie Monster, Grover and Bert
Jerry Nelson as Herbert Birdsfoot, Count von Count, Sherlock Hemlock, Farley, Sammy the Snake and Herry Monster
Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn
Jim Henson as Ernie and Guy Smiley

Other releases

International releases

Production credits

Album Produced by Joe Raposo
Project Supervisor: Arthur Shimkin
Words and Music Mostly by Jeffrey Moss and Joe Raposo
Additional material written by the Sesame Street writers: Jeffrey Moss, Jon Stone, Joseph A. Bailey, Jerry Juhl, Emily Perl Kingsley, Nina Link, Robert Oksner, Ray Sipherd, Norman Stiles and Daniel Wilcox

Musical Director: Joe Raposo
Head Writer: Jeffrey Moss
Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
Editing by James Timmens
Project Coordinator: Jacquie Turner
Art Director: Robert Pierce
Photography: Judy Ross and Sandy Speiser
Properties Director: Nat Mongioi
Project Directors for CTW: Christopher Cerf and Sharon Lerner

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+{{album|image=LettersNumbersLP.jpg|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1974]]|format=LP|label=[[Sesame Street Records (label)|Sesame Street Records]]|catalogue=CTW 22055}}
-{{talk}}
-[[Image:LettersNumbersLP.jpg|frame|''Letters...and Numbers, Too!'' album cover.]]
-{{album|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1974]]|format=LP|label=Sesame Street Records|catalogue=CTW 22055}}
-[[Image:LettersAndNumbersRed.jpg|thumb|300px|Later reissue cover.]]
-Released in [[1974]], this album consisted of previously released material from earlier ''[[Sesame Street]]'' albums, as well as some newer material.
+This album consists of previously released material from earlier ''[[Sesame Street]]'' albums, as well as some newer material.  The actual cover title of this album is "I'm gonna sit right down and write myself some LETTERS ...and NUMBERS, too!", a reference to "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter", a popular song from the 1930's.  Later editions of this album were retitled ''Letters and Numbers''.
-==Track Listing==
+==Track listing==
 '''Side One''' ("numbers" side)
-#[[Number Song Series|The Number Five]] (Raposo/Henson)
+#[[Number Song Series|The Number Five]] - [[The Kids]]<br><small>(Raposo/Henson)</small><br><small>from ''[[The Sesame Street Book & Record]]''</small>
+#[[Five People In My Family]] - [[Anything Muppets|The Anything Muppets]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small><br><small>from ''The Sesame Street Book & Record''</small>
-#[[Five People In My Family]] (Moss)
+#[[I've Got Two]] - [[Bob]], [[Susan]], [[Gordon]], [[Mr. Hooper]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], and [[Big Bird]]<br><small>(Raposo/Moss)</small><br><small>from ''The Sesame Street Book & Record''</small>
-#[[I've Got Two]] (Raposo/Moss)
-#[[The Count Counts Flowers]] (Moss/Kingsley)
+#[[Count von Count Sketches: Miscellaneous#countingflowers|The Count Counts Flowers]] - [[Count von Count|The Count]]<br><small>(Moss/Kingsley)</small>
-#[[Adding]] (Moss/Kingsley)
+#[[Adding]] - The Anything Muppets<br><small>(Moss/Kingsley)</small>
-#[[Count it Higher (song)|Count It Higher]] (Cerf)
+#[[Count it Higher (song)|Count It Higher]] - [[Chris and the Alphabeats]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by [[Christopher Cerf]]</small>
-#[[No Matter How You Count Them]] (Moss/Kingsley)
+#[[No Matter How You Count Them]] - The Anything Muppets<br><small>(Moss/Kingsley)</small>
-#[[Roosevelt Franklin Counts]] (Raposo/Robinson)
+#[[Roosevelt Franklin Counts]] - [[Roosevelt Franklin]]<br><small>(Raposo/Robinson)</small><br><small>from ''[[The Year of Roosevelt Franklin]]''</small>
-#[[The Song of The Count|The Song of the Count]] (Moss/Kingsley)
+#[[The Song of the Count|Song of the Count]] - The Count<br><small>(Moss/Kingsley)</small>
+'''Side Two''' ("letters" side)
+#[[J-Jump]] - The Kids<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small><br><small>from ''The Sesame Street Book & Record''</small>
+#[[J Friends|"J" Friends]] - The Anything Muppets<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small><br><small>from ''[[The Muppet Alphabet Album]]''</small>
+#[[Herbert's Silly Poem|The "K" Poem]] - [[Herbert Birdsfoot]]<br><small>Written by Jerry Juhl</small><br><small>from ''The Muppet Alphabet Album''</small>
+#[[My Favorite Letter|My Favorite Letter "P"]] - The Anything Muppets<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small><br><small>from ''The Muppet Alphabet Album''</small>
+#[[Sammy the Snake (song)|Sammy the Snake]] - [[Sammy the Snake]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss</small><br><small>from ''The Muppet Alphabet Album''</small>
+#[[X Marks the Spot!|"X" Marks the Spot]] - [[Sherlock Hemlock]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small><br><small>from ''The Muppet Alphabet Album''</small>
+#[[The Zizzy Zoomers|Zizzy Zoomers]] - The Anything Muppets<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small><br><small>from ''The Muppet Alphabet Album''</small>
+#[[Roosevelt Franklin's Alphabet]] - Roosevelt Franklin<br><small>(Raposo/Robinson)</small><br><small>from ''The Year of Roosevelt Franklin''</small>
+#[[What's My Letter?]] - [[Guy Smiley]] and [[Prairie Dawn]]<br><small>Written by Jerry Juhl</small><br><small>from ''The Muppet Alphabet Album''</small>
+==Cast==
-'''Side Two'''	("letters" side)
+*Will Lee as [[Mr. Hooper]]
-#[[J-Jump]] (Raposo)
+*Loretta Long as [[Susan]]
-#[[J Friends|"J" Friends]] (Moss)
+*Bob McGrath as [[Bob]]
-#[[Herbert's Silly Poem|The "K" Poem]] (Juhl)
+*Matt Robinson as [[Gordon]]
-#[[My Favorite Letter|My Favorite Letter "P"]] (Moss)
+*[[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]]
-#[[Sammy the Snake (song)|Sammy the Snake]] (Moss)
+*[[Frank Oz]] as [[Cookie Monster]], [[Grover]] and [[Bert]]
-#[[X Marks the Spot!|"X" Marks the Spot]]
+*[[Jerry Nelson]] as [[Herbert Birdsfoot]], [[Count von Count]], [[Sherlock Hemlock]], [[Farley]], [[Sammy the Snake]] and [[Herry Monster]]
-#[[The Zizzy Zoomers|Zizzy Zoomers]] (Raposo)
+*[[Fran Brill]] as [[Prairie Dawn]]
-#[[Roosevelt Franklin's Alphabet]] (Raposo/Robinson)
+*[[Jim Henson]] as [[Ernie]] and [[Guy Smiley]]
-#[[What's My Letter?]] (Juhl)
-==PRODUCTION CREDITS==
+==Other releases==
+<gallery>
-:'''Album Produced by'''
+Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Sesame Street Records<br> C 5055
-::[[Joe Raposo]]
+Image:LettersNumbers8track.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}Sesame Street Records<br>T 5055<br>8T 5055
-:'''Project Supervisor'''
+Image:LettersAndNumbersRed2.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}Sesame Street Records<br>CTW 22055<br>(reissue cover)
-::[[Arthur Shimkin]]
+</gallery>
-:'''Words and Music Mostly by'''
-::[[Jeffrey Moss]] and Joe Raposo
-:'''Additional material written by the Sesame Street writers:'''
-::Jeffrey Moss, [[Jon Stone]], [[Joseph A. Bailey]], [[Jerry Juhl]], [[Emily Perl Kingsley]], [[Nina B. Link|Nina Link]], Robert Oksner, [[Ray Sipherd]], [[Norman Stiles]] and [[Daniel Wilcox]]
+==International releases==
-:'''Musical Director'''
+<gallery>
-::Joe Raposo
+Image:AxisLettersNumbers.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}[[Australia]]<br>[[Axis Records]]<br>AXIS 6282
-:'''Head Writer'''
+Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Axis Records<br>TC-AXIS 6282
-::Jeffrey Moss
+Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>8007
-:'''Music Coordinator'''
+Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8007
-::[[Danny Epstein]]
+</gallery>
-:'''Editing by'''
-::James Timmens
-:'''Project Coordinator'''
-::Jacquie Turner
-:'''Art Director'''
-::[[Robert Pierce]]
-:'''Photography'''
-::Judy Ross and Sandy Speiser
-:'''Properties Director'''
-::[[Nat Mongioi]]
-:'''Project Directors for CTW'''
-::[[Christopher Cerf]] and [[Sharon Lerner]]
-==THE CAST==
+==Production credits==
+*Album Produced by [[Joe Raposo]]
-:'''SESAME STREET'''
+*Project Supervisor: [[Arthur Shimkin]]
-::Northern Calloway as ''[[David]]''
+*Words and Music Mostly by [[Jeffrey Moss]] and Joe Raposo
-::Emilio Delgado as ''[[Luis]]''
+*Additional material written by the Sesame Street writers: Jeffrey Moss, [[Jon Stone]], [[Joseph A. Bailey]], [[Jerry Juhl]], [[Emily Perl Kingsley]], [[Nina B. Link|Nina Link]], Robert Oksner, [[Ray Sipherd]], [[Norman Stiles]] and [[Daniel Wilcox]]
-::Will Lee as ''[[Mr. Hooper]]''
-::Loretta Long as ''[[Susan]]''
-::Sonia Manzano as ''[[Maria]]''
-::Bob McGrath as ''[[Bob]]''
-::Hal Miller as ''[[Gordon]]''
-:'''THE MUPPETS'''
-::'''Created by [[Jim Henson]]
-::[[Caroll Spinney]] as ''Big Bird and Oscar''
-::[[Frank Oz]] as ''Cookie Monster, Grover and Bert''
-::[[Jerry Nelson]] as ''Herbert Birdsfoot, Snuffle-upagus, The Count, Sherlock Hemlock, Farley, Herry Monster and various Little Boys''
-::[[Fran Brill]] as ''various Little Girls''
-::[[Jim Henson]] as ''Ernie''
+*Musical Director: Joe Raposo
-==ALBUM NOTES==
+*Head Writer: Jeffrey Moss
-:'''A message to parents from the [[Children's Television Workshop]]'''
+*Music Coordinator: [[Danny Epstein]]
-:With this record, Sesame Street is only as far away as your record player.  Now your child can visit his Sesame Street friends at any time of day and discover the same combination of entertainment and education found on our televsion programs.  Children familiar with Sesame Street characters will delight in hearing their favorites again and again.  But even those who have never watched the show will be able to enjoy, and learn from this album.  Workshop revenues from this project will be used to support the continuing production of Sesame Street.
+*Editing by James Timmens
+*Project Coordinator: Jacquie Turner
+*Art Director: [[Robert Pierce]]
+*Photography: Judy Ross and Sandy Speiser
+*Properties Director: [[Nat Mongioi]]
+*Project Directors for CTW: [[Christopher Cerf]] and [[Sharon Lerner]]
-==See Also==
+==See also==
 *[[Sesame Street Discography]]

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Changes: Letters ...and Numbers, Too!

Revision as of 16:21, 14 June 2014

Contents

Track listing

Cast

Other releases

International releases

Production credits

See also