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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}}
[[Image:LettersNumbersLP.jpg|frame|''Letters ...and Numbers, Too!'' first edition album cover.]]
 
{{album|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1974]]|format=LP|label=[[Sesame Street Records (label)|Sesame Street Records]]|catalogue=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''.
 
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''.
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==Track listing==
 
==Track listing==
 
'''Side One''' ("numbers" side)
 
'''Side One''' ("numbers" side)
#[[Number Song Series|The Number Five]] - [[The Kids]]<br><small>(Raposo/Henson)</small>
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#[[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>
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#[[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>
#[[I've Got Two]] - [[Bob]], [[Susan]], [[Gordon]], [[Mr. Hooper]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], and [[Big Bird]]<br><small>(Raposo/Moss)</small>
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#[[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>
 
#[[Count von Count Sketches: Miscellaneous#countingflowers|The Count Counts Flowers]] - [[Count von Count|The Count]]<br><small>(Moss/Kingsley)</small>
 
#[[Count von Count Sketches: Miscellaneous#countingflowers|The Count Counts Flowers]] - [[Count von Count|The Count]]<br><small>(Moss/Kingsley)</small>
 
#[[Adding]] - The Anything Muppets<br><small>(Moss/Kingsley)</small>
 
#[[Adding]] - The Anything Muppets<br><small>(Moss/Kingsley)</small>
 
#[[Count it Higher (song)|Count It Higher]] - [[Chris and the Alphabeats]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by [[Christopher Cerf]]</small>
 
#[[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]] - The Anything Muppets<br><small>(Moss/Kingsley)</small>
 
#[[No Matter How You Count Them]] - The Anything Muppets<br><small>(Moss/Kingsley)</small>
#[[Roosevelt Franklin Counts]] - [[Roosevelt Franklin]]<br><small>(Raposo/Robinson)</small>
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#[[Roosevelt Franklin Counts]] - [[Roosevelt Franklin]]<br><small>(Raposo/Robinson)</small><br><small>from ''[[The Year of Roosevelt Franklin]]''</small>
 
#[[The Song of the Count|Song of the Count]] - The Count<br><small>(Moss/Kingsley)</small>
 
#[[The Song of the Count|Song of the Count]] - The Count<br><small>(Moss/Kingsley)</small>
   
 
'''Side Two''' ("letters" side)
 
'''Side Two''' ("letters" side)
#[[J-Jump]] - The Kids<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
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#[[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>
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#[[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>
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#[[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>
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#[[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>
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#[[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>
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#[[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>
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#[[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>
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#[[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>
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#[[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==
 
==Cast==
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==Other releases==
 
==Other releases==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Sesame Street Records<br> C 5055
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Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Sesame Street Records<br> C 5055
Image:LettersNumbers8track.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}Sesame Street Records<br>T 5055
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Image:LettersNumbers8track.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}Sesame Street Records<br>T 5055<br>8T 5055
Image:LettersAndNumbersRed.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}Sesame Street Records<br>CTW 22055<br>(reissue cover)
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Image:LettersAndNumbersRed2.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}Sesame Street Records<br>CTW 22055<br>(reissue cover)
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</gallery>
Image:AxisLettersNumbers.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Axis Records]]<br>AXIS 6282
 
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Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Axis Records<br>TC-AXIS 6282
 
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==International releases==
Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>8007
 
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<gallery>
Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8007
 
 
Image:AxisLettersNumbers.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}[[Australia]]<br>[[Axis Records]]<br>AXIS 6282
 
Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Axis Records<br>TC-AXIS 6282
 
Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>8007
 
Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8007
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
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*Project Supervisor: [[Arthur Shimkin]]
 
*Project Supervisor: [[Arthur Shimkin]]
 
*Words and Music Mostly by [[Jeffrey Moss]] and Joe Raposo
 
*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]]
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*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]]
   
 
*Musical Director: Joe Raposo
 
*Musical Director: Joe Raposo
 
*Head Writer: Jeffrey Moss
 
*Head Writer: Jeffrey Moss
 
*Music Coordinator: [[Danny Epstein]]
 
*Music Coordinator: [[Danny Epstein]]
*Editing by James Timmens
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*Editing by [[Jim Timmens|James Timmens]]
 
*Project Coordinator: Jacquie Turner
 
*Project Coordinator: Jacquie Turner
 
*Art Director: [[Robert Pierce]]
 
*Art Director: [[Robert Pierce]]
*Photography: Judy Ross and Sandy Speiser
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*Photography: [[Judy Ross]] and Sandy Speiser
 
*Properties Director: [[Nat Mongioi]]
 
*Properties Director: [[Nat Mongioi]]
 
*Project Directors for CTW: [[Christopher Cerf]] and [[Sharon Lerner]]
 
*Project Directors for CTW: [[Christopher Cerf]] and [[Sharon Lerner]]

Revision as of 23:28, 31 January 2016

LettersNumbersLP
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)

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

Side Two ("letters" side)

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

Cast

Other releases

International releases

Production credits

See also