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{{album|image=DiscoLP.jpg|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1979]]|format=LP|label=[[Sesame Street Records (label)|Sesame Street Records]]|catalogue=CTW 79008}}
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[[Image:DiscoLP.jpg|frame|''Sesame Disco!'' album cover.]]
  
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[[File:Sesamediscogatefold.jpg|thumb|300px|''Sesame Disco!'' gatefold.]]
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{{album|soundtrack=[[Sesame Street]]|date=[[1979]]|format=LP|label=[[Sesame Street Records (label)|Sesame Street Records]]|catalogue=CTW 79008}}
  
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'''''Sesame Disco!''''', a follow-up to the previous year's ''[[Sesame Street Fever]]'' album, features the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' characters performing disco versions of more classic Sesame songs, along with some new songs written during the disco era. The Girls, a female vocal back-up group, also appear. All of the album's songs were written by [[Joe Raposo]].
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'''''Sesame Disco!''''' is a 1979 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' album, a follow-up to the previous year's ''[[Sesame Street Fever (album)|Sesame Street Fever]]''. The album features the ''Sesame Street'' characters performing disco versions of classic Sesame songs, along with some new songs written during the disco era. All of the album's songs were written by [[Joe Raposo]].
   
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The ''Sesame'' characters are backed up by a chorus of female singers, credited on the album as "the Girls".
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The album was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Recording for Children, but it lost to ''[[The Muppet Movie (soundtrack)|The Muppet Movie]]''.
  
   
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The album was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Recording for Children, but it lost to the soundtrack album of ''[[The Muppet Movie (soundtrack)|The Muppet Movie]]''.
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==Track Listing==
  
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==Track listing==
 
'''Side One'''
  
'''Side One'''
 
# [[What Makes Music?]] - The Entire Cast
  
# [[What Makes Music?]] - The Entire Cast
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# [[Bein' Green]] - Kermit the Frog and the Girls
  
# [[Bein' Green]] - Kermit the Frog and the Girls
   
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==Notes==
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==Note==
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*Side Two concludes with a reprise of [[The Happiest Street in the World]], although it is not listed on the album cover, or the record label.
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*Side Two concludes with a reprise of "[[The Happiest Street in the World]]", although it is not listed on the album cover, or the record label.
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==Cast==
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*[[Frank Oz]] as [[Cookie Monster]], [[Grover]], and [[Bert]]
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*[[Jerry Nelson]] as [[Sam the Robot]], [[Count von Count|The Count]] and [[Herry Monster]]
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*[[Caroll Spinney|Carroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]]
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*[[Jim Henson]] as [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Ernie]]
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*And the voices of the Girls: [[Maeretha Stewart|Maretha Stewart]], Ullanda McCullough and [[Yvonne Lewis]]
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==Credits==
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*Executive producer: [[Joe Raposo]]
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*Produced by Joe Raposo and Michael DeLugg
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*Engineered by Michael DeLugg
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*Mixed and edited by Michael DeLugg and Joe Raposo
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*Conceived by [[Arthur Shimkin]] and Joe Raposo
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*Continuity by Joe Raposo
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*Musical direction by Joe Raposo
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*Arranged and conducted by [[Dick Lieb]], [[Leon Pendarvis]], Jack Cortner, and Joe Raposo
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*Art director: [[Robert Pierce]]
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*Photography: [[Neil Selkirk]]
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===The Band===
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*Drums: Richard Crooks
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*Bass: Gordon Johnson
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*Guitars: Jack Cavari, Jeff Layton
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*Keyboards: Leon Pendarvis, Cliff Hannon, Jack Cortner
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*Conga: Errol Bennett
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*Percussion: [[George Devens]]
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*Trumpets: [[Mel Davis]], Joe Shepley
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*Trombones: Alan Raph, Wayne Andre
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*Reeds: [[Wally Kane]], [[Phil Bodner]]
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*Strings: Julius Brand, Fred Buldrini, Peter Dimitriades, Max Hollander, Carmel Malin, Joe Malin, Anthony Posk, Michael Spivakowsky, Anthony Sophos
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*Cellos: [[Jonathan Abramowitz]], Jesse Levy
   
 
==Other releases==
  
==Other releases==
 
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Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|Casette}}<br>1979<br>C 79008
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Image:C79008SesameDisco.jpg|{{GNH|Cassette}}1979<br>Sesame Street Records<br>C 79008
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Image:SesameDisco8track.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}1979<br>Sesame Street Records
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Image:SesameDisco8trackB.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}<br>also released on black plastic<br>1979<br>CT8 79008
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Image:SesameDisco8trackB.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}1979<br>Sesame Street Records<br>CT8 79008<br>also released on black plastic
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Image:SesameDisco8trk8T79008Blk.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}<br>1979<br>8T 79008
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Image:SesameDisco8trk8T79008Blk.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}1979<br>Sesame Street Records<br>8T 79008
 
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==International releases==
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==Promo Material==
  
 
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Image:SummitSSDisco.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}[[Australia]]<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>9001
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Image:Dc7f 1.jpg|Promo Poster for the record
  
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Image:SummitSSDiscoCS.jpg|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>CS 9001
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Image:Promoposterfever.jpg|Promo Poster for the record
  
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Image:SesameDiscoCD.jpg|{{GNH|CD}}[[Japan]], 1991<br>Sony Records<br>SRCS 5596
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==Promotional material==
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Image:Dc7f 1.jpg|Trade ad for the album
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Image:Promoposterfever.jpg|In-store poster
 
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</gallery>
   
 
==See also==
  
==See also==
 
*[[Sesame Street Discography]]
  
*[[Sesame Street Discography]]
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[[Category:Sesame Street Albums]]
  
[[Category:Sesame Street Albums]]
 
[[Category:Disco]]
  
[[Category:Disco]]

Revision as of 03:53, 14 January 2016

DiscoLP
Songs from Sesame Street
Released 1979
Format LP
Label Sesame Street Records
Cat no. CTW 79008
Sesamediscogatefold

Sesame Disco! gatefold.

Sesame Disco! is a 1979 Sesame Street album, a follow-up to the previous year's Sesame Street Fever. The album features the Sesame Street characters performing disco versions of classic Sesame songs, along with some new songs written during the disco era. All of the album's songs were written by Joe Raposo.

The Sesame characters are backed up by a chorus of female singers, credited on the album as "the Girls".

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children, but it lost to the soundtrack album of The Muppet Movie.

Track listing

Side One

  1. What Makes Music? - The Entire Cast
  2. Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco - Cookie Monster and the Girls
  3. The Happiest Street in the World - Big Bird, the Kids and the Girls
  4. Sing - The Girls

Side Two

  1. Disco Frog - Kermit the Frog and the Girls
  2. Doin' the Trash - Oscar the Grouch and the Girls
  3. Bein' Green - Kermit the Frog and the Girls

Note

Cast

Credits

  • Executive producer: Joe Raposo
  • Produced by Joe Raposo and Michael DeLugg
  • Engineered by Michael DeLugg
  • Mixed and edited by Michael DeLugg and Joe Raposo
  • Conceived by Arthur Shimkin and Joe Raposo
  • Continuity by Joe Raposo
  • Musical direction by Joe Raposo
  • Arranged and conducted by Dick Lieb, Leon Pendarvis, Jack Cortner, and Joe Raposo
  • Art director: Robert Pierce
  • Photography: Neil Selkirk

The Band

  • Drums: Richard Crooks
  • Bass: Gordon Johnson
  • Guitars: Jack Cavari, Jeff Layton
  • Keyboards: Leon Pendarvis, Cliff Hannon, Jack Cortner
  • Conga: Errol Bennett
  • Percussion: George Devens
  • Trumpets: Mel Davis, Joe Shepley
  • Trombones: Alan Raph, Wayne Andre
  • Reeds: Wally Kane, Phil Bodner
  • Strings: Julius Brand, Fred Buldrini, Peter Dimitriades, Max Hollander, Carmel Malin, Joe Malin, Anthony Posk, Michael Spivakowsky, Anthony Sophos
  • Cellos: Jonathan Abramowitz, Jesse Levy

Other releases

International releases

Promotional material

See also

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