The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album
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| Songs from | Sesame Street |
| Released | 1971 |
| Format | LP |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records |
| Catalogue no. | BS 2569 |
The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album is the second record album of Sesame Street songs. It was originally packaged in a gatefold sleeve that contained a 24-page book featuring illustrations by Michael Smollin, as well as lyrics to all of the songs. The package also included a sheet of stickers depicting various characters and song titles on the album, and a sheet of Sesame Street signs that could be punched out. The album was simultaneously issued as a boxed set of four extended play 45s, which included smaller versions of the book, stickers and signs. This album peaked at #78 on Billboard's Top LPs chart in early 1972. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children, but it lost to the cast album from The Electric Company. It was subsequently reissued without the book, first as Sesame Street 2: Original Cast, and then as a part of the 1977 Sesame Street Gold! limited-edition 2-record set, which also featured the first original cast recording from 1970.
Only the front cover has the long version of the album's title. The spine simply says "Sesame Street 2/Original Cast." The actual label says, "Sesame Street 2," with a picture of the Sesame Street sign on a regular Warner Bros. label, circa 1971.
Contents |
Track listing
Side One
- Sesame Street - The Kids
Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, and Bruce Hart - Play Along - Gordon, Susan, Oscar, Big Bird, Ernie, and Bert
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - Everyone Makes Mistakes - Big Bird
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - The Garden - Susan and Oscar
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - High, Middle, Low - Herbert Birdsfoot, Ernie, and Bert
Music by Jeff Moss, Lyrics by Emily Kaplin - The Word Family Song - Gordon, Susan, Mr. Hooper, and Oscar
(Raposo-Moss) - What Do I Do When I'm Alone? - Grover
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Has Anybody Seen My Dog? - Marty and Grover
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
Side Two
- Sing - The Kids
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - Mad! - Little Jerry and the Monotones
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Picture a World - Susan and Gordon
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - The Grouch Song - Oscar
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Stop! - Gordon
(Raposo-Moss) - I'm Pretty - A Baby Seal
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - Circles - Cookie Monster and Herry Monster
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Over, Under, Around and Through - Grover
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo - Someday Little Children - Susan
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
Inserts
 Sheet of punch-out Sesame Street signs. |
 Sheet of stickers. |
Cast
- Matt Robinson as Gordon
- Loretta Long as Susan
- Will Lee as Mr. Hooper
- Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster and Grover
- Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
- Jerry Nelson as Herbert Birdsfoot, Herry Monster, Farley, Marty and Little Jerry
- Jim Henson as Ernie
- The Voices of the Kids: Mario Figueroa, Andrea Giglio, Ana Iza Guerrero, Todd Graff, Althea Jackson, Clyde Otis, Tom Spiro, Christine Winter, Lois Winter
Credits
- Produced by Joe Raposo and Jeffrey Moss
- Words and Music by Joe Raposo and Jeffrey Moss
- Project Director: Christopher Cerf
- Album Designed by Mike Smollin
- Illustrations by Mike Smollin and Associates
Other Releases
 8-track1971 |
 LP1974 |
