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{{album|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1971]]|format=LP|label=[[Columbia Records]]|catalogue=C 30387}} |
{{album|soundtrack=''[[Sesame Street]]''|date=[[1971]]|format=LP|label=[[Columbia Records]]|catalogue=C 30387}} |
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− | '''''The Year of Roosevelt Franklin (Gordon's Friend from Sesame Street)''''' is the first ''[[Sesame Street]]'' album to focus on one character. |
+ | '''''The Year of Roosevelt Franklin (Gordon's Friend from Sesame Street)''''' is the first ''[[Sesame Street]]'' album to focus on one character. The songs deal with many different subjects, from learning letters and numbers, to traffic safety, sharing, and getting along with other people. It was subsequently reissued as ''My Name is Roosevelt Franklin'' in 1974. |
− | All of the tracks on the album were co-written by [[Matt Robinson]] and [[Joe Raposo]], with Robinson writing the lyrics, and both of them collaborating on the music. |
+ | All of the tracks on the album were co-written by [[Matt Robinson]] and [[Joe Raposo]], with Robinson writing the lyrics, and both of them collaborating on the music. |
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+ | The album was made available for the first time on CD on the 3-disc set ''[[Old School: Volume 2 (CD)|Old School: Volume 2]]'' in 2010, along with ''[[Grover Sings the Blues]]'' and ''[[The Count Counts]]''. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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#[[Days of the Week]] - Roosevelt Franklin and [[The Kids]] |
#[[Days of the Week]] - Roosevelt Franklin and [[The Kids]] |
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#[[Mobity Mosely's Months]] - [[Mobity Mosely]] |
#[[Mobity Mosely's Months]] - [[Mobity Mosely]] |
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+ | #[[Keep on Trying]] - [[Baby Ray Franklin]] and [[Mary Frances Franklin]] |
#[[The Safety Boy Blues]] - Roosevelt Franklin |
#[[The Safety Boy Blues]] - Roosevelt Franklin |
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#[[Just Because (Roosevelt Franklin)|Just Because]] - Roosevelt Franklin |
#[[Just Because (Roosevelt Franklin)|Just Because]] - Roosevelt Franklin |
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#[[The Skin I'm In]] - Baby Ray Franklin |
#[[The Skin I'm In]] - Baby Ray Franklin |
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#[[A Bear Eats Bear Food]] - Roosevelt Franklin and Mary Frances Franklin |
#[[A Bear Eats Bear Food]] - Roosevelt Franklin and Mary Frances Franklin |
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The back of the album includes quotes from well-wishers: |
The back of the album includes quotes from well-wishers: |
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− | :John V. Lindsay, Mayor - City of [[New York City|New York]]: "Children are not born with racial prejudice - they learn it. |
+ | :John V. Lindsay, Mayor - City of [[New York City|New York]]: "Children are not born with racial prejudice - they learn it. From Roosevelt Franklin they can learn other things instead - tolerance and understanding and friendship for each other. This album is a delightful, constructive contribution to the struggle from understanding and equality." |
:[[Barbara Walters]], [[Today Show]] - [[NBC]]-TV: "''Roosevelt Franklin'' not only delighted my two-and-one-half year old, but more important, it should help her, and all of us, live in a happier, more understanding world." |
:[[Barbara Walters]], [[Today Show]] - [[NBC]]-TV: "''Roosevelt Franklin'' not only delighted my two-and-one-half year old, but more important, it should help her, and all of us, live in a happier, more understanding world." |
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− | :[[Ed Sullivan]]: "As a grandfather of five I recommend it! |
+ | :[[Ed Sullivan]]: "As a grandfather of five I recommend it! Not only to the nation's youngsters, but to their parents as well. It offers something to people of all races and all creeds." |
− | :[[B.B. King]], ABC Records Recording Artist: "I really enjoyed this LP when I heard it. |
+ | :[[B.B. King]], ABC Records Recording Artist: "I really enjoyed this LP when I heard it. I wish albums like this would have been available when I was a kid in Mississippi." |
− | :U.S. Congressman [[Shirley Chisholm]]: "''Roosevelt Franklin'' brings together children, black and white, fat and thin, shy and bold. |
+ | :U.S. Congressman [[Shirley Chisholm]]: "''Roosevelt Franklin'' brings together children, black and white, fat and thin, shy and bold. They are natural children untouched by the polluted minds of adults. It is beautiful." |
− | :[[Ed McMahon]]: "This recording is vibrant... it is with it... it is educational but above all it teaches tolerance for others and love for all. |
+ | :[[Ed McMahon]]: "This recording is vibrant... it is with it... it is educational but above all it teaches tolerance for others and love for all. That's a big order beautifully fulfilled." |
− | :Mrs. Minerva Rosario, Kindergarten Teacher - PS 115: "Very lovely, modern, exciting beat throughout the record. |
+ | :Mrs. Minerva Rosario, Kindergarten Teacher - PS 115: "Very lovely, modern, exciting beat throughout the record. The children love the rhythm of it. It made them feel like dancing." |
− | :Maratia Cantarella (Age - 3 years) Brooklyn, N.Y.: "I want to hear. |
+ | :Maratia Cantarella (Age - 3 years) Brooklyn, N.Y.: "I want to hear. You know, Mama, I want to hear the Roosevelt Franklin record. Do it again, Mama, please. Make it some more." |
==Additional images== |
==Additional images== |
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==Other releases== |
==Other releases== |
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+ | Image:YearOfRooPromo.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}1971<br>Columbia Records<br>Radio Promo Copy |
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+ | Image:YearOfRoosevelt8track.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}1971<br>Columbia Records<br>CA 30387 |
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+ | Image:LPRoosevelt.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}1974<br>[[Sesame Street Records]]<br>CTW 22067<br>''My Name is Roosevelt Frankin'' (reissue title) |
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+ | ==International releases== |
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+ | Image:Axis6209RooseveltFranklin.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}[[Australia]]<br>[[Axis Records]]<br>AXIS 6209<br>''My Name is Roosevelt Frankin'' (reissue title) |
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Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Axis Records<br>TC-AXIS 6209<br>''My Name is Roosevelt Frankin'' (reissue title) |
Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Axis Records<br>TC-AXIS 6209<br>''My Name is Roosevelt Frankin'' (reissue title) |
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− | Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8015<br>''My Name is Roosevelt Frankin'' (reissue title) |
+ | Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>8015<br>''My Name is Roosevelt Frankin'' (reissue title) |
Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8015<br>''My Name is Roosevelt Frankin'' (reissue title) |
Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8015<br>''My Name is Roosevelt Frankin'' (reissue title) |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Sesame Street Discography]] |
*[[Sesame Street Discography]] |
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[[Category:Sesame Street Albums|Year of Roosevelt Franklin]] |
[[Category:Sesame Street Albums|Year of Roosevelt Franklin]] |
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Songs from | Sesame Street |
Released | 1971 |
Format | LP |
Label | Columbia Records |
Cat no. | C 30387 |
The Year of Roosevelt Franklin (Gordon's Friend from Sesame Street) is the first Sesame Street album to focus on one character. The songs deal with many different subjects, from learning letters and numbers, to traffic safety, sharing, and getting along with other people. It was subsequently reissued as My Name is Roosevelt Franklin in 1974.
All of the tracks on the album were co-written by Matt Robinson and Joe Raposo, with Robinson writing the lyrics, and both of them collaborating on the music.
The album was made available for the first time on CD on the 3-disc set Old School: Volume 2 in 2010, along with Grover Sings the Blues and The Count Counts.
Track listing
Side One
- Roosevelt Franklin Counts - Roosevelt Franklin and Roosevelt Franklin's Mother
- Days of the Week - Roosevelt Franklin and The Kids
- Mobity Mosely's Months - Mobity Mosely
- Keep on Trying - Baby Ray Franklin and Mary Frances Franklin
- The Safety Boy Blues - Roosevelt Franklin
- Just Because - Roosevelt Franklin
Side Two
- The Skin I'm In - Baby Ray Franklin
- A Bear Eats Bear Food - Roosevelt Franklin and Mary Frances Franklin
- Halfies - A.B. Cito
- Me and You - Roosevelt Franklin and Mary Frances Franklin
- Old King Midas - Roosevelt Franklin
- Roosevelt Franklin's Alphabet- Roosevelt Franklin and Roosevelt Franklin's Mother
Production credits
- Project Director: Arthur Shimkin
Cast
- Matt Robinson as Roosevelt Franklin, Baby Ray Franklin, Mobity Mosely and A.B. Cito
- Rosalind Cash as Roosevelt Franklin's Mother and Mary Frances Franklin
Album notes
The back of the album includes quotes from well-wishers:
- John V. Lindsay, Mayor - City of New York: "Children are not born with racial prejudice - they learn it. From Roosevelt Franklin they can learn other things instead - tolerance and understanding and friendship for each other. This album is a delightful, constructive contribution to the struggle from understanding and equality."
- Barbara Walters, Today Show - NBC-TV: "Roosevelt Franklin not only delighted my two-and-one-half year old, but more important, it should help her, and all of us, live in a happier, more understanding world."
- Ed Sullivan: "As a grandfather of five I recommend it! Not only to the nation's youngsters, but to their parents as well. It offers something to people of all races and all creeds."
- B.B. King, ABC Records Recording Artist: "I really enjoyed this LP when I heard it. I wish albums like this would have been available when I was a kid in Mississippi."
- U.S. Congressman Shirley Chisholm: "Roosevelt Franklin brings together children, black and white, fat and thin, shy and bold. They are natural children untouched by the polluted minds of adults. It is beautiful."
- Ed McMahon: "This recording is vibrant... it is with it... it is educational but above all it teaches tolerance for others and love for all. That's a big order beautifully fulfilled."
- Mrs. Minerva Rosario, Kindergarten Teacher - PS 115: "Very lovely, modern, exciting beat throughout the record. The children love the rhythm of it. It made them feel like dancing."
- Maratia Cantarella (Age - 3 years) Brooklyn, N.Y.: "I want to hear. You know, Mama, I want to hear the Roosevelt Franklin record. Do it again, Mama, please. Make it some more."
Additional images
The back covers and inside gatefold of this album in both releases contain a variety of artwork and commentary on the album.