Sesame Street discography
Encyclopedia
This is a list of recordings released by the TV series Sesame Street
. Many of the early Columbia
and CTW (Children's Television Workshop
) releases have been re-released on the Sony Wonder
label.
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
. Many of the early Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
and CTW (Children's Television Workshop
Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop , is a Worldwide American non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world...
) releases have been re-released on the Sony Wonder
Sony Wonder
Sony Wonder is a children and family's music and home video arm of Sony Music Entertainment, founded in 1991. The division once distributed material from Sesame Workshop and Classic Media...
label.
1970s
- 1970 - The Sesame Street Book & Record: Original Cast (a.k.a. Sesame Street 1) (ColumbiaColumbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
CS 1069) / 1974 (CTWSesame WorkshopSesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop , is a Worldwide American non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world...
22064) - 1970 - The Sesame Street Carry About Box Set (Columbia) / (CRA)
- 1971 - Sesame Street 2 - Original Cast (Warner Bros.Warner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
BS 2569) / 1975 (CTW 22074) - 1971 - Susan Sings Songs From Sesame Street (Scepter SPS-584)
- 1971 - The Muppet Alphabet AlbumThe Muppet Alphabet AlbumThe Muppet Alphabet Album is a 1971 Gatefold LP, based on the children's television series Sesame Street. It was reissued in 1975, by Golden Music in the 1980s, and by Sony Wonder in 1996. Sony Wonder's reissue included a bonus song....
(Columbia CC 25503) / - 1996 Sing The Alphabet (Sony WonderSony WonderSony Wonder is a children and family's music and home video arm of Sony Music Entertainment, founded in 1991. The division once distributed material from Sesame Workshop and Classic Media...
67747-67748) - 1971 - The Muppet Alphabet Album Carry About (CRA)
- 1971 - The Year of Roosevelt FranklinRoosevelt FranklinRoosevelt Franklin was a Muppet featured on the children's television series Sesame Street during the early 1970s. He is purple with shaggy black hair that stands on end. His name is word play on the name of US President Franklin Roosevelt...
a.k.a. My Name is Roosevelt Franklin (Columbia C 30387) / 1974 (CTW 22067) - 1972 - Havin' Fun With Ernie and BertBert and ErnieBert and Ernie are two muppets on the popular U.S. children's television show Sesame Street. The two appear together in numerous skits, forming a comic duo that is one of the centerpieces of the program. Originated by Frank Oz and Jim Henson, the characters are currently performed by Muppeteers...
(Columbia CC 25506) - 1972 - Havin' Fun With Ernie and Bert Carry About (CRA)
- 1973 - Sesame Street Concert/On Stage - Live! (Columbia KC 32343) / 1975 (CTW 22075)
- 1974 - Bert's Blockbusters (CTW 22051)
- 1974 - Letters ...and Numbers, Too! (CTW 22055)
- 1974 - Ernie's Hits (CTW 22056)
- 1974 - Sing the Hit Songs of Sesame Street (CTW 22057)
- 1974 - "C" Is For Cookie (CTW 22058) / 1995 - "C" is for Cookie: Cookie'sCookie MonsterCookie Monster is a Muppet on the children's television show Sesame Street. He is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating phrases: "Me want cookie!", "Me eat cookie!", and "Om nom nom nom" . He often eats anything and everything, including danishes, donuts, lettuce, apples,...
Favorite Songs (Sony Wonder) - 1974 - Big BirdBig BirdBig Bird is a protagonist of the children's television show Sesame Street. Big Bird, like many of the other Sesame Street characters, is a Muppet character. He is sometimes referred to simply as "Bird" by his friends....
Sings (CTW 22059) - 1974 - Somebody Come and Play a.k.a. Play-Along Songs (CTW 22060)
- 1974 - Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella (CTW 22061)
- 1974 - Pete SeegerPete SeegerPeter "Pete" Seeger is an American folk singer and was an iconic figure in the mid-twentieth century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, most notably their recording of Lead...
and Brother Kirk Visit Sesame Street (CTW 22062) - 1974 - GroverGroverGrover is a Muppet character on the popular television show Sesame Street. Self-described as lovable, cute and furry, he is a monster who almost never uses contractions when speaking or singing....
Sings The Blues (CTW 22066) - 1974 - Sesame Mucho! (CRA 25507) / (CTW 22091)
- 1974 - Bob McGrathBob McGrathRobert Emmet "Bob" McGrath is an American singer and actor best known for playing the human character Bob on Sesame Street. He was born in Ottawa, Illinois. McGrath was named for Irish patriot Robert Emmet....
Sings For All The Boys and Girls - 1975 - Bert & Ernie Sing-AlongBert & Ernie Sing-AlongBert and Ernie Sing Along is a Sesame Street album released in 1975 that involved the entire cast of humans and Muppets doing a sing-a-long in Bert and Ernie's bathroom....
(CTW 22068) - 1975 - The Count Counts! (CTW 22069) / 1997 - The Count's Countdown (Sony Wonder)
- 1975 - Sesame Street Monsters!The Sesame Street Monsters!The Sesame Street Monsters! A Musical Monster-Osity is an album made by the cast of Sesame Street in 1974.-Track listing:Side One# The Lovable Monsters of Sesame Street — The Monsters of Sesame Street # I, Grover — Grover# Five Monsters In My Family — The Monsters of Sesame Street# I Can't Help It —...
(CTW 22071) / 1996 Monster Melodies (Sony Wonder) - 1975 - Merry Christmas from Sesame Street (CTW 25516)
- 1976 - Just Friends (CTW)
- 1976 - Letters ABCD (CRA) / (CTW)
- 1976 - Letters EFGH (CRA) / (CTW)
- 1976 - Letters IJKL (CRA) / (CTW)
- 1976 - Letters MNOP (CRA) / (CTW)
- 1976 - Letters QRST (CRA) / (CTW)
- 1976 - Letters UVW (CRA) / (CTW)
- 1976 - Letters XYZ (CRA) / (CTW)
- 1977 - Let Your Feelings Show! (CTW 22076)
- 1977 - Signs! (CTW 22077)
- 1977 - Happy Birthday from Sesame Street (CTW 22078)
- 1977 - Numbers! (CTW 22079) / 1995 (Sony Wonder)
- 1977 - Letters, Numbers and Signs 3-LP Box Set (CTW 160)
- 1977 - Big Bird Leads The Band (CTW 22080)
- 1977 - The Sesame Street Fairy Tale Album (CTW 22081)
- 1977 - Sleepytime Bird (CTW 22082)
- 1977 - Aren't You Glad You're You?Aren't You Glad You're You?Aren't you glad you're you? is an album made by the cast of Sesame Street in 1977.-Track listing:# My Name — Susan, Gordon, Maria and Bob McGrath# Believe In Yourself — Bob, Gordon and Susan, with Big Bird# Special — Bob...
(CTW 22083) - 1977 - Bob Sings! (CTW 22084)
- 1977 - What Time Is It On Sesame Street? (CTW 25517)
- 1977 - Sesame Street Gold! (CTW 79001)
- 1978 - Sesame Street Story Time (CTW 22086)
- 1978 - On The Street Where We Live - Block Party! (CTW 22087)
- 1978 - David: Daydreamin' On A Rainy Day (CTW 25518)
- 1978 - Fair Is Fair (CTW 22088)
- 1978 - Sing, Sang Song Singalong (CTW 25520)
- 1978 - Sesame Street Silver - 10th Anniversary Album (CTW 79002)
- 1978 - Sesame Street FeverSesame Street FeverSesame Street Fever is a concept album made by the cast of Sesame Street in 1978. It follows the characters as a love of disco sweeps Sesame Street....
(CTW) - 1979 - At Home With Ernie and Bert (CTW)
- 1979 - Every Body's Record (CTW)
- 1979 - Anne MurrayAnne MurrayMorna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....
Sings for the Sesame Street Generation (CTW) - 1979 - The Stars Come Out On Sesame Street (CTW)
- 1979 - Sesame DiscoSesame Disco- Track listing :# "What Makes Music?" - The Entire Cast# "Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco" - Cookie Monster & The Girls# "The Happiest Street in the World" - Big Bird, The Kids & The Girls# "Sing" - The Girls...
(CTW) - 1979 - DinahDinah ShoreDinah Shore was an American singer, actress, and television personality...
! Pays A Visit To Sesame Street - I've Got A Song (CTW)
1980s
- 1980 - In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record (Warner Bros)
- 1980 - The People in Your Neighborhood (CTW)
- 1980 - Big Bird's Birdtime Stories (CTW)
- 1980 - LoveLove (Sesame Street Album)L♥VE is a record album featuring the cast of Sesame Street...
(CTW) - 1981 - Bert & Ernie Side By Side (GoldenWestern PublishingWestern Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company was a Racine, Wisconsin firm responsible for publishing the Little Golden Books. Western Publishing also produced children's books and family-related entertainment products as Golden Books Family Entertainment...
) - 1981 - Getting Ready For School (CTW)
- 1981 - Sesame Country (CTW)
- 1981 - Big Bird Discovers the Orchestra
- 1981 - Grin and Giggle With Big Bird
- 1981 - Christmas Eve On Sesame Street
- 1982 - For The First Time
- 1982 - Exercise! (CTW)
- 1982 - Sesame Street Sing-Along! (CTW)
- 1983 - Surprise!
- 1983 - The Gang's All Here
- 1983 - Born To Add: Great Rock & Roll (CTW) / 1995 (Sony Wonder)
- 1983 - The Best of Big Bird (Golden)
- 1983 - The Best of Ernie (Golden)
- 1983 - The Best of Bert (Golden)
- 1983 - The Best of Grover (Golden)
- 1983 - The Best of Cookie Monster (Golden)
- 1983 - The Best of Oscar The GrouchOscar the GrouchOscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. He has a green body , has no nose , and lives in a trash can. His favorite thing in life is trash; evidence for this is the song "I Love Trash". A running theme is his compulsive hoarding of seemingly useless items...
(Golden) - 1983 - The Best of The Count (Golden)
- 1984 - Sesame Street Christmas Sing-Along (CTW)
- 1985 - Follow That Bird Soundtrack
- 1986 - Bounce Along with Big Bird (Golden) / 1996 (Sony)
- 1987 - The Best of Sesame Street (Sight & Sound)
1990s
- 1992 - Jim HensonJim HensonJames Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for...
: A Sesame Street Celebration (Golden) - 1992 - Sing: Songs of Joe RaposoJoe RaposoJoseph Guilherme Raposo, OIH was a Portuguese-American composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist, best known for his work on the children's television series Sesame Street, for which he wrote the theme song, as well as classic songs such as "Bein' Green" and "C is for Cookie"...
(Golden) - 1994 - Sesame Street Celebrates! (Golden)
- 1995 - Sesame Street Platinum: All-Time Favorites (Sony Wonder)
- 1995 - The Bird is the Word! Big Bird's Favorite Songs (Sony Wonder)
- 1995 - Splish Splash: Bath Time Fun (Sony Wonder)
- 1995 - Sesame Road (Sony Wonder)
- 1996 - Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits (Sony Wonder)
- 1996 - Big Bird's Band Plays Together (Sony Wonder)
- 1996 - Rosita's Block Party (Sony Wonder)
- 1996 - Sing-Along Travel Songs (Sony Wonder)
- 1996 - Silly Songs (Sony Wonder)
- 1996 - Dreamytime Songs (Sony Wonder)
- 1997 - Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs (Sony Wonder)
- 1997 - Sesame Street Platinum Too (Sony Wonder)
- 1997 - Oscar's Trashy Songs (Sony Wonder)
- 1997 - The Best Of ElmoElmoElmo is a Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. He is a furry red monster and currently hosts the last full 15 minute segment on Sesame Street, Elmo's World, which is aimed at toddlers. His puppeteer, Kevin Clash, uses falsetto to produce his voice...
(Sony Wonder) - 1997 - Elmo's Favorite Sing-Alongs (Sony Wonder)
- 1997 - Kids Favorite Songs (Sony Wonder)
- 1998 - Fiesta Songs! (Sony Wonder)
- 1998 - Elmopalooza!Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)Elmopalooza! is a 1998 children's album featuring songs performed by characters from Sesame Street with special musical guests. First released on CD and cassette in 1998, this album is the soundtrack to the Elmopalooza television special which commemorated Sesame Street's 30th anniversary...
(Sony Wonder) - 1998 - Elmo's Lowdown Hoedown (Sony Wonder)
- 1998 - Elmo Says BOO!Elmo Says BOO!Elmo Says BOO! is a 1997 Sesame Street direct-to-video special celebrating Halloween. Elmo visits The Count's castle to tell him funny scary jokes...
(Sony Wonder) - 1998 - Elmo Saves Christmas (Sony Wonder)
- 1999 - The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandThe Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandThe Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland is the second theatrical feature-length film starring the cast of the popular U.S. children's series Sesame Street...
(Sony Wonder)
2000s
- 2000 - CinderElmoCinderElmoCinderElmo is a television special that aired on Fox in the United States on December 6, 1999. It was released on VHS in the United States/Canada and the Netherlands....
(Sony Wonder) - 2001 - Elmo & the OrchestraElmo & the OrchestraElmo & the Orchestra is a CD by the cast of Sesame Street, which won a Best Musical Album for Children Grammy in 2001.-Track listing:# Introduction# Symphony No. 40# 24 Caprices Opus No.1# Sabre Dance# Eine Kleine Nachtmusik# Morning Mood...
(Sony Wonder) - 2001 - Kids' Favorite Songs 2 (Sony Wonder)
- 2003 - Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (Sony Wonder)
Unreleased 1974 Sesame Street record albums
- Bob and Susan Sing Songs from Sesame Street
- Tu Me Gustas (I Like You)
- Sesame Street Zoo
External links
- Muppet Wiki: Sesame Street Discography