The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album





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.

Track listing
Side One
 * 1) Sesame Street - The Kids Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, and Bruce Hart
 * 2) Play Along - Gordon, Susan, Oscar, Big Bird, Ernie, and Bert Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
 * 3) Everyone Makes Mistakes - Big Bird Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
 * 4) The Garden - Susan and Oscar Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
 * 5) High, Middle, Low - Herbert Birdsfoot, Ernie, and Bert Music by Jeff Moss, Lyrics by Emily Kaplin
 * 6) The Word Family Song - Gordon, Susan, Mr. Hooper, and Oscar (Raposo-Moss)
 * 7) What Do I Do When I'm Alone? - Grover Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
 * 8) Has Anybody Seen My Dog? - Marty and Grover Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo

Side Two
 * 1) Sing - The Kids Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
 * 2) Mad! - Little Jerry and the Monotones Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
 * 3) Picture a World - Susan and Gordon Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
 * 4) The Grouch Song - Oscar Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
 * 5) Stop! - Gordon (Raposo-Moss)
 * 6) I'm Pretty - A Baby Seal Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
 * 7) Circles - Cookie Monster and Herry Monster Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
 * 8) Over, Under, Around and Through - Grover Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
 * 9) Someday Little Children - Susan Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss

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