Born to Add (album)



Born to Add was released as an LP and audio cassette in 1983. It was a collection of rock and roll songs from Sesame Street. Many of the songs featured obscure or one-shot Sesame Street characters which were parodies of popular classic rock bands. However a number of well-known characters (Bert, Count von Count and Cookie Monster) were featured.

This album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Recording for Children" but lost to E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.

The album was re-released in 1993 on cassette and 1995 on CD, with some songs deleted and replaced by more contemporary tracks.

The album cover, like the title song, is a parody of Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run.

Track listing (LP version)
Side One
 * 1) Born to Add - Bruce Stringbean and The S. Street Band
 * 2) Letter B - The Sesame Street Beetles
 * 3) Count Up to Nine - The Count with Ftatateeta and the Bats
 * 4) The Opposite Song - Chris and The Alphabeats
 * 5) The Ten Commandments of Health - Dr. Thad and the Medications
 * 6) Honk Around a Clock - The Honkers
 * 7) Me Going to Munch You, Munch You, Munch You - Cookie Monster with Crumbs Unlimited and The Crumbs Unlimited Orchestra

Side Two
 * 1) (I Can't Get No) Co-Operation - Mick Swagger and The Sesame Street Cobble Stones
 * 2) With Every Beat of My Heart - Little Jerry and The Monotones
 * 3) I Wish I Had a Friend to Play With Me - Bert
 * 4) Count it Higher - Chris and The Alphabeats
 * 5) I Want a Monster to Be My Friend - A Little Girl
 * 6) Hey Food - Cookie Monster and The Sesame Street Beetles

Track listing (CD/cassette version)



 * 1) Born to Add - Bruce Stringbean and The S. Street Band
 * 2) Cereal Girl - The Cereal Girl
 * 3) Count Up to Nine - The Count with Flatateeta and The Bats
 * 4) The Opposite Song - Chrissy and The Alphabeats
 * 5) The Ten Commandments of Health - Dr. Thad and The Medications
 * 6) Honk Around a Clock - The Honkers
 * 7) Me Going to Munch You, Munch You, Munch You - Cookie Monster with Crumbs Unlimited and The Crumbs Unlimited Orchestra
 * 8) (I Can't Get No) Co-Operation - Mick Swagger and The Sesame Street Cobblestones
 * 9) I Am Chicken - A Chicken
 * 10) With Every Beat of My Heart - Little Jerry and The Monotones
 * 11) I Wish I Had a Friend to Play With Me - Bert
 * 12) Count it Higher (song)- Chrissy and The Alphabeats
 * 13) Octopus Blues - An Octopus
 * 14) Barn in the USA - Bruce Stringbean and The S. Street Band