Bert and Ernie: Side by Side

Songs from	Sesame Street
Released	1981
Format	LP
Label	Sesame Street Records
Cat no.	CTW 89004

Gatefold interior with song lyrics.

Bert and Ernie: Side by Side is a two-record set released in 1981. The two records are almost identical to the 1974 releases Bert's Blockbusters and Ernie's Hits, with a couple of minor differences:

On the Bert album, the tracks on side two are in a different order.

On the Ernie album, "The Wrong Patient" is replaced with "El Patito."

Record One

Side One

1. La, La, La - Bert and Ernie
   Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
2. The National Association of "W" Lovers - Bert
   (Raposo-Juhl)
3. Doin' The Pigeon - Bert
   Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
4. The R Machine - Bert and Ernie
   Written by Jim Henson
5. Stop! - Bert
   (Raposo-Moss)
6. Bert's Nap - Bert and Ernie
7. Loud and Soft - Bert and Farley
   Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo

Side Two

1. Clink, Clank - Bert and Ernie
   Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
2. Bert is Sick - Bert and Ernie
3. High, Middle, Low - Bert, Ernie, and Herbert Birdsfoot
   Music by Jeff Moss, Lyrics by Emily Kaplin
4. I Want to Hold Your Ear - Bert
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
5. The Bath Story - Bert and Ernie
6. Pat Pat Patty Pat - Bert, Herbert Birdsfoot, Big Bird, Oscar, Prairie Dawn, Grover, and Ernie
   (Raposo-Juhl)

Record Two

Side One

1. Rubber Duckie - Ernie
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
2. Everybody Wash - Ernie and Bert
   (Raposo-Stone-Henson)
3. Ernie Presents the Letter "A" - Ernie, Guy Smiley (sic) and Cookie Monster
4. Tiger Hunt - Ernie and Mr. Tiger
5. The Drawing Song - Ernie, Prairie Dawn and Farley
   Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
6. Imagination - Ernie
   Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
7. Ernie Presents the Letter "Q" - Ernie, Guy Smiley (sic) and Cookie Monster
8. Ernie Dusts the Shelf - Ernie and Bert

Side Two

1. Dee, Dee, Dee - Ernie and Bert
   Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
2. Would You Like to Buy an O? - Ernie and The Salesman
   Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
3. The Man Who Needs Help - Ernie and Simon the Soundman
4. The Listening Game - Ernie, Bert and Cookie Monster
   Written by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl
5. El Patito - Ernie
6. Ernie Presents the Letter "U" - Ernie, Guy Smiley (sic) and Cookie Monster
7. Ernie Plays the Drums - Ernie and Bert

Cast

• Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover and the Salesman
• Jerry Nelson as Farley, Simon the Soundman, and Herbert Birdsfoot
• Frank Brill (sic) as Prairie Dawn
• Jim Henson as Ernie

Credits

• Edited by Jim Timmens
• Project director: Geri Van Rees
• Art director: Robert Pierce
• Cover photography: Richard Goldman

Other releases

Cassette1981
Sesame Street Records
C 89004

Cassette1990
Golden Music
4104

See also

• Sesame Street discography