Free to Be... a Family (album)

Free to Be... a Family, the 1988 sequel to 1973's Free to be...You and Me, is a concept album produced by Marlo Thomas and Christopher Cerf. The album consists entirely of material adapted from the book of the same name. These selections include stories, poems, and songs written by Cerf, Sarah Durkee, Norman Stiles, Mark Saltzman, and Paul Jacobs, among others. Kermit the Frog appears, joining Thomas on "Something for Everyone" and singing "On My Pond" (which was also featured in the book).

Jerry Nelson is featured on the non-Muppet story track "Another Cinderella" by Norman Stiles. Other celebrities who contributed to the book narrate their own pieces, such as Whoopi Goldberg and the Fat Boys. Christopher Reeve played Superman (and Superboy) in a tale by Mark Saltzman (with Mike Nichols and Elaine May as Pa and Ma Kent), while Lily Tomlin played her Edith Ann character.

Track listing

Free to Be... a Family - Melody Maker
Boy Meets Girl...Again - Mel Brooks and Marlo Thomas
Something for Everyone - Marlo Thomas, Kermit the Frog and the Muppets
Some Things Don't Make Any Sense at All - Steve Martin
It's Not My Fault - Soul Asylum
And That's the Truth - Part 1 - Lily Tomlin
I'm Never Afraid (to Say What's on My Mind) - Bonnie Raitt
Doris Knows Everything - Whoopi Goldberg
Jimmy Says - Pat Benatar
The Day Dad Made Toast - Robin Williams
Thank Someone - Amy Grant & John Hiatt
Yourself Belongs to You - The Fat Boys
And Superboy Makes 3 - Christopher Reeve, Elaine May, Mike Nichols, and Phil Donahue
Friendly Neighborhood - Marlo Thomas
Crowded Tub - Gilda Radner
On My Pond - Kermit the Frog & Muppets
And That's the Truth - Part 2 - Lily Tomlin
The Stupid Song - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Another Cinderella - Marlo Thomas, Bea Arthur, Jane Curtin and Gilda Radner (with Jerry Nelson)
The Turn of the Tide - Carly Simon