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| Released | 1977 |
| Format | LP |
| Label | Sesame Street Records |
| Cat no. | CTW 22078 |
The poster that came with the album in order to play the "Put a Cookie in My Mouth" game. Instructions on the back of the album cover informed parents that they needed to supply the blindfold, paper cookies, and pins for the game.
Originally released in 1977, Happy Birthday from Sesame Street featured the Sesame Street cast getting together to sing birthday songs to the listener. The LP packaging originally included a game to accompany the song "Put a Cookie in My Mouth." The album was written and produced entirely by Jeff Moss.
Track listing[]
Side One
- Happy Birthday to You (Intro) - Cast
Music by Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith-Hill, Lyrics by Unknown
Happy Birthday from Sesame Street - Cookie Monster, Bob, Bert, Ernie, David, Oscar the Grouch, Maria and Big Bird
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - A Little Bit Bigger - Big Bird, Ernie and Bob (excluded from 2004 reissue)
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - A Cat Had a Birthday - David
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - A Very Unhappy Birthday to You - Oscar the Grouch
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Musical Chairs - Big Bird and Maria
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
Side Two
- When Will My Birthday Come? - Grover
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Put a Cookie in My Mouth - Cookie Monster
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Blow Out the Candles - Bob
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Everyone Likes Ice Cream - The Anything Muppets
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Birthday Rhyme Game - Big Bird and Maria
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Thanks for the Party - Maria, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Bob
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
Other releases[]
The album was reissued on cassette by Golden Music in 1992, and on CD and cassette by Sony Wonder in 2004. However, the Sony Wonder edition dropped the song, "A Little Bit Bigger" and the second version of "Happy Birthday To You" which was played just before "Blow Out the Candles", though the latter is still included within the liner notes.
C 5078
Sesame Street Records
8T-5078
Sony Wonder
LT 91260
LT 92599
International releases[]
Summit Records
CS 8006
Axis Records
AXIS 6354
Axis Records
TC AXIS 6354
Production credits[]
- Music, lyrics and continuity written and produced by Jeffrey Moss
- Musical Director: Jim Timmens
- Musical Coordinator: Danny Epstein
- Musical Arrangements by Dave Conner and Jeffrey Moss
- Associate Producer: Gary Van Rees
- Project Supervisor: Arthur Shimkin
- Project Director: Sharon Lerner
- Project Coordinator: Debbie Kovacs
- Art Director: Robert Pierce
- Cover Photography: Neil Selkirk
- Executive Producer of Sesame Street: Jon Stone
- Musicians: Dave Conner, Bob Cranshaw, Mel Davis, Danny Epstein, Wally Kane, Steve Little, Jim Mitchell, Jim Timmens and Dave Tofani
Cast[]
- Northern Calloway as David
- Sonia Manzano as Maria
- Bob McGrath as Bob
- Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
- Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster and Grover
- Jim Henson as Ernie
- With Fran Brill, Richard Hunt and Jerry Nelson as The Anything Muppets