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Released	1972
Format	LP
Label	Columbia Records
Cat no.	CC 25506

Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert is a 1972 Sesame Street album in which Ernie, Bert and their friends get together to play games and sing songs. The songs from this album were also released simultaneously as seven consecutively numbered singles, packaged as individual book and record sets. It was also released as a "Carry About" boxed set of 45s, although the song groupings on each record were different from the individual single releases.

The original issue had a fold-out cover which had a map relating to "The Magic Cookie." There was also a plastic color wheel to be used during "Just Three Colors." The album was later re-issued in a cheaper cover without the fold-out or color wheel, and the references to these on the record were edited out.

Track listing

Side One

Lots of Stuff - Ernie & Bert and Everybody
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
Marching Song - Big Bird, Ernie & Bert and Everybody
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
The Listening Game - Ernie & Bert and Cookie Monster
Written by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl
Just Three Colors - Big Bird and Oscar
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
Name the Animal - Ernie, Grover, and Everybody
Written by Jerry Juhl
Y'all Fall Down - Big Bird, Ernie & Bert and Grover
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
Imagination - Ernie
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
Clink, Clank - Bert
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo

Side Two

Tiger Hunt - Ernie and Mr. Tiger
Written by Jerry Juhl
Simple Song - Oscar, Big Bird, Grover, Ernie and Friends
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
The Magic Cookie - Herbert Birdsfoot, Cookie Monster and The Magic Cast
Written by Jerry Juhl
Pat Pat Patty Pat - Bert, Herbert Birdsfoot, Big Bird, Prairie Dawn, Grover and Ernie
Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl
Grover Takes a Walk - Grover
Written by Jerry Juhl
The Drawing Song - Ernie & Bert, Prairie Dawn, Farley, and Everybody
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
Put It Away - Ernie & Bert and Everybody
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo

Notes

Although the front cover and label shows the title as "Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert", the spine shows it as "Havin' Fun with Ernie and Bert".
The album was recorded in late July 1972.^[1]

Cast

Frank Oz as Bert, Grover and Cookie Monster
Jerry Nelson as Herbert Birdsfoot, Farley, and Mr. Tiger (uncredited: Sherlock Hemlock, Mr. Snuffleupagus)
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch (uncredited: Little Man in "The Magic Cookie")
Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn and The Magic Cast
Jim Henson as Ernie

Production credits

Produced by Jim Henson
Album conceived by Jerry Juhl and Jim Henson
Written by Jerry Juhl and Joe Raposo
Musical Direction by Joe Raposo
The talents of Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson, Fran Brill and Jim Henson
Ernie and Bert were built by Donald Sahlin
Produced for CBS by Arthur Shimkin
Studio control and editing by Jim Timmens
Visuals by Smollin Associates Inc.
Cover Photograph by Chuck Rowan
Sound effects by Ed Blainey and Barbara Wood
Associate Producer: Diana Birkenfield

Other releases

International releases

Sources

↑ "Jim Henson's Red Book" entry, 7/25-28/1972 – Record Ernie and Bert album.

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-Released in [[1972]].
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+'''''Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert''''' is a 1972 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' album in which [[Ernie]], [[Bert]] and their friends get together to play games and sing songs. The songs from this album were also released simultaneously as [[Sesame Street singles#stuffclinkclank|seven consecutively numbered singles]], packaged as individual book and record sets. It was also released as a "Carry About" [[Sesame Street 45 RPM sets#Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert's Carry About|boxed set]] of 45s, although the song groupings on each record were different from the individual single releases.
+The original issue had a fold-out cover which had a map relating to "The Magic Cookie." There was also a plastic color wheel to be used during "Just Three Colors." The album was later re-issued in a cheaper cover without the fold-out or color wheel, and the references to these on the record were edited out.
-==ALBUM CONTENT==
+==Track listing==
-:'''SIDE ONE'''
+'''Side One'''
-:# [[Lots of Stuff]] <br>''(J. Raposo)''<br>[[Ernie]] & [[Bert]] and Everybody
-:# [[Marching Song]]<br>''(J. Raposo)<br>''[[Big Bird]], Ernie & Bert and Everybody''
+#[[Lots of Stuff]] - [[Ernie]] & [[Bert]] and Everybody<br><small>Music and Lyrics by [[Joe Raposo]]</small>
+#[[Marching Song]] - [[Big Bird]], Ernie & Bert and Everybody<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
-:# [[The Listening Game]]<br>''(J. Henson/J. JuhL)<br>''Ernie & Bert and [[Cookie Monster]]
+#[[The Listening Game]] - Ernie & Bert and [[Cookie Monster]]<br><small>Written by [[Jim Henson]] and [[Jerry Juhl]]</small>
-:# [[Just Three Colors]]<br>''(J. Raposo)<br>''Big Bird and [[Oscar]]
+#[[Just Three Colors]] - Big Bird and [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]]<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
-:# [[Name the Animal]]<br>''(J. Juhl)<br>''Ernie, [[Grover]], and Everybody
+#[[Name the Animal]] - Ernie, [[Grover]], and Everybody<br><small>Written by Jerry Juhl</small>
-:# [[Y'all Fall Down]]<br>''(J. Raposo)<br>''Big Bird, Ernie & Bert and Grover
+#[[Y'all Fall Down]] - Big Bird, Ernie & Bert and Grover<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
-:# [[Imagination]]<br>''(J. Raposo)<br>''Ernie
-:# [[Clink, Clank]]<br>''(J. Raposo)<br>''Bert
+#[[Imagination]] - Ernie<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
+#[[Clink, Clank]] - Bert<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo </small>
-:'''SIDE TWO'''
+'''Side Two'''
-:# [[Tiger Hunt]]<br>''(J. Juhl)<br>''Ernie and [[Mr. Tiger]]
+#[[Tiger Hunt]] - Ernie and Mr. Tiger<br><small>Written by Jerry Juhl</small>
-:# [[Simple Song]]<br>(J. Raposo)<br>''Oscar, Big Bird, Grover, Ernie and Friends
+#[[Simple Song]] - Oscar, Big Bird, Grover, Ernie and Friends<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
-:# [[The Magic Cookie]]<br>''(J. Juhl)<br>''[[Herbert Birdsfoot]], Cookie Monster and [[the Magic Cast]]
+#[[The Magic Cookie]] - [[Herbert Birdsfoot]], Cookie Monster and The Magic Cast<br><small>Written by Jerry Juhl</small>
-:# [[Pat Pat Patty Pat]]<br>''(J. Juhl/J. Raposo)<br>''Bert, Herbert Birdsfoot, Big Bird, [[Prairie Dawn]], Grover and Ernie
+#[[Pat Pat Patty Pat]] - Bert, Herbert Birdsfoot, Big Bird, [[Prairie Dawn]], Grover and Ernie<br><small>Music by Joe Raposo, Lyrics by Jerry Juhl</small>
-:# [[Grover Takes a Walk]]<br>''(J. Juhl)<br>''Grover
+#[[Grover Takes a Walk]] - Grover<br><small>Written by Jerry Juhl</small>
-:# [[The Drawing Song]]<br>''(J. Raposo)<br>''Ernie & Bert, Prairie Dawn, [[Farley]], and Everybody
+#[[The Drawing Song]] - Ernie & Bert, Prairie Dawn, [[Farley]], and Everybody<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
-:# [[Put It Away]]<br>''(J. Raposo)<br>''Ernie & Bert and Everybody
+#[[Put It Away]] - Ernie & Bert and Everybody<br><small>Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo</small>
+==Notes==
-==PRODUCTION CREDITS==
+*Although the front cover and label shows the title as "Havin' Fun with Ernie '''&''' Bert", the spine shows it as "Havin' Fun with Ernie '''and''' Bert".
-:'''Produced by:'''
+*The album was recorded in late July 1972.<ref>"[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/07/26/725-281972/ Jim Henson's Red Book]" entry, 7/25-28/1972 – Record Ernie and Bert album.</ref>
-::[[Jim Henson]]
-:'''Album conceived by:'''
-::[[Jerry Juhl]] and Jim Henson
-:'''Written by:'''
-::Jerry Juhl and [[Joe Raposo]]
-:'''Musical Direction by:'''
-::Joe Raposo
-:''The talents of:
-::[[Frank Oz]], [[Caroll Spinney]], [[Jerry Nelson]], [[Fran Brill]] and [[Jim Henson]]
-:'''Produced for CBS by:'''
-::[[Arthur Shimkin]]
-:'''Studio Control and Editing by:'''
-::Jim Timmens
-:'''Visuals by:'''
-::[[Smollin]] Associates Inc.
-:'''Cover Photograph by:'''
-::Chuck Rowan
-:'''Engineered by:'''
-::Arthur Kennedy, Stan Tonkel and Jim Greelan
-:'''Sound effects by:'''
-::Barbara Wood and Ed Blainey
-:'''Ernie and Bert were built by:'''
-::[[Don Sahlin|Donald Sahlin]]
-:'''Associate Producer:'''
-::[[Diana Birkenfield]]
-==THE CAST==
+==Cast==
+*[[Frank Oz]] as [[Bert]], [[Grover]] and [[Cookie Monster]]
-:'''The Muppets''' created by '''Jim Henson'''
+*[[Jerry Nelson]] as [[Herbert Birdsfoot]], [[Farley]], and Mr. Tiger (uncredited: [[Sherlock Hemlock]], [[Mr. Snuffleupagus]])
-::Frank Oz as ''Bert,'' ''Grover,'' and ''Cookie Monster''
+*[[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]] (uncredited: Little Man in "The Magic Cookie")
-::Jerry Nelson as ''Herbert Birdsfoot'' and ''Farley''
+*[[Fran Brill]] as [[Prairie Dawn]] and The Magic Cast
-::Caroll Spinney as ''Big Bird'' and ''Oscar''
+*[[Jim Henson]] as [[Ernie]]
-::Fran Brill as ''Prairie Dawn'' and ''The Magic Cast''
-::and
-::Jim Henson as ''Ernie''
-==ALBUM NOTES==
+==Production credits==
+*Produced by [[Jim Henson]]
-:'''Dear Parents (or other grown up people),'''
+*Album conceived by [[Jerry Juhl]] and Jim Henson
-:Usually when a child puts a record on the phonograph he just sits down and listens to it.
+*Written by Jerry Juhl and [[Joe Raposo]]
-:Not this record! (At least that's not the way we've planned it.)
+*Musical Direction by Joe Raposo
-:In this record we will be asking your child to play gaesm and sing and dance and march and play musical instruments and use his or her imagination.
+*The talents of [[Frank Oz]], [[Caroll Spinney]], [[Jerry Nelson]], [[Fran Brill]] and [[Jim Henson]]
-:It's great fun!
+*Ernie and Bert were built by [[Don Sahlin|Donald Sahlin]]
-:Now there are a few simple objects that your child will want to have to play with while he's listening to the record.  He doesn't have to have them - but it will help.  On the other side of this record you will find a list of things that he might need.
+*Produced for CBS by [[Arthur Shimkin]]
+*Studio control and editing by [[Jim Timmens]]
+*Visuals by [[Michael Smollin|Smollin Associates Inc.]]
+*Cover Photograph by [[Charles Rowan|Chuck Rowan]]
+*Sound effects by [[Ed Blainey]] and Barbara Wood
+*Associate Producer: [[Diana Birkenfield]]
+==Other releases==
-:'''Here's the list - maybe you can help gather the things together:'''
+<gallery>
-:1. The album cover this record came in.  That's easy enough.  On the album cover is a special color wheel that's fun to play with while listening to the song "Just Three Colors."  And there's a big picture map that make it easier to follow the story "The Magic Cookie."
+Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Sesame Street Records<br>C 5006
-:2. For "Clink Clank" you'll need a toy whistle.  Or a couple of Kitchen pans.  Or something that rattles - like a tin can with a few marbles or stones inside.  Better yet, have all three things handy.
+File:HavinFunErnieBert8track.jpg|{{GNH|8-track}}Sesame Street Records<br>T 5006
-:3. For "Simple Song" something to play a melody on.  A toy piano or xylophone is fine, but you don't really need them.  Three pansor pots or tin cans will do.  Just so they make three different musical notes -high middle and low - when you tap them with a spoon or pencil. (Better not us glasses though.  I tried that and broke one.)
+Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Sesame Street Records<br>C 79011
-:4. Something to draw with.  We'll be needing that for "The Drawing Song" as you might guess.  Paper, pencil crayons, marker pens...blackboard and chalk...anything like that.
+Image:SightSoundHavinFunCassette.jpg|{{GNH|Cassette}}[[Sight & Sound]]<br>GNL-226
-:And that's all there is to it.  By the way, don't worry about the kids making a mess on the living room rug with all this stuff.  At the end of the record we even have a clean up song.  That was Bert's idea.  He's a very tidy person.
+</gallery>
-:Have fun,
-:Ernie
+==International releases==
-'''CC 25506'''
+<gallery>
+Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|LP}}[[Australia]]<br>[[Axis Records]]<br>AXIS 6321
+File:AxisHavinFunEBCassette.jpg|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Axis Records<br>TC-AXIS 6321
+SummitHavinFunWithErnieBertLP.jpg|{{GNH|LP}}Australia<br>[[Summit Records]]<br>8020
+Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Cassette}}Australia<br>Summit Records<br>8020
+File:CTW25506CanadaHavinFunCassette.jpg|{{GNH|Cassette}}Canada<br>Sesame Street Records<br>CTW 25506
+</gallery>
-==See Also==
+==Sources==
+<references />
-*[[Sesame Street Discography]]
+==See also==
+*[[Sesame Street discography]]
+__NOWYSIWYG__
 [[Category:Sesame Street Albums]]

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