Songs from | 1, Rue Sésame |
Released | 1978 |
Format | LP |
Label | Disques Adès |
Cat no. | PM-10.511 |
Les Chansons de 1, Rue Sésame (The Songs from Sesame Street) was the first album produced in France. Side One contains original Sesame Street songs translated into French. On Side Two, the songwriters from 1, Rue Sésame make their debut. Roger Elcourt, Denis Demoulin and Claude Sonneville were French folk singers and had not worked with each other before they started with the show. They became known as the "Trio Sésame".
This soundtrack album for 1, Rue Sésame, the French co-production of Sesame Street, was produced by Disques Adès in 1978. It was part of their children's series "Le Petit Menestrel".
Track listing[]
Side One
- Generique 1, Rue Sésame (Sesame Street Theme) - Claude Sonneville
Music by Joe Raposo and Jon Stone, Lyrics by Bruce Hart and Michel Berthier - Je veux un monstre pour ami (I Want a Monster to Be My Friend) - Betty Lou
Music by Sam Pottle, Lyrics by Robert Pierce - Mon Poil (Fur) - Cookie
Music by Sam Pottle, Lyrics by David Axlerod - Quand je suis seul (What Do I Do When I'm Alone?) - Grover
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Ami (Friend) - Bert, Ernie and Cookie
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss - Je suis tres courageux (I'm Very Brave) - Betty Lou
Music by Sam Pottle, Lyrics by E. Kaplan - Si j'avais su que tu venais (If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked a Cake) - Ernie and Cookie
Music by Albert J. Trace, Lyrics by Al Hoffman and Bob Merrill
Side Two
- Chanson de Toccata (Toccata's Song) - Toccata
Music by Jean Morlier, Lyrics by Danièle Héran - Duo de Toccata et Mordicus (Toccata and Mordicus' Duet) - Toccata and Mordicus
Music by Jean Morlier, Lyrics by Danièle Héran - Chanson de Mordicus (Mordicus' song) - Mordicus
Music by Jean Morlier, Lyrics by Danièle Héran - Chanson de Clemence (Clemence's song) - Clémence
Music by Jean Morlier, Lyrics by Danièle Héran - Duo de Clemence et Roger (Clemence and Roger together) - Clémence and Roger
Music by Jean Morlier, Lyrics by Danièle Héran - Chanson de Roger (Roger's song) - Roger
Music by Jean Morlier, Lyrics by Danièle Héran - Final (End theme) - all
Music by Jean Morlier, Lyrics by Danièle Héran
Cast[]
- Claude Sonneville as Ernest (Ernie) and Toccata
- Guy Leroy as Bart (Bert)
- Francois Ossent as Macaron (Cookie Monster)
- Olga Forest as Gertrude (Betty Lou)
- Christian Valmory as Grover
- Nini Locasto as vocalist
- Denis Demoulin as Mordicus
- Roger Elcourt as Roger
- Monique Tarbès as Clémence