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| Songs from | Sesame Street |
| Released | 1978 |
| Format | LP |
| Label | Sesame Street Records |
| Cat no. | CTW 79005 |
Inside the gatefold cover, part 1.
Inside the gatefold cover, part 2.
Sesame Street Fever is a disco-themed album which features the Muppets from Sesame Street singing disco interpretations of familiar Sesame Street hits (plus two new numbers, the title track "Sesame Street Fever" and "Trash"). Both the album's title and cover are a parody of Saturday Night Fever, the 1977 movie starring John Travolta and with a soundtrack dominated by the music of the Bee Gees, which became one of the era's biggest sellers.
Robin Gibb from the Bee Gees appears as a guest vocalist on both new songs, and can also be heard in conversation with Cookie Monster during the introduction to "C is for Cookie."
Every track on this album was written by Joe Raposo, except for "Rubber Duckie", which was written by Jeff Moss. In keeping with the disco-era theme, each track features an extended instrumental introduction, and there are relatively few tracks (both common features on albums of this period).
The album reached #75 on Billboard's Top LPs and Tapes chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. This album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children, but lost to the first cast album from The Muppet Show.
A sequel LP, Sesame Disco!, was released in 1979.
Larry Levan and Roy Thode were commissioned to do remixes of "C is for Cookie," which were originally released as a promo 12-inch on Sesame Street's Children's Records of America label in 1978 to accompany the 'Sesame Street Fever' LP. In 2003 Ninja Tune reissued the remixes on a 12-inch single called "Solid Steel Presents C is for Cookie." This single also included a re-edit of the Pinball Number Count, which was done by Ninja Tune's DJ Food.
Track listing[]
Side One
- Sesame Street Fever - Robin Gibb, The Count, Grover, Ernie and Cookie Monster
- Doin' the Pigeon - Bert and the Girls
- Rubber Duckie - Ernie and his Rubber Duckie
Side Two
- Trash - Robin Gibb
- C is for Cookie - Cookie Monster and the Girls
- Has Anybody Seen My Dog? - Marty and Grover
Cast[]
- Frank Oz as Grover, Cookie Monster and Bert
- Jerry Nelson as The Count and Marty
- Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
- Jim Henson as Ernie
- And the voices of The Girls: Maretha Stewart, Ullanda McCullough, and Yvonne Lewis
- Robin Gibb appears courtesy of his children - Melissa and Spencer Gibb
Credits[]
- Produced by Joe Raposo
- Co-produced and engineered by Michael DeLugg
- Mixed and edited by Michael DeLugg and Joe Raposo
- Conceived by Arthur Shimkin and Joe Raposo
- From an idea by Norman Stiles
- Continuity by Norman Stiles
- Musical direction by Joe Raposo
- Arranged and conducted by David Horowitz, Leon Pendarvis, Dick Lieb and Joe Raposo
- Art director: Robert Pierce
- Cover photography: Neil Selkirk
- Muppet Disco Attire: Calista Hendrickson and Sherry Amott
The Band[]
- Drums: Richard Crooks
- Bass: Herb Bushler
- Guitars: Jack Cavari, Jeff Layton and Cliff Morris
- Keyboards: David Horowitz and Pat Rebillot
- Conga: Jimmy Maelen
- Percussion: George Devons
- Trumpet: Joe Shepley
- Trombone: Alan Raph
- Reeds: Lou Marini
- Baritone Sax: Dave Tofani
- Strings: Paul Gershman, Harold Kohon, Joe Malin, Gene Orloff, Matt Raimondi and Gerald Tarack
- Cello: Jesse Levy and Kermit Moore
Other releases[]
Sesame Street Records
8T-79005
Sesame Street Records
C 79005
Sesame Street Records
CT8-79005
Sesame Street Records
DJ-79005
(promo)
Sesame Street Records
Sesame Street Records
International releases[]
Summit Records
8009
EMI Records
EMI Records
TC-EME-1034
Polydor
3100 476
Polydor DPQ6119
Polydor
CPG 5057
Kong Mei
KM-2210
(KM-2211 on album cover)
Polydor
3100 476
GSM
845
ST 47
GMR
GMR 1158
Sony Records
SRCS 5595
EMI Records
International Bootlegs[]
Promotional material[]
