The Sesame Street Monsters!

Songs from	Sesame Street
Released	1975
Format	LP
Label	Sesame Street Records
Cat no.	CTW 22071

The Sesame Street Monsters!, with the subtitle A Musical Monster-osity, was a showcase for the monsters from Sesame Street to perform their best-known songs. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children, but lost to The Little Prince.

Most songs on the album were written by David Axlerod and Sam Pottle.

Track listing

Side One

1. The Lovable Monsters of Sesame Street - The Monsters of Sesame Street (featuring Grover, Herry Monster, Frazzle, and Cookie Monster)
   (Axlerod-Pottle)
2. I, Grover - Grover
   (Hall-Pottle)
3. Five Monsters in My Family - The Monsters of Sesame Street
   (Jeff Moss, additional lyrics by David Axlerod)
4. I Can't Help It - Herry Monster
   (Bailey-Axlerod-Pottle)
5. I Want a Monster to Be My Friend - A Little Girl (Marilyn Sokol)
   (Pierce-Pottle)
   not included on 1988 re-issue
6. Frazzle - Frazzle and the Frazzletones
   (Axlerod-Pottle)

Side Two

1. We'll Do It Together - Cookie Monster, Herry Monster and Grover
   (Axlerod-Pottle)
2. Fur - A Maroon-and-Yellow Monster (Stuie Monster)
   (Axlerod-Pottle)
3. Cookie's Rhyming Song - Cookie Monster
   (Korr-Axlerod-Pottle)
4. Monster Lullaby - A Monster Mommy and Her Monster Son
   (Axlerod-Pottle)
5. Games Monsters Play - Herry Monster and Grover
   (Axlerod-Pottle)
6. Be Kind to Your Neighborhood Monsters - Grover and the Monsters of Sesame Street
   (Axlerod-Pottle)

Other releases

CassetteSesame Street Records
C 5071

8-trackSesame Street Records
T 5071

8-trackSesame Street Records
8T-5071

Cassette1988
MPI/Sight & Sound
with lyrics
62239

International Releases

LPAustralia
Axis Records
AXIS 6292 (as part of "The Lovable Muppets" 3-LP box set)

CassetteAustralia
Axis Records
TC-AXIS 6292

LPAustralia
Summit Records
8018

CassetteAustralia
Summit Records
8018

Production credits

• Produced by Jon Stone
• Musical Direction and Arrangements by Sam Pottle
• Continuity by Joseph A. Bailey
• Director of Recording: James Timmens
• Engineering by F. Laico, P. Duria, A. Kendy, R. Payne
• Sound Effects by Bobbie Wood
• Executive Producer for CTW: Christopher Cerf
• Executive Producer for CRA: Arthur Shimkin
• Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
• Assistant Musical Director: David Conner
• Art Director: Robert Pierce
• Cover Photograph by Charles Pike Rowan
• Associate Producer for CRA: Geri Van Rees
• Associate Producer for CTW: Sharon Lerner
• Project Coordinator: Linda Ortlieb
• Gluster by Epstein of Forest Hills
• Special Thanks to Karen Baxter, Bruce Becker, Roy Blakeman, Laurie Blank, Bob Cranshaw, Peggy Fulton, Janet Gari, Sharon Gay, Al Gottesman, Dawnald Henderson, Wally Kane, Phil Lawrence, Steve Little, Pete Long, Bob McCoy, Jimmy Mitchell, Bob Partnoy, Scott Shukat, Tish Sommers, Alan Stein and Bill Whaley

Cast

• Frank Oz as Grover and Cookie Monster
• Jerry Nelson as Herry Monster and Frazzle
• Richard Hunt as A Maroon-and-Yellow Monster and A Monster Son
• Marilyn Sokol as A Little Girl and A Mommy Monster

• Featuring the Monsters of Sesame Street: Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Leslie Sawyer, and Jim Henson

• And introducing The Frazzletones: Christopher Cerf, Rich Hunt, and Jerry Nelson

See also

• Monster Melodies
• Sesame Street discography