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Sesame Street

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 3, 1998)
• Original Release Date: March 3, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony Wonder (Audio)
• ASIN: B0000062EM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #22,467 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Mambo I, I, I - Gloria Estefan

2. I Want a Monster to Be My Friend - En Vogue

3. Zig Zag Dance - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Jerry Nelson

4. Nearly Missed - Clifford Kevin Clash, Elmo, Rosie O'Donnell

5. Just Happy to Be Me - The Fugees

6. I Don't Want to Live on the Moon - Shawn Colvin, , Steve Whitmire

7. I Love Trash - Steven Tyler

8. Caribbean Amphibian - Kermit the Frog & the All-Amphibian Band, Jimmy Buffett, Kevin Clash, , Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Kermit the Frog, Noel MacNeal, Joey Mazzarino, Steve Whitmire

9. Happy to Meet You - Big Bird, Clifford Kevin Clash, Celine Dion, Elmo, , Jerry Nelson, Carroll Spinney

10. One Small Voice - Kenny Loggins

11. Songs - Elmo,

Editorial Reviews

Entertainment Weekly

This soundtrack to [the] ABC special that celebrated the Muppets' three decades in showbiz is larded with unremarkable renditions of classic Sesame Street tunes.... Only Shawn Colvin's collaboration with Ernie contains the subtle simplicity that is the cornerstone of all great preschool pop.

People

[A]rtists like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, the Fugees, and Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler deliver tracks that even geezers can enjoy on this selection of songs from TV's Sesame Street.... En Vogue turns up the sassy funk on "I Want a Monster to be My Friend" ... but nothing can top the weirdo experience of hearing Kermit talking nonsense with Jimmy Buffett....

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An acquired taste, October 26, 2000

By	"katalajara" (Mansfield, MA USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this CD expecting songs we could sing along to. I had never seen the video. When I got it home, I didn't like it too much, but then it grew on me. Now I can't decide which track I like best, and while I thought the En Vogue song was boring at first, I can tolerate it now. I still don't care for the Celine Dion cut. My daughter took to the CD immediately when she was 11 months old. Her favorite is the Elmo song at the end, but she dances to "Mambo", "I Love Trash", "Zig Zag Dance", and she knows the words to all of the songs and sings along (she's 17 months old now).

I disagree with the review I saw here that this is not intellectually stimulating for a child. It is. It exposes them to many different styles of popular music, all with good messages. I just think that the music is more sophisticated than many people expect on a children's album. The orchestrations are not dumbed-down, and there is a lot for adults and children to listen to. Why do people think that children need watered-down arrangements all the time? A little variety is healthy.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good CD, better for adult Sesame Street fans than toddlers, September 13, 1999

By A Customer

Entertaining on a more adult level. Slightly disapointing to a toddler expecting all Elmo, nothing but Elmo. For an 18 month-old Elmo obsessed The Best of Elmo was more successful.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sesame fun for everyone!, May 12, 2000

By	"paswind" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This CD is a mix of original and classic Sesame Street songs performed by popular music acts along with various Sesame Street characters. The music is current with today's pop music scene so Mom and Dad can enjoy along with Baby. You will not want to pull your hair out after the fifteenth replay. This is not a build your baby's brain CD, but rather an innocent, fun escape. Isn't that what music is supposed to be about? If you are looking for an homage to Elmo, this is not it. If you are looking for a break from Barney and Pooh you found it. Our eighteen month old loves it...almost as much as we do!