Sesame Street Fever (album)

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==
Image:SSFever8T-79005.jpg|1978Sesame Street Records8T-79005
Image:SSFeverCassette.jpg|1978Sesame Street RecordsC 79005
Image:SSFeverCT879005.jpg|1978Sesame Street RecordsCT8-79005
File:DJ79005SSFever1978.jpg|1978Sesame Street RecordsDJ-79005(promo)
Image:LPFever8track.jpg|1978Sesame Street Records
Image:SSFever8track.jpg|1978Sesame Street Records
cookie levan 12.jpg|C is for Cookie disco remix by Larry Levan, 12 inch promo, 1978
cookie zen12143.jpg|C is for Cookie 2003 reissue on Ninjatunes, 12-inch 
==International releases==
Summit-Fever.jpg|Australia, 1978Summit Records8009
Image:noimage-big.png|Australia, 1978Summit Records8009
Image:noimage-big.png|Australia, 1978EMI Records
File:AustraliaEMISSFeverCassette.jpg|Australia, 1978EMI RecordsTC-EME-1034
Image:PolydorSSFeverBrasil.jpg|Brazil, 1978Polydor2310 637
File:Canada1978SesameStreetDiscoFever.jpg|Canada, 1978PickwickSFT 79005disco remix by label title is "Sesame Street Disco Fever"
Image:SSFeverChina.jpg|China, 1978Kong MeiKM-2211
Image:Robin-Gibb-Sesame-Street-Fev-261914.jpg|France, 1978Adès 18001Includes French lyric insert
File:SSFeverGermany.jpg|Germany, 1978Polydor2344 119
File:Polydor3100476GermanySSFeverCassette.jpg|Germany, 1978Polydor3100 476
Image:JSS381747.jpg|Japan, 1978PolydorMPF 1199Includes Japanese lyric insert & Robin Gibb picture obi-strip
Sesame Street Fever Japan Polydor DPQ6119.jpg|Japan, 1978Polydor DPQ6119
Image:noimage-big.png|Japan, 1978PolydorCPG 5057
File:Polydor2344119SSFever.jpg|Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, 1978Polydor2344 119
KM2210SSFeverTaiwan.jpg|Taiwan, 1978Kong MeiKM-2210(KM-2211 on album cover)
Image:noimage-big.png|UK, 1978Polydor2310 637
Image:noimage-big.png|UK, 1978Polydor3100 476
Image:noimage-big.png|UK, 1978GSM845
Image:SSF CT.jpg‎|unknown releaseST 47
File:SSFeverGMR1158.jpg|unofficial releaseGMRGMR 1158
Image:noimage-big.png|Japan, 1991Sony RecordsSRCS 5595
DSCF1166.JPG|New Zealand, 1978EMI RecordsSSA 79005
DSCF1164.JPG|New Zealand, 1978EMI Records
==International Bootlegs==
File:MusicGirlSSFeverUS697Malaysia.jpg|MalaysiaMusic Girl US697
==Promotional material==
File:Promoposterdisco.jpg|Trade ad for the album
File:Sesame Street Fever Gold ad.jpg|ad to celebrate the album going Gold
File:Sesame Street Fever Japan ad.jpg|Japanese ad
==See also==
*Sesame Street discography
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Category:Sesame Street Albums
Category:Disco