Sesame Country

Sesame Country is a Sesame Street concept album presented as a country music concert hosted by Big Bird. The album includes guest star appearances by Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn, Glen Campbell, and Tanya Tucker.
This album won a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children. It was re-issued in 1992 by Golden Music on cassette and CD. On this version, the tracks segue into each other. A bonus track not included on the record, "Roll Over", is also added.
==Track listing==
Side One
#Sesame Jamboree - Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Grover, The Count, Ernie, Bert and Oscar the Grouch
#Songs - Crystal Gayle and Big Bird
#The Last Cookie Roundup - Cookie Monster
#Keep on Smilin' - Glen Campbell and Oscar the Grouch
#Count von Count's Continuous Country Cookin' Downhome Diner - The Count with Cookie Monster, Ernie, Grover, Herry Monster, Big Bird and Bert
Side Two
#Kin Folk - Ernie, Bert and Oscar the Grouch
#Count on Me - Loretta Lynn and The Count
#Takin' Turns - Big Bird, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Ernie, The Count and Bert
#You'll Never Take the Texas Out of Me - Tanya Tucker and Big Bird
#Roll Over (CD only) - Cookie Monster, Herry Monster, Grover, Bert, Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, The Count and Big Bird
#Sesame Jamboree (Reprise) - Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Grover, Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie, The Count and Herry Monster
==Cast==
*Carroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
*Frank Oz as Cookie Monster, Bert and Grover
*Jerry Nelson as The Count and Herry Monster
*Jim Henson as Ernie
*The Sesame Street O. K. Corral Chorus: Lea Jane Berinati, Jackie Cusic, Michael Myers, Duane West
==Credits==
*The Players: Jerry Carrigan, Russ Hicks, Michael Leech, Billy Linneman, Charlie McCoy, Tony Migliore, Mark Morris, Buddy Spicher, Robert Thompson, Pete Wade
*The Strings: Byron Theodore Bach, Joann Cruthirds, Solie Isaac Fott, Lawrence Lasson, Paul Tobias, Kristin Wilkinson
*Produced by Dennis Scott
*Continuity by Norman Stiles
*Musical arrangements by Dennis Scott
*String arrangements by Timmy Tappan
*Associate producer: Geri Van Rees
*Project director: Sharon Lerner
*Art director: Robert Pierce
*Art director for the Muppets: Rick Wetzel
*Cover photography: Richard Goldman
*Engineering by 
**Travis Turk, The Sound Shop, Nashville
**Frank Laico, CBS Recording Studios, New York
**David Hunt, The Music Centre, London
==Other releases==
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Image:Album.sesamecountry-cassett.jpg|1992Golden Music 5210
Image:SesameCountryCD.jpg| 1992Golden Music (longbox) 5685
File:SesameCountry-CDbackcover.jpg| 1992Golden Music (back) 5685
==Gallery==
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==See also==
*Sesame Street discography
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Category:Sesame Street Albums
Category:Sesame Street Country