Kiko and the Lavender Moon (Elmo and the Lavender Moon) - Sesame Street, Hidalgo, David
Sweet in the Mornin' (Tweet in the Mornin') - Sesame Street, McFerrin, Bobby
Small People - Sesame Street, Marley, David
Imagination - Sesame Street, Raposo, Joe
From Your Head - Sesame Street, Moss, Jeffrey [Chil
What's the Name of That Song? - Sesame Street, Axelrod, David [Pro
The Batty Bat - Sesame Street, Raposo, Joe
Mah Na Mah Na - Sesame Street, Umiliani, Piero
Little Things - Sesame Street, Beres, Jett
One Small Voice - Sesame Street, Moss, Jeffrey [Chil
I Don't Want to Live on the Moon - Sesame Street, Moss, Jeffrey [Chil
This Frog - Sesame Street, Axelrod, David [Pro
Track Listings (21) - Disc #3
I Love Trash - Sesame Street, Moss, Jeffrey [Chil
Two Princes - Sesame Street, Barron, Chris [Rock
Like the Way I Do (Like the Way U Does) - Sesame Street, Cerf, Christopher
But I Like You - Sesame Street, Moss, Jeffrey [Chil
Tu Me Gustas (I Like You) - Sesame Street, Moss, Jeffrey [Chil
Mambo I, I, I - Sesame Street, Rivas, Fernando M.
Monster in the Mirror - Sesame Street, Cerf, Christopher
Hold My Hand - Sesame Street, Bryan, Mark
I'm Talkin' Love - Sesame Street, Durkee, Sarah
We Are All Earthlings - Sesame Street, Compton, Sarah
Happy to Meet You - Sesame Street, Moss, Jeffrey [Chil
Shiny Happy People (Furry Happy Monsters) - Sesame Street, Berry, Bill [2]
Believe in Yourself - Sesame Street, Raposo, Joe
A New Way to Walk - Sesame Street, Raposo, Joe
Elmo's Song - Sesame Street, Geiss, Tony
Slide (Pride) - Sesame Street, Cerf, Christopher
Sing - Sesame Street, Raposo, Joe
Just Happy to Be Me - Sesame Street, Fugees
Put Down the Duckie - Sesame Street, Cerf, Christopher
Everybody Be Yo'self - Sesame Street, Cerf, Christopher
Sesame Street Theme Remix - Sesame Street, Axelrod, David [Pro
Songs from the Street, the boxed set that stretches back to "Sesame Street's" 1969 debut, is the kids' record of the year, if not the decade: Big Bird and the gang might've pulled it off themselves--for a crew of fix-it st... more »ore workers, shopkeeps, and goofball monsters, the talent quotient's off the charts--but when you've got this many names to drop, they've got to land somewhere. What impresses most in three discs is the lack of a single thud. Cab Calloway, Pete Seeger, and James Taylor mosey in on disc one; Johnny Cash, BB King, and Tony Bennett take seats on the stoop for disc two; and the Dixie Chicks, Gloria Estefan, and R.E.M. raise the brownstone roof on disc three--and that's leaving out stars like Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, and Trisha Yearwood. When it comes to inspiring preschoolers and their parents to sing the praises of rubber duckies, bein' green, and the people in their neighborhood; "The Street" gets busy. --Tammy La Gorce« less
Songs from the Street, the boxed set that stretches back to "Sesame Street's" 1969 debut, is the kids' record of the year, if not the decade: Big Bird and the gang might've pulled it off themselves--for a crew of fix-it store workers, shopkeeps, and goofball monsters, the talent quotient's off the charts--but when you've got this many names to drop, they've got to land somewhere. What impresses most in three discs is the lack of a single thud. Cab Calloway, Pete Seeger, and James Taylor mosey in on disc one; Johnny Cash, BB King, and Tony Bennett take seats on the stoop for disc two; and the Dixie Chicks, Gloria Estefan, and R.E.M. raise the brownstone roof on disc three--and that's leaving out stars like Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, and Trisha Yearwood. When it comes to inspiring preschoolers and their parents to sing the praises of rubber duckies, bein' green, and the people in their neighborhood; "The Street" gets busy. --Tammy La Gorce
"About half the songs are the original television versions. But the liner notes for the other half list them as being "from" other COMPILATIONS released in the 1990s.
Nowhere is it stated whether those compilations used the original versions or re-recordings, so who knows? Even the TITLE theme is not the original (It might be the version they use nowadays, but it's not the version most people know from the 70s).
Sesame should have just used the original TV versions of all tracks as that's what collectors of vintage material would be looking for (and paying quite a lot for).
They also should have focused more on the early years when the show was the most innovative. And as music was a major element, I'm sure there's a lot more material that could have been used, particularly those odd demonstrational songs about the number 5 or the letter R. Instead they've focused on the celebrity guests, most of whom don't really add much value.
I personally hoped there'd be that funky counting to ten song that featured on almost every episode (not the Pinball one, which I love too).
Disappointing, but until a better option comes along, this will have to do."
Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
