Born to Add is a collection of rock and roll songs from Sesame Street. Many of the songs featured obscure or one-shot Sesame Street characters which were parodies of popular classic rock bands. However, a number of well-known characters (Bert, Count von Count and Cookie Monster) were also featured.

This album (as well as its namesake) was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children, but lost to the Michael Jackson-narrated read-along album from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.

The album was re-released in 1993 on cassette and 1995 on CD and cassette, with some songs deleted and replaced by more contemporary tracks (see below for details).

The album cover, like the title song, is a parody of Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run.

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Track listing (1983 LP/cassette version)

Side One

Side Two

Cast

The Sesame Street Muppets

Created by Jim Henson

Credits

Other releases

Cassette 1983

Sesame Street Records

C 5104

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International releases

The Japanese edition of this album dropped "I Want a Monster to Be My Friend".

Track listing (1993 Golden cassette/1995 Sony Wonder CD and cassette version)

[[Image:|center|280px]] Songs from Sesame Street Released 1993 Format cassette Label Golden Music Cat no. 5215

The 1993 edition of this album dropped "Letter B", "I Want a Monster to Be My Friend", and "Hey Food", and added "Cereal Girl", "I Am Chicken", "Octopus Blues", and "Barn in the USA". This album was reissued on CD and cassette by Sony Wonder two years later.

Side One

Born to Add - Bruce Stringbean and The S. Street Band Cereal Girl - The Cereal Girl Count Up to Nine - The Count with Flatateeta and The Bats The Opposite Song - Chrissy and The Alphabeats The Ten Commandments of Health - Dr. Thad and The Medications Honk Around a Clock - The Honkers Me Going to Munch You, Munch You, Munch You - Cookie Monster with Crumbs Unlimited and The Crumbs Unlimited Orchestra

Side Two

(I Can't Get No) Co-Operation - Mick Swagger and The Sesame Street Cobblestones I Am Chicken - A chicken With Every Beat of My Heart - Little Jerry and The Monotones I Wish I Had a Friend to Play with Me - Bert Count it Higher - Chrissy and The Alphabeats Octopus Blues - An Octopus Barn in the USA - Bruce Stringbean and The S. Street Band

Other releases

International releases