Free to Be… a Family

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Tracklist

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1Free to Be…a Family
recording engineer:
Erroll Brown (engineer)
additional engineer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer) and Mark Roule
engineer:
Glenn Rosenstein (task: consulting engineer)
associate producer:
Grub Cooper
mixer:
Doug Epstein
additional percussion:
Richie Rodriguez
bass:
Richard Walters (reggae producer, arranger, songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Grub “Asley” Cooper
guitar:
Earl “Chinna” Smith
keyboard:
Peter Ashbourne
background vocals:
Free to Be...Kids’ Chorus and Erica Newell
lead vocals:
Cedella Marley and Sharon Marley Pendergast
vocals:
David “Ziggy” Marley (Ziggy Marley) and Stephen Marley (Jamaican American reggae musician)
arranger:
Paul Jacobs (Sesame Street)
recorded at:
Tuff Gong Music in Kingston (Kingston Parish)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Free to Be…a Family
lyricist:
Sarah Durkee
composer:
Paul Jacobs (Sesame Street)
publisher:
Ms. Foundation for Women, Inc. (in 1987)
The Melody Makers3:37
2Boy Meets Girl...Again
audio director:
Mike Nichols (US director/comedian)
recording of:
Boy Meets Girl...Again
scriptwriter:
Peter Stone (American screenwriter and playwright)
publisher:
Free to Be Foundation, Inc. (in 1987)
is based on:
Boy Meets Girl
Mel Brooks and Marlo Thomas2:16
3Something for Everyone
recording engineer:
Tom Edmonds and John Post (engineer)
producer:
Paul Jacobs (Sesame Street)
mixer:
Doug Epstein
bass:
John Golden (Guitar. Bass. Keys. Writer. Producer.)
drums (drum set):
Joe Franco
guitar:
Steve Love (Guitarist and songwriter)
harpsichord and pan flute:
Paul Jacobs (Sesame Street)
keyboard:
Tommy Mandel
background vocals:
Free to Be...Kids’ Chorus
lead vocals:
Jim Henson (US artist, cartoonist, puppeteer, inventor & filmmaker), Kermit the Frog (Muppet character) and Marlo Thomas
vocals:
Camille Bonora (Muppet performer), Kevin Clash, Muppet Monsters (Jim Henson’s puppet characters) and Marty Robinson
arranger:
David Conner (songwriter/arranger) and Paul Jacobs (Sesame Street)
recorded at:
Nola Recording Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States and Platinum Island Recording in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
A&R Studios (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Something for Everyone
lyricist and composer:
Carol Hall (musical theatre songwriter)
publisher:
Ms. Foundation for Women, Inc. (in 1987)
Marlo Thomas, Kermit the Frog and The Muppets2:47
4Some Things Don’t Make Any Sense at All
recording engineer:
Doug Epstein
spoken vocals:
Steve Martin (comedian and banjo player)
spoken vocals [baby]:
Fred Newman (actor, composer and sound-effects artist)
audio director:
Mike Nichols (US director/comedian)
recorded at:
Giant Sound in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Some Things Don’t Make Any Sense at All
publisher:
Judith Viorst (humorist/poet/children’s author) (in 1981)
writer:
Judith Viorst (humorist/poet/children’s author)
Steve Martin0:17
5It’s Not My Fault
recording engineer and mixer:
Tom Herbers
miscellaneous support:
David Ayers (task: spiritual advisor)
producer:
George Drakoulias
bass guitar:
Karl Mueller (US bass guitarist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Grant Young
guitar:
Dan Murphy (guitarist, of Soul Asylum) and Dave Pirner
vocals:
Dan Murphy (guitarist, of Soul Asylum) and Dave Pirner
recorded at and mixed at:
Creation Audio Recording in Minneapolis
recording of:
It’s Not My Fault
lyricist:
Sarah Durkee
composer:
Christopher Cerf (Composer, Children's Television Creator)
publisher:
Free to Be Foundation, Inc. and Ms. Foundation for Women, Inc. (in 1987)
Soul Asylum2:49
6And That’s the Truth—Part 1
recording engineer:
Doug Epstein
spoken vocals:
Lily Tomlin
audio director:
Mike Nichols (US director/comedian)
recorded at:
Cherokee Recording Studios in Hollywood
recording of:
And That’s the Truth—Part 1
publisher:
Lily Tomlin (in 1987) and Jane Wagner (comedian, partner of Lily Tomlin) (in 1987)
writer:
Jane Wagner (comedian, partner of Lily Tomlin)
Lily Tomlin, as Edith Ann0:21
7I’m Never Afraid (To Say What’s on My Mind)
recording engineer:
Allen Sides
producer:
Don Was
mixer:
Doug Epstein
clarinet:
Robert Thomas (clarinetist)
drums (drum set):
Anthony Braunagel
guitar:
Bonnie Raitt
mouth harp:
Eric Franson
piano:
Terry Adams (pianist / composer)
trombone:
Nicolas Lane (trombonist)
trumpet:
Lee Thornberg
tuba:
Freebo
background vocals:
Terry Adams (pianist / composer), Anthony Braunagel, Christopher Cerf (Composer, Children's Television Creator) and Doug Epstein
vocals:
Bonnie Raitt
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks
mixed at:
A & R Studios (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I’m Never Afraid (To Say What’s on My Mind)
lyricist:
Sarah Durkee
composer:
Christopher Cerf (Composer, Children's Television Creator)
publisher:
Free to Be Foundation, Inc. (in 1987) and Ms. Foundation for Women, Inc. (in 1987)
Bonnie Raitt2:38
8Doris Knows Everything
recording engineer:
Mark McKenna (engineer)
audio director:
Mike Nichols (US director/comedian)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood
recording of:
Doris Knows Everything
writer:
Whoopi Goldberg
publisher:
Free to Be Foundation, Inc. (in 1987)
Whoopi Goldberg1:38
9Jimmy Says
producer:
Neil Geraldo (multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer)
vocals:
Pat Benatar
recording of:
Jimmy Says
lyricist and composer:
Abra Bingham and David Buskin
publisher:
Ms. Foundation for Women, Inc. (in 1987)
Pat Benatar2:57
10The Day Dad Made Toast
recording engineer:
Mark McKenna (engineer)
spoken vocals:
Robin Williams (US actor & comedian)
audio director:
Mike Nichols (US director/comedian)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood
recording of:
The Day Dad Made Toast
writer:
Sarah Durkee
publisher:
Free to Be Foundation, Inc. (in 1987)
Robin Williams6:06
11Thank Someone
engineer, producer and mixer:
Glyn Johns
acoustic guitar:
John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
bass [fender bass]:
David Ranson
drums (drum set):
Ken Blevins
electric guitar [6-string electric guitar]:
Sonny Landreth
organ and piano:
James Hooker
vocals:
Amy Grant and John Hiatt (guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood and Ronnie Milsap’s Groundstar Labs in Nashville
mixed at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood
recording of:
Thank Someone
lyricist:
Sarah Durkee
composer:
Paul Jacobs (Sesame Street)
publisher:
Ms. Foundation for Women, Inc. (in 1987)
Amy Grant and John Hiatt2:48
12Yourself Belongs to You
additional programming:
Bill Biddle
engineer:
Brian Drago (engineer) (task: chief engineer) and Phil Pfisterer
executive producer:
Dawn Bridges and Jimmy Glenn
producer:
Fat Boys (US hip-hop trio) and Gary Rottger
background vocals:
Mary Brown (US R&B vocalist), Brian Drago (engineer), Shelley Gains (singer) and Amir Matthews (singer)
vocals:
Damon “Kool Rock” Wimbley, Darren “The Human Beat Box” Robinson (aka Buff Love, member of The Fat Boys) and Mark “Prince Markie Dee” Morales
recorded at and mixed at:
Broccoli Rabe Entertainment Complex in Fairfield
recording of:
Yourself Belongs to You
miscellaneous support:
Maureen Crossmaker (abused and disabled persons advocate) (task: special advisor)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Glenn, Darren Robinson (aka Buff Love, member of The Fat Boys), Gary Rottger and Damon Wimbley
publisher:
Doozer Music (in 1987), Fat Brothers Music (in 1987) and Tin Pan Apple Music (in 1987)
The Fat Boys4:12
13And Superboy Makes 3
recording engineer and mixer:
Doug Epstein
other vocals [frog calls]:
Dick Maitland
spoken vocals [himself]:
Phil Donahue
spoken vocals [Jonathan Kent]:
Mike Nichols (US director/comedian)
spoken vocals [Martha Kent]:
Elaine May
spoken vocals [Superboy]:
Christopher Reeve (actor)
audio director:
Mike Nichols (US director/comedian)
recorded at:
Giant Sound in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
And Superboy Makes 3
composer:
Paul Jacobs (Sesame Street)
scriptwriter:
Mark Saltzman
publisher:
DC Comics, Inc. (in 1987)
quotes music from:
The Donahue Theme (theme music from The Phil Donahue Show)
Christopher Reeve, Elaine May, Mike Nichols and Phil Donahue5:01
14Friendly Neighborhood
recording engineer:
Tom Spahn
producer:
Colin Romoff
mixer:
Doug Epstein
vocals:
Marlo Thomas
orchestra:
The Free to Be...Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Colin Romoff
arranger:
Colin Romoff
miscellaneous support:
TRA Productions (task: recorded for)
recorded at:
Nola Recording Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Friendly Neighborhood
lyricist:
Lynn Ahrens
composer:
Stephen Flaherty (American composer)
publisher:
Free to Be Foundation, Inc. (in 1987) and Ms. Foundation for Women, Inc. (in 1987)
Marlo Thomas2:59
15Crowded Tub
recording engineer:
Doug Epstein
spoken vocals:
Gilda Radner (actress / comedian)
audio director:
Mike Nichols (US director/comedian)
recorded at:
Giant Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Crowded Tub
writer:
Shel Silverstein
publisher:
Evil Eye Music, Inc. (in 1981)
Gilda Radner0:18
16On My Pond
recording engineer:
Tom Edmonds, John Post (engineer) and Tom Spahn
mixer:
Doug Epstein
bass:
John Golden (Guitar. Bass. Keys. Writer. Producer.)
drums (drum set):
Joe Franco
guitar:
Steve Love (Guitarist and songwriter)
keyboard:
Paul Jacobs (Sesame Street) and Tommy Mandel
background vocals and spoken vocals [dialogue]:
Camille Bonora (Muppet performer), Christopher Cerf (Composer, Children's Television Creator), Sarah Durkee, Doug Epstein, Paul Jacobs (Sesame Street), Jerry Nelson (US puppeteer, singer and musician) and The Gargling Fish (Sesame Street character group)
vocals:
Jim Henson (US artist, cartoonist, puppeteer, inventor & filmmaker) and Kermit the Frog (Muppet character)
arranger:
David Conner (songwriter/arranger) and Paul Jacobs (Sesame Street)
recorded at:
Nola Recording Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States and Platinum Island Recording in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
On My Pond
lyricist:
Sarah Durkee
composer:
Christopher Cerf (Composer, Children's Television Creator)
publisher:
Jive Durkee Music (in 1987) and Splotched Animal Music (in 1987)
Kermit the Frog and The Muppets3:30
17And That’s the Truth—Part 2
recording engineer:
Doug Epstein
spoken vocals:
Lily Tomlin
audio director:
Mike Nichols (US director/comedian)
recorded at:
Cherokee Recording Studios in Hollywood
recording of:
And That’s the Truth—Part 2
publisher:
Lily Tomlin (in 1987) and Jane Wagner (comedian, partner of Lily Tomlin) (in 1987)
writer:
Jane Wagner (comedian, partner of Lily Tomlin)
Lily Tomlin, as Edith Ann0:20
18The Stupid Song
recording engineer and mixer:
Mike Golub (engineer)
producer:
Robin Batteau, Mark Silag and Joseph Shabalala (founder and musical director of Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
vocals:
Abednego Mazibuko, Albert Mazibuko, Jeffrey Mdletshe, Russel Mthembu, Jabulane Mwelase, Inos Phungula, Ben Shabalala, Headman Shabalala, Jochey Shabalala and Joseph Shabalala (founder and musical director of Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Power Station (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen
recording of:
The Stupid Song
lyricist and composer:
Robin Batteau
publisher:
Ms. Foundation for Women, Inc. (in 1987)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo1:41
19Another Cinderella
engineer:
Doug Epstein, Mark McKenna (engineer) and John Post (engineer)
mixer:
Doug Epstein
spoken vocals [Cinderella]:
Gilda Radner (actress / comedian)
spoken vocals [fairy godmother]:
Bea Arthur
spoken vocals [narrator]:
Marlo Thomas
spoken vocals [stepbrother]:
Jerry Nelson (US puppeteer, singer and musician)
spoken vocals [stepmother]:
Jane Curtin (actress)
spoken vocals [stepsister]:
Camille Bonora (Muppet performer)
audio director:
Mike Nichols (US director/comedian)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood and Giant Sound in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Another Cinderella
composer:
Christopher Cerf (Composer, Children's Television Creator) and Paul Jacobs (Sesame Street)
scriptwriter:
Norman Stiles
publisher:
Free to Be Foundation, Inc. (in 1987)
quotes music from:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
Marlo Thomas, Bea Arthur, Jane Curtin and Gilda Radner6:09
20The Turn of the Tide
recording engineer and mixer:
Frank Filipetti
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
guitar:
Hugh McCracken
guitar [lead guitar]:
Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Robbie Kondor
membranophone:
Frank Vilardi
background vocals:
Barbara Ames, Rachele Cappelli, Free to Be...Kids’ Chorus, Reggie Griffin, James Hart (background vocalist for Carly Simon), Cissy Houston, Mark Jones (US country guitarist/vocalist/songwriter, member of Exile), Mick Jones (Foreigner/Spooky Tooth, worked in France), Samantha Jones, Cindy Mizelle, Jo Morris, Sean Lennon and Lucy Simon
performer:
Carly Simon
arranger:
Robbie Kondor and Arif Mardin
recorded at and mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Turn of the Tide
writer:
Jacob Brackman and Carly Simon
publisher:
Quackenbush Music, Ltd. (ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), C’Est Music, Maya Productions Ltd. and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Carly Simon54:05

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liner notes:Gloria Steinem (American activist and journalist)