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Dinah! I've Got a Song is a Sesame Street album featuring Dinah Shore. The album opens with her greeting the Sesame Street cast, and telling them that she's got a song for everything. The rest of the album features her singing duets (and a couple of group songs) with different cast members.

This album includes partial lyrics to all of the songs, and they are presented in an interesting way. On the inside of the gatefold cover, there are 10 die-cut pictures that look like sheet music covers. When a person (carefully) separates each picture's three perforated edges, the "sheet music covers" fold open to reveal the written lyrics.

Although the actual front cover title is Dinah! Pays a Visit to Sesame Street, under which is I've Got a Song, the spine and label say Dinah! I've Got a Song.

Unusually for Sesame Street albums of this type, not only does Dinah Shore's name not appear in the section listing the cast and credits, but she is only listed by her first name on the songs she sings.

Melissa Manchester sings background vocals on this album.

Track listing

Side One

1. I've Got a Song - Dinah Shore with Big Bird, Oscar, Grover, Bert, Cookie Monster, and The Count
   (Bonnie Sanders-Jack Orr)
2. Makin' Music - Dinah and Grover
   (Norman L. Martin-Steve Cagan)
3. Junk - Dinah and Oscar
   (Norman L. Martin-Artie Butler)
4. Nothin' To Do - Dinah and Herry
   (Bonnie Sanders-Susan Green-Norman L. Martin)
5. A Song To Munch Cookies By - Dinah and Cookie Monster, with Guy Smiley
   (Norman L. Martin-Artie Butler)

Side Two

1. Beautiful Day - Dinah with Ernie and Bert
   (Norman L. Martin-Steve Cagan)
2. I Like Myself - Dinah and Big Bird
   (Norman L. Martin-Lee Pockriss)
3. Monsters Can Be Unhappy - Dinah with Grover, Big Bird and Ernie
   (Norman L. Martin-Artie Butler)
4. Blue Skies, Apple Pie - Dinah with Cookie Monster
   (Bonnie Sanders-Gail Wynters)
5. Numbers - Dinah and The Count
   (Norman L. Martin)

Other releases

• C 79009 (Sesame Street cassette)
• 8T-79009 (Sesame Street 8-track)

Cast

• Jim Henson as Ernie and Guy Smiley
• Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, and Cookie Monster
• Jerry Nelson as The Count and Herry
• Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch

Credits

• Produced by Norman Martin and Steve Cagan
• Musical Arrangements by Harry Betts and Steve Cagan
• Dialogue by Norman Stiles

See also

• Sesame Street Discography