Ol' Brown Ears is Back is a fun music and comedy record from The Jim Henson Company. It was released in 1993 by BMG Kidz. This special album has 14 songs sung by Jim Henson as his famous Muppet character, Rowlf the Dog.
Even though the album came out three years after Jim Henson passed away, all the songs were actually recorded much earlier in 1984. You could buy the album as a CD or a cassette tape. The cassette version even came with a cool poster!
The album's title, Ol' Brown Ears is Back, is a playful nod to a famous album by singer Frank Sinatra from 1973, which was called Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back.
Songs on the Album
This album features a collection of 14 unique songs. Many of them are funny or tell interesting stories. Some songs are well-known, while others were written just for this album.
| 1. |
"Lydia, the Tattooed Lady" |
2:08 |
| 2. |
"Eight Little Notes" |
2:25 |
| 3. |
"I Never Harmed an Onion" |
1:26 |
| 4. |
"Halfway Down the Stairs" |
2:53 |
| 5. |
"Memory Lane" |
1:32 |
| 6. |
"Cottleston Pie" |
1:38 |
| 7. |
"Bein' Green" |
2:27 |
| 8. |
"Carbon Paper" |
1:40 |
| 9. |
"Garden Song" |
2:47 |
| 10. |
"New York State of Mind" |
2:41 |
| 11. |
"When" |
1:22 |
| 12. |
"You and I and George" |
1:36 |
| 13. |
"Wishing Song" |
2:02 |
| 14. |
"Old Dog Trey" |
2:27 |
Who Made the Album?
Many talented people worked together to create Ol' Brown Ears is Back. Here are some of the key people involved:
- Rowlf the Dog – The main performer, singing all the songs.
- Jim Henson – He played the piano, sang, and helped produce the album.
- Derek Scott – Also played the piano.
- Chris Boardman – Helped arrange the music, was an associate producer, and conducted the orchestra.
- Robert Kraft – Another producer for the album.
- Sandy De Crescent – Helped hire the musicians for the orchestra.
- Nancy Fogarty – Worked on editing the music.
- Larry Grossman – Gave creative advice.
- Dave Collins – Mastered the sound, making it ready for release.
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- Dave Hunt – An engineer who helped record the music.
- Dennis Sands – Another engineer who also mixed the sound.
- Tom Hardisty – An assistant engineer.
- Brandon Harris – An assistant engineer.
- Charles Paakkari – An assistant engineer.
- Jonathan Rutley – An assistant engineer.
- Theo Panagopoulos – Handled the art direction for the album's look.
- Corey Edmonds Millen – Designed the album's artwork.
- John Barrett – Took the photographs used for the album.
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