Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)

Elmopalooza!
Studio album and soundtrack by characters from Sesame Street
Released	March 3, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	Children's
Label	Sony
original release

Elmopalooza! is a 1998 children's album featuring songs performed by characters from Sesame Street with special musical guests. ^[1] First released on CD and cassette in 1998, this album is the soundtrack to the Elmopalooza television special which commemorated Sesame Street's 30th anniversary. This album won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children.

The album was re-issued in 2008 by Koch Records with the same tracks, but with new cover art and including a booklet containing the lyrics.

Track listing

All of the songs from the special are included, with two songs, "Happy to Meet You" and Steven Tyler's rendition of "I Love Trash" being exclusive to the soundtrack.

1. "Mambo I, I, I" - Gloria Estefan
2. "I Want a Monster to Be My Friend" - En Vogue
3. "The Zig Zag Dance" - Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Count von Count
4. "Nearly Missed" - Rosie O'Donnell and Elmo
5. "Just Happy to Be Me" - The Fugees
6. "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon" - Shawn Colvin and Ernie
7. "I Love Trash" - Steven Tyler
8. "Caribbean Amphibian" - Jimmy Buffett, Kermit the Frog & The All-Amphibian Band
9. "Happy to Meet You" - Celine Dion, Big Bird, Elmo & Herry Monster
10. "One Small Voice" - Kenny Loggins and the Kids
11. "Songs" - Elmo and the Kids

References

1. "Reviews of Soundtrack to Mulan, Sesame Street | Elmopalooza, and Money Mark | Push the Button". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2011.

External Links

Listen to this article (2 minutes)

This audio file was created from a revision of this article dated 23 July 2025 (2025-07-23), and does not reflect subsequent edits.

(Audio help  · More spoken articles)