Ol' Brown Ears is Back

Ol' Brown Ears is Back
Studio album by The Muppets
Released	April 6, 1993
Recorded	January 1984
Genre	Comedy
Length	27:37
Label	Jim Henson Records, BMG Kidz
Producer	Jim Henson, Robert Kraft
The Muppets chronology
The Muppet Christmas Carol: Original Soundtrack (1992) Ol' Brown Ears is Back (1993) Muppet Beach Party (1994)

Ol' Brown Ears is Back is a music and comedy record released by The Jim Henson Company through BMG Kidz in 1993. The album consists of 14 songs recorded by Jim Henson as Rowlf the Dog.^[1][2] Although released three years after Henson's death, the tracks were recorded in 1984. It was released in CD and cassette form, with the latter including a poster.

The album's title is a reference to Frank Sinatra's 1973 album Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lydia, the Tattooed Lady"	Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg	2:08
2.	"Eight Little Notes"	Larry Grossman, Hal Hackady	2:25
3.	"I Never Harmed an Onion"	Alan L. Grey, Ginger Joan Grey, Moe Jaffe	1:26
4.	"Halfway Down the Stairs"	A. A. Milne	2:53
5.	"Memory Lane"	Abe Burrows	1:32
6.	"Cottleston Pie"	A. A. Milne	1:38
7.	"Bein' Green"	Joe Raposo	2:27
8.	"Carbon Paper"	Abe Burrows	1:40
9.	"Garden Song"	David Mallett	2:47
10.	"New York State of Mind"	Billy Joel	2:41
11.	"When"	Abe Burrows	1:22
12.	"You and I and George"	Red Kelly	1:36
13.	"Wishing Song"	Paul Tracey	2:02
14.	"Old Dog Trey"	Walt Kelly	2:27

Personnel

Rowlf the Dog – Primary Artist Jim Henson – Piano, Producer, Vocals Derek Scott – Piano Chris Boardman – Arranger, Associate Producer, Conductor Robert Kraft – Producer Sandy De Crescent – Orchestra Contractor Nancy Fogarty – Editing, Music Editor Larry Grossman – Creative Consultant Dave Collins – Mastering

Dave Hunt – Engineer Dennis Sands – Engineer, Mixing Tom Hardisty – Assistant Engineer Brandon Harris – Assistant Engineer Charles Paakkari – Assistant Engineer Jonathan Rutley – Assistant Engineer Theo Panagopoulos – Art Direction Corey Edmonds Millen – Design John Barrett – Photography

References

1. "The Secret Genius Of Rowlf The Dog". Whatculture.com. September 23, 2012. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
2. "Rowlf the Dog's Solo Album Pleases". Los Angeles Times. May 29, 1993. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2015.