Ol' Brown Ears Is Back

Ol' Brown Ears Is Back is an album released by The Jim Henson Company through BMG Kidz in 1993. The album consists of 14 songs recorded by American puppeteer Jim Henson as the Muppet character Rowlf the Dog.^[1][2][3] 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.

Ol' Brown Ears Is Back
Studio album by Rowlf the Dog
Released	April 6, 1993
Recorded	January 1984
Genre	Pop 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)

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

Songs

Ol' Brown Ears Is Back features Jim Henson performing songs as Muppet Rowlf the Dog. The tracks include "Lydia the Tattooed Lady", a song composed by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg that first appeared in the 1939 film At the Circus, in which it was performed by Groucho Marx;^{[4][better source needed]} "Eight Little Notes", a song that includes a rendition of "Für Elise" by Ludwig van Beethoven;^[1] "Halfway Down the Stairs" and "Cottleston Pie" by author A. A. Milne, the latter originally appearing as a poem in Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories;^{[5][better source needed]} "Bein' Green", originally performed by Henson as Kermit the Frog on The Muppet Show;^[1] and "New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel.^[1]

Reception

Lynne Heffley of the Los Angeles Times reviewed the album positively, calling it "a treasure for Henson fans and a family listening treat."^[1]

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, Ludwig van Beethoven	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, Harold Fraser-Simson	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