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Marlo Thomas conceived a children's musical that, instead of telling children who they should be, would open them up to the possibilities of whom they could be. Life enhancing themes are imaginatively blended with music and humor to expand children's horizons, enabling them to invent their own futures without limitation.

Music By Various
Lyrics By Various
Based on: the book "Free To Be...You And Me"
Conceived by: Marlo Thomas
Type of Musical: Television, Children's

Song List

• "Free To Be... You And Me" - Music by Stephen Lawrence, Lyrics by Bruce Hart, Performed by The New Seekers
• "Boy Meets Girl" - Written by Carl Reiner and Peter Stone, Performed by Mel Brooks and Marlo Thomas
• "When We Grow Up" - Music by Stephen Lawrence, Lyrics by Shelley Miller, Performed by Diana Ross
• "Don't Dress Your Cat In An Apron" - Performed by Billy De Wolfe
• "Parents Are People" - Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall, Performed by Harry Belafonte and Marlo Thomas
• "Housework" - Performed by Carol Channing
• "Helping" - Written by Shel Silverstein, Performed by Tom Smothers
• "Ladies First" - Performed by Marlo Thomas
• "Dudley Pippin And The Principal" - Performed by Billy De Wolfe, Bobby Morse, and Marlo Thomas
• "It's All Right To Cry" - Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall, Performed by Rosey Grier
• "Sister And Brothers" - Music by Stephen Lawrence, Lyrics by Bruce Hart, Performed by Sisters and Brothers
• "My Dog Is A Plumber" - Performed by Dick Cavett
• "William's Doll" - Music by Mary Rodgers, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, Performed by Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas
• "Atalanta" - Performed by Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas
• "Grandma" - Performed by Diana Sands
• "Girl Land" - Music by Mary Rodgers, Lyrics by Bruce Hart, Performed by Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones
• "Dudley Pippin And His No-Friend" - Performed by Bobby Morse and Marlo Thomas
• "Glad To Have A Friend Like You" - Music and Lyrics by Carol Hall, Performed by Marlo Thomas

Misc. Show Information

Douglas Love and Regina Safran

Contributions by Judy Blume, Dan Greenberg, Carol Hall, Sheldon Harnick, Bruce Hart, Edward Kleban, Elaine Laron, Shephen Lawrence, Betty Miles, Shelley Miller, Carl Reiner, Mary Rodgers, Shel Silverstein,Peter Stone and Charlot

Television special first aired March 11, 1974 on ABC, earning an 18.6 rating/27 share, went on to win an Emmy.

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There are thousands upon thousands of children's albums out there, but the one that quietly left its mark with more '70s children than perhaps any other album was this disc. Free to Be...You and Me was a pet project of proud feminist Marlo Thomas (a.k.a. "That Girl"), and it was born--according to the liner notes--by the desire to provide her niece with music "to celebrate who she was and who she could be." Harry Belafonte sings "Parents Are People," ex-football great Rosie Grier offers an incredible, touching melody titled "It's All Right to Cry," and Diana Ross waxes future-positive on "When We Grow Up." A great hour of brain food for young--and not-so-young--children. --Denise Sheppard

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