Album:"Weird Al" Yankovic
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| "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
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| Studio Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
| Released | April 3, 1983 |
| Recorded | December 1979 - February 1983 |
| Length | 32:34 |
| Format | Vinyl, Cassette, CD |
| Record Label | Rock 'n' Roll Records / Scotti Brothers |
| Catalog Number | PZ 38679 (Vinyl) (first release) |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Producer | Rick Derringer |
| Lead Single | My Bologna |
| Next Album | "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D |
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"Weird Al" Yankovic is the self-titled debut studio album from recording artist "Weird Al" Yankovic. Most of the album was recorded in March 1982, with some early recordings like My Bologna being re-recorded. The album was released as an LP, Cassette in 1983 with a CD released in 1981. The album was re-issued in 1999 alongside with his other studio albums released before 1999 by Volcano Records as a result of the label buying Al's label Scotti Brothers.
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Singles
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TracksEdit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Parody of | Length | |
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| 1. | "Ricky" | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn, "Weird Al" Yankovic | Micky by Toni Basil | 2:35 | |
| 2. | "Gotta Boogie" | Yankovic | Original | 2:13 | |
| 3. | "I Love Rocky Road" | Jake Hooker, Yankovic | I Love Rock 'n' Roll by Joan Jett | 2:36 | |
| 4. | "Buckingham Blues" | Yankovic | Originally going to be Jack & Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp | 3:14 | |
| 5. | "Happy Birthday" | Yankovic | Style parody of Tonio K | 2:28 | |
| 6. | "Stop Draggin' My Car Around" | Tom Petty, Yankovic | Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks | 3:16 | |
| 7. | "My Bologna" | Doug Fieger, Berton Averre, Yankovic | My Sharona by The Knack | 2:00 | |
| 8. | "The Check's In The Mail" | Yankovic | Original | 3:14 | |
| 9. | "Another One Rides The Bus" | John Deacon, Yankovic | Another One Bites The Dust by Queen | 2:37 | |
| 10. | "I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead" | Yankovic | Original | 3:40 | |
| 11. | "Such A Groovy Guy" | Yankovic | Original | 3:03 | |
| 12. | "Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung" | Yankovic | Original | 1:56 |
PersonnelEdit
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - Accordion, lead vocals
- Rick Derringer - Guitars
- Steve Jay - Bass
- Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - Drums, Percussion
- Richard Bennett - Banjo, Ukulele, Guitar solo on "I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead"
- William K. Anderson - Saxophone, Harmonica
- Joel Miller - Bongos
- "Musical Mike" Kieffer - Musical Hands
- Dorothy Remsen - Harp
- Tress MacNeille - Voice of Lucy
- Dawn Smithey, Zaidee Cole, Joan Manners - Female Backing Vocals
- Al, Rick, Steve, Jon, Jay Levey, Damaskas, Jake, the Doctor - Male Backing Vocals
- Jay Levey Associates, Los Angeles, CA - Management
ProductionEdit
- Producer - Rick Derringer
- Management - Jay Levey Associates
ChartsEdit
| U.S.A. | Canada |
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| Gold |
AwardsEdit
TriviaEdit
- This is Weird Al's first official album.
- Many of the items on the cover are references to songs on the album. There is a school bus (Another One Rides The Bus), I Love Lucy on the TV (Ricky), an I Love Rocky Road sticker and the ice-cream itself (I Love Rocky Road), a man in an iron lung (Mr. Frump In The Iron Lung), a man holding a steering wheel (Stop Draggin' My Car Around), bologna everywhere (My Bologna) and a mail box (The Check's In The Mail).
- This is one of two albums without a polka song (the other being Even Worse).
- This album was re-issued in 1999 by Volcano Records.
Easter EggsEdit
See AlsoEdit
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- CD Scans
| Studio Albums |
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"Weird Al" Yankovic (1983) •
"Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D (1984) •
Dare To Be Stupid (1985) •
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