The Essential “Weird Al” Yankovic

~ Release by “Weird Al” Yankovic (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

℗ «1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993 Sony Music Entertainment»
℗ «1996, 1999, 2003, 2006 Sony Music Entertainment»

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Tracklist

Digital Media 1
Digital Media 2
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1Since You’ve Been Gone
assistant engineer:
Colin Sauers
engineer and mixer:
Tony Papa
producer:
Al Yankovic
accordion and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
banjo and guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
baritone saxophone:
Gary Herbig
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
clarinet:
Joel Peskin
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
keyboard:
Ruben Valtierra and “Weird Al” Yankovic
trumpet:
Warren Luening
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (Session musician - Tuba)
background vocals:
Lisa Popeil (Celebrity voice coach), Steve Jay (bassist), Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic) and “Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 1996), Rock 'n' Roll (in 1996), Scotti Bros. Records (in 1996) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1996)
recording of:
Since You’ve Been Gone
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
3.251:23
2Amish Paradise
assistant engineer:
Colin Sauers
engineer and mixer:
Tony Papa
producer:
Al Yankovic
accordion and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
banjo and guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
baritone saxophone:
Gary Herbig
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
clarinet:
Joel Peskin
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
keyboard:
Ruben Valtierra and “Weird Al” Yankovic
trumpet:
Warren Luening
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (Session musician - Tuba)
background vocals:
Lisa Popeil (Celebrity voice coach), Steve Jay (bassist), Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic) and “Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 1996), Rock 'n' Roll (in 1996), Scotti Bros. Records (in 1996) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1996)
recording of:
Amish Paradise
additional lyricist:
Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
A. Ivey, Jr. (US rapper, actor, chef & record producer), D. Rasheed, L. Sanders (US R&B singer Larry Sanders, known for “Gangsta’s Paradise”) and S. Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Boo Daddy Publishing, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), GS Only Productions, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Madcastle Muzik, Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and T-Boy Music Publishing, Inc.
is based on:
The Ballad of Gilligan’s Island
parody version of:
Gangsta’s Paradise
4.153:20
3Gump
assistant engineer:
Colin Sauers
engineer and mixer:
Tony Papa
producer:
Al Yankovic
accordion and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
banjo and guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
baritone saxophone:
Gary Herbig
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
clarinet:
Joel Peskin
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
keyboard:
Ruben Valtierra and “Weird Al” Yankovic
trumpet:
Warren Luening
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (Session musician - Tuba)
background vocals:
Lisa Popeil (Celebrity voice coach), Steve Jay (bassist), Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic) and “Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 1996), Rock 'n' Roll (in 1996), Scotti Bros. Records (in 1996) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1996)
recording of:
Gump
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
Chris Ballew, Dave Dederer and Jason Finn
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing (ended), David M. Dederer Publishing, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Flying Rabbi, Raw Poo Music, Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
parody version of:
Lump
3.652:10
4Everything You Know Is Wrong
assistant engineer:
Colin Sauers
engineer and mixer:
Tony Papa
producer:
Al Yankovic
accordion and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
banjo and guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
baritone saxophone:
Gary Herbig
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
clarinet:
Joel Peskin
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
keyboard:
Ruben Valtierra and “Weird Al” Yankovic
trumpet:
Warren Luening
tuba:
Tommy Johnson (Session musician - Tuba)
background vocals:
Lisa Popeil (Celebrity voice coach), Steve Jay (bassist), Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic) and “Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 1996), Rock 'n' Roll (in 1996), Scotti Bros. Records (in 1996) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1996)
recording of:
Everything You Know Is Wrong
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
3.353:48
5The Night Santa Went Crazy
producer:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
keyboard, background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
membranophone:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 1996)
recording of:
The Night Santa Went Crazy (extra gory version)
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
version of:
The Night Santa Went Crazy
54:02
6Your Horoscope for Today
assistant engineer:
Jeff Moses and Fredrik Sarhagen
engineer and mixer:
Tony Papa
producer:
Al Yankovic
accordion, keyboard and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
banjo and guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
saxophone:
Tom Evans (woodwind & keyboard player)
trombone:
Dan Regan
trombone and trumpet:
Lee Thornberg
trumpet:
Tavis Werts
background vocals:
Steve Jay (bassist), Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer), Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic) and “Weird Al” Yankovic
vocals:
Tress MacNeille
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 1999) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1999)
recording of:
Your Horoscope for Today
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
3.353:59
7It’s All About the Pentiums
assistant engineer:
Jeff Moses and Fredrik Sarhagen
engineer and mixer:
Tony Papa
producer:
Al Yankovic
accordion, keyboard and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
banjo and guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
background vocals:
Steve Jay (bassist), Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer), Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic) and “Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 1999) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1999)
music videos:
It’s All About the Pentiums (music video) by “Weird Al” Yankovic
recording of:
It’s All About the Pentiums
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
David Styles (aka Styles of the LOX), Deric Angelettie, Jason Phillips (US rapper), Kimberly Jones (US rapper), Linda Laurie, Notorious B.I.G., Sean “Puffy” Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy), Sean Jacobs and Terry Etlinger
parody version of:
All About the Benjamins
3.653:35
8The Saga Begins
assistant engineer:
Jeff Moses and Fredrik Sarhagen
engineer and mixer:
Tony Papa
producer:
Al Yankovic
accordion and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
banjo and guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
keyboard:
Rubén Valtierra and “Weird Al” Yankovic
background vocals:
Steve Jay (bassist), Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer), Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic) and “Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 1999) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1999)
music videos:
The Saga Begins (music video) by “Weird Al” Yankovic
recording of:
The Saga Begins (Parody)
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
Don McLean
publisher:
Benny Bird Music, Copyright Management Int. and Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?)
parody version of:
American Pie
4.155:29
9Albuquerque
assistant engineer:
Jeff Moses and Fredrik Sarhagen
engineer and mixer:
Tony Papa
producer:
Al Yankovic
accordion, keyboard and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
banjo and guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
background vocals:
Steve Jay (bassist), Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer), Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic) and “Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 1999) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 1999)
recording of:
Albuquerque
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
3.6511:23
10eBay
assistant recording engineer:
Doug Sanderson (brass [polka horns])
drum machine programming:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
assistant engineer:
Tony Zoeller
engineer:
Tony Papa and Rafael Serrano
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Tony Papa
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
keyboard:
Kim Bullard
background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2003) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 2003)
recorded at:
EMG Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (brass [polka horns]) and Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, 1996–unknown) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
eBay
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter) and Max Martin
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
parody version of:
I Want It That Way
3.753:36
11Bob
assistant recording engineer:
Doug Sanderson (brass [polka horns])
assistant engineer:
Aaron Kaplan
engineer:
Tony Papa and Rafael Serrano
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Tony Papa
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
drums (drum set), membranophone and percussion:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
harmonica:
Will Anderson (TV composer, mostly animation)
keyboard:
Ruben Valtierra
lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2003) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 2003)
recorded at:
EMG Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (brass [polka horns]) and Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, 1996–unknown) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Icon Recording Group in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Bob
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
2.652:29
12Hardware Store
assistant recording engineer:
Doug Sanderson (brass [polka horns])
assistant engineer:
Aaron Kaplan
engineer:
Tony Papa and Rafael Serrano
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Tony Papa
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
keyboard and background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
background vocals:
Lisa Popeil (Celebrity voice coach)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2003) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 2003)
recorded at:
EMG Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (brass [polka horns]) and Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, 1996–unknown) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Icon Recording Group in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Hardware Store
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
3.753:44
13I’ll Sue Ya
assistant engineer:
John Adams (engineer), Phillip Ramos, Jason Rankins and Brian Warwick
engineer:
Tony Papa and Rafael Serrano
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Tony Papa
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
keyboard and background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
membranophone:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2006) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 2006)
recorded at:
Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, 1996–unknown) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I’ll Sue Ya
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
33:51
14Canadian Idiot
assistant engineer:
John Adams (engineer), Phillip Ramos, Jason Rankins and Brian Warwick
engineer:
Tony Papa and Rafael Serrano
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Tony Papa
bass guitar:
Steve Jay (bassist)
guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
membranophone:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2006) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 2006)
recorded at:
4th Street Recording in Santa Monica, California, United States and The Pass Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Canadian Idiot
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
Billie Joe Armstrong, Frank E. Wright and Michael Pritchard
publisher:
Green Daze Music, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
parody version of:
American Idiot
3.52:23
15Pancreas
assistant engineer:
John Adams (engineer), Phillip Ramos, Jason Rankins and Brian Warwick
engineer:
Tony Papa and Rafael Serrano
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Tony Papa
accordion, bass harmonica, finger snaps, handclaps, harmonica, harpsichord, piano, theremin [tannerin], toy piano and vibraphone and background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
acoustic guitar, banjo, finger snaps, handclaps and ukulele:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
banjo, bass guitar, finger snaps, flute and handclaps:
Steve Jay (bassist)
bicycle bell, cabasa, claves, finger snaps, handbell, handclaps, kazoo, membranophone, mouth harp, shakers, slide whistle, tambourine, timpani and wood block:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
cello:
Sarah O’Brien (cellist)
double bass:
Miles Jay
French horn:
John Dickson (French horn player)
trombone:
Nick Lane (US trombonist, composer & arranger)
trumpet:
Lee Thornburg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2006) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 2006)
recorded at:
Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, 1996–unknown) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Pancreas
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
2.753:48
16Don’t Download This Song
assistant engineer:
John Adams (engineer), Phillip Ramos, Jason Rankins and Brian Warwick
engineer:
Tony Papa and Rafael Serrano
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Tony Papa
bass guitar and handclaps:
Steve Jay (bassist)
chimes, electronic drum set, handclaps, membranophone and tambourine:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
French horn:
John Dickson (French horn player)
guitar and handclaps:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
handclaps and choir vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
keyboard:
Kim Bullard
trombone:
Nick Lane (US trombonist, composer & arranger)
trumpet:
Lee Thornburg
choir vocals:
Randy Crenshaw, Monique Donnelly, Kim Erin, Angie Jaree, David Joyce, Lisa Popeil (Celebrity voice coach), Steve Jay (bassist) and Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2006) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 2006)
recorded at:
Mad Dog Studios (Burbank, 1996–unknown) in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Don’t Download This Song
lyricist and composer:
Al Yankovic
premiered at:
“Weird Al” Yankovic at Bardavon 1869 Opera House (2018-02-27)
publisher:
Ear Booker Music
3.253:55
17White & Nerdy
keyboard programming:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
membranophone programming:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
assistant engineer:
John Adams (engineer), Phillip Ramos, Jason Rankins and Brian Warwick
engineer:
Tony Papa and Rafael Serrano
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Tony Papa
background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2006) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 2006)
recorded at and mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
White & Nerdy (official music video) by “Weird Al” Yankovic
recording of:
White & Nerdy
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
Hakeem Seriki, Anthony Henderson (aka Krayzie Bone), Juan Carlos Salinas (US hip hop producer) and Oscar Salinas (US rapper/producer Oscar Salinas, of Play N Skillz)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Chamillitary Camp Music, EMI April Music Inc., Play for Play-N-Skillz Music, Play-N-Skillz Music, Skillz for Skillz-n-Play Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
parody version of:
Ridin’
4.32:50
18Trapped in the Drive‐Thru
drum machine programming:
Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz (drummer)
assistant engineer:
John Adams (engineer), Phillip Ramos, Jason Rankins and Brian Warwick
engineer:
Tony Papa and Rafael Serrano
producer:
Al Yankovic
mixer:
Tony Papa
bass synthesizer:
Steve Jay (bassist)
guitar:
Jim West (supporting musician for "Weird Al" Yankovic)
keyboard:
Kim Bullard and “Weird Al” Yankovic
background vocals and lead vocals:
“Weird Al” Yankovic
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Jive Label Group (add no releases here!) (in 2006) and Volcano Entertainment III, L.L.C. (in 2006)
recorded at:
4th Street Recording in Santa Monica, California, United States and The Pass Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Trapped in the Drive-Thru
lyricist:
Al Yankovic
composer:
James Patrick Page, John Baldwin (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures), Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin) and Robert Kelly
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing Inc., Superhype Publishing, Universal Music – Z Songs, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), Zomba Songs and Zomba Songs Inc.
is based on:
Black Dog
parody version of:
Trapped in the Closet
parody version of:
Trapped in the Closet Chapter 1
3.7510:51