Jump!

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Jump!
Studio album by Van Dyke Parks
Released	February 1984
Recorded	December 1982 to February 1983 Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA
Length	35:50
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer(s)	Steve Goldman
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Van Dyke Parks chronology
Clang of the Yankee Reaper (1976)	Jump! (1984)	Tokyo Rose (1989)

Jump! is a 1984 album by Van Dyke Parks. The album (and its accompanying children's book) is a retelling of Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus tales.

As is his wont, Parks mixes numerous musical styles. On Jump! these include Bluegrass, Tin Pan Alley, 1930s jazz, and Broadway musical.

[edit] Track listing

(all music written by Van Dyke Parks; lyrics as credited)

1. "Jump!" (instrumental) – 2:02
2. "Opportunity for Two" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:16
3. "Come Along" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:26
4. "I Ain't Goin' Home" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:45
5. "Many a Mile to Go" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:42
6. "Taps" (instrumental) – 2:16
7. "An Invitation to Sin" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:20
8. "Home" (Lyrics: Terry Gilkyson and Van Dyke Parks) – 2:55
9. "After the Ball" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:52
10. "Look Away" (Music and Lyrics: Van Dyke Parks) – 4:03
11. "Hominy Grove" (Lyrics: Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks) – 3:26

[edit] External links

• Jump! lyrics