The Simpsons: Testify
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| Soundtrack by The Simpsons | |||||
| Released |  September 17, 2007 September 18, 2007 |
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| Label | Shout! Factory | ||||
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The Simpsons: Testify is an album that features songs from the animated television series The Simpsons. It was released on September 18, 2007 and includes songs from season 11 to season 18. It includes appearances by artists such as Jackson Browne, Shawn Colvin, David Byrne, The B-52's, The Baha Men, NRBQ and "Weird Al" Yankovic, and an alternate version of the end credits performed by Los Lobos. Ricky Gervais, Steve Buscemi and Kelsey Grammer are also featured in various songs.[1]
It includes four previously unaired bonus tracks: "Hullaba Lula" (featuring Kelsey Grammer), "Song of the Wild Beasts", "Dancing Workers' Song" and "Oldies and Nudies".[1]
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[edit] Track listing
The album features the following tracks:[1]
| No. | Title | Episode[2] |
| 1. | "The Simpsons Main Title Theme" | |
| 2. | "Testify" | "Faith Off" |
| 3. | "The Very Reason That I Live" (featuring Kelsey Grammer) | "The Great Louse Detective" |
| 4. | "He's the Man" (featuring Shawn Colvin) | "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" |
| 5. | "Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl" | "Treehouse of Horror X" |
| 6. | "The Simpsons End Credits Theme" (performed by Los Lobos) | "Thank God It's Doomsday" |
| 7. | "Ode to Branson" | "The Old Man and the Key" |
| 8. | "Sold Separately" | "Homer vs. Dignity" |
| 9. | "Island of Sirens" | "Tales from the Public Domain" |
| 10. | "They'll Never Stop the Simpsons" | "Gump Roast" |
| 11. | "You're a Bunch of Stuff" | "Large Marge" |
| 12. | "What Do I Think of the Pie?" | "Special Edna" |
| 13. | "Baby Stink Breath" | "Barting Over" |
| 14. | "Tastes Like Liberty" | "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can" |
| 15. | "Jellyfish" | "A Star Is Born-Again" |
| 16. | "Homer & Marge (Love goes on)" (featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic) | "Three Gays of the Condo" |
| 17. | "Everybody Hates Ned Flanders" medley (featuring David Byrne) | "Dude, Where's My Ranch?" |
| 18. | "I Love To Walk" (featuring Steve Buscemi) | "Brake My Wife, Please" |
| 19. | "Marjorie" (featuring Jackson Browne) | "Brake My Wife, Please" |
| 20. | "The President Wore Pearls" medley | "The President Wore Pearls" |
| 21. | "Glove Slap" (featuring The B-52's) | "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)" |
| 22. | "O Pruny Night" | "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" |
| 23. | "America (I Love This Country)" | "Simple Simpson" |
| 24. | "America Rules" | "Bart-Mangled Banner" |
| 25. | "Welcome to Moe's" | "Mommie Beerest" |
| 26. | "We Are the Jockeys" | "Saddlesore Galactica" |
| 27. | "Song of Shelbyville" | "The Seven-Beer Snitch" |
| 28. | "A Star Is Torn" medley | "A Star Is Torn" |
| 29. | "Who Wants A Haircut?" (featuring Baha Men) | "Thank God It's Doomsday" |
| 30. | "My Fair Laddy" medley | "My Fair Laddy" |
| 31. | "Springfield Blows" | "Million Dollar Abie" |
| 32. | "King of Cats" Itchy & Scratchy medley | "Girls Just Want to Have Sums" |
| 33. | "Lady" (featuring Ricky Gervais) | "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" |
| 34. | "You Make Me Laugh" | "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" |
| 35. | "Lady Riff" (featuring Ricky Gervais) | "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" |
| 36. | "Poppa, Can You Hear Me?" | "Sleeping with the Enemy" |
| 37. | "Yokel Chords" medley | "Yokel Chords" |
| 38. | "Hullaba Lula (featuring Kelsey Grammer) | unaired; "Day of the Jackanapes" |
| 39. | "Song of the Wild Beasts" | unaired; "The Girl Who Slept Too Little" |
| 40. | "Dancing Workers' Song" | unaired; "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore" |
| 41. | "Oldies and Nudies" | unaired; "Homerpalooza" |
[edit] Reception
Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly praised the CD, calling it his obsession of the week and saying "The Simpsons ... is still capable of short bursts of genius. And many of them are collected on the show's latest musical collection, The Simpsons Testify. Listening to the CD reminds you what made you fall in love with the show in the first place: the random cameos (David Byrne to Weird Al Yankovic), pop-culture parodies (Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl), and knowing, self-deprecating humor (They'll Never Stop the Simpsons). My personal favorite is Ode to Branson, which pays tribute to all the washed-up celebrities of yesteryear. ... So even if the show is no longer appointment viewing in your house, this CD definitely warrants another trip to Springfield."[3]
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