The Bathroom Wall

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The Bathroom Wall
Live album by Jimmy Fallon
Released August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)
Genre Comedy rock, Comedy
Length 36:49
Language English
Label Dreamworks
Producer The Soundhustlers
Professional reviews

The Bathroom Wall is the first album by Jimmy Fallon. It was released on August 27, 2002.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  • Songs (all tracks written by Fallon and Gerard Bradford)[1]
  1. "Idiot Boyfriend" – 3:54
  2. "(I Can't Play) Basketball" – 2:46
  3. "Drinking in the Woods" – 2:53
  4. "Road Rage" – 2:45
  5. "Snowball" – 2:05
  1. "Hope Everyone Enjoyed Homecoming This Year" – 0:22
  2. "Troll Doll Celebrities" – 4:11
  3. "Dorms, Shower Baskets, and the Walk of Shame" - 1:44
  4. "Roommates" – 1:37
  5. "Hotplates, Four Digit Numbers and the Little Fridge" – 1:52
  6. "Chris Rock Was My R.A." – 1:40
  7. "Gotta Get a Fake I.D." – 0:58
  8. "Troll Doll Jingles" – 7:20
  9. "Hammertime" – 2:36

[edit] Personnel

  • Jimmy Fallon - guitar, harmonica, vocals, background vocals
  • Gerard Bradford - guitar, background vocals
  • Mark Ronson - bass, keyboards, background vocals
  • Justin Stanley - drums, keyboards, background vocals
  • Peter Iselin - keyboard on "Drinking In The Woods"
  • Nadia Dajani - background vocals on "(I Can't Play) Basketball"

[edit] Production

  • Producer: The Soundhustlers
  • Engineers: Ben Arons, Dan Milazzo, and Kevin Scott
  • Assistant engineers: Aaron Kaplan, Doug Sanderson, Antony Zeller
  • Mixing: Mark Ronson, Justin Stanley, Marie C, and Gabe Chiesa
  • Mastering: Brian Gardner
  • Set Design: Michael DeNaire
  • Design: Kyledidthis
  • Photography: Mick Rock

[edit] Reception

[edit] Reviews

All Music Guide described it as Fallon's "mix tape of high school fights, bad athletic performances, and collegiate experimentation combined with a dose of rock & roll mayhem"; two of the songs ("Idiot Boyfriends" and "Road Rage") were AMG "Track Picks", as were two of the stand-up comedy routines ("Troll Doll Jingles" and "Hammertime").[1]

The Rolling Stone liked the "fifteen minutes' worth of songs" and called "Idiot Boyfriend" the "second-best Prince parody ever, after Beck's 'Debra'"; the rest of the album was said to be "padded out with lame stand-up on college life (the fridges are small!), celebrity impressions and troll dolls."[2]

[edit] Awards

The Bathroom Wall was nominated in 2003 as the Best Spoken Comedy Album.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c The Bathroom Wall from the All Music Guide website
  2. ^ Review of The Bathroom Wall from Rolling Stone
  3. ^ Jimmy Fallon from the Geffen Records website