The Food Album
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| Compilation album by "Weird Al" Yankovic | |||||
| Released | June 22, 1993 | ||||
| Genre | Comedy | ||||
| Length | 30:57 | ||||
| Label | Scotti Brothers | ||||
| Producer | Rick Derringer, "Weird Al" Yankovic | ||||
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The Food Album is a compilation CD of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic that features songs about food. A similar compilation,The TV Album, was released in 1995 and featured some of his songs about television shows. The album cover is designed by Mr. Lawrence.
[edit] Track listing
Every track on this album has to do somewhat with food. They include:
| Track | Title | Length | (Style) Parody of | Description | Original Album |
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| 1 | "Fat" | 3:38 | "Bad" by Michael Jackson | About a man's obesity that is blown out of proportion. | Even Worse |
| 2 | "Lasagna" | 2:47 | "La Bamba" (popularized by Ritchie Valens, though the parody is more likely inspired by Los Lobos' 1987 cover) | A song centered largely around Italians and Italian cuisine. | Even Worse |
| 3 | "Addicted to Spuds" | 3:51 | "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer | About a man's fondness for potatoes prepared in an assortment of ways. | Polka Party! |
| 4 | "I Love Rocky Road" | 2:56 | "I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett | About said flavor of ice cream. | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| 5 | "Spam" | 3:01 | Parody of "Stand" by R.E.M. | About the canned luncheon meat SPAM | UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff |
| 6 | "Eat It" | 3:21 | "Beat It" by Michael Jackson | About a parent's exasperating quest to get their young child to eat a nutritious diet. Peaking at #12 on the Hot 100, this song was Al's highest-charting single until White & Nerdy placed at #9 in the October 21, 2006 issue of Billboard Magazine. | "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D |
| 7 | "The White Stuff" | 2:44 | "You Got It (The Right Stuff) by New Kids on the Block | The singer expresses his love for the creamy white icing that appears between Oreo cookies. | Off the Deep End |
| 8 | "My Bologna" | 2:01 | "My Sharona" by The Knack | A song in which the narrator talks about his obsession with bologna. | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| 9 | "Taco Grande" | 3:46 | "Rico Suave" by Geraldo | Describes a visit to a stereotypical Mexican restaurant. Cheech Marin does a brief Spanish monologue in the song. | Off the Deep End |
| 10 | "Theme From Rocky XIII / Rye Or The Kaiser" | 3:55 | "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor | About a washed-up Rocky Balboa, who now runs a deli and occasionally beats up on sides of beef. | "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D |
[edit] Notes
- Notable for its absence is "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch", from Dare To Be Stupid, Yankovic's only previously released food-related song not to make the album. According to Yankovic, this is due to the fact there is a "royalty ceiling" on the albums and he needed to pick one song to cut from the list in order to turn a profit on the album. "Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch" was chosen due to Yankovic's personal dislike of the song, as his record label had forced him to record it in order to release Dare To Be Stupid back in 1985.[1]
- Also absent from the release is "Waffle King." Though the song was released later in 1993 on Alapalooza, it had already been included on the "Smells Like Nirvana" single the year before. It is not known why this song was omitted.
- The album was released only grudgingly by Yankovic. At the time, Scotti Bros. had insisted on putting out a new Weird Al album in order to meet fiscal projections for that quarter, despite the fact there was no album ready (Alapalooza would not be released until later in the year). The original concept was an album entitled "Al Unplugged", which would have featured a cover depicting Yankovic holding kitchen appliances, but instead of featuring live performances, would only feature studio remixes of previously released material with the electronic instruments missing. Yankovic convinced them to release The Food Album instead, but would later describe it as a "cheesy compilation" put out "against [his] better wishes and judgement."[2] The TV Album was released under similar circumstances.
- The album cover was drawn by Mr. Lawrence.
