Break Like the Wind

Break Like the Wind
Studio album by Spinal Tap
Released	1992
Genre	Heavy metal, comedy rock, psychedelic rock
Length	49:54
Label	MCA Records
Producer	Spinal Tap, T-Bone Burnett, Dave Jerden, Danny Kortchmar, Steve Lukather
Spinal Tap chronology
Smell the Glove (1982) Break Like the Wind (1992) Back from the Dead (2009)

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Break Like the Wind is an album by the semi-fictional band Spinal Tap. The title, from the album's title track, is a double entendre that combines and confuses the idiom "make like the wind [and blow]" (i.e. "go away") with "break[ing] wind" (a euphemism for flatulence), and samples the classical guitar piece Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo.^[2] The songs depict the range of genres that Spinal Tap endured, from the glam metal anthem "Bitch School" down to the skiffle satire of "All the Way Home". Originally, the CD was packaged in an 18-inch "extra-long box," as a satire against the controversial packaging policy of longboxes which was increasingly criticized as unnecessary and wasteful.

In the film This Is Spinal Tap, David St. Hubbins (portrayed by Michael McKean) and Nigel Tufnel (portrayed by Christopher Guest) claim "All the Way Home" is the first song they wrote together. Six years after it was written, David and Nigel recorded the song 14 December 1961. At this point the two were in different bands, David being in the 'Creatures' and Nigel with the 'Lovely Lads'.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 See also 4 References

Track listing

All tracks by David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel & Derek Smalls except where noted

1. "Bitch School" – 2:50
2. "The Majesty of Rock" – 3:55
3. "Diva Fever" – 3:06
4. "Just Begin Again" – 4:52
   • Duet with Cher
5. "Cash on Delivery" – 3:03
6. "The Sun Never Sweats" – 4:23
7. "Rainy Day Sun" – 3:42
8. "Break Like the Wind" – 4:35
9. "Stinkin' up the Great Outdoors" – 2:50
10. "Springtime" – 4:02
11. "Clam Caravan" – 3:37
12. "Christmas With the Devil" – 4:33
13. "Now Leaving on Track 13" ^[3] (unlisted) – 2:08
14. "All the Way Home" (Hubbins, Tufnel) – 2:07

Personnel

Spinal Tap

• Rhyan Gordon – guitar and baseball bat
• Mick Shrimpton (R.J. Parnell) – drums and percussion
• Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) – bass guitar and vocals
• David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) – lead vocals and guitar
• Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) – lead guitar and vocals
• C. J. Vanston – keyboards

Additional personnel

• Jeff Beck – guitar on "Break Like the Wind"
• Cher – vocals on "Just Begin Again"
• Walter Becker – liner notes
• Steve Lukather – guitar on "Break Like the Wind"
• Joe Satriani – guitar on "Break Like the Wind"
• Slash – guitar on "Break Like the Wind"
• Timothy B. Schmit – background vocals on "Christmas with the Devil" and "Cash On Delivery"
• Waddy Wachtel – slide guitar on "Stinkin' Up the Great Outdoors"
• Dweezil Zappa – guitar on "Diva Fever"

See also

• Spinal Tap discography

References

Spinal Tap Nigel Tufnel · David St. Hubbins · Derek Smalls Studio albums This Is Spinal Tap · Break Like the Wind · Back from the Dead Fictional albums Smell the Glove Feature film This Is Spinal Tap Cast and crew Christopher Guest · Michael McKean · Harry Shearer Related articles "Up to eleven" · Loudest band in the world · "The Otto Show" · The Folksmen  Book:Spinal Tap ·  Category:Spinal Tap ·  Portal:Heavy metal