Jump! (album)

Jump!
Studio album by Van Dyke Parks
Released February 1984
Recorded December 1982 to February 1983
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Baroque pop
Length 35:50
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Steve Goldman
Van Dyke Parks chronology
Clang of the Yankee Reaper
(1975)		 Jump!
(1984)		 Tokyo Rose
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

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

Contents

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

Personnel

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References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14870. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  2. ^ Shewey, Don (1984-03-29). "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-08-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20080804043349/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/vandykeparks/albums/album/201561/review/5943326/jump. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  3. ^ "Allmusic album credits". Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14870/Credits. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 

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