"Weird Al" Yankovic (album)

"Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Released	May 3, 1983
Recorded	September 14, 1980 – February 11, 1983
Studio	Cherokee (Hollywood); Santa Monica Sound Recorders (Santa Monica); KMET (Los Angeles);
Genre	Comedy
Length	32:59
Label	Rock 'n Roll; Scotti Brothers;
Producer	Rick Derringer
"Weird Al" Yankovic chronology
Singles from "Weird Al" Yankovic
	"Another One Rides the Bus"; Released: February 1981; "Ricky"; Released: May 3, 1983; "I Love Rocky Road"; Released: July 5, 1983;

"Weird Al" Yankovic is the debut studio album by American parodist Alfred "Weird Al" Yankovic. The album was the first of many produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Mostly recorded in March 1982, the album was released by Rock 'n Roll Records as an LP and on Compact Cassette in 1983.

Consisting of five direct parodies and seven original songs, "Weird Al" Yankovic parodies pop and rock music of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and satirizes American culture and experiences of the same time period. Nearly half of the album is made up of parodies based on the works of Toni Basil, Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks, the Knack and Queen. Yankovic's trademark instrument—the accordion—is used on all songs featured on the album.

Fueled by the underground success of the singles "My Bologna" and "Another One Rides the Bus", the album charted at No. 139 on the Billboard 200. Critically, the album received a lukewarm reception, with many reviewers feeling that Yankovic was a throw-away act who would not be able to overcome the stigma of a novelty record.

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[1] "Studio Albums". "Weird Al" Yankovic. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

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[y!music-3] "Weird Al Yankovic by Weird Al Yankovic on Yahoo! Music". Yahoo! Music. Sunnyvale, California, USA: Yahoo!, Inc. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2010.

[AllMusic-4] Chadbourne, Eugene. "Weird Al Yankovic - "Weird Al" Yankovic Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[dmdbdisco-5] Schwartz, Jon. "'Weird Al' Disc/Video/Bibliography (U.S. Only)" (text file). The Demented Music Database. Jeff Morris. Archived from the original on October 18, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2008.

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