Английская Википедия:"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits

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Шаблон:Infobox album "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits is a compilation album of parody and original songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic, featuring his best known songs from his first five studio albums, all of which were released in the 1980s. "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits was met with mostly positive reviews from critics, with Heather Phrase of AllMusic noting that it provided a good overview of the early part of Yankovic's career. Despite this, the album failed to chart upon release, and ranks as one of Yankovic's lowest-selling records.

Production

Music

The music featured on the album span Yankovic's release in the 1980s, with the earliest songs being recorded in 1983, and the most recent song being recorded in 1988.[1] Yankovic's 1983 debut album is represented solely by "Ricky".[1][2] Both "Eat It" and "I Lost on Jeopardy" were taken from Yankovic's 1984 release "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D.[1][3] Yankovic's third album, Dare to Be Stupid has three songs featured: "Like a Surgeon", the eponymous "Dare to Be Stupid", and "One More Minute".[1][4] "Living with a Hernia" and "Addicted to Spuds" were culled from the 1986 album Polka Party!.[1][5] Finally, Yankovic's then-recent studio album Even Worse is represented by "Fat" and "Lasagna".[1][6]

Reception

Critical response

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Heather Phares of AllMusic noted that, "though [the album] only covers the first half of "Weird Al" Yankovic's career, it nevertheless features nearly all of his best work".[7] She highlighted "Eat It", "Fat", and "I Lost on Jeopardy" as the album's stand-out tracks, and concluded that the release "is still the most consistent and concise album in his catalog, and a great introduction to his very special brand of musical humor."[7] Fred Cisternia of Amazon.com gave the album a relatively positive review, writing that, "If you want to take a funhouse mirror trip back to the 1980s, Greatest Hits is a good way to do it."[8] Nathan Brackett and Christian Hoard, in The Rolling Stone Album Guide, awarded the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, denoting that the album averaged between good and excellent.[9]

Commercial performance

The record was released on October 18, 1988, and upon its release failed to chart. As of January 1997, the album was one of Yankovic's least-selling records, although it ranked above several other albums such as Yankovic's second greatest hits compilation, The Food Album, the soundtrack album to his 1989 film UHF, The TV Album, and the Permanent Record box set in terms of sales.[10]

Track listing

  1. "Fat" (orig. Michael Jackson, arr. Yankovic)[11] – 3:37
    • Parody of "Bad" by Michael Jackson;[12] the spoof discusses a man's obesity, which is blown out of proportion.[6] From the 1988 album Even Worse.[13]
  2. "Eat It" (orig. Michael Jackson, arr. "Weird Al" Yankovic)[11] – 3:21
  3. "Like a Surgeon" (orig. Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, arr. Yankovic)[11] – 3:32
  4. "Ricky" (orig. Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn, arr. Yankovic)[11] – 2:36
  5. "Addicted to Spuds" (orig. Robert Palmer, arr. Yankovic)[11] – 3:50
  6. "Living with a Hernia" (orig. Dan Hartman, Charlie Midnight, arr. Yankovic)[11] – 3:20
  7. "Dare to Be Stupid" (Yankovic)[11] – 3:25
    • Style parody of Devo;[16] the song recounts a list of "stupid" things a person can do.[4] From the 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid.[13]
  8. "Lasagna" (arr. "Weird Al" Yankovic)[11] – 2:46
  9. "I Lost on Jeopardy" (orig. Greg Kihn, Steve Wright, arr. Yankovic)[11] – 3:28
  10. "One More Minute" (Yankovic)[11] – 4:04
    • Style parody of Elvis Presley-like Doo-wop;[17] the song describes the myriad tortures that the singer would sooner endure than spending "one more minute" with his ex-girlfriend.[4] From the 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid.[13]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite AV media notes
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite AV media notes
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 Шаблон:Cite AV media notes
  5. ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 Шаблон:Cite AV media notes Note: the original vinyl and CD release of the album contained complete liner notes, which included lyrics. The 1991 re-issue, however, does not feature liner notes as a cost saving mechanism.
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 Шаблон:Cite AV media notes Note: the original vinyl and CD release of the album contained complete liner notes, which included lyrics. The 1991 re-issue, however, does not feature liner notes as a cost saving mechanism.
  7. ↑ 7,0 7,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  9. ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок rolling stone book не указан текст
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  11. ↑ 11,0 11,1 11,2 11,3 11,4 11,5 11,6 11,7 11,8 11,9 Шаблон:Cite AV media notes
  12. ↑ 12,0 12,1 12,2 12,3 12,4 12,5 12,6 12,7 Шаблон:Cite web
  13. ↑ 13,00 13,01 13,02 13,03 13,04 13,05 13,06 13,07 13,08 13,09 13,10 Шаблон:Cite AV media notes
  14. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news Шаблон:Subscription required
  15. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  16. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  17. ↑ Шаблон:Cite AV media notes
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