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Track Listing
1. Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
2. Crazy Downtown
3. Waste of Money, A
4. Harvey and Sheila
5. Good Advice
6. Sarah Jackman
7. You Went the Wrong Way, Old King Louie
8. One Hippopotami
9. Shake Hands With Uncle Max
10. You're Getting to Be a Rabbit With Me
11. Shticks of One and Half a Dozen of the Other
12. Al N' Yetta
13. Rebel, The
14. Pop Hates the Beatles
15. Twelve Gifts of Christmas, The
16. Chim Chim Cheese
17. Lotsa Luck
18. Streets of Miami, The
19. Hail to Thee, Fat Person
| Details | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Recording Mode: | Mixed | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Producer: Jimmy Hilliard.
Compilation producer: Bill Inglot.
Includes liner notes by Steve Allen.
An unlikely star who, according to legend, got his recording contract strictly through being at the right party at the right time, Allan Sherman crafted musical parodies that were, in some ways, a musical equivalent to Charles Schulz's PEANUTS. Like that revered comic strip, the genial surface goofiness of Sherman's ditties barely masked the fashionable neuroses of its era (the 1960s) underneath. For example, "Crazy Downtown" inverts the premise of Petula Clark's soaring original by taking on the hysterical voice of Petula's parents, worried sick about what their daughter is getting up to in a dangerous part of town during the wee hours of the morning.
Beyond his reliance on generation gaps and Jewish humor, Sherman was a genuinely clever songwriter who was able to wring laughs from the most unexpected juxtapositions. Unlike some comedians from the same period, more importantly, Sherman presented humor that dated remarkably well, being more concerned with personal foibles than topical events. MY SON, THE GREATEST: THE BEST OF ALLAN SHERMAN is an excellent introduction, especially for those who only know "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh."
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