My Son, the Greatest: The Best of Allan Sherman

~ Release by Allan Sherman (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!42:51
2Crazy Downtown
live recording of:
Crazy Downtown (Allan Sherman parody) (in 1963)
lyricist:
Allan Sherman
composer:
Tony Hatch
parody version of:
Downtown
2:58
3A Waste of Money
live recording of:
A Waste of Money (in 1963)
lyricist:
Allan Sherman
composer:
Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer)
parody version of:
A Taste of Honey
2:14
4Harvey and Sheila
live recording of:
Harvey and Sheila (in 1963)
writer:
Lou Busch and Allan Sherman
parody version of:
הבה נגילה (Hava Nagila, traditional Jewish folk song)
3:34
5Good Advice
live recording of:
Good Advice (in 1963)
writer:
Lou Busch and Allan Sherman
8:26
6Sarah Jackman
vocals and performer:
Christine Nelson (American singer and comedian) and Allan Sherman
conductor and chorus master:
Lou Busch
live recording of:
Sarah Jackman (in 1963)
writer:
Allan Sherman
parody version of:
Frère Jacques
2:27
7You Went the Wrong Way, Old King Louie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Allan Sherman (in 1963, in 2016)
live recording of:
You Went the Wrong Way, Old King Louie (in 1963)
parody version of:
You Came a Long Way From St. Louis
recording of:
You Went the Wrong Way, Old King Louie (in 1963)
parody version of:
You Came a Long Way From St. Louis
43:23
8One Hippopotami
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Allan Sherman (in 1963, in 2016)
live recording of:
One Hippopotami (in 1963)
writer:
Lou Busch and Allan Sherman
parody version of:
What Kind of Fool Am I?
recording of:
One Hippopotami (in 1963)
writer:
Lou Busch and Allan Sherman
parody version of:
What Kind of Fool Am I?
3:28
9Shake Hands With Your Uncle Max
conductor and chorus master:
Lou Busch
performer:
Allan Sherman
live recording of:
Shake Hands With Your Uncle Max (in 1963)
writer:
Allan Sherman
parody version of:
Dear Old Donegal
2:38
10You're Getting to Be a Rabbit With Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Allan Sherman (in 1963, in 2016)
live recording of:
You're Getting to Be a Rabbit With Me (in 1963)
lyricist:
Allan Sherman
parody version of:
You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me
recording of:
You're Getting to Be a Rabbit With Me (in 1963)
lyricist:
Allan Sherman
parody version of:
You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me
1:48
11Shticks of One and Half a Dozen of the Other
live recording of:
Shticks of One and Half a Dozen of the Other (in 1963)
writer:
Lou Busch and Allan Sherman
medley of:
Down by the Riverside
medley of:
Molly Malone
medley of:
On Top of Old Smoky
medley of:
Auld Lang Syne (original Scots version, lyrics by Robert Burns)
medley of:
Billy Boy
medley of:
Marianne
medley of:
On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away
medley of:
Aura Lea
medley of:
My Grandfather’s Clock
medley of:
Comin’ Thro’ the Rye
medley of:
Polly Wolly Doodle
5:44
12Al 'n Yetta
live recording of:
Al 'n Yetta (in 1963)
writer:
Lou Busch and Allan Sherman
parody version of:
Alouette
3:26
13The Rebel
recording of:
The Rebel (in 1963)
writer:
Al Lerner (big band composer/conductor/pianist) and Allan Sherman
3:42
14Pop Hates the Beatles
live recording of:
Pop Hates the Beatles (in 1963)
writer:
Lou Busch and Allan Sherman
arranger:
Lou Busch
parody version of:
Pop! Goes the Weasel
3:03
15The Twelve Gifts of Christmas
live recording of:
The Twelve Gifts of Christmas (in 1963)
lyricist:
Allan Sherman
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Lou Busch
parody version of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
3:24
16Chim Chim Cheree
live recording of:
Chim Chim Cheree (Allan Sherman parody) (in 1963)
parody version of:
Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins)
3:32
17Lotsa Luck
live recording of:
Lotsa Luck (in 1963)
writer:
Lou Busch and Allan Sherman
parody version of:
Badinage
2:54
18The Streets of Miami
conductor and chorus master:
Lou Busch
performer:
Allan Sherman
live recording of:
The Streets of Miami (in 1963)
writer:
Allan Sherman
parody version of:
Streets of Laredo (aka “Cowboy’s Lament”)
5:19
19Hail to Thee, Fat Person
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Allan Sherman (in 1963, in 2016)
live recording of:
Hail to Thee, Fat Person (in 1963)
writer:
Lou Busch and Allan Sherman
is based on:
America the Beautiful
recording of:
Hail to Thee, Fat Person (in 1963)
writer:
Lou Busch and Allan Sherman
is based on:
America the Beautiful
1:42

Credits

Release

producer:Jimmy Hilliard
Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2696375 [info]
ASIN:US: B00000348Q [info]