Chef Aid: The South Park Album

Chef Aid: The South Park Album
Soundtrack album / compilation album by various artists
Released	November 3, 1998
Genre	Comedy rock, hip hop, rapcore, punk rock, ska punk, alternative metal
Length	76:42
Label	Columbia
Producer	Rick Rubin (exec.), Matt Stone (exec.), Trey Parker (exec.)
South Park album chronology
Chef Aid: The South Park Album (1998) Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]

Chef Aid: The South Park Album is a 1998 soundtrack/compilation album based on the American animated comedy series South Park. Several well-known artists perform on the record, which was mainly produced by Rick Rubin. Chef Aid contains a number of songs from and inspired by the show, while other songs are largely independent from South Park. The album was released during the show's second season, shortly after the broadcast of the episode called "Chef Aid", which features many of the stars and songs that appear on the recording. Soul singer Isaac Hayes appears in character as Chef throughout the album, which mimicks a live concert.

Chef Aid: The South Park Album was made available with two collectible covers and in three different versions — "Clean", "Explicit", and "Extreme". The Explicit version contains profanities (including "fuck") and carries a Parental Advisory sticker, but it is still censored, even for lesser profanities, such as "goose shit". The Extreme version was completely uncensored.

Songs and concept

There is a variety of different kinds of songs that appear on Chef Aid: The South Park. These include songs featured in the series, and sung by South Park characters or various artists. Other songs have been inspired by the series, with some written by the song's performer artist. The remainder of the songs are largely unrelated to South Park, although some of them have appeared on the corresponding "Chef Aid" episode.

Many of the South Park-related tracks on the album were written by show co-creator Trey Parker, and are extended versions of original songs from the series. A large portion of these, such as "Chocolate Salty Balls", are sung by soul singer Isaac Hayes, in character as Chef, the school cafeteria worker who often breaks into soul songs on the show. Other characters that appear on the record include the main boys—Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny—, as well as Ned Gerblansky. As on the show, the characters are voiced by the two creators; Stan, Cartman and Ned are voiced by Trey Parker, whereas Kyle and Kenny are voiced by Matt Stone.

The album is presented as a live concert. Chef performs most of the show's original songs, and also sings some lines on most of the other tracks, as well as acting as announcer between songs.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performed by	Length
1.	"South Park Theme"	Primus	Primus	0:40
2.	"Nowhere to Run"	The Crystal Method, Jack Blades, DMX, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ozzy Osbourne, Rick Rubin & John Eaton	Ozzy Osbourne, DMX & Ol' Dirty Bastard; music by The Crystal Method with Fuzzbubble	4:40
3.	"Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)"	Trey Parker	Isaac Hayes as "Chef"	3:55
4.	"Brad Logan"	Tim Armstrong	Rancid	2:16
5.	"Come Sail Away" (by Styx)	Dennis DeYoung	"Eric Cartman"	5:12
6.	"Kenny's Dead"	Master P & C. Mayfield ("Freddie's Dead")	Master P	3:24
7.	"Simultaneous"	Trey Parker	Isaac Hayes as "Chef"	3:17
8.	"Will They Die 4 You"	M. Betha, R. Lawrence, S. Combs, K. Jones & S. Taylor; music written by System of a Down	Mase, Puffy, Lil' Kim & System of a Down	3:52
9.	"Hot Lava"	Trey Parker	Perry Farrell & DVDA; featuring DJ Nu-Mark	3:50
10.	"Bubblegoose"	Wyclef Jean & Salaam Remi	Wyclef Jean featuring "Stan", "Kyle", "Cartman" & "Kenny"	2:52
11.	"No Substitute"	Trey Parker & Bruce Howell	Isaac Hayes as "Chef"	4:47
12.	"Wake Up Wendy"	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Elton John	5:58
13.	"Horny"	Mousse T. & Errol Rennalls	Mousse T. vs. Hot 'n' Juicy	3:31
14.	"Huboon Stomp"	Robert Casale & Gerald V. Casale	Devo	3:21
15.	"Love Gravy"	Trey Parker	Rick James & Ike Turner	4:01
16.	"Feel Like Makin' Love" (by Bad Company)	Paul Rodgers & Mick Ralphs	"Ned Gerblansky"	3:26
17.	"The Rainbow"	Ween	Ween	2:45
18.	"Tonight Is Right for Love (with Meredith Baxter-Birney)"	Trey Parker	Isaac Hayes as "Chef" & Meat Loaf	3:03
19.	"It's a Rockin' World"	Joe Strummer	Joe Strummer; featuring Flea, Tom Morello, D. J. Bonebrake, Benmont Tench & Nick Hexum	2:31
20.	"Mephisto and Kevin"	Primus & Trey Parker	Primus	5:18
21.	"Mentally Dull" (Think Tank Remix)	Wayne Simms & David Googe	Vitro; featuring the cast of South Park	3:45[3]
22.	"Kyle's Mom's a Bitch" (hidden track)	Trey Parker[4]	"Eric Cartman"	0:48 [3]

Episode reference

Song	Episode
3. "Chocolate Salty Balls"	Season 2, Episode 9, "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls"
5. "Come Sail Away"	Season 2, Episode 2, "Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut"
7. "Simultaneous"	Season 2, Episode 8, "Summer Sucks"
9. "Hot Lava"	Season 1, Episode 3, "Volcano"
11. "No Substitute"	Season 1, Episode 11, "Tom's Rhinoplasty"
12. "Wake Up Wendy"	Season 2, Episode 14, "Chef Aid"
15. "Love Gravy"	Season 1, Episode 1, "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe"
18. "Tonight Is Right for Love"	Season 1, Episode 5, "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig"
22. "Kyle's Mom's a Bitch"	Season 1, Episode 10, "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo"

Singles

• "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)"

CD1

1. "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" - Performed By Chef
2. "Oh Holy Night" (Snippet) - Performed By Eric Cartman
3. "Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem" (Snippet) - Performed By Ned Gerblanksy

CD2

1. "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" - Performed By Chef
2. "Come Sail Away" - Performed By Eric Cartman
3. "Mentally Dull" (Think Tank Remix) - Performed By Vitro

• "Kenny's Dead"^[5]

1. "Kenny's Dead" - Performed By Master P
2. "Come Sail Away" - Performed By Eric Cartman
3. "Tonight Is Right For Love" - Performed By Chef and Meat Loaf

• "Simultaneous"^[6]

CD1

1. "Simultaneous" - Performed By Chef
2. "Kyle's Mom's A Big Fat Bitch" (In D Minor) - Performed By Eric Cartman

CD2

1. "Simultaneous" - Performed By Chef
2. "Cheesy Poofs" (Theme) - Performed By Eric Cartman
3. "Come Sail Away" - Performed By Eric Cartman
4. "My Best Friends" (Snippet) - Performed By Eric Cartman
5. "Stinky Britches" (Snippet) - Performed By Chef

• "Bubblegoose"

1. "Bubblegoose" (Remix) - Performed By Wyclef Jean, Cartman, Kenny, Stan & Kyle
2. "Come Sail Away" - Performed By Eric Cartman
3. "No Substitute" - Performed By Chef

• "Nowhere To Run"^[7]

1. "Nowhere To Run" (Vapour Trail) - Performed By Ozzy Osbourne & DMX
2. "Will They Die 4 You?" - Performed By P Diddy & Lil Kim & System Of A Down

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1998	Australian ARIA Albums Chart	1
1998	UK Albums Chart	3

References

1. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Chef Aid: The South Park Album". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r381624. Retrieved October 6, 2011. 
2. ^ Lieck, Ken (November 27, 1998). "Record Reviews: Chef Aid: The South Park Album". http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1998-11-27/520691/. Retrieved October 6, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Chef Aid: The South Park Album by Various Artists". iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/chef-aid-the-south-park-album/id219076363. Retrieved October 6, 2011. 
4. ^ (1999) Album notes for South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut – Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture by Various artists [CD liner]. Atlantic Records.
5. ^ http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00000I8S9
6. ^ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000574Q6
7. ^ http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=469248

Preceded by The Best of 1980-1990 by U2

Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album December 7, 1998 - December 13, 1998

Succeeded by Highlights from The Main Event by Olivia Newton-John, John Farnham and Anthony Warlow