UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff

Infobox Album |
Name = UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = "Weird Al" Yankovic

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Released = July 18 1989
Recorded = February to May 1989
Genre = Comedy
Length = 42:28
Label = Scotti Brothers
Producer = Rick Derringer
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8v861vj8zzua link]
*SputnikMusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=1535 link]
Last album = ""Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits"
(1988)
This album = "UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff"
(1989)
Next album = "Off the Deep End"
(1992)
Misc = Singles
Name = UHF
Type = studio
single 1 = UHF
single 2 = Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies
single 3 = Isle Thing
single 1 date = July 1989
single 2 date = August 8, 1989
single 3 date = August 22, 1989

"UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff" (1989), sometimes referred to simply as "UHF", is the soundtrack to the comedy cult film "UHF", by "Weird Al" Yankovic. The album featured many music cuts from the movie as well as some of the commercials ("Spatula City") and other parody bits ("Gandhi II"). The album also featured new original material such as "The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota", which brought the running order up to album length. Skits written by Jay Levey, such as "Conan the Librarian" and "Plots R Us" are omitted, as is the original score by John Du Prez.

Refused parodies

Yankovic had one parody idea that was refused:

*A parody of Prince's hit "Let's Go Crazy" entitled Beverly Hillbillies. Yankovic revealed in the DVD commentary for "UHF" that the concept "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" was originally a parody of a Prince song. [DVD Commentary over "UHF"] Prince, however, refused, and has been unopen to any parody ideas Yankovic has ever presented him with. [cite web|url=http://www.al-oholicsanonymous.com/interviews/hotwired.txt |title="Weird Al" Yankovic Interview by Michael Small of Hotwired.com|accessdate=2006-10-28]

Track listing

Personnel

* "Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion, keyboards, vocals, backing vocals
* Kim Bullard - synthesizer
* Rick Derringer - guitar, backing vocals
* Steve Jay - bass, backing vocals
* Jimmy Z. - harmonica
* Mark Knopfler - guitar (only on "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies")
* Guy Fletcher - synthesizer (only on "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies")
* Warren Luening - trumpet
* Jim Rose - vocals, announcer
* Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums
* Donny Sierer - saxophone
* The Step Sisters - vocals
* The Waters Sisters - vocals, backing vocals
* Jim West - banjo, guitar (except on "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies"), backing vocals, background music

Production

* Producer: Rick Derringer
* Engineers: Daryll Dobson, Tony Papa
* Assistant engineer: Jamey Dell, Bill Malina
* Arranger: "Weird Al" Yankovic

Charts

References

External links

* [http://www.music-nerds.com/album.php?id=887 Music Nerd track by track commentary]
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* [http://www.com-www.com/weirdal/pix/uhf-inside.jpgUHF linear notes]