Polka Party!

Infobox Album |
Name = Polka Party!
Type = Album
Artist = "Weird Al" Yankovic


Released = October 21, 1986
Recorded = April, August-September 1986
Genre = Comedy
Length = 34:07
Label = Scotti Brothers
Producer = Rick Derringer
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qnsxlfke5cqt~T1 link]
Last album = "Dare to Be Stupid"
(1985)
This album = "Polka Party!"
(1986)
Next album = "Even Worse"
(1988)
Misc = Singles
Name = Polka Party!
Type = studio
single 1 = Living with a Hernia
single 2 = Christmas at Ground Zero
single 1 date = October 21, 1986
single 2 date = November 1986

"Polka Party!" is the fourth album by song parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1986.

This album is known for having three of its four parodies be of theme songs to then-recent movies: "Rocky IV" ("Living in America" parodied into "Living with a Hernia"), "Ruthless People" ("Ruthless People" parodied into "Toothless People"), and "Short Circuit" ("Who's Johnny?" parodied into "Here's Johnny").

To date, this is Yankovic's lowest-selling album.fact|date=July 2008

This is also the only album by Weird Al that is named after one of his polka medleys.

Track listing

Personnel

*"Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion, glockenspiel, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
*Bill Anderson - tenor saxophone
*Sonny Burke - piano
*James Cox - guitar synthesizer
*Rick Derringer - guitar
*Dennis Fetchet - fiddle
*Gary Herbig - baritone saxophone
*Steve Jay - banjo, bass, background vocals
*Tommy Johnson - tuba
*Warren Luening - trumpet
*Joel Peskin - clarinet
*Lisa Popeil - background vocals
*Pat Regan - synthesizer
*John Roarke - voices
*Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz - percussion, drums
*The Waters Sisters - background vocals
*Jim West - guitar, background vocals

Production

*Producer: Rick Derringer
*Engineer: Tony Papa