I Am Santa Claus by Bob Rivers (CD, Nov-1993, Atlantic)

Album Features
UPC:	075678254826
Artist:	Bob Rivers
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1993
Record Label:	Atlantic
Genre:	Christmas, Comedy

Track Listing
1. There's Another Santa Claus
2. Walkin' 'Round in Women's Underwear
3. I Am Santa Claus
4. Manger 6
5. O Little Town of Bethlehem
6. I Came Upon a Roadkill Deer
7. Teddy the Red-Nosed Senator
8. Grahbe Yahbalz
9. Letter to Santa, A
10. Jingle Hells Bells
11. Kids, The
12. Magical Kingdom of Claus, The
13. "What's It to Ya" Chorus, The
14. Didn't I Get This Last Year?
15. Under Tree World of Jacques Cousteau, The
16. O Christmas Tree

Details
Playing Time:	41 min.
Producer:	Bob Rivers
Distributor:	WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Bob Rivers & The Hot Buttered Elves: Bob Rivers, Spike O'Neill, Joe Bryant, Terry Gangstad, Rob Oxford, Denny Davis, Grant Goodeve, Ed Kelly (vocals); Mike Tonn (guitar); Michael Jackson (keyboards); Richard Gibson (bass); Mike Ferguson, Mike Taponga (drums); Joel Brazy (programming); Big Dog (chainsaw).Full Voice: Roger Treece, Sandy Anderson, Lincoln Briney, Tracy Laas (choral arrangements).What's It To Ya Chorus includes: Chatherine Feller, Rhonda Sharp, Loribeth Dalton, Thea Cole, Donna Kratofil, Karyn Sanford, Elaine Brown, Paul Dalton, Jeff Kellar, Ray Eickhoff, Mike Pruitt, Tom Hausken, Slade McClendon.Fifth Inversion: Marc Cassone, Troy Dolendo, Jerry Jones, Evin Lambert, Roger Treece.Engineers include: Bob Rivers, Rob Baker, Fred Druby.Recorded at Bob's Garage, Inc., North Bend, and KISW Radio, Seattle, Washington.Bob Rivers hosts the "Twisted Radio" morning show on KISW-FM in Seattle.Composer: Roger Treece.Personnel: Grant Goodeve, Roger Treece, Lincoln Briney, Sandy Anderson, Jerry Jones (vocals); Mike Tonn (guitar); Michael Jackson (keyboards); Mike Tapogna, Mike Ferguson (drums); Joel Brazy (sampler).Audio Mixers: Bill Mueller; Bob Rivers.Recording information: Bob's Garage Inc., North Bend, WA; KISW Radio, Seattle, WA.Unknown Contributor Roles: Ed Kelly; Evin Lambert; Roger Treece; Troy Dolendo; Rob Oxford; Jerry Jones.Arranger: Roger Treece.Rivers twists standards into bawdy, sometimes hilarious spoofs -- "Do You Hear What I Hear" becomes "Didn't I Get It Last Year?"; "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" gets mauled into "I Came Upon a Roadkill Deer" -- plus some killingly accurate band parodies. The title track is rendered to the tune of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man"; "O Little Town of Bethlehem" is performed like the Animals' "House of the Rising Sun"; and it finishes off with the AC/DC-clone track "Jingle Hell's Bells." Satire projects like this always contain their share of groaners, but the best stuff is quite funny. ~ Roch Parisien