"Weird Al" Yankovic

Personnel: "Weird Al" Yankovic (accordion, lead vocals); Steve Jay (bass); Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz (drums, percussion); Richard Bennett (banjo, ukelele, guitar); William K. Anderson (saxophone, harmonica); Joel Miller (bongos); "Musical Mike" Kieffer (percussion); Dorothy Remsen (harp); Tress MacNeille (voice of Lucy); Dawn Smithey, Zaidee Cole and Joan Manners (background vocals).
Recorded at Cherokee Studios in Hollywood, California except "Another One Rides The Bus" (recorded live on "The Dr. Demento Show"), "Ricky" and "Buckingham Blues" (recorded at Santa Monica Sound Recorders, Santa Monica, California).
"Weird Al" Yankovic makes his debut with this self-titled album, which can best be described as a silly collection of mid-'80s parodies. While a few original songs such as "Gotta Boogie" may attain a few laughs, the album's strong points are spoofs like "Ricky" and "I Love Rocky Road." Although not nearly as entertaining as some of his later releases, this album is still pretty funny. ~ Barry Weber