It contains the hit novelty single "King Tut", backed up by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performing under the name, the Toot Uncommons.[3] Martin also performed "King Tut" on Saturday Night Live. It also has Martin revealing his 'real' name, which he admits is the sound of him flipping his lips.
The album was released just as his fame grew and the format reflects this. The first half of the album was performed in front of a small audience at The Boarding House in San Francisco, California, where his previous album had been recorded. The second half of the album was performed at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre.[4] The switchover between venues is handled in a segue in the opening minute of the track "A Wild and Crazy Guy" which opened Side Two of the original vinyl long-player – Steve reads a bogus financial disclosure report to the audience at The Boarding House nightclub, and when he gets to calculating concert revenues he reveals his desire to make over $2 million on a single show; the audience reaction quickly changes from the enclosed intimacy of The Boarding House to the far more raucous, open amphitheatre of Red Rocks near Denver.
Martin reprises his role as Georg, one of the Czech Festrunk Brothers (a role he had popularized with Dan Aykroyd on Saturday Night Live) on two tracks – the second half of "A Wild and Crazy Guy" and "You Naive Americans".
^Billboard (28 September 28, 1996) - Page 107. Accessed 9 October 2020.
^"Miscellaneous". RolandNote Country Music Database Searches. Tom Roland. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^Kliph Nesteroff (2014) Essay: "A Wild and Crazy Guy"--Steve Martin (1978), Library of Congress, Accessed 9 October 2020.
^Grammy Awards and Nominations for Steve Martin, Grammy.com. Accessed 9 October 2020.
^Library of Congress (25 March 2015), National Recording Registry To "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive": Joan Baez, Sly Stone, Steve Martin Recordings Named American Treasures. Accessed 9 October 2020.
October 15, 2023
wild, crazy, album, american, comedian, steve, martin, released, 1978, reached, number, billboard, albums, chart, album, eventually, certified, double, platinum, live, album, steve, martinreleased1978recorded1978venuethe, boarding, house, franciscored, rocks, . A Wild and Crazy Guy is an album by American comedian Steve Martin released in 1978 It reached number two on Billboard s Pop Albums Chart 2 The album was eventually certified double platinum A Wild and Crazy GuyLive album by Steve MartinReleased1978Recorded1978VenueThe Boarding House San FranciscoRed Rocks Amphitheatre DenverGenreComedyLength39 28LabelWarner Bros ProducerWilliam E McEuenSteve Martin chronologyLet s Get Small 1977 A Wild and Crazy Guy 1978 Comedy Is Not Pretty 1979 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 It contains the hit novelty single King Tut backed up by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performing under the name the Toot Uncommons 3 Martin also performed King Tut on Saturday Night Live It also has Martin revealing his real name which he admits is the sound of him flipping his lips The album was released just as his fame grew and the format reflects this The first half of the album was performed in front of a small audience at The Boarding House in San Francisco California where his previous album had been recorded The second half of the album was performed at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre 4 The switchover between venues is handled in a segue in the opening minute of the track A Wild and Crazy Guy which opened Side Two of the original vinyl long player Steve reads a bogus financial disclosure report to the audience at The Boarding House nightclub and when he gets to calculating concert revenues he reveals his desire to make over 2 million on a single show the audience reaction quickly changes from the enclosed intimacy of The Boarding House to the far more raucous open amphitheatre of Red Rocks near Denver Martin reprises his role as Georg one of the Czech Festrunk Brothers a role he had popularized with Dan Aykroyd on Saturday Night Live on two tracks the second half of A Wild and Crazy Guy and You Naive Americans The album won the Grammy Award in 1979 for Best Comedy Album 5 In 2015 the album was deemed culturally historically or aesthetically significant by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry 6 Track listing Edit I m Feelin It 5 32 Philosophy Religion College Language 10 18 Creativity in Action I m in the Mood for Love 2 25 A Wild and Crazy Guy 7 00 A Charitable Kind of Guy 1 38 An Expose 2 54 Cat Handcuffs 1 41 You Naive Americans 2 00 My Real Name 3 06 King Tut 3 40References Edit A Wild and Crazy Guy at AllMusic Billboard 28 September 28 1996 Page 107 Accessed 9 October 2020 Miscellaneous RolandNote Country Music Database Searches Tom Roland Retrieved 10 October 2020 Kliph Nesteroff 2014 Essay A Wild and Crazy Guy Steve Martin 1978 Library of Congress Accessed 9 October 2020 Grammy Awards and Nominations for Steve Martin Grammy com Accessed 9 October 2020 Library of Congress 25 March 2015 National Recording Registry To Ac Cent Tchu Ate the Positive Joan Baez Sly Stone Steve Martin Recordings Named American Treasures Accessed 9 October 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Wild and Crazy Guy amp oldid 1144584756, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
