Give Us a Break (Proctor and Bergman album)

Give Us A Break is a 1978 comedy album by comedy duo Proctor and Bergman, one half of the Firesign Theatre.

Give Us A Break
Studio album by Proctor and Bergman
Released	1978
Genre	Comedy
Length	32:05
Label	Mercury
Producer	Proctor and Bergman
Proctor and Bergman chronology
What This Country Needs (1975) Give Us A Break (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C^[2]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Hot Rock Radio – 0:30"
2. "Carumba – 0:45" — Proctor parodies Ricardo Montalbán's Chrysler Cordoba commercials,^[3] where he extols the "rich Corinthian leather" interior^[4]
3. "Brainduster Memory School – 1:30"
4. "Whale Oil – 1:10"
5. "U.N. In Session – 3:00"
6. "Dr. X – 1:20"
7. "Consumer Watchdog – 1:25"
8. "Fab Fad Fashions – 1:30"
9. "ZBS-TV – 2:15"
10. "Ten-Shun – 1:40"
11. "C.B. Course – 1:30"

Side Two

1. "Lemon Car - 2:20"
2. "Movie Spots - 1:20"
3. "Chef Entree - 1:55"
4. "Nukes In The News - 2:35"
5. "Flu Song - 1:35"
6. "Sweetened History - 1:15"
7. "Sat Nite Gun Mart - 0:40"
8. "Sneezers Chicken - 1:20"
9. "What Did That Man Say? - 1:45"
10. "Hot Rock Radio - 0:10"
11. "Our Natural Anthem - 0:25"

Cover art

The album cover shows a photographed clay sculpture by Robert Grossman, who painted the cover for the 1970 Firesign Theatre album Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers.

References

1. "Give Us a Break - Proctor and Bergman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. Novas, Himilce (2008). Everything you need to know about Latino history: 2008 edition. Penguin Group. pp. 330–33 1. ISBN 978-0-452-28889-8. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
4. Frum, David (2000). How We Got Here : The 70's--The Decade that Brought You Modern Life--For Better or Worse. Basic Books. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-465-04195-4.