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Jump! (album)

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Released
  
February 1984

Producer
  
Steve Goldman

Artist
  
Van Dyke Parks

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

Length
  
35:50

Jump! (1984)
  
Tokyo Rose (1989)

Release date
  
February 1984

Genre
  
Baroque pop

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Recorded
  
December 1982 to February 1983 Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA

Similar
  
Van Dyke Parks albums, Baroque pop albums, Other albums

Van dyke parks jump 1983


Jump! is a studio album by Van Dyke Parks. It was released in 1984 on Warner Bros.. The album (and its accompanying children's book) is a retelling of Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus tales. Parks mixes numerous musical styles. On Jump! these include bluegrass, Tin Pan Alley, 1930s jazz, and Broadway musical.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Martin Fyodr Kibbee and Van Dyke Parks, except where noted; all music composed by Van Dyke Parks.

  1. "Jump!" (instrumental) – 2:02
  2. "Opportunity for Two" – 3:16
  3. "Come Along" – 3:26
  4. "I Ain't Goin' Home" – 3:45
  5. "Many a Mile to Go" – 3:42
  6. "Taps" (instrumental) – 2:16
  7. "An Invitation to Sin" – 3:20
  8. "Home" (Lyrics: Terry Gilkyson and Parks) – 2:55
  9. "After the Ball" – 3:52
  10. "Look Away" (Lyrics: Parks) – 4:03
  11. "Hominy Grove" – 3:26

Personnel

  • Van Dyke Parks - vocals, piano
  • Jennifer Warnes - background vocals
  • Lennie Niehaus - arranger, conductor
  • Kathy Dalton - vocals
  • Jim Keltner - drums
  • Stanley Behrens - harmonica, alto horn
  • Robert Greenidge - snare drums
  • Jim Hughart - bass
  • Danny Hutton - vocals
  • Tommy Morgan - harmonica
  • Emil Richards - percussion
  • Fred Tackett - guitar, banjo, mandolin
  • Ken Watson - cymbals, cymbalom
  • Gayle Levant - harp
  • Ian Freebairn-Smith - vocal arrangement
  • Songs

    1Jump!2:03
    2Opportunity for Two3:17
    3Come Along3:26

    References

    Jump! (album) Wikipedia