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"Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D
(AA) In 3-D
Studio Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Released February 28, 1984 (record and cassette by CBS)
March 12, 1991 (CD and cassette by BMG)
March 1999 (CD by BMG)
Recorded October 1983 - December 1983 at Santa Monica Sound Recorders
Length 44:03
Format Vinyl, Cassette, CD
Record Label Rock 'n' Roll Records / Scotti Brothers
Catalog Number BFZ 39221 (Vinyl) (first release)
5207-2-SB (Scotti Brothers reissue)
32004-2 (Volcano reissue)
Producer Rick Derringer
Lead Single Eat It
Previous Album "Weird Al" Yankovic
Next Album Dare To Be Stupid

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"Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D is the second studio album from musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. This is the second album that Weird Al worked for Scotti Bros. The album includes 5 parodies and 6 originals, with 3 of the parodies being released as singles.

Singles[]

  1. Eat It
  2. King Of Suede
  3. I Lost On Jeopardy

Track Listing[]

No. TitleWriter(s)Parody of Length
1. "Eat It"  Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, "Weird Al" YankovicBeat It by Michael Jackson 3:21
2. "Midnight Star"  YankovicStyle parody of Bruce Springsteen 4:35
3. "The Brady Bunch"  Ivan Doroschuk, YankovicThe Safety Dance by Men Without Hats 2:41
4. "Buy Me A Condo"  YankovicStyle Parody of Bob Marley 3:45
5. "I Lost On Jeopardy"  Greg Kihn, Steve Wright, YankovicJeopardy by The Greg Kihn Band 3:28
6. "Polkas On 45"   Can be found here 4:23
7. "Mr. Popeil"  YankovicStyle Parody of the B-52s 4:42
8. "King Of Suede"  Gordon Sumner, YankovicKing of Pain by The Police 4:15
9. "That Boy Could Dance"  YankovicOriginal 3:34
10. "Theme From Rocky XIII"  Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik, YankovicEye of the Tiger by Survivor 3:37
11. "Nature Trail To Hell"  YankovicStyle Parody of Michael Jackson and Twisted Sister (this needs further explanation) 5:50

Personnel[]

  • "Weird Al" Yankovic – Synthesizer, Piano, Accordion, Vocals
  • Jim West – Guitar
  • Steve Jay – Banjo, Bass, Talking Drums
  • Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz – Percussion, Drums
  • Rick Derringer – Guitar, Mandolin
  • Tony Papa – Engineer
  • Lane/Donald – Art Direction
  • Jim Heimann – Artwork, Cover Illustration
  • Jay Pope – Cover Photos
  • Warren Luening – Trumpet
  • Joel Miller – Bongos
  • Don Pardo – Announcer (I Lost on Jeopardy)
  • Joel Peskin – Clarinet
  • Lisa Popeil, Petsye Powell, Andrea Robinson, and Pattie Brooks – Background Vocals
  • Pat Regan – Synthesizer, Piano
  • Jim Self – Tuba
  • Robert Tebow – Double Bass
  • Jimmy "Z" Zavala – Saxophone

Production[]

Awards[]

Grammy Awards

Year Award Winner
1984 Best Comedy Recording Eat It

American Video Awards

Year Award Winner
1984 Best Male Performance Eat It

U.S. Gold/Platinum Albums

Year Award Winner
???? U.S. Gold Album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D
???? U.S. Platinum Album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D

People Magazine

Year Award Winner
???? Top 10 Albums "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D

Trivia[]

  • The name of the album might be a reference to Nature Trail To Hell.
  • This is the first “Weird Al” Yankovic album to feature Jim West on guitars, because he couldn’t make it for Al’s first album
  • This is the first album where no songs were referenced on the cover.

See Also[]

Studio Albums

"Weird Al" Yankovic (1983)"Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D (1984)Dare To Be Stupid (1985)
Polka Party! (1986)Even Worse (1988)Peter and the Wolf (1988)
UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff (1989)Off The Deep End (1992)
Alapalooza (1993)Bad Hair Day (1996)Running With Scissors (1999)Poodle Hat (2003)
Straight Outta Lynwood (2006)Alpocalypse (2011)Mandatory Fun (2014)

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