| 词条 | "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits |
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| name = "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits | type = Greatest hits | artist = "Weird Al" Yankovic | cover = Weird Al Yankovic Greatest Hits Volume I.jpg | released = October 18, 1988 | recorded = 1983–1988 | genre = Comedy, parody, pop | length = 33:59 | label = Rock 'n Roll Records Scotti Brothers | producer = | prev_title = Even Worse | prev_year = 1988 | next_title = UHF – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff | next_year = 1989 }} "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits is a compilation album of parody and original songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic, featuring his best known songs from his first five studio albums, all of which were released in the 1980s. "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits was met with mostly positive reviews from critics, with Heather Phrase of AllMusic noting that it provided a good overview of the early part of Yankovic's career. Despite this, the album failed to chart upon release, and ranks as one of Yankovic's least-selling records. ProductionMusicThe music featured on the album span Yankovic's release in the 1980s, with the earliest songs being recorded in 1983, and the most recent song being recorded in 1988.[1] Yankovic's 1983 debut album is represented solely by "Ricky".[1][2] Both "Eat It" and "I Lost on Jeopardy" were taken from Yankovic's 1984 release "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D.[1][3] Yankovic's third album, Dare to Be Stupid has three songs featured: "Like a Surgeon", the eponymous "Dare to Be Stupid", and "One More Minute".[1][7] "Living with a Hernia" and "Addicted to Spuds" were culled from the 1986 album Polka Party!.[1][9] Finally, Yankovic's then-recent studio album Even Worse is represented by "Fat" and "Lasagna".[1][11] ReceptionCritical response{{Album ratings| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[12] | rev2 = Amazon.com | rev2Score = (Positive)[13] | rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[4] }} Heather Phares of AllMusic noted that, "though [the album] only covers the first half of "Weird Al" Yankovic's career, it nevertheless features nearly all of his best work".[12] She highlighted "Eat It", "Fat", and "I Lost on Jeopardy" as the album's stand-out tracks, and concluded that the release "is still the most consistent and concise album in his catalog, and a great introduction to his very special brand of musical humor."[5] Fred Cisternia of Amazon.com gave the album a relatively positive review, writing that, "If you want to take a funhouse mirror trip back to the 1980s, Greatest Hits is a good way to do it."[6] Nathan Brackett and Christian Hoard, in The Rolling Stone Album Guide, awarded the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, denoting that the album averaged between good and excellent.[4] Commercial performanceThe record was released on October 18, 1988, and upon its release failed to chart. As of January 1997, the album was one of Yankovic's least-selling records, although it ranked above several other albums such as Yankovic's second greatest hits compilation, The Food Album, the soundtrack album to his 1989 film UHF, The TV Album, and the Permanent Record in terms of sales.[7] Track listing
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{Cite web| url = http://www.weirdal.com/rcdgdate.htm | title = Recording Dates | accessdate = 26 June 2010 | last = Yankovic | first = Alfred | authorlink = "Weird Al" Yankovic |date=December 2007 | publisher=WeirdAl.com}} {{"Weird Al" Yankovic}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Weird Al Yankovic's Greatest Hits}}2. ^{{cite AV media notes| title = "Weird Al" Yankovic| others = "Weird Al" Yankovic| year = 1983 | type = liner| publisher = Scotti Brothers Records}} 3. ^{{cite AV media notes| title = "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D| others = "Weird Al" Yankovic| year = 1984 | type = liner| publisher = Scotti Brothers Records}} 4. ^1 {{Cite book| last1 = Brackett | first1 = Nathan | first2 = Christian | last2 = Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City, New York | pages = 893 | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA893&lpg=PA893&dq=rolling+stone+weird+al+yankovic+alapalooza+review#v=onepage&q&f=false}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Phares|first1=Heather|title=Greatest Hits – 'Weird Al' Yankovic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-mw0000198177|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=July 6, 2014}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Cisterna|first1=Fred|title=Weird Al Yankovic – Greatest Hits, Volume 1|url=https://www.amazon.com/Weird-Al-Yankovic-Greatest-Volume/dp/B00000I012|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=July 6, 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|last=Yankovic|first=Alfred|url=http://weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm#0699|title='Ask Al' Q&As for June, 1999|publisher=WeirdAl.com|date=June 1999|accessdate=June 21, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902121655/http://www.weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm#0699|archivedate=September 2, 2006|df=}} 8. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite AV media notes| title = Greatest Hits| others = "Weird Al" Yankovic| year = 1988 | type = liner| publisher = Scotti Brothers Records}} 9. ^1 2 {{cite AV media notes| title = Even Worse| others = "Weird Al" Yankovic| year = 1987 | type = liner| publisher = Scotti Brothers Records}} Note: the original vinyl and CD release of the album contained complete liner notes, which included lyrics. The 1991 re-issue, however, does not feature liner notes as a cost saving mechanism. 10. ^{{cite news|last=Mather|first=Marianne|title=Story Time|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-13583610A6B437E8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714121930/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-13583610A6B437E8.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=July 14, 2014|newspaper=Naperville Sun|publisher=Sun-Times Media Group|accessdate=April 29, 2013|date=February 20, 2011}} {{subscription required}} 11. ^1 2 3 {{cite AV media notes|title=Dare to Be Stupid|others="Weird Al" Yankovic|year=1985|type=liner|publisher=Scotti Bros. Records}} 12. ^{{cite news|first=Raftery |last=Brian |title=Weird Al: Forefather of the YouTube Spoof |url=https://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/16-10/ff_weirdal |work=Wired |date=September 22, 2008 |accessdate=October 21, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021051438/http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/16-10/ff_weirdal |archivedate=October 21, 2008 |deadurl=no |df= }} 13. ^1 2 {{cite AV media notes|title=Polka Party!|others="Weird Al" Yankovic|year=1986|type=liner|publisher=Scotti Brothers Records}} Note: the original vinyl and CD release of the album contained complete liner notes, which included lyrics. The 1991 re-issue, however, does not feature liner notes as a cost saving mechanism. 14. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|last=Yankovic|first=Alfred|title=Parodies & Polkas|url=http://www.weirdal.com/parodypolkas.htm|work=WeirdAl.com|accessdate=April 24, 2013}} 15. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm#0100| title = 'Ask Al' Q&As for January 2000| accessdate = June 30, 2010| last = Yankovic| first = Alfred| authorlink = "Weird Al" Yankovic| date = January 2000| publisher = WeirdAl.com| deadurl = yes| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100624113954/http://www.weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm#0100| archivedate = June 24, 2010| df = }} 16. ^{{cite AV media notes |title= 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection |year= 2003 |others= Jay Levey, "Weird Al" Yankovic |publisher= Volcano Entertainment |id= 82876-53727-9 }} 17. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite AV media notes|title = Permanent Record: Al in the Box|type = liner|publisher = Scotti Brothers Records|location = California, United States}} 3 : 1988 greatest hits albums|"Weird Al" Yankovic compilation albums|Scotti Brothers Records compilation albums |
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