Give Us A Break
Studio album by
Proctor and Bergman
Released1978
GenreComedy
Length32:05
LabelMercury
ProducerProctor and Bergman
Proctor and Bergman chronology
What This Country Needs
(1975) 		Give Us A Break
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]

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

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.



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