Jump! (album)

Jump!
Studio album by Van Dyke Parks
Released	February 1984
Recorded	December 1982 to February 1983 Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Pop, show tunes
Length	35:50
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Steve Goldman
Van Dyke Parks chronology
Clang of the Yankee Reaper (1975) Jump! (1984) Tokyo Rose (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

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.

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, Robert Greenidge - drums
• Stanley Behrens - harmonica, alto horn
• Jim Hughart - bass guitar
• Danny Hutton - vocals
• Tommy Morgan - harmonica
• Emil Richards - percussion
• Fred Tackett - guitar, banjo, mandolin
• Ken Watson - cymbals
• Gayle Levant - harp
• Ian Freebairn-Smith - vocal arrangement^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Jump! lyrics^{[permanent dead link]}

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