The Bathroom Wall is the debut studio album by American comedian Jimmy Fallon, released on August 27, 2002. The first five tracks of the album consists of studio songs, with the remainder of the album consisting of stand-up comedy material. In the music video for its song "Idiot Boyfriend", actress and singer/songwriter Zooey Deschanel has an uncredited role of Fallon's girlfriend.
Track listing
Personnel Jimmy Fallon – guitar, harmonica, vocals, background vocals Gerard Bradford – guitar, background vocals Mark Ronson – bass, keyboards, background vocals Justin Stanley – drums, keyboards, background vocals Peter Iselin – keyboard on "Drinking In The Woods" Nadia Dajani – background vocals on "(I Can't Play) Basketball"
Production Producer: The Soundhustlers Engineers: Ben Arons, Dan Milazzo, and Kevin Scott Assistant engineers: Aaron Kaplan, Doug Sanderson, Antony Zeller Mixing: Mark Ronson, Justin Stanley, Marie C, and Gabe Chiesa Mastering: Brian Gardner Set Design: Michael DeNaire Design: Kyledidthis Photography: Mick Rock
Reception
Reviews AllMusic described it as Fallon's "mix tape of high school fights, bad athletic performances, and collegiate experimentation combined with a dose of rock & roll mayhem"; two of the songs ("Idiot Boyfriend" and "Road Rage") were AMG "Track Picks", as were two of the stand-up comedy routines ("Troll Doll Jingles" and "Hammertime").
The Rolling Stone liked the "fifteen minutes' worth of songs" and called "Idiot Boyfriend" the "second-best Prince parody ever, after Beck's 'Debra'"; the rest of the album was said to be "padded out with lame stand-up on college life (the fridges are small!), celebrity impressions and troll dolls."
Awards The Bathroom Wall was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 as the Best Spoken Comedy Album.Jimmy Fallon from the Geffen Records website
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