Alapalooza
Studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Released	October 5, 1993
Recorded	December 1990, November-December 1992, July/September 1993
Genre	Comedy
Length	44:34
Label	Scotti Brothers
Producer	"Weird Al" Yankovic
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
"Weird Al" Yankovic chronology
The Food Album (1993) Alapalooza (1993) Permanent Record: Al In The Box (boxed set) (1994)
Singles from Alapalooza
"Jurassic Park" Released: October 1993 "Bedrock Anthem" Released: November 12, 1993 "Achy Breaky Song" Released: November 1993
Alternate cover
Alternate cover that looked more similar to the Jurassic Park soundtrack

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Track listing

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Personnel

• "Weird Al" Yankovic – accordion, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
• Mel Blanc – voice of Barney Rubble and Dino
• Brad Buxer – synthesizer, keyboards, orchestra
• Steve Jay – bass, background vocals
• Tommy Johnson – tuba
• Warren Luening – trumpet
• Joel Peskin – clarinet, baritone saxophone
• Alan Reed – voice of Fred Flintstone
• Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz – percussion, drums
• Rubén Valtierra – keyboards
• Julia Tillman Waters – background vocals
• Maxine Willard Waters – background vocals
• Jim West – banjo, guitar, mandolin, background vocals
• Mike Keiffer - Musical Hands

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Production

• Producer: "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Engineer: Tony Papa
• Assistant engineer: Colin Sauers
• Executive producer: Spencer Proffer
• Mixing: Tony Papa
• Mastering: Bernie Grundman
• Programming: Brad Buxer
• Arranger: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Brad Buxer
• Orchestral arrangements: Brad Buxer
• Art direction: Doug Haverty
• Photography: Rocky Schenck

Miscellaneous

• Al had all of the Alapalooza originals recorded by the time Off the Deep End was released, including "Waffle King" which was a spillover song that had been recorded in the 1990 sessions for Off The Deep End, but was not used for said album, thus why Yankovic released another album so soon afterwards.
• One of the stickers on the packaging for this CD said "No, this is NOT the Jurassic Park soundtrack!"
• Some copies of Bad Hair Day accidentally use the CD art from this album. [1]

Off The Deep End is the seventh album by Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1992. ... Off The Deep End is the seventh album by Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1992. ... Bad Hair Day is the ninth album by Weird Al Yankovic, released in 1996. ...

Charts

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