"God Bless Tiny Tim"
Studio album by Tiny Tim
Released	1968
Genre	Comedy
Length	46:38
Label	Reprise
Producer	Richard Perry
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1] This album = 'God Bless Tiny Tim' 1968 Next album = Tiny Tim's Second Album 1968

God Bless Tiny Tim was the first album by Tiny Tim. Released in 1968 on the Reprise label, it included the song which had made him famous, "Tip-Toe Thru the Tulips With Me", a version of "I Got You Babe" in which Tiny Tim duets with himself, and a collection of more obscure songs. It is widely praised, but was not released on CD until the late 1990s, and then only in Japan. A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Herbert Buckingham Khaury (April 12, 1923–November 30, 1996), better known by the stage name Tiny Tim, was an American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Reprise is also the name of a record label, see Reprise Records In music a reprise is the repetition or return of the opening material later in a composition such as occurs in the recapitulation of sonata form, though it originally (18th century) was simply any repeated section, such as... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Richard Perry is one of the most successful producers in music history and over his 40 year career in music has produced albums that have resulted in album sales of over 500 million copies. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Herbert Buckingham Khaury (April 12, 1932 – 30 November 1996), better known by the stage name Tiny Tim, was an American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

The album was produced by Richard Perry, who had already produced Captain Beefheart's first album, Safe As Milk, and was to go on to produce Diana Ross, Rod Stewart and Ringo Starr. The arrangements are by Artie Butler. Richard Perry is one of the most successful producers in music history and over his 40 year career in music has produced albums that have resulted in album sales of over 500 million copies. ... Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet on January 15, 1941, in Glendale, California, USA) is a musician and visual artist, best known by the pseudonym Captain Beefheart. ... For the author-illustrator, see Diana Ross (author). ... Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a Scottish singer and songwriter born and raised in London. ... Richard Starkey Jr, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an Academy Award and Grammy Award winning English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer of The Beatles. ...

The songs on the album are by a variety of composers, most from the early 20th century, and most of them rather obscure, although "I Got You, Babe" was by Sonny Bono, and "Stay Down Here Where You Belong" was by Irving Berlin. Salvatore Phillip Sonny Bono (February 16, 1935) – January 5, 1998) was an American record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ...

For some of the album, Tim sings in his usual falsetto style. However, on a number of songs ("Stay Down Here Where You Belong", "The Coming Home Party" and others) he sings in a baritone voice, and on "On The Old Front Porch", "Daddy, Daddy..." and "I Got You Babe" he sings both baritone and falsetto, alternating between the two. Falsetto is a singing technique that produces sounds that are pitched higher than the singers normal range, in the treble range. ... Baritone (French: ; German: ; Italian: ) is most commonly the type of male voice that lies between bass and tenor. ...

Track listing

1. Welcome to My Dream
2. Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me - sound sample (ogg format, 16 seconds, 84KB)
3. Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight (featured in the first episode of Spongebob Squarepants)
4. On The Old Front Porch
5. The Viper
6. Stay Down Here Where You Belong - sound sample (ogg format, 18 seconds, 96KB)
7. Then I'd Be Satisfied With Life
8. Strawberry Tea
9. The Other Side - sound sample (ogg format, 18 seconds, 98KB)
10. Ever Since You Told Me That You Love Me (I'm A Nut)
11. Daddy, Daddy, What Is Heaven Like?
12. The Coming Home Party
13. Fill Your Heart
14. I Got You, Babe
15. This Is All I Ask