The Transformed Man
Studio album by William Shatner
Released	1968
Recorded	1968
Genre	Pop, Novelty
Length	37:08
Label	Decca, Varèse Sarabande (1995 reissue), Geffen Records (2004 reissue)
Producer	Charles Bud Dant
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link
William Shatner chronology
The Transformed Man (1968) Has Been (2004)

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The album is best remembered for showcasing Shatner's now-famous vocal style—spoken word with a number of dramatic pauses and flourishes. Shatner started playing up this aspect of his career in the 1990s as he enjoyed a resurgence of popularity, this time as a pop-culture icon. The actor/singer appeared in a number of commercials for Priceline.com, where the unique musical style displayed in The Transformed Man was showcased for humorous effect. Spoken word is a form of music or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Priceline. ...

Appearing with Shatner in some of those commercials was pop music's Ben Folds. The two formed a professional relationship that would ultimately lead to the release of Shatner's second album, Has Been, in 2004. Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina[1]) is an American singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the musical group Ben Folds Five. ... Has-been A has-been is somebody who used to be famous or popular, but their career/reputation has gone down since that time. ...

Today, most of the "songs" in the album have been featured as comedy bits, either on compilation albums meant to showcase bad celebrity singing (the Rhino Records "Golden Throats" series) or by radio disc jockeys looking for laughs. Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ... Golden Throats is Rhino Records series of humorous compilations of critically lambasted cover versions of songs, performed mostly by either by celebrities known for something other than musical talent or musicians not known for the genre from which the song they are covering comes. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ...

Track listing

1. "King Henry the Fifth/Elegy for the Brave" (Frank Devenport, Don Ralke) – 6:16
2. "Theme from Cyrano/Mr. Tambourine Man" (Bob Dylan) – 6:49
3. "Hamlet/It Was a Very Good Year" (Ervin Drake, Don Ralke) – 7:45
4. "Romeo and Juliet/How Insensitive (Insensatez)" (Vincius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Don Ralke) – 6:46
5. "Spleen/Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (Frank Devenport, Lennon, McCartney) – 5:54
6. "The Transformed Man" (Frank Devenport, Don Ralke) – 3:38

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Personnel

• Charles Bud Dant - Executive Producer
• Frank Devenport - English Translation (Poems)
• Erick Labson - Mastering
• Ryan Null - Photo Research (Reissue)
• Mike Ragogna - Reissue Producer
• William Shatner - Liner Notes

See also

• The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins

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External links

• William Shatner Sings! no longer has the music due to bandwidth problems

• Liner Notes from Diversionprojects.org