Freakin' at the Freakers Ball

1972 studio album by Shel Silverstein

Studio album by Shel Silverstein

Released

1972

Genre

Length

44:48

Shel Silverstein chronology

A Boy Named Sue and Other Country Songs
(1969)

Freakin' at the Freakers Ball
(1972)

Crouchin' On The Outside
(1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Freakin' at the Freakers Ball is a studio album produced by Ron Haffkine written by Shel Silverstein originally released in 1972. The title track was covered by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show on an album titled Sloppy Seconds.

The tracks "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out" and "The Peace Proposal" would later be released as poems in Silverstein's collection Where the Sidewalk Ends, with "The Peace Proposal" being retitled "The Generals".

Influence

According to country singer David Allan Coe, Freakin' at the Freakers Ball inspired him to record his own comedic music, and he was encouraged by Shel Silverstein to record these songs, resulting in the controversial albums Nothing Sacred and Underground Album.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Shel Silverstein; except where indicated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Thumbsucker"		4:29
2.	"I Got Stoned and I Missed It"		3:08
3.	"Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out"		2:45
4.	"Stacy Brown Got Two"		2:47
5.	"Polly in a Porny"		2:52
6.	"Freakin' at the Freaker's Ball"		3:19
7.	"All About You"		3:04
8.	"Don't Give a Dose to the One You Love the Most"		3:12
9.	"The Peace Proposal"		1:33
10.	"Masochistic Baby"	Mike Settle, Shel Silverstein	1:37
11.	"Liberated Lady 1999"		3:20
12.	"The Man Who Got No Sign"		5:08
13.	"A Front Row Seat to Hear Ole Johnny Sing" (with Johnny Cash) (1999 CD release bonus track)		3:55
14.	"26 Second Song" (1999 CD release bonus track)		0:28
15.	"Everybody's Makin' It Big But Me" (1999 CD release bonus track)		3:11

References

"Freakin' at the Freakers Ball". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
"David Allan Coe rebuts racism charge – November 2000".

External links

Freakin' at the Freakers Ball at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
Freakin' at the Freakers Ball at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Shel Silverstein
Books	Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book Lafcadio: The Lion Who Shot Back The Giving Tree Don't Bump the Glump! The Missing Piece Runny Babbit
Poem collections	Where the Sidewalk Ends A Light in the Attic Falling Up
Albums	Freakin' at the Freakers Ball Twistable Turnable Man Where the Sidewalk Ends A Light in the Attic
Songs	"25 Minutes to Go" "Boa Constrictor" "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" "Big Four Poster Bed" "A Boy Named Sue" "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" "Marie Laveau" "The Mermaid" "One's on the Way" "Sylvia's Mother" "Carry Me Carrie" "The Unicorn" "Wrong Ideas"
Film soundtracks	Ned Kelly (1970) Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)
Screenplays	Things Change (1988)

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