''Cheech And Chong'' is the

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debut album of Cheech & Chong, produced by Lou Adler. It features "Dave", one of their most famous routines. The album peaked at #28 on the ''Billboard'' 200 the week of March 4, 1972. The album was nominated for Best Comedy Recording at the

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, but lost to Lily Tomlin's '' This Is a Recording''. At Christmas that year, a single was released with "Dave" on the B-side and with "

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" (a sketch not available on any of the duo's LPs, but it does appear on a Dr Demento compilation) on the A-side. The single peaked at #38. A possible bootleg of this LP has appeared on the Melody label (Melody SS-6020) with the same selections. The cover is totally different from the copies on Ode and later reissued on Warner Brothers. The Melody label was based in West Caldwell, New Jersey. The album cover art is by Paul Gruwell.

Track listing

All tracks by

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and Tommy Chong, except where noted.

Production

* Produced by Lou Adler * Recorded & engineered by Norman Kinney

References

1971 albums Cheech & Chong albums Ode Records albums Warner Records albums Warner Music Group albums Albums produced by Lou Adler 1970s comedy albums {{comedy-album-stub