''They're All Gonna Laugh at You!'' is the debut album by American actor and comedian

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, released in 1993. The title comes from a repeated line in the track "Oh Mom...", which is a parody of a scene in the film '' Carrie''. Several of the tracks on the album feature adult humor, a departure from the material in his films, which were generally rated PG or PG-13. This is a trend that would continue on his subsequent comedy albums and live tours.

Production

At the time of the recording, Adam Sandler was in the middle of his five-season career at ''

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'' and much of this album was made with the help of his friends from the show. Besides Sandler, the album features fellow ''SNL'' performers

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, and

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, as well as ''SNL'' writers

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, and career writing partner

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. The album was also produced by G. E. Smith, ''SNLs musical director at the time. Several friends of Sandler's also perform and co-write on the album, some of whom would go on to become recurring players in Sandler's films, most notably

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. In addition to several non-musical skits, the album includes five songs, two of which were performed live (and previously were performed on ''SNL'': "The Thanksgiving Song" and "Lunchlady Land") at The Strand in

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on July 25, 1993, while "Food Innuendo Guy" is an uptempo

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meets

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-influenced blues rocker, "At a Medium Pace" is a sexually explicit love song, and "My Little Chicken" is a jazzy humorous number in which Sandler sings about his love for chickens.

Reception

The album was nominated for Best Comedy Album at the 37th Annual

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. It has been certified 2× platinum, having sold over two million copies. As of 2014, sales in the United States have exceeded 1,831,000 copies, according to

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Track listing

Tracks 5, 10, 14, 18 and 22 are songs.

Personnel

– writer/performer *

– performer *

– performer * Andrew Leeds – performer *

– performer * Jennifer Lien – performer * Meghan Andrews – performer *Margaret Ruden – performer *Brooks Arthur – producer * G.E. Smith – musical director *Elmo Weber –

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engineer *Frank Nadasdy –

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*Gabe Veltri – engineer, mixing *Peter Elia – assistant engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Songs chart positions

Certifications

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:They're All Gonna Laugh At You! 1993 debut albums Adam Sandler albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by Brooks Arthur 1990s comedy albums