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's second album, co-written with Chris Philips and released in 1997. It features material by Adam Roth,

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. The album features clips of Leary's onstage stand-up monologues mixed with various skits and songs. It is designed to sound as though the listener is listening to the radio, with frequent cuts as though the station is being changed.

Track listing

#Fuck This – 0:25 #Asshole of the Dance – 4:37 # Marv Marv Marv – 2:12 #Save This – 3:26 #Deaf Mute Cocktail Party – 2:22 #Coffee – 7:56 #Beer – 4:19 #Fuck Santa – 1:22 #Elvis and I – 4:23 #I'm Happy – 0:11 #Fuck the

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– 1:06 #President Leary – 4:47 #A Reading from the Book of Apple – 1:32 #Love Barge – 6:19 #Fat Fucks – 5:50 #Insane Cowboy (In Africa) – 1:12 #My Kids – 16:04 #Life's Gonna Suck – 1:43 #Fuck the Pope – 3:22 #Lock 'n Load – 4:39

Personnel

– vocals, spoken vocals *Chris Phillips – vocals, guitar, bass, harmonica *

– guitar, keyboards, piano, sampler * Dave Hillis – guitar, programming, drum loops, sampler *Adam Roth – guitars, vocals *C.P. Roth – bass, keyboards *Mike Horrigan – drums, bass *Pete Mark – drums, percussion *Don Castagno – drums *

- composer, "Insane Cowboy (In Africa)" *

- herself *

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- himself *Joe Blaney - recording engineer, producer *John Seymour - studio engineer *Dave Hills - engineer *Jay Vacari - remix engineer *Steve Remote - chief engineer

References

External links

* Denis Leary albums HBO network specials 1997 albums Stand-up comedy specials and films 1997 television specials 1990s comedy albums A&M Records albums {{comedy-album-stub