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For Elmo & Patsy fans -- or any admirer of tongue-in-cheek tunes with country flair -- the title track on this album alone is a good enough reason to purchase it for your Christmas collection. Elmo & Patsy are really characters portrayed by a man named Elmo Shropshire, a man who has lead a varied enough life to create many more characters, if he ever so chooses. He has spent stretches as a horse trainer, jockey, veterinarian, and even as a competitive runner. Somehow he found time to perform with a bluegrass band and work on some solo offerings. "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" was written and first performed in 1979. The video for the single debuted on MTV in 1983, and the full-length album that carries the same name was released a year later. The title track became an instant hit, moving above longtime favorites like "White Christmas" on the music charts. The album has sold more than seven million copies since it hit the store shelves. Other tracks on the recording include some fun Christmas classics like "Jingle Bells," "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," and "Jingle Bell Rock." Mixed in are a few humorous songs like "Percy, the Puny Poinsettia" and "Señor Santa Claus." Though not all tunes are done in what one would call perfect harmony -- like the clinkers listeners will hear in the rendition of "Silent Night" -- Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer is a merry offering to set to playing in the background of any Christmas get together that doesn't require evening wear. Some other albums Elmo & Patsy fans might want to check out are Dr. Elmo's Twisted Christmas, Up Your Chimney, Dr. Elmo's Twisted Tunes, and Love, Death and Taxes.
© Charlotte Dillon /TiVo
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Barry Bisson, Keyboards - Doug Corrigan, Drums - Doug Giddens, Bass - Elmo & Patsy, Performer - Elmo & Patsy, Vocal - Gary Potterton, Guitar - Gary Potterton, Producer - Randy Brooks, Composer - Randy Brooks, Lyricist
1984 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Becky Hall, Performer - Corbi Wright, Performer - Doug Giddens, Bass - Elmo & Patsy, Performer - Elmo & Patsy, Vocal - Gary Potterton, Guitar - Gary Potterton, Producer - J. Marks, Composer - J. Marks, Lyricist - Jenel Mano, Performer - Jennifer Hale, Performer - Joseph Hale, Performer - Karen Hunter, Performer - Robert Witham, Performer - Sherice Adams, Performer - Timothy Marsh, Performer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Barry Bisson, Piano - Elmo & Patsy, Performer - Elmo & Patsy, Vocal - Ernie Mansfield, Clarinet - Gary Potterton, Guitar - Gary Potterton, Producer - Peter Brown, Percussion - R. Brooks, Composer - R. Brooks, Lyricist
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Brian Price, Fiddle - Elmo & Patsy, Performer - Elmo & Patsy, Vocal - Gary Potterton, Guitar - Gary Potterton, Producer - J. Beal, Composer - J. Beal, Lyricist - J. Boothe, Composer - J. Boothe, Lyricist
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Barry Bisson, Piano - Doug Corrigan, Drums - Doug Giddens, Bass - Elmo & Patsy, Performer - Elmo & Patsy, Vocal - G. Potterton, Composer - G. Potterton, Lyricist - Gary Potterton, Background Vocal - Gary Potterton, Guitar - Gary Potterton, Producer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Doug Corrigan, Drums - Doug Giddens, Bass - Elmo & Patsy, Performer - Elmo & Patsy, Vocal - Gary Potterton, Marimba - Gary Potterton, Producer - L. WILLIAMS, Composer - L. WILLIAMS, Lyricist - Stephen Politzer, Trumpet
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Barry Bisson, Piano - Elmo, Arranger - Elmo & Patsy, Performer - Elmo & Patsy, Vocal - G. Potterton, Arranger - Gary Potterton, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Gary Potterton, Producer - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Georg Friedrich Händel, Lyricist - I. Watts, Composer - I. Watts, Lyricist - Patsy, Arranger
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Doug Corrigan, Drums - Doug Giddens, Bass - Elmo, Arranger - Elmo & Patsy, Performer - Elmo & Patsy, Vocal - Elmo Shropshire, Banjo - G. Potterton, Arranger - Gary Potterton, Background Vocal - Gary Potterton, Producer - James Lord Pierpont, Composer - James Lord Pierpont, Lyricist - Mike Marshall, Fiddle - Mike Marshall, Guitar - Mike Marshall, Mandolin - Patsy, Arranger
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Barry Bisson, Keyboards - Doug Corrigan, Drums - Doug Giddens, Bass - Elmo & Patsy, Performer - Elmo & Patsy, Vocal - Gary Potterton, Background Vocal - Gary Potterton, Guitar - Gary Potterton, Producer - P. Trigg-Shropshire, Composer - P. Trigg-Shropshire, Lyricist
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Barry Bisson, Piano - Doug Corrigan, Drums - Doug Giddens, Bass - Elmo, Arranger - Elmo & Patsy, Performer - Elmo & Patsy, Vocal - Franz Xaver Grüber, Composer - Franz Xaver Grüber, Lyricist - G. Potterton, Arranger - Gary Potterton, Producer - J. Mohr, Composer - J. Mohr, Lyricist - Mike Marshall, Fiddle - Patsy, Arranger - Will Sutherland, Bagpipes
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
For Elmo & Patsy fans -- or any admirer of tongue-in-cheek tunes with country flair -- the title track on this album alone is a good enough reason to purchase it for your Christmas collection. Elmo & Patsy are really characters portrayed by a man named Elmo Shropshire, a man who has lead a varied enough life to create many more characters, if he ever so chooses. He has spent stretches as a horse trainer, jockey, veterinarian, and even as a competitive runner. Somehow he found time to perform with a bluegrass band and work on some solo offerings. "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" was written and first performed in 1979. The video for the single debuted on MTV in 1983, and the full-length album that carries the same name was released a year later. The title track became an instant hit, moving above longtime favorites like "White Christmas" on the music charts. The album has sold more than seven million copies since it hit the store shelves. Other tracks on the recording include some fun Christmas classics like "Jingle Bells," "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," and "Jingle Bell Rock." Mixed in are a few humorous songs like "Percy, the Puny Poinsettia" and "Señor Santa Claus." Though not all tunes are done in what one would call perfect harmony -- like the clinkers listeners will hear in the rendition of "Silent Night" -- Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer is a merry offering to set to playing in the background of any Christmas get together that doesn't require evening wear. Some other albums Elmo & Patsy fans might want to check out are Dr. Elmo's Twisted Christmas, Up Your Chimney, Dr. Elmo's Twisted Tunes, and Love, Death and Taxes.
© Charlotte Dillon /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:29:40
- Main artists: Elmo & Patsy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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