Adam Sandler What The Hell Happened To Me? CD

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME? includes 7 songs and 13 comedy skits.

Recorded in California. "The Chanukah Song" and "Dip Doodle" recorded live at the University of California, Santa Barbara on November 1, 1995.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME? includes the songs "Techno Lap" (L Mo Weber), "A Bensonhurst Proposal" (Mike Garson) and "Southern Diner" as either segues between tracks or background music.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME? was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album.

"Saturday Night Live" veteran Adam Sandler follows up his Grammy-nominated comedy album THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU! with more wacky humor in thirteen sketches and seven songs. Sandler once again proves himself to be a multi-talented comedian and adroit singer-songwriter.

There is plenty of scatological wit here, but Sandler's true comedic touch lies in his low-key, innocent delivery, and in his ability to see unusual details in ordinary situations. Highlights include "The Chanukah Song," in which Sandler runs off a "list of people who are Jewish just like you and me." "Dip Doodle" is a testament to Sandler's quirky sense of rhyme and timing, with lines like "Jabawokee ding dong/Slip slap slee/Dipstick paddywhack/Pee pee googalee gee" sung with a kind of folk-song earnestness. Fans of Sandler's comedy will recognize the familiar character of the Excited Southerner, as well as the voices of fellow SNL veterans Kevin Nealon and Ellen Cleghorne.

Adam Sandler's second comedy album, released in 1996, offers a mix of spoken word stand-up and musical numbers made popular during his stint on Saturday Night Live. Most of the lesser material here is found in Sandler's stand-up, which features traditionally structured comic narratives interspersed with sex and fart jokes.

Fortunately, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME? contains a number of Sandler's goofy, clever musical ditties, which hold up favorably against the spoken word routines. His semi-famous, hee-yuk-inducing ode to Jewish holidays "The Chanukah Song" is here, as is "Ode to My Car," which describes the comedian's love for his junker over a bouncing reggae beat. Non-fans are unlikely to be converted by this material, but those who already find him hilarious will find much to love.

Personnel: Adam Sandler (vocals, guitar); Lisa Mordente (vocals); Allen Covert, Frank Coraci, Jon Rosenberg, Tim Herlihy, Bean Miller, Johnathan Loughran, Judd Apatow, Kevin Nealon, Katie Liner, Brooks Arthur, Randi Siegel, Tara Paul, Ellen Cleghorne, Reggie McFadden (spoken vocals); Maxine Waters, Julia Waters, Carmen Twillie (background vocals); Waddy Wachtel, Teddy Castellucci, Jim Keltner, Bob Glaub, Dan Schwartz, Jim Cox, Jim Hughart, Randy Kerber.

Personnel: Adam Sandler (vocals); Ellen Cleghorne, Judd Apatow, Tim Herlihy, Frank Coraci, Bean Miller, Allen Covert, Johnathan Loughran, Lisa Mordente, Jon Rosenberg, Kevin Nealon, Brooks Arthur (vocals); Douglas Reed (sound effects); Julia Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Carmen Twillie (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Gabe Veltri; Brooks Arthur.

Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Ground Control Studios, Burbank, CA; Record Plant Studios, Hollywood, CA; Rocket Ranch, Encino, CA; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA.

Photographers: Henry Diltz; Bonnie Schiffman; Amy Lehman.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Dan Schwartz; L. Mo Weber; Eric Johnston; Jim Cox; Jim Hughart; Jim Keltner; Ted Lobinger; Teddy Castellucci; Waddy Wachtel; Randy Kerber; Bob Glaub; Charlie Bouis.

Arrangers: Teddy Castellucci; Waddy Wachtel.Alternative Press (12/00, p.128) - Included in AP's "10 Essential Comedy Albums" - "...There's no denying he has major appeal...By taking his skits out of study hall and onto Saturday Night Live and beyond, he has become an icon for millions..."