Adam Sandler Shhh...Don't Tell CD

In 2002, actor/comedian/icon-of-silliness Adam Sandler pulled off a remarkable feat, surprising the world with an astounding dramatic role in the quirky film PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE. With just one performance, the talented superstar found himself among a select group of top-level comic actors capable of serious drama. Does the addition of gravity to his screen career reflect on his fifth album, SHHH?DON'T TELL, his first in five years? Not a chance.

As with most of Sandler's records, SHHH?DON'T TELL contains a wicked mix of lewd sketches and ludicrous songs. Like Eddie Murphy, Sandler's recordings have always been much rawer than anything he could get away with in his SNL days, and SHHH?DON'T TELL may be his rawest--and funniest--to date. Sandler brings a host of new characters to life, from extreme-sports septuagenarian Mr. Pibb to the self-explanatory "Gay Robot," to the most absurd of dysfunctional families on "Calling Home." As usual, the most delectable part of the record is his set of songs, parodying everything from glam rock to gangsta rap to Springsteen with expert precision. SHHH?DON'T TELL continues Sandler's legacy of deliciously funny records.

Recording information: Sunburst Studios, Culver City, CA; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA.

Photographer: Brooks Arthur.

Arranger: Teddy Castellucci.

Personnel: Adam Sandler (bass voice); Adam Sandler (spoken vocals); Betsy Hammer (vocals, spoken vocals, background vocals); Peter Dante (vocals, background vocals); David Spade, Allen Covert, Maya Rudolph, Johnathan Loughran, Nick Goossen, Nick Swardson, Jennifer Perkins, Peter Dante (spoken vocals); Teddy Castellucci (guitar, acoustic guitar); Stuart Grusin (organ); Tom Mgrdichian (keyboards, programming); Dave Marotta (bass instrument); Fred Howard (sound effects); Adam & The Brooktones, Jeannie Perkins (background vocals); Waddy Wachtel (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Craig Doerge (piano, keyboards); Don Heffington (drums, percussion).

Audio Mixers: Gabe Veltri; Bryan Zee.