Chevy Chase - Chevy Chase (1980)

Admit it, you've always wanted to hear Chevy Chase rap. Yes, Chevy Chase released a musical comedy album back in 1980, the self-titled record. Believe it or not, the album's not great, and Chevy Chase's biggest contribution to music is still that song he plays on the keys when trying to woo Judge Smails's niece in Caddyshack.
There are a few stand-out tracks (or at least ones that stand above the rest of the musical parodies recorded here), like Chase's take on "I Shot the Sheriff" and "Never Never Gonna Sing for You," a riff on Barry White. Aside from that, the tracks are pretty rough, like his chipmunk-voiced cover of "Let It Be," hip hop track "Rapper's Plight," and parody of Randy Newman's "Short People," which was already a novelty song and therefore a weird subject for spoofing to begin with.
You can't blame Chevy Chase for wanting to cut an album in 1980, in the wake of his peers like Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi (as the Blues Brothers) making waves in the record industry. Though the record doesn't really suggest it, Chase has a background in music.
He has perfect pitch, drummed for future Steely Dan founders Walt Becker and Donald Fagen in a college jazz outfit, and played in a band called Chamaeleon Church that cut one record MGM in 1969 and quickly broke up. Despite his musical background, Chevy Chase's self-titled record debut (and swan song) fails to reach anywhere near the heights of his SNL buddies' late 70s/early 80s album efforts.

Track listing

01.  "Nat'l Anthem"   - 2:03 
02.  "Short People"  (Randy Newman)  - 3:45 
03.  "Never Never Gonna Sing For You"  (Chevy Chase, Tom Scott)  - 4:40 
04.  "I Shot The Sheriff"  (Bob Marley)  - 4:02 
05.  "Let It Be"  (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)  - 3:32 
06.  "Love To Have My Baby"  (Chevy Chase, Tom Scott)  - 4:59 
07.  "Sixteen Tons"  (Merle Travis)  - 3:51 
08.  "Wild Thing"  (Chip Taylor)  - 2:35 
09.  "Rappers' Plight"   (Chevy Chase, Tom Scott)  - 5:30 

Credits
Vocals [Car Voices], Other [Sound Effects] – Chevy Chase, Tom Scott
Saxophone, Lyricon, Piccolo, Cowbell, Synthesizer, Piano, Other [Nitrogen Tank] – Tom Scott
Bass – Matt Bragg, Neil Stubenhaus
Drums – Ed Greene, Steve Gadd
Electric Piano – Don Grusin
Guitar – Carlos Rios, David T. Walker
Percussion – Victor Feldman
Congas – Victor Feldman
Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
Clavinet, Piano – Richard Tee
Percussion, Timbales – Victor Feldman
Trombone – Slyde Hyde
Trumpet – Chuck Findley
Organ, Electric Piano – Richard Tee
Backing Vocals – Bobby Kimball, Dennis Tufano, Slyde Hyde, Stephanie Spruill
Concertmaster – Gerald Vinci
Design, Art Direction – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro
Engineer, Mixed By – Terry Dianne Becker
Mixed By – Hank Cicalo
Photography By – George Hurrell
Producer – Chevy Chase, Tom Scott

Notes
Genre: Parody, Comedy, Pop
Length:  34:06

© 1980 Arista Records