How to Win!

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How to Win!
Live album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 2007
RecordedNovember 15–19, 2005
GenreComedy
Length49:43
LabelStand Up!
ProducerDan Schlissel
Maria Bamford chronology
The Burning Bridges Tour
(2003)
How to Win!
(2007)
Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

How to Win! is Maria Bamford's second comedy album, following The Burning Bridges Tour. It was recorded at Cap City Comedy Club in Austin, Texas, on November 15–19, 2005.[2]

Critical reception[edit]

Stewart Mason of AllMusic found the album an improvement over her debut record, noting that Bamford seemed to be relying less on a cartoony persona and called her material both "amusingly dark" and "less insular" than previously, "focusing on more social and political topics."[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Opening Party" – 2:15
  2. "I Heart My Country" – 3:06
  3. "Mental Makeup" – 2:15
  4. "Competitive Living" – 2:22
  5. "Giant Corporation" – 3:38
  6. "Self Employed" – 3:12
  7. "Saddest Place in the World" – 1:52
  8. "Your Comedy Club" – 1:51
  9. "Fun Being Evil" – 2:28
  10. "Life in LA" – 2:39
  11. "TV" – 2:33
  12. "Super Confident People" – 1:51
  13. "The-Rapist" – 1:15
  14. "Alicia Keys" – 2:42
  15. "Credit Test" – 2:11
  16. "Depression" – 2:14
  17. "Dale Carnegie" – 2:01
  18. "Dad" – 3:18
  19. "Sister Sarah" – 3:02
  20. "Arch Enemy from High School" – 1:31
  21. "Aging" – 1:25

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b Mason, Stewart. Maria Bamford - How to Win! at AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-02-06.