JoCo Looks Back
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| JoCo Looks Back | ||||
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| Compilation album by Jonathan Coulton | ||||
| Released | October 22, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2002-2006 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, Powerpop | |||
| Length | 1:11:29 | |||
| Label | Jonathan Coulton | |||
| Producer | Jonathan Coulton | |||
| Jonathan Coulton chronology | ||||
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JoCo Looks Back is a compilation album by American internet comedy musician Jonathan Coulton. It is Coulton's first 'greatest hits' compilation and his first of three compilation albums, the others being the live concert recording Best. Concert. Ever and Jonathan Coulton's Greatest Hit (Plus 13 Other Songs), a compilation created for the Humble Music Bundle. The album features 20 previously released tracks from Coulton's first four studio albums, plus the two EPs Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms and Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jonathan Coulton, except "Baby Got Back," originally by Sir Mix-a-Lot
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Code Monkey" | "Thing-a-Week Three", 2006 | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Ikea" | "Smoking Monkey", 2004 | 3:04 |
| 3. | "I Feel Fantastic" | "Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms", 2004 | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Mandelbrot Set" | "Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow", 2003 | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Tom Cruise Crazy" | "Thing-a-Week Three" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Shop Vac" | "Thing-a-Week One", 2005 | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Chiron Beta Prime" | "Thing-a-Week Two", 2006 | 2:51 |
| 8. | "I'm Your Moon" | "Thing-a-Week Four", 2006 | 3:14 |
| 9. | "My Monkey" | "Thing-a-Week One" | 2:46 |
| 10. | "Skullcrusher Mountain" | "Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow" | 4:19 |
| 11. | "I Crush Everything" | "Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow" | 4:45 |
| 12. | "When You Go" | "Thing-a-Week Three" | 3:52 |
| 13. | "A Talk with George" | "Thing-a-Week Two" | 3:05 |
| 14. | "You Ruined Everything" | "Thing-a-Week Four" | 2:18 |
| 15. | "Creepy Doll" | "Thing-a-Week Four" | 4:01 |
| 16. | "Mr. Fancy Pants" | "Thing-a-Week Four" | 1:20 |
| 17. | "Baby Got Back" | "Thing-a-Week One" | 5:32 |
| 18. | "First of May" | "Smoking Monkey" | 4:11 |
| 19. | "Re: Your Brains" | "Thing-a-Week Two" | 4:32 |
| 20. | "The Future Soon" | "Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow" | 3:50 |
| Total length: | 1:11:29 | ||
Background
The album was recorded from 2002 - 2006 in Coulton's hometown of Brooklyn, New York. Most of the songs on it are about random or lighthearted topics, but some, like A Talk With George, are more serious with their sound and message.
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