Turtleneck & Chain

by The Lonely Island

Overview

Back once again with the ill behavior, Lonely Island's second effort is more of the same, which for many means that life is still worth living. Irony and stupidity abound as the crew has its way with that sweet and rare event called "lovemaking" ("I Just Had Sex" with Akon), your Mom ("Motherlover" with Justin Timberlake), hip-hop culture ("No Homo"), and popular culture in general (pretty much everything else), as interludes that owe a lot to Adam Sandler tie it all together. The jokes are the main attraction -- they contrast extreme bravado and extreme embarrassment for maximum hilarity -- but the great trick behind Lonely Island is their keen awareness of whatever genre they are mocking. With the right beats and production, "The Creep" is the kind of stalker anthem you'd expect if stalkers posted tracks on hip-hop blogs, while "Jack Sparrow" is the Michael Bolton power ballad to perfection, and even comes with a hearty helping of Michael Bolton. Bad news for newcomers is that tracks like "Shy Ronnie 2: Bonnie & Clyde" won't work well away from their visuals, meaning Turtleneck & Chain is sometimes a souvenir for Saturday Night Live viewers, who know just how much that slow motion video helps a cut like "Threw It on the Ground." That said, the title track is killer, "We're Back!" might be the ultimate intro, and if you can deny shelf space to an album with "Trouble on Dookie Island" on the track list, you're probably much more "Watch Me Do Me" than "I Just Had Sex" anyway. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	05/10/2011
Label:	Republic / Universal Republic
UPC:	0602527692425

Tracks

1. We're Back!
2. Mama
3. I Just Had Sex
4. Jack Sparrow
5. Attracted to Us
6. Rocky
7. My Mic (Interlude)
8. Turtleneck & Chain
9. Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde
10. Trouble on Dookie Island
11. Falcor vs. Atreyu (Classy Skit #1)
12. Motherlover
13. The Creep
14. Watch Me Do Me (Classy Skit #2)
15. Threw It on the Ground
16. Japan
17. After Party
18. No Homo
19. No Homo (Outro)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Lonely Island   Primary Artist
Liz Cackowski   Primary Artist
Santigold   Featured Artist
The Silver Lake Chorus   Vocals
Santogold   Featured Artist
Snoop Dogg   Featured Artist
Beck   Featured Artist
John Waters   Featured Artist
Justin Timberlake   Featured Artist
Rihanna   Featured Artist
Michael Bolton   Featured Artist
Kenan Thompson   Featured Artist
DJ Nu-Mark   Scratching
Akon   Featured Artist
Nicki Minaj   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Scott Sandler   Design
Joe Spix   Design
Jeremy Coleman   Composer
Elijah Walker   Composer
Albert Savoy   Composer
Gillian Russell   A&R
Tom MacKay   A&R
Larry Love Hamilton   Composer
Villanova   Producer
T-Minus   Producer
DJ Frank E   Producer
Beck Hansen   Composer,Producer
Justin Franks   Composer
B-Sides   Producer
Patch Culbertson   A&R
Jerrod Bettis   Composer,Producer
Frank Arigo   Product Manager
J-MIKE   Producer
Tyler Williams   Composer
Brian Hemesath   Wardrobe
Jodi Mancuso   Hair Stylist
Josh Turi   Make-Up
Molly Kawachi   Publicity
Nate Albert   A&R
Inga Thrasher   Assistant Hair Stylist
Sean Maxvel   Producer
Carrie Byalick   Publicity
Cole Marsden Greif-Neill   Composer
Mark Ali Potsic   Composer
Scott Jung   Composer
Michael Woods   Composer,Producer
Brendan Long   Composer
Brandon Lamela   Composer
Drew Campbell   Composer,Producer
Matts Midttun   Composer
Soopafly   Engineer
Bobby Byrd   Composer
J. Coleman   Composer
Chops   Producer
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Clarence Reid   Composer
D. Campbell   Composer
E. Walker   Composer
Justin Timberlake   Composer
6th Sense   Producer
Kent Hitchcock   Mixing
Akiva Schaffer   Composer,Group Member
Willie Clarke   Composer
Jorma Taccone   Composer,Group Member
Andy Samberg   Composer,Group Member
Larry Hamilton   Composer
DJ Nu-Mark   Mixing,Producer
Calvin Broadus   Composer
Jason Goldstein   Mixing
The Lonely Island   Video,Engineer,Producer,Art Direction
Asa Taccone   Composer,Producer
J. Franks   Composer
A. Savoy   Composer