Dorkfish

Dorkfish
Live album by Bill Engvall
Released	October 13, 1998 (1998-10-13)
Venue	Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, Royal Oak, Michigan
Genre	Comedy
Length	57:47
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Bill Engvall chronology
Here's Your Sign (1996) Dorkfish (1998) Here's Your Christmas Album (1999)

Dorkfish is a 1998 comedy album by comedian Bill Engvall. It was released in 1998 via Warner Bros. Records. The album includes a novelty Christmas song titled "Here's Your Sign Christmas," which charted at #39 on Hot Country Songs in 1998 and #46 in 1999. ^[1] "I'm a Cowboy," another musical track, peaked at #60 on the same chart. ^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Bill Engvall; "I'm a Cowboy" co-written by Aaron Barker; "Here's Your Sign Christmas" co-written by Doug Grau.

1. "Factory Outlet Malls" - 1:38
2. "Flying" - 3:35
3. "Smokers" - 1:57
4. "Weather and News" - 4:14
5. "Bungee Jumping and Parachuting" - 5:12
6. "My Daughter's Growing Up" - 2:32
7. "T-Ball and Indian Guides" - 8:03
8. "Minivan" - 1:43
9. "Discovery Channel" - 3:28
10. "Dorkfish" - 2:00
11. "Whale Watching" - 2:06
12. "Broke Food" - 2:56
13. "More Here's Your Sign" - 3:15
14. "Bronco Busting" - 4:49
15. "Deer Hunting" - 4:34
16. "I'm a Cowboy" - 3:17
    • musical track featuring Buddy Jewell (uncredited) ^[2]
17. "Here's Your Sign Christmas" - 2:19
    • musical track featuring Kelli Bruce, Etta Britt, and Vickie Carrico

Personnel

Technical

• Steve Allen - overdubbing ("Here's Your Sign Christmas")
• Bill Engvall - executive producer
• Doug Grau - producer, mixing
• Grant "Couch" Green - recording assistant ("I'm a Cowboy")
• Lee Groitzsch - mixing ("Here's Your Sign Christmas")
• Hugh Healy - recording
• John Jascsz - recording ("I'm a Cowboy"), mixing ("I'm a Cowboy" and "Here's Your Sign Christmas")
• Buddy Jewell - recording assistant ("I'm a Cowboy")
• Rocky Schnaars - recording ("Here's Your Sign Christmas")
• Ronnie Thomas - digital editing
• Hank Williams - mastering
• J.P. Williams - producer (except "I'm a Cowboy" and "Here's Your Sign Christmas")
• Brian David Willis - overdubbing ("Here's Your Sign Christmas")

Musicians on "I'm a Cowboy" and "Here's Your Sign Christmas"

• Tony Harrell - piano
• Duncan Mullins - bass guitar
• Gary Olyear - fiddle
• Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar
• Milton Sledge - drums
• John Willis - acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position US Billboard 200 [3] 119 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] 16

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 46

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 137. ISBN   0-89820-177-2.
2. Tamela Partridge (June 6, 2003). "Public picks a gem for first 'Nashville Star'". Herald and Review . p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
3. "Bill Engvall Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
4. "Bill Engvall Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2021.