Mickey Avalon (album)

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Mickey Avalon
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ReleasedOctober 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)
Genre Hip hop rap rock
Length43:01
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Mickey Avalon chronology
Mickey Avalon
(2006)
Shoot to Kill
(2008)
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Mickey Avalon is the self-titled debut solo studio album by American rapper Mickey Avalon. It was originally released in 2005 through Shoot to Kill Music and re-released on November 7, 2006 via MySpace Records in association with Shoot to Kill/Interscope Records.

Contents

Production was handled by Aaron Harris, Cisco Adler, Dave Cooley, Giuseppe Patanè, Sunny Levine, Dirt Nasty, DJ Ill Media and Tim Anderson. It features guest appearances from Andre Legacy and Dirt Nasty, with cameo appearances from Camille Vizzi, John Sinclair and Wayne Kramer.

Avalon describes the album as "a glam rap record about Hollywood's seedy underbelly and the ugliness of my own life". [6]

The popularity of the hidden track "My Dick" eclipsed that of the album itself, due to its being featured in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and The Rebound , as well as the TV series Hung and American Dad! . The song's lyrics are a series of humorous similes which favourably contrast the rappers' penises with that of another (unspecified) person.

Additionally, "Jane Fonda" was featured briefly in an episode of Entourage and the films The Rebound and I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell . The single also was a minor success in the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart, peaking at No. 36.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Waiting to Die" (featuring Wayne Kramer and John Sinclair)Dave Cooley4:01
2."So Rich, So Pretty" (featuring Camille Vizzi)Perl
  • Giuseppe Patanè
  • Sunny Levine
3:26
3."Jane Fonda"Perl Cisco Adler 3:40
4."Roll the Dice"Perl
  • Giuseppe Patanè
  • Sunny Levine
3:44
5."Mr. Right"PerlCisco Adler2:52
6."Hustler Hall of Fame"PerlAaron Harris3:28
7."Roll Up Your Sleeves"Aaron Harris3:40
8."Friends and Lovers"PerlDJ Ill Media2:37
9."Dipped in Vaseline"PerlTim Anderson3:09
10."Romeo and Juliet"PerlDave Cooley4:00
69."My Dick (Tribute to Nate)" (featuring Dirt Nasty and Andre Legacy)
Dirt Nasty 3:00
Total length:43:01
Notes
Sample credits

Personnel

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