| Riding the Wave | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2004 |
| Recorded | 2003, Los Angeles |
| Genre | A cappella |
| Label | Parody Records |
| Producer | The Blanks Chad Fischer (Superman) |
Riding the Wave is a debut album by The Blanks released in 2004 on CD and as a digital download.
Riding the Wave features both original songs by the band and cover versions of other songs, most of which were performed on the TV series Scrubs . It also features candid recordings of the cast and production team of Scrubs (marked on the track listing as CR). Sam Lloyd was written into the script for the all 9 seasons of Scrubs. The album cover jokes that these recordings are "used without [the cast and crew's] knowledge or permission".
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