The Bathroom Wall

The Bathroom Wall
Studio album / live album by Jimmy Fallon
Released	August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)
Genre	Comedy rock, comedy
Length	36:49
Label	Dreamworks
Producer	The Soundhustlers
Jimmy Fallon chronology
The Bathroom Wall (2002) Blow Your Pants Off (2012)

The Bathroom Wall is the debut studio album by American comedian Jimmy Fallon, released on August 27, 2002. The first five tracks of the album consists of studio songs, with the remainder of the album consisting of stand-up comedy material. In the music video for its song "Idiot Boyfriend", actress and singer/songwriter Zooey Deschanel has an uncredited role of Fallon's girlfriend.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Notes	Length
1.	"Idiot Boyfriend"	Gerard Bradford, Jimmy Fallon [1]	Studio recording	3:54
2.	"(I Can't Play) Basketball"	Bradford, Fallon	Studio recording	2:46
3.	"Drinking in the Woods"	Bradford, Fallon	Studio recording	2:53
4.	"Road Rage"	Bradford, Fallon	Studio recording	2:45
5.	"Snowball"	Bradford, Fallon	Studio recording	2:05
6.	"Hope Everyone Enjoyed Homecoming This Year"	Fallon	Live stand-up	0:22
7.	"Troll Doll Celebrities"	Fallon	Live stand-up	4:11
8.	"Dorms, Shower Baskets & the Walk of Shame"	Fallon	Live stand-up	1:44
9.	"Roommates"	Fallon	Live stand-up	1:37
10.	"Hotplates, Four Digit Numbers & the Little Fridge"	Fallon	Live stand-up	1:57
11.	"Chris Rock Was My RA"	Fallon	Live stand-up	1:40
12.	"Gotta Get a Fake I.D."	Fallon	Live stand-up	0:58
13.	"Troll Doll Jingles"	Fallon	Live stand-up	7:20
14.	"Hammertime"	Fallon	Live stand-up	2:36
Total length:				36:48

Personnel

• Jimmy Fallon – guitar, harmonica, vocals, background vocals
• Gerard Bradford – guitar, background vocals
• Mark Ronson – bass, keyboards, background vocals
• Justin Stanley – drums, keyboards, background vocals
• Peter Iselin – keyboard on "Drinking In The Woods"
• Nadia Dajani – background vocals on "(I Can't Play) Basketball"

Production

• Producer: The Soundhustlers
• Engineers: Ben Arons, Dan Milazzo, and Kevin Scott
• Assistant engineers: Aaron Kaplan, Doug Sanderson, Antony Zeller
• Mixing: Mark Ronson, Justin Stanley, Marie C, and Gabe Chiesa
• Mastering: Brian Gardner
• Set Design: Michael DeNaire
• Design: Kyledidthis
• Photography: Mick Rock

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	[2]
Allmusic	[3]

Reviews

Allmusic described it as Fallon's "mix tape of high school fights, bad athletic performances, and collegiate experimentation combined with a dose of rock & roll mayhem"; two of the songs ("Idiot Boyfriend" and "Road Rage") were AMG "Track Picks", as were two of the stand-up comedy routines ("Troll Doll Jingles" and "Hammertime"). ^[1]

The Rolling Stone liked the "fifteen minutes' worth of songs" and called "Idiot Boyfriend" the "second-best Prince parody ever, after Beck's 'Debra'"; the rest of the album was said to be "padded out with lame stand-up on college life (the fridges are small!), celebrity impressions and troll dolls." ^[4]

Awards

The Bathroom Wall was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 as the Best Spoken Comedy Album. ^[5]

References

1. The Bathroom Wall from Allmusic website
2. Rolling Stone Review
3. Allmusic Review
4. Review of The Bathroom Wall from Rolling Stone
5. Jimmy Fallon from the Geffen Records website