The Bathroom Wall

The Bathroom Wall
Studio album with studio tracks by Jimmy Fallon
Released	August 27, 2002
Genre	Comedy rock, comedy
Length	36:49
Label	Dreamworks
Producer	The Soundhustlers
Jimmy Fallon chronology

The Bathroom Wall is the debut studio comedy album by American talk show host 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. The album is most notable for the song "Idiot Boyfriend" and its music video, in which actress and singer/songwriter Zooey Deschanel appears in the music video in the uncredited role of Fallon's girlfriend.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Notes	Length
1.	"Idiot Boyfriend"	Gerard Bradforf, Jimmy Fallon[1]	Studio recording	3:54
2.	"(I Can't Play) Basketball"	Bradforf, Fallon	Studio recording	2:46
3.	"Drinking in the Woods"	Bradforf, Fallon	Studio recording	2:53
4.	"Road Rage"	Bradforf, Fallon	Studio recording	2:45
5.	"Snowball"	Bradforf, 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]

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References

The Bathroom Wall from Allmusic website
Rolling Stone Review
Allmusic Review
Review of The Bathroom Wall from Rolling Stone
Jimmy Fallon from the Geffen Records website

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[amg-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