Stranger Than Fiction

Maya Angelou, Amy Tan, Stephen King, Norman Mailer, Wrockers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Oglio Records
• ASIN: B00000I7UV
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #405,316 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Bo Diddley - Stephen King

2. Jungle Hop - Amy Tan, Kathi Kamen Goldmark

3. Alimony Blues - Norman Mailer

4. Proofreading Woman - Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson

5. Right, Said Fred - Maya Angelou, Jessica Mitford

6. Roly Poly - Roy Blount Jr.

7. I Want To Eat - Oscar Hijuelos, Lori Marie Carlson

8. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Cynthia Robins, Billy Philadelphia

9. Act Naturally - Leonard Maltin

10. Rave On - Bob Greene

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Rainy Day Bookstores - Ben Fong-Torres

2. Hot Rod Lincoln - Blanche McCrary Boyd

3. Tupperware Blues - Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson

4. Man Smart, Woman Smarter - Peggy Orenstein

5. If I Had A Talking Picture Of You - Leonard Maltin

6. Johnny Get Angry - Walter Mayes

7. These Boots Are Made For Walking - Amy Tan

8. Happy Birthday, Mitzi Gaynor - Molly Ivins & friends

9. Wall Of Death - Louis B. Jones

10. You'll Come Back, You Always Do - Norris Church Mailer

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Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Writers wrock! Or do rockers rite?, August 26, 1999

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This review is from: Stranger Than Fiction (Audio CD)

I really, really love this record. I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to listen to Leonard Maltin singing "Act Naturally". Or Molly Ivins trilling away on "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels". Amy Tan kicks butt when she snarls out "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'". But more than anything else, I love Robert Reich singing "Chain Gang". How often do you get to hear a pop song with the line "My woman, whom I love so well"? I gave a copy to my bookworm parents - you know, the people it's impossible to find presents for - they loved it. Anyone who likes reading and authors will enjoy this record. My only regret is that the producers started too late. If only I could have a record of Ernest Hemingway doing "The Battle of the Green Berets". Or maybe Herman Melville singing "Splish Splash"

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun from Beginning to End!, May 26, 1999

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David Borcherding "gojiro" (West Chester, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stranger Than Fiction (Audio CD)

Stranger Than Fiction is writer humor, no doubt. And I love it. From Dave Barry's Buffett-esque "Proofreading Woman" to Amy Tan's take on the Nancy Sinatra classic, "These Boots are Made for Walking," this pair of CDs is pure fun. Yes, some of the authors-turned-singers shouldn't have turned, but others are quite talented. Besides, who else but Norman Mailer could write and sing "Alimony Blues," after all? Even the liner notes (penned in part by Warren Zevon, who also contributes musically) are hysterical. And you'll never look at Amy Tan the same way after you see the outfit she wears while performing "Boots." It's obvious these authors had a great time making these CDs, and I had a great time listening to them. But hey, Wrockers -- no "Paperback Writer"? No "I Could Write A Book"? I guess you'll have to make a sequel ...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They rock, too!, June 27, 2005

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V. L Morrison (Tallahassee, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stranger Than Fiction (Audio CD)

It's a great, fun album. It's evident all these artists enjoy life to the fullest. My favorite moments are the three songs on which Warren Zevon plays/sings, his self-penned liner notes, and his spectacular Ike Turner-esque harmony on Proud Mary. Oye.