Everybody Jam!
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Everybody Jam! is the second album by Scatman John
Scatman John
John Paul Larkin , better known by his stage name Scatman John, was an American musician who created a fusion of scat singing and dance music, best known for his 1995 hit "Scatman "....

. The album continues along the thematic lines of the first album but with an evolved sound, and cemented his popularity in Japan, released there with five bonus tracks.

The album released two international singles: the title track
Everybody Jam! (song)
"Everybody Jam!" is a song by Scatman John, released as a single from the album of the same name. It is a tribute to the music of Louis Armstrong with samples of his voice edited into the track as if in conversation with the Scatman....

 tribute to Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....

 and "Let It Go", neither of which were particularly successful. However the Japanese bonus tracks "Pripri Scat
Pripri Scat
"Pripri Scat" is one of several Scatman John singles released exclusively in Japan, and only as a 3-inch disc. The song was recorded as a tie-in to a Japanese pudding TV commercial, but this is not particularly evident in the lyrics which explore his usual themes of love and paradise...

" and "Su Su Su Super Kirei" charted successfully there as single releases. "The Invisible Man" is a cover of the Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...

 song, adding numerous ingredients not present in the original. Arguably the most popular song on the album is "U-Turn": a revamped version of "Hey You" which earlier appeared as the B-side to "Song of Scatland
Song of Scatland
"Song of Scatland" is the third single from Scatman John's debut album, Scatman's World..The song is a slow ballad about the imaginary Utopian kingdom of "Scatland"...

".

The album reached No. 45 in Switzerland. The album reached No. 17 in Japan and remained in the Top 40 for 9 weeks, selling just under 100,000 copies; a minor success compared to Scatman's World, but still an accomplishment for a foreign artist.

Track listing

  1. "Stop the Rain" – 4:06
  2. "Everybody Jam!
    Everybody Jam! (song)
    "Everybody Jam!" is a song by Scatman John, released as a single from the album of the same name. It is a tribute to the music of Louis Armstrong with samples of his voice edited into the track as if in conversation with the Scatman....

    " – 3:31
  3. "The Invisible Man
    The Invisible Man (song)
    "The Invisible Man" is a song by English rock band Queen, written by drummer Roger Taylor. The song is sung mostly by Freddie Mercury, but Taylor sings on parts of the song. Originally released on the album The Miracle, it was released as a single in 1989...

    " – 3:26
  4. "Let It Go" – 3:47
  5. "Message to You" – 3:36
  6. "(I Want To) Be Someone" – 3:17
  7. "Scatmusic" – 3:57
  8. "Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Mind" – 3:54
  9. "(We Got To Learn To) Live Together" – 3:52
  10. "Ballad of Love" – 3:42
  11. "People of the Generation" – 3:44
  12. "Lebanon" – 3:34
  13. "U-Turn" – 3:47
  14. "Everybody Jam!" [Club Jam] – 5:41
    Japanese bonus tracks:
  15. "Paa Pee Poo Pae Po" – 3:50
  16. "I'm Free" – 3:37
  17. "Jazzology" – 3:53
  18. "Pripri Scat
    Pripri Scat
    "Pripri Scat" is one of several Scatman John singles released exclusively in Japan, and only as a 3-inch disc. The song was recorded as a tie-in to a Japanese pudding TV commercial, but this is not particularly evident in the lyrics which explore his usual themes of love and paradise...

    " [Radio Edit] – 3:16
  19. "Su Su Su Super Ki Re i" [Radio Edit] – 3:56
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