Sicks is the fourth album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 released by novelty rock group Barnes & Barnes

Barnes & Barnes

Barnes & Barnes, fictional twin brothers Art Barnes and Artie Barnes , are a comedy rock duo based in "Lumania", a fictional mythological civilization . Most of their music is standard rock or pop with heavy comedic elements...

. It was originally released in 1986 by Rhino Records, and rereleased in 2005 by Oglio Records

Oglio Records

Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. They are well-known for issuing compilations of rare 1980's modern rock and New Wave songs, many of which were previously unreleased on CD...

. Its title takes its name from the fact that it is their sixth non-single release (including their previous three albums and two EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

's), and also that it was deliberately created as a "sick" album. A sticker on the shrinkwrap of the original LP

LP album

The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...

 read, "Warning! The sickest songs ever collected on one record."

Track listing

(All songs are by Barnes & Barnes, unless otherwise noted)

1. "If You Wanna Be Happy
   If You Wanna Be Happy
   "If You Wanna Be Happy" is a song recorded by Jimmy Soul, written by Frank Guida. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 18, 1963, as well as the R&B singles chart. The song is based on the calypso "Ugly Woman" by Roaring Lion. It was issued on Guida's S.P.Q.R. label and distributed by...
   
   " (Guida/Guida/Royster)
2. "Homophobic Dream #22"
3. "Pussy Whipped" (Mumy/Ferrer/Joliffe)
4. "Dead Baby Hunt"
5. "Pizza Face"
6. "Lick Lap"
7. "Scary Love"
8. "Pineapple Princess
   Pineapple Princess
   "Pineapple Princess" is an American pop song made popular by Annette Funicello in the summer of 1960. It appeared on the LP album, Hawaiiannette...
   
   " (Sherman/Sherman)
9. "Sit on My Lap and Call Me Daddy"
10. "Baby Come Home" (Artie Barnes)
11. "Love Button"
12. "Pre-School Games"
13. "Smelly Finger Blues"
14. "I Hate the Boss" (originally titled "I Got a Job")

The 2005 reissue contains additional bonus tracks.

Trivia

1. The cover of the album is from the video of "Love Tap" from Spazchow
   Spazchow
   Spazchow is the sophomore offering of novelty rock group Barnes & Barnes. It was originally released in 1981 by Rhino Records, and rereleased in 1997 by Oglio Records. Its title means "born to suffer at the hands of women and make music" in the duo's artificial language of Lumanian...
   
   .
2. "I Hate the Boss" was originally on the "lost" album Code of Honor, and was reworked for this album. It appears in its original form on Kodovoner
3. Pussy Whipped was co-written by actor Miguel Ferrer
   Miguel Ferrer
   Miguel José Ferrer is an American actor and voice actor who is often cast as a villain. His notable roles include Bob Morton, a supporting character in RoboCop , the short tempered FBI agent Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks, and Dr...
   
   . It is through Bob and Bill's friendship with Miguel that got his father Jose Ferrer
   José Ferrer
   José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón , best known as José Ferrer, was a Puerto Rican actor, as well as a theater and film director...
   
   to appear in their video release Zabagabee.