Cheech and Chong (album)

Cheech And Chong
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1971[1]
Recorded1971
GenreComedy
Length37:56
LabelOde, Warner Bros., WEA
ProducerLou Adler
Cheech & Chong chronology
Cheech And Chong
(1971)
Big Bambu
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]

Cheech And Chong is the 1971 debut album of Cheech & Chong, produced by Lou Adler. It features "Dave", one of their most famous routines. The album peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Top LP's & Tape chart the week of March 4, 1972.[3] The album was nominated for Best Comedy Recording at the 14th Grammy Awards, but lost to Lily Tomlin's This Is a Recording.

At Christmas that year, a single was released with "Dave" on the B-side and with "Santa Claus and His Old Lady" (a sketch not available on any of the duo's LPs, but it does appear on a Dr Demento compilation) on the A-side. The single peaked at No. 38.

The album cover art is by Paul Gruwell.

Track listing

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All tracks by Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, except where noted.

Side 1 (UNO)
No.TitleLength
1."Blind Melon Chitlin'"4:22
2."Wink Dinkerson"2:58
3."Acapulco Gold Filters"2:50
4."Vietnam"3:07
5."Trippin' In Court"5:56
Side 2 (YE)
No.TitleLength
6."Dave"1:25
7."Emergency Ward"3:34
8."Welcome to Mexico"2:48
9."The Pope: Live at the Vatican"1:55
10."Cruisin' With Pedro De Pacas"3:56
11."Waiting for Dave"5:05

Production

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  • Produced by Lou Adler
  • Recorded & engineered by Norman Kinney

References

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  1. ^ ("...four-month old first album..." from an issue published December 14, 1971) Fong-Torres, Ben (January 6, 1972). "Cruisin' at Holy Cross with Cheech and Chong". Rolling Stone. No. 99. Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. p. 8.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 127. Retrieved October 21, 2025.