The Commercials
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The Commercials is the 4th volume of the Television's Greatest Hits
series of compilation albums by TVT Records
. Released in 1989, it included a number of jingles ad commercials from different eras.
The album catalog was later acquired by The Bicycle Music Company. In September of 2011, Los Angeles
-based Oglio Records
announced they were releasing the Television's Greatest Hits song catalog after entering into an arrangement The Bicycle Music Company. A series of 9 initial "6-packs" including some of the songs from the album has been announced for 2011.
Television's Greatest Hits
Television's Greatest Hits is a series of albums containing recordings of TV theme songs through the years. The series was first introduced in 1985 as the centerpiece of the then-new TVT Records. Each of the original 8 volumes contains 65 theme songs. The format of the original eight volume series...
series of compilation albums by TVT Records
TVT Records
TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and...
. Released in 1989, it included a number of jingles ad commercials from different eras.
Overview
According to a review in Allmusic, "If nothing else, this album proves that TV ads stick to the brain, despite the best of intentions. Upon first hearing these jingles, listeners will be amazed to find themselves singing along spontaneously, and surprised at how they come back to full consciousness in spite of not having been heard (most of them) for decades. That said, it's great fun to hear most of these commercials dealing with food, cigarettes, household cleaners, beer, cars, and soft drinks, among other products. Within the history of these ads, listeners hear the voices of personalities such as Edie Adams and Dinah Shore. Also, included is the original Coke commercial that led to the pop hit "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing. A great album for trivia buffs and couch potatoes."The album catalog was later acquired by The Bicycle Music Company. In September of 2011, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
-based 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...
announced they were releasing the Television's Greatest Hits song catalog after entering into an arrangement The Bicycle Music Company. A series of 9 initial "6-packs" including some of the songs from the album has been announced for 2011.
Track listing
- "Snap, Crackle, Pop" (Rice KrispiesRice KrispiesRice Krispies is a breakfast cereal that was created by Clayton Rindlisbacher for the Kellogg company, and later marketed by Kellogg's in 1927 and released to the public in 1928...
) - "I'm a Chiquita Banana" (Chiquita BananasChiquita Brands InternationalChiquita Brands International Inc. is an American producer and distributor of bananas and other produce, under a variety of subsidiary brand names, collectively known as Chiquita. Other brands include Fresh Express salads, which it purchased from Performance Food Group in 2005...
) - "Choo-Choo Charlie" (Good & PlentyGood & PlentyGood & Plenty is an American brand of licorice candy. The candy is a narrow cylinder of sweet black licorice coated in a hard candy shell to form a capsule shape...
) - "If You Like Fluff Fluff Fluff" (Marshmallow Fluff)
- "Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut" (Almond JoyAlmond JoyAn Almond Joy is a candy bar manufactured by Hershey's. It consists of a coconut-based center topped with two almonds and enrobed in a layer of milk chocolate...
and MoundsMounds (candy)Mounds is a candy bar made by Hershey's, and is the sister product of Almond Joy. Like Almond Joy, it consists of a coconut based center; however, it is enrobed with dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate and does not contain almonds....
Candy Bars) - "There's Nothing Like the Face" (Hershey's Chocolate BarsThe Hershey CompanyThe Hershey Company, known until April 2005 as the Hershey Foods Corporation and commonly called Hershey's, is the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America. Its headquarters are in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is also home to Hershey's Chocolate World. It was founded by Milton S...
) - "Do You Know Exactly How" (Oreo CookiesOreoOreo is a trademark for a popular sandwich cookie by the Nabisco Division of Kraft Foods. The current design consists of a sweet, white filling commonly referred to as 'cream' or 'creme', sandwiched between two circular chocolate or golden cookie pieces....
) - "Candy-Coated Popcorn, Peanuts and a Prize" (Cracker JackCracker JackCracker Jack is a U.S. brand of snack consisting of strong molasses flavored candy-coated popcorn and peanuts, well known for being packaged with a prize of nominal value inside. Some food historians consider it the first junk food...
) - "I'd Like To Buy the World a Coke" (Coca-ColaCoca-ColaCoca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
) - "It's the Real Thing" (Coca-Cola)
- "Things Go Better With Coke" (Coca-Cola)
- "Come Alive" (PepsiPepsiPepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
Cola) - "Be a Pepper" (Dr PepperDr PepperDr Pepper is a soft drink, marketed as having a unique flavor. The drink was created in the 1880s by Charles Alderton of Waco, Texas and first served around 1885. Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904 and is now also sold in Europe, Asia, Canada, Mexico, Australia ...
) - "The San Francisco Treat" (Rice-A-RoniRice-A-RoniRice-A-Roni is a product of PepsiCo's subsidiary, the Quaker Oats Company. It is a boxed food mix that consists of rice, vermicelli pasta, and seasonings. To prepare, the rice and pasta are browned in butter, then water and seasonings are added and simmered until absorbed.-History:In 1895,...
) - "The Dogs Kids Love To Bite" (Armour Hot DogsArmour and CompanyArmour & Company was an American slaughterhouse and meatpacking company founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1867 by the Armour brothers, led by Philip Danforth Armour. By 1880, the company was Chicago's most important business and helped make the city and its Union Stock Yards the center of the...
) - "Fruit Juicy" (Hawaiian PunchHawaiian PunchHawaiian Punch is a brand of fruit punch drinks owned by Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. . It was created in 1934 by A.W. Leo, Tom Yates, Ralph Harrison as an ice cream topping in a converted garage in Fullerton, Calif.; customers later discovered that it made an appealing drink when mixed with water...
) - "I Love Bosco" (BoscoBoscoBosco was an Irish children's television programme produced during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was produced by the Lambert Puppet Theatre. Designed by Jan Mitchell, Bosco was voiced by Miriam Lambert initially; in later years Paula Lambert took over the character...
) - "N-E-S-T-L-E-S" (Nestlés Quik Chocolate Flavor)
- "It's Slinky" (SlinkySlinkySlinky or "Lazy Spring" is a toy consisting of a helical spring that stretches and can bounce up and down. It can perform a number of tricks, including traveling down a flight of steps end-over-end as it stretches and re-forms itself with the aid of gravity and its own momentum.-History:The toy was...
) - "Meet the Swinger" (Polaroid SwingerPolaroid SwingerThe Polaroid Model 20 "Swinger" was a popular Land Camera produced by the Polaroid Corporation between 1965 and 1970. At $19.95 USD it was the first truly inexpensive instant camera, a fact that helped fuel its enormous popularity and made it one of the top-selling cameras of all time...
) - "Oh, Fab, I'm Glad" (Fab Laundry Detergent)
- "Stronger Than Dirt" (Ajax Laundry Detergent)
- "Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean" (Mr. Clean All-Purpose CleanerMr. CleanMr. Clean is a brand name fully owned by Procter & Gamble. It is used for a cleaning solution and related products, and as "Mr. Clean Magic Eraser", for a melamine foam cleaner.-History:...
) - "Use Ajax, the Foaming Cleanser" (Ajax cleanser)
- "My Dog's Better Than Your Dog" (Ken-L Ration Dog FoodKen-L RationKen-L Ration is the name of a brand of dog food. The brand offered both canned and dry dog food. Ken-L Ration was owned by Quaker Oats, but the brand was sold to H. J. Heinz Co. in 1995. Since being sold, the brand has faded into obscurity, although vast amounts of Ken-L Ration memorabilia can be...
) - "Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow" (Meow Mix Cat FoodMeow MixMeow Mix is a variety of dry and wet cat food known for its advertising jingle. It is a product of Del Monte Foods.-Company background:The Meow Mix Company operates from a facility in Decatur, Alabama, and also produces Alley Cat brand cat food products. Originally a product of Ralston Purina,...
) - "In the Middle, In the Middle, In the Middle" (NYS Department of Safety)
- "When You Say Bud" (Budweiser BeerBudweiser (Anheuser-Busch)Budweiser is a 5.0% abv American-style lager introduced in 1876 by Adolphus Busch and one of the highest selling beers in the United States. It is made with up to 30% rice in addition to hops and barley malt. Budweiser is produced in various breweries located around the world...
) - "Here's To Good Friends" (Löwenbräu BeerLöwenbräuLöwenbräu is a German brewery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany that produces a traditional Munich-style beer. It is currently owned by the American-Brazilian-Belgian company Anheuser-Busch InBev. Like other premium German beers, it is brewed according to the German "Reinheitsgebot" dating back to 1516...
) - "If You've Got the Time" (Miller High LifeMiller Brewing CompanyThe Miller Brewing Company is an American beer brewing company owned by the United Kingdom-based SABMiller. Its regional headquarters are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the company has brewing facilities in Albany, Georgia; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; Eden, North Carolina; Fort Worth, Texas;...
) - "Schaefer Is the One Beer To Have" (Schaefer BeerSchaefer BeerSchaefer Beer is a brand of American beer. Schaefer Beer was first produced in 1842 by the F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company. The name "Schaefer" is derived from the last name of founding brothers Frederick and Maximiliam Schaefer....
) - "When You're Out of Schlitz" (Schlitz BeerJoseph Schlitz Brewing CompanyThe Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was once the largest producer of beer in the world. Its namesake beer, Schlitz, was known as "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" and was famously advertised with the slogan "When you're out of Schlitz,...
) - "A Completely Unique Experience" (Colt .45 Malt LiquorColt 45 (malt liquor)Colt 45 is a brand of malt liquor introduced by National Brewing Company in the spring of 1963. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, the National Brewing Company and its brands are today owned by the Pabst Brewing Company....
) - "My Beer Is Rheingold, the Dry Beer" (Rheingold Beer Extra DryRheingold BeerRheingold Beer, introduced in 1883, is a New York beer that held 35 percent of the state's beer market from 1950 to 1960. The company was sold by the founding Liebmann family in 1963...
) - "Add a Ring" (Ballantine Premium Lager Beer)
- "Hey, Get Your Cold Beer" (Ballantine Premium Lager Beer)
- "To a Smoker, It's a Kent" (Kent CigarettesKent (cigarette)Kent is a brand of cigarettes. Kent's Micronite filter was introduced shortly after the publication of a series of articles in Reader's Digest in 1952 entitled "Cancer by the Carton", that scared American consumers into seeking out a filter brand at a time when most brands were filterless...
) - "Winston Tastes Good" (Winston CigarettesWinston (cigarette)Winston cigarettes are manufactured by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company or its newer incarnation as RJR Nabisco and/or its affiliates.The brand was introduced in 1954, and became the best-selling brand of cigarettes in the United States...
) - "You Can Take Salem Out of the Country" (Salem CigarettesSalem (cigarette)Salem is a brand of cigarettes introduced in 1956 by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as the first filter-tipped menthol cigarette. Its name derives from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the city where RJR was founded and headquartered...
) - "Theme from 'The Magnificent Seven'" (Marlboro Cigarettes)
- "Like Father, Like Son" (Health PSA)
- "See the U.S.A." (Chevrolet MotorsChevroletChevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
) - "Texaco Star Theme" (TexacoTexacoTexaco is the name of an American oil retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand....
) - "Pick One Up and Smoke It Sometime" (Muriel Cigars)
- "Hey, Big Spender" (Muriel Cigars)
- "A Little Dab'll Do Ya" (BrylcreemBrylcreemBrylcreem is a brand of hair styling products for men. The first Brylcreem product was a pomade created in 1928 by County Chemicals at the Chemico Works in Bradford Street, Birmingham, England. The pomade is an emulsion of water and mineral oil stabilised with beeswax.Beecham was the longtime...
) - "Dippity Do, Dippity Do" (Dippity Do Styling Gel)
- "The Stripper" (Noxzema Shaving CreamNoxzemaNoxzema is a skin cleanser marketed by Alberto-Culver. Alberto-Culver bought the rights to the brand in 2008 from Procter & Gamble and now owns and operates the line of skin-care products...
) - "How're You Fixed For Blades" (Gillette Blue BladesGlobal GilletteGillette is a brand of Procter & Gamble currently used for safety razors, among other personal care products. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was one of several brands originally owned by The Gillette Company, a leading global supplier of products under various brands, which was...
) - "Look Sharp March" (Gillette Blue Blades)
- "The Mariner" (Old Spice Long-Lasting CologneOld SpiceOld Spice is a prominent American brand of male grooming products. It is manufactured by Procter & Gamble, which acquired the brand in 1990 from the Shulton Company.-History:...
) - "Chock Full o' Nuts Is That Heavenly Coffee" (Chock Full o'Nuts CoffeeChock full o'NutsChock full o’Nuts is a chain of lunch counters in New York City that spawned a brand of coffee.-History:The chain was founded by William Black , an American immigrant who sold nuts in Times Square to theater-goers. In 1926, he opened a store on Broadway and 43rd Street, and began selling coffee and...
) - "Nobody Doesn't Like Sara Lee" (Sara Lee)
- "Plop Plop Fizz Fizz" (Alka-Seltzer Effervescent AntacidAlka-SeltzerAlka-Seltzer is an effervescent antacid and pain reliever first marketed by the Dr. Miles Medicine Company. It was developed by Treneer in Elkhart Indiana. Alka-Seltzer is marketed for relief of minor aches, pains, inflammation, fever, headache, heartburn, sour stomach, indigestion, and hangovers,...
) - "The Shape Your Stomach's In" (Alka-Seltzer Effervescent Antacid)