Have a Ball

Have a Ball
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Studio album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Released	July 29, 1997
Genre	Punk rock
Length	28:48
Label	Fat Wreck Chords FAT-554
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes chronology
Have a Ball (1997) Are a Drag (1999)Are a Drag1999

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Have a Ball is the first album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, released in 1997 on the Fat Wreck Chords independent record label. The album is made up entirely of "Hits of the '60s and '70s", with the exception of Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl", originally released in 1983.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original performer	Length
1.	"Danny's Song"	Kenny Loggins	Loggins and Messina	2:10
2.	"Leaving on a Jet Plane" (from Denver)	John Denver	Chad Mitchell Trio	2:32
3.	"Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" (from Paul)	Paul Simon	Paul Simon	2:42
4.	"One Tin Soldier"	Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter	Original Caste	2:01
5.	"Uptown Girl" (from Billy)	Billy Joel	Billy Joel	2:22
6.	"I Am a Rock" (from Garf)	Paul Simon	Simon & Garfunkel	2:04
7.	"Sweet Caroline" (from Diamond)	Neil Diamond	Neil Diamond	2:53
8.	"Seasons in the Sun"	Jacques Brel	Terry Jacks	2:27
9.	"Fire and Rain" (from In Your Barkalounger)	James Taylor	James Taylor	1:24
10.	"Nobody Does It Better"	Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch	Carly Simon	2:28
11.	"Mandy" (from Barry)	Scott English, Richard Kerr	Barry Manilow	2:27
12.	"Rocket Man" (from Elton)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Elton John	3:15

Band

• Spike Slawson - vocals
• Chris Shiflett (a.k.a. Jake Jackson) - lead guitar
• Joey Cape - rhythm guitar
• Fat Mike - bass
• Dave Raun - drums

See also

• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes discography