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Chef Aid: The South Park Album
The album's cover shows Stan, Kenny, Cartman and Kyle, while Chef is performing on stage
Soundtrack album by
Issac Hayes and various artists
ReleasedNovember 24, 1998
Genre
Length76:42
Label Columbia
American Recordings
Producer Rick Rubin ( exec.), Matt Stone (exec.), Trey Parker (exec.)
South Park album chronology
Chef Aid: The South Park Album
(1998) 		Bigger, Longer & Uncut
(1999)
Singles from Chef Aid: The South Park Album
  1. " Chocolate Salty Balls"
    Released: December 1, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
The Austin Chronicle [2]
Entertainment WeeklyB [1]
USA Today [4]

Chef Aid: The South Park Album is a 1998 soundtrack album based on the American animated comedy series South Park. Several well-known artists perform on the record, which was mainly produced by Rick Rubin. Chef Aid contains a number of songs from and inspired by the show, while other songs are largely independent from South Park. The album was released during the show's second season, shortly after the broadcast of the episode called " Chef Aid", which features many of the stars and songs that appear on the recording. Soul singer Isaac Hayes appears in character as Chef throughout the album, which mimicks a live concert.

Chef Aid: The South Park Album was made available in 3 different versions: "Clean", "Explicit", and "Extreme". The Explicit version contains profanities (including " fuck") and carries a Parental Advisory sticker, but it is still censored, even for lesser profanities, such as "goose shit". The Extreme version is completely uncensored.

Songs and concept

There are several kinds of songs that appear on Chef Aid: The South Park Album. These include songs featured in the series, and sung by South Park characters or various artists. Other songs have been inspired by the series, with some written by the song's performer artist. The remainder of the songs are largely unrelated to South Park, although some of them have appeared on the corresponding " Chef Aid" episode.

Many of the South Park-related tracks on the album were written by show co-creator Trey Parker, and are extended versions of original songs from the series. A large portion of these, such as " Chocolate Salty Balls", are sung by soul singer Isaac Hayes, in character as Chef, the school cafeteria worker who often breaks into soul songs on the show. Other characters that appear on the record include the main boys— Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny—as well as Ned Gerblansky. As on the show, the characters are voiced by the two creators; Stan, Cartman and Ned are voiced by Trey Parker, whereas Kyle and Kenny are voiced by Matt Stone.

A dramatization performed during the song Horny indicates that the song was included under protest.

The album is presented as a live concert. Chef performs most of the show's original songs, and also sings some lines on most of the other tracks, as well as acting as announcer between songs.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Performed byLength
1."South Park Theme" Primus Primus0:40
2."Nowhere to Run (Vapor Trail)" The Crystal Method, Jack Blades, DMX, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ozzy Osbourne, Rick Rubin & John Eaton Ozzy Osbourne, DMX & Ol' Dirty Bastard; music by The Crystal Method with Fuzzbubble4:40
3." Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" Trey Parker Isaac Hayes as " Chef"3:55
4." Brad Logan" Tim Armstrong Rancid2:16
5." Come Sail Away" (by Styx) Dennis DeYoung" Eric Cartman"5:12
6."Kenny's Dead" Master P & C. Mayfield ("Freddie's Dead") Master P3:24
7."Simultaneous" Trey Parker Isaac Hayes as " Chef"3:17
8." Will They Die 4 You" M. Betha, R. Lawrence, S. Combs, K. Jones & S. Taylor; music written by System of a Down Mase, Puffy, Lil' Kim & System of a Down3:52
9."Hot Lava" Trey Parker Perry Farrell & DVDA; featuring DJ Nu-Mark3:50
10."Bubblegoose" Wyclef Jean & Salaam Remi Wyclef Jean featuring " Stan", " Kyle", " Cartman" & " Kenny"2:52
11."No Substitute" Trey Parker & Bruce Howell Isaac Hayes as " Chef"4:47
12."Wake Up Wendy" Elton John, Bernie Taupin Elton John5:58
13." Horny" Mousse T. & Errol Rennalls Mousse T. vs. Hot 'n' Juicy3:31
14."Huboon Stomp"Robert Casale & Gerald V. Casale Devo3:21
15."Love Gravy" Trey Parker Rick James & Ike Turner4:01
16." Feel Like Makin' Love" (by Bad Company) Paul Rodgers & Mick Ralphs"Ned Gerblansky"3:26
17."The Rainbow" Ween Ween2:45
18."Tonight Is Right for Love (With Meredith Baxter-Birney)" Trey Parker Isaac Hayes as " Chef" & Meat Loaf3:03
19."It's a Rockin' World" Joe Strummer Joe Strummer; featuring Flea, Tom Morello, D. J. Bonebrake, Benmont Tench & Nick Hexum2:31
20."Mephisto and Kevin" Primus & Trey Parker Primus5:18
21."Mentally Dull" (Think Tank Remix)Wayne Simms & David Googe Vitro; featuring the cast of South Park3:45 [5]
22."Kyle's Mom Is a Big Fat Bitch" ( hidden track) Trey Parker [6]" Eric Cartman"0:48 [5]

Episode reference

Song Episode
3. "Chocolate Salty Balls" Season 2, Episode 9, " Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls"
5. "Come Sail Away" Season 2, Episode 2, " Cartman's Mom Is Still a Dirty Slut"
7. "Simultaneous" Season 2, Episode 8, " Summer Sucks"
9. "Hot Lava" Season 1, Episode 3, " Volcano"
11. "No Substitute" Season 1, Episode 2, " Weight Gain 4000"
Season 1, Episode 11, " Tom's Rhinoplasty"
12. "Wake Up Wendy" Season 2, Episode 14, " Chef Aid"
15. "Love Gravy" Season 1, Episode 1, " Cartman Gets an Anal Probe"
18. "Tonight Is Right for Love" Season 1, Episode 5, " An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig"
22. "Kyle's Mom Is a Big Fat Bitch" Season 1, Episode 9, " Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo"

Singles

CD1
  1. "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" – Performed By Chef
  2. "Oh Holy Night" (Snippet) – Performed By Eric Cartman
  3. "Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem" (Snippet) – Performed By Ned Gerblanksy
CD2
  1. "Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)" – Performed By Chef
  2. "Come Sail Away" – Performed By Eric Cartman
  3. "Mentally Dull" (Think Tank Remix) – Performed By Vitro
  • "Kenny's Dead" [7]
  1. "Kenny's Dead" – Performed By Master P
  2. "Come Sail Away" – Performed By Eric Cartman
  3. "Tonight Is Right For Love" – Performed By Chef and Meat Loaf
  • "Simultaneous" [8]
CD1
  1. "Simultaneous" – Performed By Chef
  2. "Kyle's Mom's A Big Fat Bitch" (In D Minor) – Performed By Eric Cartman
CD2
  1. "Simultaneous" – Performed By Chef
  2. "Cheesy Poofs" (Theme) – Performed By Eric Cartman
  3. "Come Sail Away" – Performed By Eric Cartman
  4. "My Best Friends" (Snippet) – Performed By Eric Cartman
  5. "Stinky Britches" (Snippet) – Performed By Chef
  • "Bubblegoose"
  1. "Bubblegoose" (Remix) – Performed By Wyclef Jean, Cartman, Kenny, Stan & Kyle
  2. "Come Sail Away" – Performed By Eric Cartman
  3. "No Substitute" – Performed By Chef
  • "Nowhere To Run" [9]
  1. " Nowhere To Run" (Vapour Trail) – Performed By Ozzy Osbourne & DMX
  2. "Will They Die 4 You?" – Performed By P Diddy & Lil' Kim & System Of A Down

Personnel

  • Tim Armstrong – producer (4)
  • Dave Bianco – mixing (12)
  • Robert Casale – engineer (14)
  • Sean "Puffy" Combs – producer and vocals (8)
  • The Crystal Method – original production (2)
  • Mark Dearnley – engineer (9)
  • Devo – producer (14)
  • Nels Dielman – drums (5, 11, 18)
  • Richard Dodd – mixing (9)
  • John Dolmayan – drums (8)
  • John Eaton – additional production (2), engineer (2)
  • Perry Farrell – vocals (9)
  • Richard Fortes – additional guitars and programming (2)
  • Lars Frederiksen – producer (4)
  • Josh Freese – drums (9)
  • Geza X – mix engineer (20)
  • Carl Glanville – engineer (2)
  • Greg Gordon – mix engineer (17)
  • Eric Greedy – mix engineer (20)
  • Jean-Marie Horvat – mix engineer (6, 15), remix engineer (10)
  • Bruce Howell – guitar (3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 16, 18), additional production (1)
  • Wyclef Jean – co-producer (10)
  • Thomas "TJ" Johnson – engineer (19)
  • KLC – producer (6)
  • Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence – producer (8)
  • Lil' Kim – vocals (8)
  • Daron Malakian – guitars (8)
  • Mase – vocals (8)
  • Master P – producer (6)
  • Meat Loaf – vocals (18)
  • Stephen Marcussen – album mastering
  • Vlado Meller – mastering (2)
  • John "JM" Meredith – engineer (2)
  • Mousse T. – producer (13)
  • Brendan O'Brien – additional guitars (19)
  • O'Dell – producer (6)
  • Shavo Odadjian – bass guitar (8)
  • Trey Parker – keyboards (3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 16, 18)
  • Herb Powers – mastering (6)
  • Eric Presley – bass guitar (3, 5, 7, 16)
  • Cok Price – additional guitars and programming (2)
  • Primus – producer and mixing (1)
  • Rocky Reid – additional guitars and programming (2)
  • Salaam Remi – producer (10)
  • Rick Rubin – producer (3-5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14-16, 18-21), additional production (2, 8), mixing (2-7, 9, 11, 12, 14-21), remixing (8, 10), mix engineer (17)
  • Dave Sardy – mixing (2-5, 7, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21), engineer (2), remixing (8)
  • David Schiffman – engineer (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20), additional engineering (8)
  • Chris Shaw – engineer (17)
  • Ed Stasium – mixing and additional guitars (19)
  • Eric Stefani – clavinet (4)
  • Matt Stone – drums (3, 7, 11, 16), bass guitar (5, 9, 18)
  • Serj Tankian – vocals (8)
  • Think Tank – remixing (21)
  • Chris Trujillo – percussion (3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 18, 19)
  • Vitro – producer (21)
  • Ween – producer (17)
  • Tony Woodroffe – engineer (2)

Chart performance

The album spent two weeks at number 2 on the UK Compilation Chart, held off by Now 41.

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia ( ARIA) [19] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Canada ( Music Canada) [20] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [21] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom ( BPI) [22] Platinum 300,000^
United States ( RIAA) [24] Platinum 1,300,000 [23]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  3. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Chef Aid: The South Park Album". AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  4. ^ Gundersen, Edna (December 1, 1998). "112 checks in with friends 'South Park' album flush with bathroom humor". USA Today. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
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  8. ^ "Simultaneous: Chef (AKA Isaac Hayes): Music". Amazon. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  9. ^ "South Park Chef Aid – Nowhere To Run (Vapour Trail) UK Promo 5" CD SINGLE (469248)". Eil.com. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – South Park - Chef Aid" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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  20. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – South Park". Music Canada. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  21. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Various – Chef Aid OST". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  22. ^ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Chef Aid - The South Park Album". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  23. ^ Kaufman, Gil (May 30, 2018). "How Music Supervisors for 'Armageddon,' 'Can't Hardly Wait' & More Kept Soundtracks Weird & Wonderful in 1998". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  24. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – South Park-Chef Aid--The South Park Album". Recording Industry Association of America.
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