# Cheech and Chong (album)

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1971 studio album by Cheech & Chong

Cheech And Chong Studio album by Cheech & Chong Released August 1971[1] Recorded 1971 Genre Comedy Length 37:56 Label Ode, Warner Bros., WEA Producer Lou Adler Cheech & Chong chronology Cheech And Chong (1971) Big Bambu (1972)

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***Cheech And Chong*** is the 1971 debut album of [Cheech & Chong](/source/Cheech_%26_Chong), produced by [Lou Adler](/source/Lou_Adler). It features "Dave", one of their most famous routines. The album peaked at No. 28 on the [*Billboard* Top LP's & Tape](/source/Billboard_200) chart the week of March 4, 1972.[3] The album was nominated for [Best Comedy Recording](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Comedy_Album) at the [14th Grammy Awards](/source/14th_Grammy_Awards), but lost to [Lily Tomlin's](/source/Lily_Tomlin) *[This Is a Recording](/source/This_Is_a_Recording_(Lily_Tomlin_album))*.

At Christmas that year, a single was released with "Dave" on the B-side and with "[Santa Claus and His Old Lady](/source/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](/source/Paul_Gruwell).

## Track listing

All tracks by [Cheech Marin](/source/Cheech_Marin) and [Tommy Chong](/source/Tommy_Chong), except where noted.

Side 1 (UNO) No. Title Length 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. Title Length 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

- Produced by [Lou Adler](/source/Lou_Adler)

- Recorded & engineered by Norman Kinney

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-RS_#99_1-0)** ("...four-month old first album..." from an issue published December 14, 1971) [Fong-Torres, Ben](/source/Ben_Fong-Torres) (January 6, 1972). "Cruisin' at Holy Cross with Cheech and Chong". *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. No. 99. Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. p. 8.{{[cite magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_magazine)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list)) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Allmusic review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r236460)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Whitburn_3-0)** Whitburn, Joel (1973). [*Top LPs, 1955–1972*](https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstoplp00whit/page/127/mode/2up). Record Research. p. 127. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

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