Cho Dependent

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{{Infobox album

| name = Cho Dependent

| type = Studio

| artist = Margaret Cho

| cover = ChoDependentCover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2010|08|24}}

| recorded = 2009–2010

| venue =

| studio = Clownery Productions

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|m=50|s=54}}

| label = Clownery Records

| producer = Ben Lee, Grant-Lee Phillips, Howard Redekopp, Tegan and Sara, Brendan Benson, Andrew Bird, Jon Brion, Garrison Starr, Meghan Toohey, Ani DiFranco, Kurt Hall

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = American Myth

| next_year = 2016

}}

Cho Dependent is the first studio album (sixth album, including her stand-up comedy releases) from American actress and comedian Margaret Cho. Released on August 24, 2010, as her debut album for Clownery Records, it earned a nomination for a 2011 Grammy award for Best Comedy Album.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/NOMINEES |title=Nominees And Winners |publisher=GRAMMY.com |accessdate=2012-02-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503164723/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |archivedate=2012-05-03 }}{{cite web|last=Cho |first=Margaret |url=https://www.amazon.com/Cho-Dependent-Margaret/dp/B003VQO50G |title=Cho Dependent: Margaret Cho: Music |website=Amazon |date= |accessdate=2012-02-09}} Cho supported the album by releasing music videos for six songs: "Intervention", "I'm Sorry", "Eat Shit and Die", "Lice", "Asian Adjacent", and "Hey Big Dog"

Track listing

{{Track listing

|extra_column=Guest Musician

|title1=Intervention

|writer1=Margaret Cho, Tegan and Sara

|extra1=Tegan and Sara

|length1=4:42

|title2=Calling In Stoned

|writer2=Cho, Ben Lee

|extra2=Tommy Chong

|length2=2:53

|title3=Your Dick

|writer3=Cho, A.C. Newman

|extra3=Ben Lee

|length3=4:08

|title4=Baby I'm with the Band

|writer4=Brendan Benson, Cho

|extra4=Brendan Benson

|length4=3:35

|title5=Hey Big Dog

|writer5=Cho, Patty Griffin

|extra5=Fiona Apple

|length5=4:14

|title6=I'm Sorry

|writer6=Andrew Bird, Cho

|extra6=Andrew Bird

|length6=3:18

|title7=Lice

|writer7=Cho, Lee

|length7=2:38

|title8=Enemies

|writer8=Jon Brion, Cho

|extra8=Jon Brion

|length8=2:59

|title9=Asian Adjacent

|writer9=Cho, Grant-Lee Phillips

|length9=4:03

|title10=Gimme Your Seed

|writer10=Cho, Garrison Starr, Meghan Toohey

|extra10=Garrison Starr

|length10=3:44

|title11=Eat Shit and Die

|writer11=Cho, Phillips

|extra11=Grant-Lee Phillips

|length11=3:27

|title12=Captain Cameltoe

|writer12=Cho, Ani DiFranco

|extra12=Ani DiFranco

|length12=2:58

|title13=My Puss

|writer13=Cho, Kurt Hall, Armen Melik, Yeshe Perl, Simon Rex, Diana Yanez

|length13=3:26

|title14=Lesbian Escalation

|note14=hidden track not on CD/full track bonus track on streaming purchases

|writer14=

|length14=5:10

|title15=Mazel Tov

|note15=bonus track

|writer15=

|length15=4:36

|title16=No Offense

|note16= bonus track

|writer16 =

| length16 = 3:53

}}

Singles and videos

  • "I'm Sorry" (2010)
  • "Eat Shit and Die" (2010)
  • "Lice" (2010)
  • "Intervention" (2010)
  • "Captain Cameltoe" (2011)
  • "Hey Big Dog" (2011)
  • "Asian Adjacent" (2011)
  • "Baby I'm with the Band" (2011)

Reception

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1852003/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

}}

The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart for the week of September 11, 2010.{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=margaret cho|chart=all}} |title=Comedy Albums |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-09}}

References