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Monty Python's Life of Brian
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Soundtrack album by Monty Python
Released	8 October 1979 (US); 9 November 1979 (UK)
Recorded	1978–1979 (soundtrack) & August 1979 (studio material)
Studio	Redwood Recording Studios, London
Genre	Comedy; soundtrack;
Length	51:51
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Eric Idle; Graham Chapman; Andre Jacquemin; Dave Howman;
Monty Python chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Monty Python's Life of Brian is the second soundtrack album by Monty Python, released in 1979 alongside the film of the same name. It contains scenes from the film interrupted by linking sections performed by Eric Idle and Graham Chapman, who also acted as producers following an aborted attempt at a soundtrack album by Michael Palin.^[2] The album opens with a brief rendition of "Hava Nagila" on Scottish bagpipes, which had earlier been considered for use in a scene later cut from the film.^[3]

A 7" single (K17495) Double A-side of "Brian"/"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" was released in the UK on 16 November 1979 to promote the album.

In 2006 a special edition CD added six bonus tracks comprising outtakes, demos and publicity material to the end of the album.

Part of the studio linking material was later used in the 2012 animated film A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman.

A limited edition picture disc of the album was released on 13 April 2019, as part of Record Store Day.^[4]

Controversy

In common with the controversy surrounding the film, the album was banned in Ireland after Father Brian D'Arcy highlighted how it had worked its way through a loophole in the country's censorship laws, claiming "Anybody who buys the record and finds it funny must have something wrong with their mentality".^[5] Nevertheless, the album reached No.63 in the UK Albums Chart.^[6]

Track listing

Side One

Introduction
Brian Song
The Wise Men at the Manger
Brian Song (cont.)
Sermon on the Mount (Big Nose)
Stone Salesman
Stoning
Ex-Leper
You Mean You Were Raped? (Nortius Maximus)
Revolutionaries in the Amphitheatre (Loretta)
Romans Go Home
What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us?
Ben
Brian Before Pilate (Thwow Him to the Floor)

Side Two

Prophets
Beard Salesman
Brian's Prophecy
The Hermit
He's Not the Messiah, He's a Very Naughty Boy
Pilate Sentences Brian
Nisus Wettus
Pilate with the Crowd (Welease Wodger)
Nisus Wettus with the Gaolers
Release Brian
Not So Bad Once You're Up
Revs Salute Brian
Cheeky is Released
"Look on the Bright Side of Life (All Things Dull and Ugly)"

2006 Bonus Tracks

Otto Sketch
Otto Song
Otto Song Demo (Python Sings)
Brian Song [Alternate Version]
Radio Ad - Record Shop
Radio Ad - Twice As Good

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[7]	11
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)	63

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Mills, Ted. Monty Python's Life of Brian at AllMusic
^ Palin, M., Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years, p.570
^ Palin, M., Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years, p.544
^ "Monty Python - Record Store Day". recordstoreday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12.
^ Hewison, Robert: Monty Python: The Case Against, p.91, 1980, Eyre Methuen
^ "the life of brian | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 206. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.