This is the first of two albums organized by Christine Lavin and recorded live at the Bottom Line in New York City. Christine assembled a collection of singer/songwriters who had funny material and collected one song from each onto this two album set.
This album was the first time that Cheryl's Potato was recorded.
| Artist | Various |
|---|---|
| Title | Laugh Tracks Volume 1 |
| Date | 1996 |
| Label | Shanachie |
| Cat # | 8022 |
| Track | Title | Time | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (Andy Breckman tells us how he really feels) | 3:23 | |
| 2 | Don't Get Killed | 1:40 | Breckman, Andy |
| 3 | (Chenille Sisters give us their Bob Dylan Update) | 0:17 | Sisters, The |
| 4 | Blowin' in the Wind - A Female Perspective | 2:39 | Chenille Sisters, The |
| 5 | (Welcome to New York, Done White) | 0:28 | |
| 6 | Rascal | 5:00 | White, Don |
| 7 | (Vance Rants) | 2:56 | |
| 8 | Country Western Rap | 3:21 | Gilbert, Vance |
| 9 | (Act 1 - Patty Larkin channels Marlene Dietrich) | 3:22 | |
| 10 | (Act 2 - Patty Larkin 'hums' La Vie En Rose) | 0:53 | |
| 11 | At the Mall (Act 3, starring Marlene Dietrich, Carmen Miranda, and Ethel Merman) | 4:14 | Larkin, Patty |
| 12 | Blow 'Em Away | 3:20 | Brodsky, Chuck |
| 13 | Potato | 2:13 | Wheeler, Cheryl |
| 14 | (Welcome to New York, Greg Greenway) | 0:49 | |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 4:24 | Greenway, Greg |
| 16 | (Dave's True Story asks: Thinking of majoring in English Literature?) | 0:27 | |
| 17 | Trollope | 2:50 | Dave's True Story |
| 18 | Microwave Life | 3:25 | McDonough, Memgon |