Bedlam Ballroom

Bedlam Ballroom
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 17, 2000 (2000-10-17)
StudioKingsway Studios, New Orleans
Genre
Length38:14
LabelMammoth
ProducerMike Napolitano, John Plymale, Squirrel Nut Zippers
Squirrel Nut Zippers chronology
Christmas Caravan
(1998)
Bedlam Ballroom
(2000)
The Best of Squirrel Nut Zippers as Chronicled by Shorty Brown
(2002)
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AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

Bedlam Ballroom is a studio album by the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers, released in 2000. Following the departures of founding members Tom Maxwell and Ken Mosher, the lineup was adjusted to add piano/keyboard players Reese Gray and David Wright and saxophonist Tim Smith to the band, while bandleader Jimbo Mathus assumed the role of sole songwriter and performed all of the guitars alongside producer/engineer Mike Napolitano (who had worked with the group since their 1996 release Hot). The album reflects a stylistic shift, with the band incorporating a broader ranges of styles, instrumentation, and production approaches. The band broke up after the release of the album, eventually reuniting in 2007.

The album peaked at No. 195 on the Billboard 200.