Steve Martin - Let’s Get Small 1977 Original

Let’s Get Small (1977) was an album by American comedian Steve Martin. It included Excuse Me, a comedy bit whose title went on to become a national catch phrase. The album went platinum and peaked at #10 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart.

This album won the Grammy Award in 1978 for Best Comedy Album.

Some of Martin's bits were dependent on visual demonstration, such as when he dances as a Vegas pop singer on the track "Las Vegas" and also during the "Let's Get Small" track where he discusses getting small while driving - here he mimed driving a car while being so short as to barely reach the bottom of the steering wheel. Martin had debuted this particular bit in a 1976 appearance on the show Saturday Night Live.

The album cover shows Martin wearing balloon animals, which were a staple of his live act; he made balloon animals on some of his Saturday Night Live appearances as well as his guest appearance on The Muppet Show.

Track listing

1. “Ramblin' Man/Theme from Ramblin' Man" – 2:14
2. “Vegas" – 5:45
3. “Let's Get Small" – 13:34
4. “Smoking" – 2:10
5. “One Way to Leave Your Lover" – 1:33
6. “Mad at My Mother" – 1:22
7. "Excuse Me" – 2:32
8. "Grandmother's Song" – 3:33
9. "Funny Comedy Gags" – 3:05
10. "Closing" – 2:02