Tracklist for William Shatner's upcoming album "Searching for Major Tom"

"The song line up for 'Searching for Major Tom' has been announced. WilliamShatner.com is happy to report that the album due out later in 2011 on the Cleopatra Records label will have the following songs..."

I've heard his "Iron Man," from an iPhone video captured in the studio by a friend during the recording session. This thing is gonna rule.

(thanks, Paul Camuso)

• [jimkirk]

  Another vote for Has Been. Ben Folds, of course, but Shatner’s spoken word rants harken back to the beat poetry of the 50s & 60s and work wonderfully with Folds.

  Looking forward to this.

• [LogrusZed]

  Tangentially related: If you love Shatner then you will be interested in knowing that his Tek-War teries is not available on Netflix for streaming.

• [jphilby]

  I’ve heard Shatner sing. He should stick with cigars.

• [yupgiboy]

  I don’t know, man. HAS BEEN was so goddamn brilliant. This track listing looks like some serious shark jumping.

  • [Jake0748]

    Shatner has jumped over so many sharks that, at least as far as HIS career goes, the term has lost all meaning.

    Can’t wait to hear this. :D

• [shutz]

  Tangentially related: Shatner RULES!

  I hope we get stuff that’s as good as “Common People” from his Has Been album.

• [GrymRpr]

  Golden Earring’s Twilight Zone.
  I’d have went with Manhattan Transfer’s Twilight Zone
  http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x25rx2_manhattan-transfer-twilight-zone_music

• [Anonymous]

  I tend to imagine that, somewhere in his vast estate, Shatner has a small tank full of little sharks that he has placed between the sofa and the bathroom door.

• [burritoflats]

  Pre-ironic goofy Shatner rules.

  Everything after TJ Hooker don’t

  • [akbar56]

    You might want to consider his self-mocking role (complete with rapping the Bard) in Free Enterprise and his great role as Denny Crane on Boston Legal if you think everything post Hooker is not good.

    • [burritoflats]

      “if you think everything post Hooker is not good”

      I think the insider Shatner jokes were funny for about 30-seconds back in 1983,
      but twenty eight years later, after hearing my 9000th Shatner joke, I’m kinda done.

      I do recall seeing him being sassy and smoking a cigar in
      one or two “Boston Legal” episodes, but I was not impressed.
      I DO think his biggest strengths are in radio and TV voice-overs
      and his Priceline spots are classic. As far as this new album of
      his goes, I personally think it’s potentially embarrasing
      for Shatner and his adoring fans – though embarrassment
      is a rare commodity these days

• [Anonymous]

  “Highly Illogical” -Leonard Nimoy

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C70QRbawN8&feature=related

  enjoy

• [franko]

  omg, i can hear him singing steve miller’s “space cowboy” already in my head…

  • [Ambiguity]

    omg, i can hear him singing steve miller’s “space cowboy” already in my head…

    I wonder if there’s a treatment for that.

• [Major Variola (ret)]

  Learning To Fly Originally By Pink Floyd – Edgar Froese From Tangerine Dream Has Played Guitar And Keyboards On This Track.

  Guys, there is a god and Bill Shatner is her prophet.

  It would be good to get a cameo by Rollins.

  Look, he sees what Rebecca Black does… OMG, autotuned Shatner. OMG, he needs to sing _Fridays_

• [MollyMaguire]

  Whoa, I was just listening to Shatner by The Wedding Present about 5 minutes ago.

• [Godfree]

  More importantly, can anyone “Name that Ep” in the picture? I’m guessing it’s Trouble with Tribbles. (Xeni, don’t tell!)

• [cratermoon]

  I guess now that we have autotune they can make even Shatner sound in-key. Sorta.

• [blue balaclava]

  (the end of SHORE LEAVE, I think….)

• [Teller]

  Nothing touches, imo, his call-out at the end of “Mr. Tambourine Man.”
  Maybe Brandon De Wilde yelling “Shane!”

• [devophill]

  Has Been was great because of Ben Folds. This has, for one, Michael Schenker of the Scorpions. I guess it’s back to liking Shatner albums ironically.

• [Anonymous]

  Man Nothing beats his “Getting down with the Clown” “I am BOZO!”
  bought that cd and died on the way to work!

• [Bloo]

  “I Can’t Get Behind That” with Henry Rollins on “Has Been” was a fun track…

  We’ll see how this one pans out.

• [Anonymous]

  Crazy. I did a karaoke version of Space Oddity in the voice of Shatner a few years ago (I can’t carry a tune to save my life and I couldn’t think of any other way to do it). Wonder if he’ll do it the same way I did him doing it.