Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (album)
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Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band is the debut album by disco
group Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
, released in 1976 on RCA
and including the band's best-known and most successful track "Cherchez La Femme
". The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard albums chart
and #31 on the R&B
listings. The lead vocals were provided by Cory Daye.
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
group Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band was a big band and swing influenced disco band, formed in the Bronx, New York. They are best known for their #1 US dance hit, "Cherchez La Femme"/C'est si bon, from their self-titled debut album....
, released in 1976 on RCA
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
and including the band's best-known and most successful track "Cherchez La Femme
Cherchez La Femme
"Cherchez La Femme" is a song that was written and performed by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band with lead vocals by Cory Daye in 1976. It was later featured in the 1998 film, 54...
". The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard albums chart
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and #31 on the R&B
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
listings. The lead vocals were provided by Cory Daye.
Track listing
- All tracks written by August Darnell & Stony Browder Jr. unless stated
- "I'll Play the Fool" – 4:47
- "Hard Times" – 4:09
- "Cherchez La FemmeCherchez La Femme"Cherchez La Femme" is a song that was written and performed by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band with lead vocals by Cory Daye in 1976. It was later featured in the 1998 film, 54...
/Se Si Bon" – 5:46 - "Sunshower" – 4:02
- "We Got It Made/Night and DayNight and Day (song)"Night and Day" is a popular song by Cole Porter. It was written for the 1932 musical play Gay Divorce. It is perhaps Porter's most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of artists....
" (Darnell, Browder, Cole PorterCole PorterCole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...
) – 3:45 - "You've Got Something/Betcha the Love Bug Bitcha" – 5:38
- "Sour and Sweet/Lemon in the Honey" – 6:01
Personnel
- Cory Daye - vocals
- Don Armando Bonilla - percussion
- Stony Browder - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- August Darnell - bass, vocals
- Andy "Coati Mundi" HernandezCoati MundiCoati Mundi is the stage name of American musician Andy Hernandez, percussionist, notably playing the vibraphone, and member of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, then of Kid Creole and the Coconuts. He scored the Top 40 UK hit "Me No Pop I" in 1981, just before the release of Tropical Gangsters...
- percussion - Mickey Sevilla - drums