Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett
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Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett is the second album by disco
group Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
, released in 1978 by RCA
. Although in a similar neo-retro style to the group's successful debut, this album was a commercial failure, not making the top 100 on either the Pop or the R&B chart.
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 1978 by 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...
. Although in a similar neo-retro style to the group's successful debut, this album was a commercial failure, not making the top 100 on either the Pop or the R&B chart.
Track listing
- All tracks written by August Darnell & Stony Browder Jr.
- "Mister Love" – 4:28
- "Nocturnal Interludes" – 3:26
- "The Gigolo and I" – 4:31
- "I'll Always Have a Smile for You" – 2:47
- "Transistor Madness/Future D.J." – 4:27
- "An Organ Grinder's Tale" – 4:28
- "Soraya/March of the Nignies" – 4:40
- "Auf Wiedersehen, Darrio" – 4:06
Personnel
- Cory Daye - vocals
- Stony Browder - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
- percussion - 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 - Susandra Minsky - vocals
- Mickey Sevilla - drums