Taking It Home is a studio album by the zydeco musician Buckwheat Zydeco, released in 1988.[1][2] Zydeco supported the album with a North American tour.[3] The title was also used for a 1990 video release of a Buckwheat Zydeco show recorded in London.[4]
| Taking It Home | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Zydeco | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Ted Fox | |||
| Buckwheat Zydeco chronology | ||||
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The album peaked at No. 104 on the Billboard 200.[5]
Production edit
The album was produced by Ted Fox.[6] It was recorded with Buckwheat Zydeco's eight-member band, Ils Sont Partis.[7] Eric Clapton contributed a guitar solo to the cover of "Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad".[8]
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [9] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
| Houston Chronicle | [11] |
| MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide | [12] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [13] |
The St. Petersburg Times wrote that Buckwheat "mixed vibrant, up-to-the-minute sound quality and full production with the kinetic rootsiness of straight-up zydeco."[7] The San Francisco Chronicle found the album to be inferior to On a Night Like This, but praised Buckwheat's decision to give "Clapton a chance to outdo his old solo on a romping, rollicking 'Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad'."[14]
The Houston Chronicle stated: "Feasting off the Creole culture's self-renaissance of the '70s and '80s, [Buckwheat]'s been able to move zydeco into the contemporary marketplace without sacrificing its roots. That is the major accomplishment here."[11] The Chicago Tribune thought that Taking It Home "finally crosses the line and becomes the nightmare purists always warned about... With few exceptions, the overblown, overly fast, repetitive pop tunes are mindless mainstream music with an accordion."[15]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Creole Country" | 2:08 |
| 2. | "Down Dallas Alley" | 4:13 |
| 3. | "These Things You Do" | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Drivin' Old Grey" | 4:59 |
| 5. | "Make a Change" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad" | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Ooh Wow" | 3:18 |
| 8. | "In and Out of My Life" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Taking It Home" | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Creole Country Part 2" | 1:40 |
References edit
- ^ "Buckwheat Zydeco | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Wood, Roger; Fraher, James (September 1, 2006). Texas Zydeco. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71258-4 – via Google Books.
- ^ Warren, Jill (12 Aug 1988). "Concert Notes". The Indianapolis Star. p. D6.
- ^ Voedisch, Lynn (July 15, 1990). "Oldies but goodies - Home in on family favorites". At Home. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 5.
- ^ "Chart History Buckwheat Zydeco". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Tisserand, Michael (1998). The Kingdom of Zydeco. Arcade Publishing. p. 159.
- ^ a b Snider, Eric (2 Oct 1988). "Squeezing out sparks // The accordion becomes trendy". St. Petersburg Times. p. 2F.
- ^ "Buckwheat Zydeco Happily Plays to the Younger Set". Los Angeles Times. May 26, 1988.
- ^ "Taking It Home - Buckwheat Zydeco | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 46.
- ^ a b Racine, Marty (September 25, 1988). "Records". Zest. Houston Chronicle. p. 11.
- ^ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 105.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 94–95.
- ^ Selvin, Joel (September 18, 1988). "Buckwheat Zydeco: Taking It Home". Sunday. San Francisco Chronicle. p. 37.
- ^ Heim, Chris (20 Oct 1988). "2 Potential Kings Vie for Zydeco Coronation". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 16.