One for the Road is Buckwheat Zydeco's debut album, credited to his band at the time, Buckwheat Zydeco Ils Sont Partis Band.[1] Ils Sont Partis is French for 'They're Off!', used by horse race announcers at the start of a race.[2] It was released on J.D. Miller's Blues Unlimited label[1] in 1979.[2] The majority of the tracks were written by Buckwheat Zydeco, credited to his birth name, Stanley Dural.[1] He reworked Fats Domino's "Good Hearted Man" renaming it "You Got Me Walkin' the Floor"[2] and Clifton Chenier's "Oh My, Lucille" as simply "Lucille".[1] B. B. King's "Rock Me Baby" was also covered.[3] The track "I Bought Me a Raccoon" was his first local hit[1] and was inspired by his pet racoon, Jack (later replaced by Tina), who he brought on the road and draped over his shoulders while playing.[1]
One for the Road |
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Released | 1979 (1979) |
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Label | Blues Unlimited |
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Producer | Mark Miller |
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Alan Greenberg for AllMusic contrasted One for the Road to Zydeco's later work as more blues-based, slower and more bass-heavy, and overall more relaxed.[4] Michael Tisserand, in his book The Kingdom of Zydeco describes the album as a "mixture of two-step, waltzes, and the blues."[1]
All tracks are written by Buckwheat Zydeco, as Stanley Dural, unless otherwise noted
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1. | "I Bought Me a Raccoon" | | 3:28 |
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2. | "Zydeco Honky Tonk" | | 2:42 |
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3. | "Madame Coco Bo" | | 3:09 |
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4. | "Rock Me Baby" | B. B. King, Joe Josea | 4:03 |
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5. | "Please Little Girl (Let Me In)" | | 2:26 |
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6. | "Zydeco Rock" | | 2:27 |
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7. | "Bim Bam, Thank You Mam" | | 3:15 |
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8. | "You Got Me Walkin' The Floor" | Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew | 4:23 |
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9. | "Zydeco Boogie Woogie" | | 2:02 |
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10. | "One for the Road" | | 3:29 |
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11. | "Lucille" | Clifton Chenier | 3:25 |
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12. | "Buckwheat Music" | | 2:25 |
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- Buckwheat Zydeco – vocals (French and English), accordion, piano, and organ[2]
- Ted Zerby – bass
- Jimmy Papillion – drums
- Russell Gordon – guitar
- John Bell – saxophone
- Elijah Cudges – washboard
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1979
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Blues Unlimited
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LP
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1991
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Paula Records
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CD
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