Kid Creole & The Coconuts – I, Too, Have Seen The Woods
(Sire Records 1987 9255791)
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Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created and led by August Darnell. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular a mix of disco and Latin American, South American, Caribbean, Trinidadian, and Calloway styles and conceptually inspired by the big band era. The Coconuts are a trio of female backing vocalists/dancers whose lineup has changed throughout the years.
I, Too, Have Seen the Woods is the sixth studio album released by the American musical group Kid Creole and the Coconuts. It was released in 1987 and includes the single “Dancing at the Bain Douches”.
Track listing
All tracks are written by August Darnell; except where indicated
Side one (The Beginning)
| Title |
Writer(s) |
| 1. |
“Buttermilk Channel” |
|
1:58 |
| 2. |
“Part of My Design” |
|
3:33 |
| 3. |
“Agony…Ecstasy” |
Darnell, Peter Schott, William Shakespeare |
3:23 |
| 4. |
“Dancin’ at the Bains Douches” |
|
5:25 |
| 5. |
“El Hijo” |
C. M. A. Hernandez |
4:17 |
| 6. |
“Cold Wave” |
|
0:43 |
Side two (The End)
| Title |
Writer(s) |
| 7. |
“So Far So Good” |
Darnell, Ron Rogers |
4:46 |
| 8. |
“Midsummer Madness” |
|
4:24 |
| 9. |
“Consider Me” |
Darnell, Schott |
3:37 |
| 10. |
“Boxed Out” |
Hernandez |
3:40 |
| 11. |
“Call it a Day” |
|
4:00 |
Personnel
- The Kid
- King Creole – lead vocals, guitar, bass, percussion
- The Coconuts
- Adriana Kaegi – background vocals, sweet inspiration
- Bongo Eddie – percussion
- Carol Colman – bass
- Cheryl Poirier – background vocals
- Coati Mundi – lead vocals, vibes, social work and psychiatric counseling for all band members
- Coffee Keeps – background vocals
- Dave Span – drums
- Eugene Grey – guitar
- Haitia Fuller – introducing, female lead vocals
- Janique Swedberg – background vocals
- Jimmy Rippetoe – guitar
- Peter Schott – synthetic and real keyboards, bass synth
- Pond Life orchestra
- Charlie Lagond – saxophones, clarinets, flutes
- Ken Fradley – trumpets, flugel horns
- Lee Robertson (The Professor) – trombones, french horns
- The Dayenites
- Cory Daye, Gichy Dan, Lourdes Cotto – background vocals
- Special performances rendered
- Andy González, Djonebe Muflet, Herman Olivera, Jay Stovall, Lourdes Cotto, Peter Brown, Ronnie Rogers
|
- Technical credits
- August Darnell – producer
- Ronnie Rogers – producer (7)
- Coati Mundi – producer (5, 10)
- Carol Colman – production co-ordination
- Dave Wittman, Michel Sauvage, Steven Stanley – mixing
- Clive Smith – programming (Fairlight Sessions)
- Michel Sauvage – engineering (1-4, 6 to 9, 11)
- Julian McBrowne – engineering (5, 10)
- Judy Kirschner – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Janet Perr – art director
- Albert Sanchez – photographer
- Adriana Kaegi – cover design
- Andreas Bernhardt – hair and make-up
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