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Take It Easy, Baby

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Take It Easy, Baby
Studio album by
Released1980 (1980)
Length37:40
LabelBlues Unlimited
ProducerMark Miller
Buckwheat Zydeco chronology
One for the Road
(1979)
Take It Easy, Baby
(1980)
People's Choice
(1982)

Take It Easy, Baby is Buckwheat Zydeco's second 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] Like his debut release, One for the Road, it was released on J.D. Miller's Blues Unlimited label[3] in 1980.[4][5] All of the tracks were written by Buckwheat Zydeco, credited to his birth name, Stanley Dural.[6]

Critical reception

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John Broven described Take It Easy, Baby as "a polished, more soul-oriented production" compared to Buckwheat Zydeco's previous album, One for the Road.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Buckwheat Zydeco, as Stanley Dural

No.TitleLength
1."Rockin' with the Blues"2:49
2."Everybody's Talkin'"5:00
3."Josephine Is Not My Lady"4:07
4."Two for the Road"3:33
5."It's Alright Tonite"3:57
6."What A Price I Had To Pay"4:00
7."Funkin' Zydeco"3:40
8."Easy Easy"3:10
9."Party Down"3:59
10."Take It Easy, Baby"3:25
Total length:37:40

Personnel

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  • Buckwheat Zydeco – Vocals (French and English), accordion, piano, Clavinet, and organ
  • Lee Allen Zeno – Bass
  • Nat Jolliviette – Drums
  • Russell Gordon – Guitar
  • John Bell – Saxophone
  • Ernest Johnson – Washboard

Personnel and track list information obtained from AllMusic.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (30 September 2013). The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues. Random House. p. xxxviii. ISBN 978-1-4481-3274-4.
  2. ^ a b Broven, John (1 January 1987). South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous. Pelican Publishing. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-88289-608-3. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  3. ^ Herzhaft, Gérard (1 January 1997). Encyclopedia of the Blues. University of Arkansas Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-55728-452-5. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. ^ Aswell, Tom (23 September 2010). Louisiana Rocks!: The True Genesis of Rock and Roll. Pelican Publishing. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-4556-0783-9. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  5. ^ Komara, Edward M. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Psychology Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-415-92699-7. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  6. ^ Tisserand, Michael (22 November 2016). The Kingdom of Zydeco. Skyhorse. ISBN 978-1-62872-799-9. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Buckwheat Zydeco – Take It Easy, Baby Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.