Take It Easy, Baby Explained

Take It Easy, Baby
Type:studio
Artist:Buckwheat Zydeco
Cover:Take It Easy, Baby (album).jpg
Label:Blues Unlimited
Producer:Mark Miller
Prev Title:One for the Road
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:People's Choice
Next Year: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

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.

Personnel

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: Larkin . Colin . The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues . 30 September 2013 . Random House . 978-1-4481-3274-4 . xxxviii . en.
  2. Book: Broven . John . South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous . 1 January 1987 . Pelican Publishing . 978-0-88289-608-3 . 115 . en . 21 February 2024 . 16 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240316020808/https://www.google.com/books/edition/South_to_Louisiana/s9PeKHhZIK4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Buckwheat+Zydeco+%E2%80%93+One+For+The+Road&pg=PA340&printsec=frontcover . live .
  3. Book: Herzhaft . Gérard . Encyclopedia of the Blues . 1 January 1997 . University of Arkansas Press . 978-1-55728-452-5 . 238 . en . 21 February 2024 . 16 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240316021229/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopedia_of_the_Blues/uA6CEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Take+It+Easy,+Baby%22+%22buckwheat+zydeco%22&pg=PA238&printsec=frontcover . live .
  4. Book: Aswell . Tom . Louisiana Rocks!: The True Genesis of Rock and Roll . 23 September 2010 . Pelican Publishing . 978-1-4556-0783-9 . 225 . en . 21 February 2024 . 16 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240316021227/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Louisiana_Rocks/BSHTGsnI8skC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Take+It+Easy,+Baby%22+%22buckwheat+zydeco%22&pg=PA225&printsec=frontcover . live .
  5. Book: Komara . Edward M. . Encyclopedia of the Blues . 2006 . Psychology Press . 978-0-415-92699-7 . 165 . en . 21 February 2024 . 16 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240316021233/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopedia_of_the_Blues/-w-uGwm_LhcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Take+It+Easy,+Baby%22+%22buckwheat+zydeco%22&pg=PA165&printsec=frontcover . live .
  6. Book: Tisserand . Michael . The Kingdom of Zydeco . 22 November 2016 . Skyhorse . 978-1-62872-799-9 . en . 21 February 2024 . 16 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240316020653/https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Kingdom_of_Zydeco/h5pgDQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Buckwheat+Zydeco+%E2%80%93+One+For+The+Road&pg=PT246&printsec=frontcover . live .
  7. Web site: Buckwheat Zydeco – Take It Easy, Baby Album Reviews, Songs & More . . 21 February 2024 . en . 21 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240221220442/https://www.allmusic.com/album/take-it-easy-baby-mw0000270005#credits . live .

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