Don't Call Me Buckwheat
Don’t Call Me Buckwheat | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Studio | Power Station, New York City | |||
Genre | Rock, Reggae | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Garland Jeffreys | |||
Garland Jeffreys chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Calgary Herald | C−[2] |
Robert Christgau | [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Don't Call Me Buckwheat is an album by Garland Jeffreys.[6] It was released in 1992 by RCA Records, his first album in nine years.[7][8] The title of the album is a reference to a derogatory remark directed toward Jeffreys at a Mets game.[9]
The lead single "Hail Hail Rock n Roll" reached number 12 on the German Singles chart and spent 24 weeks in total on the chart.
Dutch director
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Production
The album was produced by Jeffreys.[10] Bernard Purdie, Vernon Reid, and Sly and Robbie appear on the album.[11]
Critical reception
Stereo Review called it "a career high-water mark ... how many other fortysomething rockers can make such a claim?"[13]
No Depression called the album "one of the signature discs" of the 1990s.[14]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Garland Jeffreys
- "Moonshine in the Cornfield" - 1:03
- "Welcome to the World" - 4:07
- "Don't Call Me Buckwheat" - 4:19
- "Color Line" - 4:14
- "Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll" - 3:52
- "I Was Afraid of Malcolm" - 4:26
- "Bottle of Love" 3:55
- "The Answer" - 4:42
- "Racial Repertoire" - 4:55
- "Spanish Blood" - 4:26
- "Lonelyville" - 4:43
- "Murder Jubilee" - 3:57
- "I'm Not a Know It All" - 2:54
Personnel
- Garland Jeffreys - vocals, arrangements, production
- Robby Ameen - percussion on "Spanish Blood"
- Jeff Bova - keyboards, synthesizer, sequencing
- Michael Brecker - saxophone, keyboards
- Heidi Iden Carney - strings
- Porter Carroll - vocals
- Jill Dell'Abate - vocals, production co-ordination
- Sly Dunbar - drums, percussion on "Color Line" and "Murder Jubilee"
- Bob Franceschini - saxophone on "Spanish Blood"
- Alan "Taff" Freedman - guitars, bass guitar
- Diva Gray - vocals
- Paul Griffin - piano, organ, assistant arranger
- Gordon Grody - vocals
- Jean Ingraham - strings
- Steve Jordan - drums, percussion
- Karen Karsrud - strings
- Kathryn Kienke - strings
- Jay Leonhart - bass guitar
- Jesse Levy - strings
- J.T. Lewis - drums on "Lonelyville"
- Steve Love - guitars on "Lonelyville"
- Hugh McCracken - guitars
- Ozzie Melendez - trombone, trumpet
- Joe Mennonna - accordion, bass guitar, drum programming, saxophones, keyboards, trombone, vocals, arrangements
- Sidney Mills- keyboards
- Eugene J. Moye - strings
- Janice Pendarvis - vocals
- Carol Pool - strings
- Bernard Purdie - drums
- Jamie Ramos - trombone
- Vernon Reid - guitars on "Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll" and "I Was Afraid of Malcolm"
- Deborah Resto - vocals
- Elliot Rosoff - strings
- Robbie Shakespeare - bass guitar
- Claudette Sierra - vocals
- Earl "Chinna" Smith - guitars
- G.E. Smith- guitars
- Vaneese Thomas - vocals
- Handel Tucker - keyboards
- Raymond Vega - saxophone, trumpet on "Spanish Blood"
References
- ^ "Don't Call Me Buckwheat - Garland Jeffreys | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Muretich, James (15 Mar 1992). "Recent releases". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Garland Jeffreys". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 607.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 365.
- ^ Allan, Marc D. (22 Mar 1992). "Memory of slur inspires album about racism". The Indianapolis Star. p. G4.
- ^ "Garland Jeffreys | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 104 (13): 46. Mar 28, 1992.
- ^ Catlin, Roger (27 Mar 1992). "Garland Jeffreys puts racial tensions in focus". Hartford Courant. p. E1.
- ^ a b Holden, Stephen (April 26, 1992). "RECORD BRIEF" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b Heim, Chris. "GARLAND JEFFREYS RETURNS WITH AN ANGRY, MOVING ALBUM". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (Apr 16, 1992). "Recordings -- Don't Call Me Buckwheat by Garland Jeffreys". Rolling Stone (628): 80.
- ^ "Garland Jeffreys: State of the Union?". Stereo Review. 57 (6): 80. June 1992.
- ^ "Rock and Roll Adult: Garland Jeffreys Returns from In Between". No Depression. Retrieved 18 May 2021.