100% Fortified Zydeco

Buckwheat Zydeco | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 16, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Black Top Records
• ASIN: B000006KSJ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #760,534 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Need Your Lovin'

2. I've Had Trouble with the Blues

3. Jasperoux

4. Somebody Stole My Slide

5. In the Summertime

6. Take Me to the Mountain Top

7. Buck's Nouvelle Jole Bion

8. Is There Something Inside You?

9. Zydeco Tous Pa Tous

10. I'm Ready to Play

Editorial Reviews

Buckwheat Zydeco is the leading practitioner of the southwest Louisiana dance music known as zydeco. He was the first zydeco artist to be signed to a major label, receiving two Grammy® nominations for his work on Island Records. But to connoisseurs of Cajun and zydeco, his earlier albums on Black Top and Rounder are his best. Shout! Factory is proud to release 100% Fortified Zydeco as part if its restoration of the Black Top Records catalog. Originally released in 1983, it has been named by All Music Guide as the essential first Buckwheat Zydeco purchase. Buckwheat Zydeco’s distinctive blend of Cajun, R&B, blues and even pop bears that out. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent re-release!, December 11, 2005

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Megan Romer (Lafayette, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 100% Fortified Zydeco (Audio CD)

This classic Buckwheat Zydeco album has been released on CD. Buckwheat is a long-time favorite among zydeco and blues fans, he plays Clifton Chenier-style piano accordion, rather than the more traditional 10-button diatonic accordion, so his sound is a bit bluesier than some zydeco fans will be used to.

I have to say that while the music on this album is absolutely top-notch, my very favorite thing about it is the cover art, a picture of Buckwheat standing in front of a table of food, all of which is covered in crawfish, even the breakfast cereal. You'll notice that the cereal brand is 100% Fortified Zydeco. Very funny. I'm glad they didn't stupidly choose to "update" the cover art from the LP to the CD.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real Zydeco!, December 9, 2009

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Geoffrey Smith "africanroots" (Nor Cal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 100% Fortified Zydeco (Audio CD)

Ici, c'est le vrai zydeco! Je ne connais pas Stanley, mais je vais vous dire que ici c'est de la bonne musique, soul musique de la Louisiane, c'est vrai! Ecoutez, roulez, dancez, faisez la fete, ici c'est de la verite!