Ultimate Collection

Buckwheat Zydeco | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hip-O Records
• ASIN: B00004UAOR
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,294 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #2 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Cajun & Zydeco > Zydeco
  • #2 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Cajun & Zydeco > Cajun & Creole
  • #27 in Music > World Music > North America

Track Listings

1. Turning Point

2. Zydeco Boogaloo

3. Ya Ya

4. Buck's New Jole Blon

5. Take Me To The Mountain Top

6. On A Night Like This

7. Hot Tamale Baby

8. Ma 'Tit Fille

9. Hey Good Lookin'

10. Buck's Hot Rod

11. Pour Tout Quelque'un

12. Where There's Smoke There's Fire

13. Maybe I Will

14. Why Does Love Gotta Be So Sad

15. Make A Change

16. Drivin' Old Grey

17. Five Card Stud

18. Secret Of Love

19. Bayou Girl

20. People's Choice

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Thank Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural and his group Buckwheat Zydeco for the many contemporary zydeco releases now available. It was Buckwheat's major-label breakthrough record, On a Night Like This, that brought this rural Louisiana dance music into the mainstream, at least for a time, and his zesty repertoire that won new legions of fans. His accordion prowess also liberated the instrument from its polka-band image. This excellent collection traces Buckwheat's trajectory from 1979 to 1988, peaking with his rollicking accordion-powered party poppers "Ma 'Tit Fille" and "Zydeco Honky Tonk." His roots are covered, too, with zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier's "Hot Tamale Baby" and rural-themed numbers like "I Bought a New Raccoon." There's also his collaboration with Eric Clapton--E.C. reprising the ripping solo of his "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad." But with Buckwheat, love's rarely sad. His deliciously uptempo, two-stepping blend of swamp-funk, rock, and R&B is a tonic for misery of any kind. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is It, July 21, 2003

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Gumbeaux13 (New Orleans, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

While I'm more of a traditionalist-a la BeauSoleil-I can't get enough of the Zydeco fusion sound of Buckwheat. This man and his band just keep bringing it on and bringing people to their feet.

I've seen Buckwheat live twice-once in New Orleans and once in Lafayette-and the atmosphere is classic Cajun with a great mix of Zydeco.

Buckwheat is the undisputed King of Zydeco hands down and I know you'll enjoy this compilation if you have any love of Louisiana music.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Zydeco, May 7, 2007

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Tuck "btlfan" (newjersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

You can always find 1 or 2 songs that you wanted to have on any "collection" Cd. This one is also in that class due to the amount songs in his career. However with the selection you get there is so much to enjoy. I can feel Burbon Street from my car here in Jersey.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellant!, June 5, 2002

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Phyllis & Jim Simpson (Burbank, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

HIGHLY RECOMMEND - IF NOT FAMILIAR W/ZYDECO OR BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO IN PARTICULAR - THIS IS A WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION! IF YOU'RE NOT NEW BUT WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE OR ADD TO COLLECTION - THIS ALBUM WILL DEFINETLY COMPLIMENT! WILL DEFINETLY ROUNDOUT ANY COLLECTORS NEEDS FOR ZYDECO!

I DARE YOU TO SIT STILL LISTENING TO THIS MUSIC!