Americana Deluxe

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Americana Deluxe
BigBadVoodooDaddy AmericanaDeluxe.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1998
RecordedCapitol Studios B&C
Genre Swing revival
Length54:21
Label Interscope
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy chronology
Watchu' Want for Christmas?
(1997)
Americana Deluxe
(1998)
This Beautiful Life
(1999)
Professional ratings
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Americana Deluxe is the second studio album by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. This album is sometimes called Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, as the album cover prominently displays a stylized "Big Bad Voodoo Daddy" logo and does not feature the phrase "Americana Deluxe". The liner notes and the band's website have the title Americana Deluxe.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Scotty Morris, except where noted

Americana Deluxe track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Boogie Bumper"3:38
2."Mr. Pinstripe Suit"3:37
3."King of Swing"4:58
4."Minnie the Moocher" (Cab Calloway, Irving Mills)4:42
5."You and Me and the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight" (Baby)3:34
6."Jump with My Baby"6:09
7."Maddest Kind of Love"5:04
8."Go Daddy-O"3:12
9."Please Baby"4:59
10."Mambo Swing"5:07
11."Jumpin' Jack"4:47
12."So Long-Farewell-Goodbye"4:34
Total length:54:21

"You and Me and the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)" incorporates a passage from the waltz "Sobre las Olas" by Juventino Rosas.

"Jumpin' Jack" includes a portion of "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills.

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Americana Deluxe at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2021.