Buster's Happy Hour

Buster's Happy Hour
Studio album by Buster Poindexter
Released	1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Genre	Swing [1]
Length	52:30
Label	Rhino/Forward
Producer	Brian Koonin
Buster Poindexter chronology
Buster Goes Berserk (1989) Buster's Happy Hour (1994) Buster's Spanish Rocketship (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Los Angeles Times	(favorable) [1]
Stereo Review	(unfavorable) [3]
The Village Voice	[4]

Buster's Happy Hour is the third album from Buster Poindexter, the alter ego of singer David Johansen. ^[5]

Like his previous album Buster Goes Berserk , it features his backing band the Banshees of Blue, and features covers of rhythm and blues songs of the 1940s and 1950s. The cover of the album is a painting by Johansen.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Breakin' Up the House"		2:36
2.	"Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style"		2:06
3.	"Doin' What I Please"	Fats Waller, Andy Razaf	2:48
4.	"Let Me In"		2:20
5.	"I Got Loaded"		2:24
6.	"Saturday Night Fish Fry" (duet with Soozie Tyrell)	Louis Jordan, Ellis Walsh	2:51
7.	"Lavender Coffin"		2:17
8.	"Rocket 88"	Ike Turner, credited to Jackie Brenston	2:49
9.	"The Worst Beer I Ever Had"		5:48
10.	"Who Drank My Beer (While I Was in the Rear)?"		2:49
11.	"Rockin' All Nite Long"		2:28
12.	"Knock'm Down Whiskey"		2:33
13.	"Pink Champagne"		2:53
14.	"Drunk" (duet with Bill Morrissey)		2:50
15.	"I'll Die Happy"		3:25
16.	"Butcher Pete (Parts 1 & 2)"	Roy Brown	4:57
17.	"Alcohol"	Ray Davies	4:36
Total length:			52:30

Personnel

• Buster Poindexter - vocals
• Randy Andos - tuba
• Crispin Cioe - flute, alto, baritone and tenor saxophone
• Laurence Etkin - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
• Bob Funk - trombone
• Tony Garnier - upright bass, vocals
• Charlie Giordano - piano, accordion, vocals
• Arno Hecht - clarinet, baritone and tenor saxophone
• Brian Koonin - banjo, guitar, vocals
• Lisa Lowell - vocals
• Tony Machine - drums, vocals
• Sherryl Marshall - vocals
• Bill Morrissey - vocals
• Catherine Russell - vocals
• Soozie Tyrell - violin, vocals
• Fred Walcott - percussion, vocals

References

1. Lewis, Randy (April 28, 1994). "Buster Poindexter "Buster's Happy Hour" Forward". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 8, 2017.
2. "Buster's Happy Hour - Buster Poindexter | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Popular music - Buster's Happy Hour by Buster Poindexter". Stereo Review . Vol. 59, no. 7. p. 84.
4. Christgau, Robert (September 13, 1994). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved December 8, 2017.
5. "Buster Poindexter Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.

External links

• NEW YORK DOLLS HOMEPAGE
• David Johansen Resource Archived 2020-10-07 at the Wayback Machine