Buster's Spanish Rocketship

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Buster's Spanish Rocketship
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Studio album by
Buster Poindexter
Released1997
Recorded1995–1997
Genre
Length52:57
Label PolyGram [1]
Producer Brian Koonin
Buster Poindexter chronology
Buster's Happy Hour
(1994)		Buster's Spanish Rocketship
(1997)		 David Johansen and the Harry Smiths
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [3]

Buster's Spanish Rocketship is an album by Buster Poindexter, the alter ego of singer David Johansen. [4] [5] Following ...Rocketship, Johansen returned to recording albums under his real name.

Contents

The album was named after Buster's new backing band. [6]

Critical reception

The Sun-Sentinel wrote: "Turning his slightly jaded eye toward salsa, merengue and the most broken Spanish ever spoken, Buster brings on the bongos and dancing girls." [7] Tulsa World thought that "his voice is giving out, but his spicy reverie will always flip skirts up." [8]

AllMusic wrote that "the Latin-tinged Buster's Spanish Rocketship is a minor triumph, demonstrating that David Johansen has an ear for material and a self-deprecating sense of humor that keeps Poindexter enjoyable." [2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Johansen.

  1. "Ondine" – 2:55
  2. "Nueva Broadway (They Don't Smoke)" – 4:18
  3. "Downtown Dream" – 4:10
  4. "Inez (Is Just a Big Rage Queen)" – 4:13
  5. "The Closer I Get to Heaven" – 4:15
  6. "My First Sin" – 4:28
  7. "Let's Take It Easy" – 3:43
  8. "Linda Lee" – 3:41
  9. "Iris Chacon" – 3:43
  10. "Skin & Bones" – 3:36
  11. "Mean Spirited Sal" – 4:17
  12. "Lay Down" – 3:42
  13. "Rhumba (Dance Fever)" – 5:56

Personnel

The Banshees of Blue

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References

  1. ↑ KRAMPERT, PETER (March 23, 2016). The Encyclopedia of the Harmonica. Mel Bay Publications. ISBN   978-1-61911-577-4 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "Buster's Spanish Rocketship - Buster Poindexter | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Buster Poindexter". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ "Buster's Spanish Rocket Ship". Washington City Paper. January 9, 1998.
  5. ↑ Makin, Robert (January 25, 1998). "David Johansen returns with a Latin twist". USA Today. p. ARC.
  6. ↑ Catlin, Roger (October 22, 1998). "BUSTER POINDEXTER AT MOHEGAN". Hartford Courant. CAL. p. 19.
  7. ↑ Schulman, Sandra (11 Nov 1997). "POINDEXTER A MERENGUE CABALLERO". Sun-Sentinel. p. 3E.
  8. ↑ "Reviews of Recently Released CDs". Tulsa World. 17 April 1998.



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