Do Wah Nanny

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Do Wah Nanny
Exuma - Do Wah Nanny (1971) cover art.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1971
StudioRegent Sound, New York City [1]
Genre
Length
  • 38:13 (original vinyl release)
  • 42:29 (1992 CD reissue)
Label Kama Sutra
Exuma chronology
Exuma II
(1970)
Do Wah Nanny
(1971)
Snake
(1972)

Do Wah Nanny is the third studio album by Bahamian folk musician Exuma. It was released in 1971, and was the first record by Exuma to be issued through Kama Sutra Records. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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In a retrospective review, Stewart Mason of AllMusic wrote that Do Wah Nanny "moves away a bit from the voodoo imagery" of Ezuma's previous two albums, "instead going for a good-timey sound similar to the New Orleans gumbo of Dr. John." [3] Mason concluded, "Exuma and his mostly percussive band wend their way through the eight mostly lengthy ('22nd Century' runs nine droning minutes) tracks with the mixture of smoldering passion and infectious joy that's at the heart of Bahamian music." [3]

Track listing

Original vinyl release

All tracks are written by Exuma.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Do Wah Nanny"4:20
2."Silver City"6:30
3."Eyebrows and Beard"2:55
4."She Looks So Fine"4:10
Total length:17:55
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Roweena"4:54
2."The Bowery"3:24
3."22nd Century"9:00
4."Do Wah Nanny (Part 2)"3:00
Total length:20:18

1992 CD reissue

All tracks are written by Exuma.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Introduction"0:41
2."Do Wah Nanny"4:14
3."Silver City"6:28
4."Eyebrows and Beards"2:54
5."She Looks So Fine"3:36
6."The Bowery"3:17
7."Roweena"4:42
8."22nd Century"8:17
9."Do Wah Nanny (Part 2)"2:46
10."Do Wah Nanny (Live)"4:56
11."Ending"0:38
Total length:42:29

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [1]

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 From the album's liner notes.
  2. "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard . Vol. 33, no. 39. September 25, 1971. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Mason, Stewart. "Exuma - Do Wah Nanny". AllMusic . Retrieved August 12, 2022.