Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (album)

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Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
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Studio album by
Released1976 (1976)
RecordedFebruary 2, 1976 March 4, 1976
Genre Disco, big band, soul
Length34:08
Label RCA
Producer Sandy Linzer
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band chronology
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
(1976)
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett
(1978)
Singles from Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
  1. "Cherchez La Femme"
    Released: October 23, 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide A [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 9/10 [4]

Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band is the debut studio album by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. It was released in 1976 by RCA. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 31 on the Top R&B Albums chart. [5]

Contents

In his book Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco, music writer Peter Shapiro described the album as "one of the most fully realized, dazzling artifacts from the black bohemian intelligentsia". [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by August Darnell and Stony Browder Jr., except "Night and Day" written by Cole Porter.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."I'll Play the Fool"4:47
2."Hard Times"4:09
3."Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/Se Si Bon"5:46
4."Sunshower"4:02
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."We Got It Made/Night and Day"3:45
6."You've Got Something/Betcha' the Love Bug Bitcha'"5:38
7."Sour and Sweet/Lemon in the Honey"6:01

Personnel

Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band

Charts

Chart (1976–77)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [7] 39
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [8] 87
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 13
US Billboard 200 [5] 22
US Top R&B Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 31

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