I, Too, Have Seen the Woods

I, Too, Have Seen the Woods
Studio album by Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Released	1987
Studio	New York City at a studio on West 46th Street (#151–Ground Floor)
Genre	New wave, disco
Length	40:26
Label	Sire
Producer	August Darnell, Ronnie Rogers, Coati Mundi
Kid Creole and the Coconuts chronology
In Praise of Older Women... and Other Crimes (1985) I, Too, Have Seen the Woods (1987) Private Waters in the Great Divide (1990)
Singles from I, Too, Have Seen the Woods
"Dancing at the Bain Douches" b/w "Midsummer Madness (The Refrain)" Released: 1987

I, Too, Have Seen the Woods is the sixth studio album released by the American musical group Kid Creole and the Coconuts. It was released in 1987 and includes the single "Dancing at the Bain Douches".

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]
The Village Voice	A− [3]

I, Too, Have Seen the Woods received mixed reviews from critics. In a negative review, AllMusic's Vince Ripol described the group as artistically stranded. He wrote that the band was still capable of brilliant moments, but that the album lacked the focused direction of prior efforts like Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places and the group's tour de force, Wise Guy. ^[1] He describes Darnell as too clever for his own good, but does single out "Dancin' at the Bains Douches" for setting a standard that the surrounding material fails to meet, although "Agony...Ecstasy" and "Call It a Day" are close runners-up. ^[1]

In a positive review, Robert Christgau, in The Village Voice , praises Darnell for his consistency and calls the album a typically elegant and literate dance album in which mortality impinges attractively. ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by August Darnell; except where indicated.

Side one (The Beginning)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Buttermilk Channel"		1:58
2.	"Part of My Design"		3:33
3.	"Agony...Ecstasy"	Darnell, Peter Schott, William Shakespeare	3:23
4.	"Dancin' at the Bains Douches"		5:25
5.	"El Hijo"	C. M. A. Hernandez	4:17
6.	"Cold Wave"		0:43

Side two (The End)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"So Far So Good"	Darnell, Ron Rogers	4:46
8.	"Midsummer Madness"		4:24
9.	"Consider Me"	Darnell, Schott	3:37
10.	"Boxed Out"	Hernandez	3:40
11.	"Call it a Day"		4:00

Personnel

The Kid King Creole – lead vocals, guitar, bass, percussion The Coconuts Adriana Kaegi – background vocals, sweet inspiration Bongo Eddie – percussion Carol Colman – bass Cheryl Poirier – background vocals Coati Mundi – lead vocals, vibes, social work and psychiatric counseling for all band members Coffee Keeps – background vocals Dave Span – drums Eugene Grey – guitar Haitia Fuller – introducing, female lead vocals Janique Swedberg – background vocals Jimmy Rippetoe – guitar Peter Schott – synthetic and real keyboards, bass synth Pond Life orchestra Charlie Lagond – saxophones, clarinets, flutes Ken Fradley – trumpets, flugel horns Lee Robertson (The Professor) – trombones, french horns The Dayenites Cory Daye, Gichy Dan, Lourdes Cotto – background vocals Special performances rendered Andy González, Djonebe Muflet, Herman Olivera, Jay Stovall, Lourdes Cotto, Peter Brown, Ronnie Rogers

Technical credits August Darnell – producer Ronnie Rogers – producer (7) Coati Mundi – producer (5, 10) Carol Colman – production co-ordination Dave Wittman, Michel Sauvage, Steven Stanley – mixing Clive Smith – programming (Fairlight Sessions) Michel Sauvage – engineering (1-4, 6 to 9, 11) Julian McBrowne – engineering (5, 10) Judy Kirschner – assistant engineer Bob Ludwig – mastering Janet Perr – art director Albert Sanchez – photographer Adriana Kaegi – cover design Andreas Bernhardt – hair and make-up

References

1. Ripol, Vince. Review: I, Too, Have Seen the Woods. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2012-08-05.
2. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 392.
3. Christgau, Robert. Consumer Guide: Kid Creole and the Coconuts. Robert Christgau. Retrieved on 2010-01-06.