Take It Easy, Baby

Take It Easy, Baby
Studio album by Buckwheat Zydeco
Released	1980 (1980)
Length	37:40
Label	Blues Unlimited
Producer	Mark Miller
Buckwheat Zydeco chronology
One for the Road (1979) Take It Easy, Baby (1980) People's Choice (1982)

Take It Easy, Baby is Buckwheat Zydeco's second album, credited to his band at the time, Buckwheat Zydeco Ils Sont Partis Band. ^[1] Ils Sont Partis is French for 'They're Off!', used by horse race announcers at the start of a race. ^[2] Like his debut release, One for the Road , it was released on J.D. Miller's Blues Unlimited label ^[3] in 1980. ^{[4] [5]} All of the tracks were written by Buckwheat Zydeco, credited to his birth name, Stanley Dural. ^[6]

Critical reception

John Broven described Take It Easy, Baby as "a polished, more soul-oriented production" compared to Buckwheat Zydeco's previous album, One for the Road. ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Buckwheat Zydeco, as Stanley Dural.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rockin' with the Blues"	2:49
2.	"Everybody's Talkin'"	5:00
3.	"Josephine Is Not My Lady"	4:07
4.	"Two for the Road"	3:33
5.	"It's Alright Tonite"	3:57
6.	"What a Price I Had to Pay"	4:00
7.	"Funkin' Zydeco"	3:40
8.	"Easy Easy"	3:10
9.	"Party Down"	3:59
10.	"Take It Easy, Baby"	3:25
Total length:		37:40

Personnel

• Buckwheat Zydeco – Vocals (French and English), accordion, piano, Clavinet, and organ
• Lee Allen Zeno – Bass
• Nat Jolliviette – Drums
• Russell Gordon – Guitar
• John Bell – Saxophone
• Ernest Johnson – Washboard

Personnel and track list information obtained from AllMusic. ^[7]

References

1. Larkin, Colin (September 30, 2013). The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues. Random House. p. xxxviii. ISBN   978-1-4481-3274-4.
2. Broven, John (January 1, 1987). South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous. Pelican Publishing. p. 115. ISBN   978-0-88289-608-3. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
3. Herzhaft, Gérard (January 1, 1997). Encyclopedia of the Blues. University of Arkansas Press. p. 238. ISBN   978-1-55728-452-5. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
4. Aswell, Tom (September 23, 2010). Louisiana Rocks!: The True Genesis of Rock and Roll. Pelican Publishing. p. 225. ISBN   978-1-4556-0783-9. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
5. Komara, Edward M. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Psychology Press. p. 165. ISBN   978-0-415-92699-7. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
6. Tisserand, Michael (November 22, 2016). The Kingdom of Zydeco. Skyhorse. ISBN   978-1-62872-799-9. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
7. "Buckwheat Zydeco – Take It Easy, Baby Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.