I, Too, Have Seen the Woods

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All Music Guide - Vince Ripol
After nearly a decade of globetrotting genre flirtations, Kid Creole & the Coconuts seem artistically stranded on their 1987 release, I, Too, Have Seen the Woods. While still capable of brilliant moments, the album lacks the focused direction of prior efforts like Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places and the group's tour de force, Wise Guy. Part of the problem is leader August Darnell's overindulgent literateness, which results in excessive name-dropping on "Part of My Design" and "So Far, So Good." Much more noteworthy are the references to historical landmarks on the album's highlight, "Dancin' at the Bains Douches." Reverting to his earlier appreciation of club life, ...
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All Music Guide - Vince Ripol
After nearly a decade of globetrotting genre flirtations, Kid Creole & the Coconuts seem artistically stranded on their 1987 release, I, Too, Have Seen the Woods. While still capable of brilliant moments, the album lacks the focused direction of prior efforts like Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places and the group's tour de force, Wise Guy. Part of the problem is leader August Darnell's overindulgent literateness, which results in excessive name-dropping on "Part of My Design" and "So Far, So Good." Much more noteworthy are the references to historical landmarks on the album's highlight, "Dancin' at the Bains Douches." Reverting to his earlier appreciation of club life, Darnell frets about the possibility of a global divide that might force everyone to choose between such world-famous structures as the Parthenon and Westminster Abbey, then shrugs it off by claiming he'd select his favorite nightclub over all of them. After all, as he notes in his description of the discotheque, "There'd be no violence there/There'd be loads of nationalities/Lots of atmosphere." That statement summarizes the sociopolitical aspirations of the best Kid Creole lyrics, while the mixture of energetic horns, sparkling vibes, elastic bass, and chanted background vocals symbolizes the group's musical mission at its finest. "Dancin' at the Bains Douches" sets a standard that the surrounding material fails to meet, although "Agony...Ecstasy" and "Call It a Day" are close runners-up. Most of the time, when the lyrics aren't too clever for their own good, the cross-cultural blend of diverse musical styles is less harmonious than previous Kid Creole hybrids. I, Too, Have Seen the Woods is occasionally admirable yet ultimately misguided, suggesting that Darnell might not be able to see the forest for the trees.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/2/2005
  • Label: WOUNDED BIRD RECORDS
  • UPC: 664140557925
  • Catalog Number: 5579

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Buttermilk Channel (2:08)
  2. 2 Part of My Design (3:29)
  3. 3 Agony...Ecstasy (3:22)
  4. 4 Dancin' at the Bains Douches (5:26)
  5. 5 El Hijo (4:16)
  6. 6 Cold Wave (0:43)
  7. 7 So Far, So Good (4:45)
  8. 8 Midsummer Madness (4:21)
  9. 9 Consider Me (3:34)
  10. 10 Boxed Out (3:37)
  11. 11 Call It a Day (4:00)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Kid Creole & the Coconuts Primary Artist
Kid Creole Indexed Contributor
Cory Daye Background Vocals
Coati Mundi Synthesizer, Vocals, Vibes
Peter Brown Bass
Eddie Bongo Percussion
Carol Coleman Bass
Lourdes Cotto Background Vocals
Gichy Dan Background Vocals
August Darnell Bass, Vocals
Kenny Fradley Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Andy González Background Vocals
Andy "Coatimundi" Hernandez Background Vocals
Adriana Kaegi Background Vocals
Charles Lagond Clarinet, Flute, Saxophone
Cheryl Poirier Background Vocals
Jimmy Rippetoe Guitar
Lee Robertson Trombone, French Horn
Eugene Grey Guitar
Jay Stovall Guitar
Herman Olivera Background Vocals
Janique Svedberg Background Vocals
Haitia Fuller Vocals
Coffee Keeps Background Vocals
Djonebe Muflet Djembe, Bugarabu
Peter Schotto Keyboards, Synthesizer Bass
Ron Rogers Synthesizer
Technical Credits
Coati Mundi Producer, Horn Arrangements
August Darnell Producer, Audio Production
Kenny Fradley Horn Arrangements
Charles Lagond Horn Arrangements
Lee Robertson Horn Arrangements
Alan Darnell Composer
Peter Schotto rhythm arrangement
Ron Rogers Producer
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