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- Release Date: September 7, 2000
- Label: Prism Leisure Corporation (UK)
- UPC: 5014293662321
- WAPI (Tower ID): 106708470
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #168842 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
- #44455 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
- #30663 in General Rock & Pop (See Top 100 General Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
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Product Description
More Albums by Kid Creole & The Coconuts (Art...Run a Quick Search on "Oh What A Night" by Kid Creole & The Coconuts to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Oh What A Night"Browse more products related to "Kid Creole & The Coconuts"Product noteComing out of New york City in the 1980s, the frantic funk and Latin flavored tunes of Kid Creole and his Coconuts gained mainstream acceptance. OH WHAT A NIGHT contains some of their biggest hits among its 14 tracks. Title NoteComing out of New york City in the 1980s, the frantic funk and Latin flavored tunes of Kid Creole and his Coconuts gained mainstream acceptance. OH WHAT A NIGHT contains some of their biggest hits among its 14 tracks. Album DescriptionIt must be noted up front that this album is not the original London cast recording of the musical Oh! What a Night starring August "Kid Creole" Darnell that played in the West End in 1999. Rather, it is a live album recorded in the U.K. in 1998. But from the sound of things, Darnell was working up to his theatrical production while on tour, since here he mixes some of his band's biggest British hits ("Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy," "I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby," "Stool Pigeon") with hit dance songs of the 1970s that were used in the musical, which was set in New York in that decade (the Four Seasons' "December, 1963 [Oh, What a Night]," the O'Jays' "Love Train," Sly & the Family Stone's "Thank You [Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again]," Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music"). He and the band perform both sets of numbers enthusiastically, but the inclusion of the '70s hits of others makes this less than an ideal Kid Creole & the Coconuts live album. Much of the wit of the band's original songs is subsumed in the party atmosphere, as Darnell leads the musicians through their paces in a manner that specifically recalls James Brown. A great deal is lost to begin with in a live performance rendered only in its aural form (the group really needs to be seen to be appreciated), and turning the show into a '70s disco hits act lessens the impact further. But there is still plenty of enjoyable music here, especially for those who have followed Kid Creole & the Coconuts this far. ~ William Ruhlmann If You Enjoy "Oh What A Night (Import) (CD)", May We Also Recommend:
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