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Beausoleil, led by fiddler and singer Michael Doucet, just about singlehandedly brought about the Cajun music renaissance in the '80s, recording several albums that simultaneously paid homage to the deepest traditions of southern Louisiana musical culture and hauled that culture into the 20th century, imbuing its two-steps, waltzes, and keening prairie French love songs with influences that included country, the blues, and rock & roll. The 17 tracks on this Rounder retrospective reveal a band coming of age, digesting their influences and developing a sound that was truly their own. Whether the music itself is tradition-oriented (like the Doucet composition "La Chanson du Cafe") or borrowed from some other tradition (like the band's wonderful rendition of Richard Thompson's "Woman or a Man," featuring Thompson himself on guitar), it always sounds just like Beausoleil. In part that's due to Doucet's good-naturedly graceless singing, but mainly it comes from the particular sense of joy and fun that they manage to bring to everything they play. Highly recommended.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Mandolin, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Comeaux, Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Landreth, Producer, Guitar, Electric Bass, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Conn, Producer, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Ranson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Burton, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gragg Lunsford, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Errol Verret, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Stevenson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Breaux, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Al Tharp, Mixer, Banjo, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Comeaux, Mandolin, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Nathan Abshire, ComposerLyricist - Phil Edwards, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Strachwitz, Producer, Recording Producer - Scott Goudeau, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Breaux, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Al Tharp, Mixer, Banjo, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Comeaux, Mandolin, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Edwards, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Strachwitz, Producer, Recording Producer - Scott Goudeau, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Mandolin, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Comeaux, Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Landreth, Producer, Guitar, Electric Bass, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Conn, Producer, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Ranson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Burton, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gragg Lunsford, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Errol Verret, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Stevenson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Breaux, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Al Tharp, Mixer, Banjo, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Comeaux, Mandolin, Electric Bass, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - Scott Goodeau, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Gorz, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Breaux, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Percussion, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Al Tharp, Mixer, Banjo, Electric Guitar, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Comeaux, Mandolin, Electric Bass, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - Scott Goodeau, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Gorz, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
David Farrell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Mandolin, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Comeaux, Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Irwin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny Landreth, Producer, Guitar, Electric Bass, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Conn, Producer, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Errol Verret, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Keyes, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Marcantel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1987 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Breaux, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Al Tharp, Mixer, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Comeaux, Mandolin, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Edwards, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jacques Breux, ComposerLyricist - Walter Mouton, ComposerLyricist - Chris Strachwitz, Producer, Recording Producer - Scott Goudeau, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Landreth, Producer - Michael Doucet & Cajun Brew, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Comeaux, Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Landreth, Producer, Guitar, Electric Bass, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Conn, Producer, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Ranson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Burton, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gragg Lunsford, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Errol Verret, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Stevenson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1987 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Breaux, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Augie Meyers, ComposerLyricist - Al Tharp, Mixer, Banjo, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Comeaux, Mandolin, Electric Bass, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - Scott Goodeau, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Gorz, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Breaux, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Al Tharp, Mixer, Banjo, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Comeaux, Mandolin, Electric Bass, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - Scott Goodeau, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Gorz, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Breaux, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Al Tharp, Mixer, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Comeaux, Mandolin, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Edwards, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Strachwitz, Producer, Recording Producer - Scott Goudeau, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Breaux, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Al Tharp, Mixer, Banjo, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Comeaux, Mandolin, Electric Bass, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - Scott Goodeau, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Gorz, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Antoine Domino, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Miller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Bartholomew, ComposerLyricist - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Mandolin, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Comeaux, Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Landreth, Producer, Guitar, Electric Bass, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Billington, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Conn, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Ranson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Burton, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gragg Lunsford, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Errol Verret, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Stevenson, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1986 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Michael Doucet, Producer - Chris Strachwitz, Producer
℗ 2001 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Eddie Shuler, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BeauSoleil, MainArtist - Billy Ware, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Doucet, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Breaux, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Alesi, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Doucet, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Fiddle, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Al Tharp, Mixer, Banjo, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Comeaux, Mandolin, Electric Bass, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Irwin, Producer, Recording Producer - Clarence Garlow, ComposerLyricist - Scott Goodeau, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Gorz, Producer, Mixer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
Beausoleil, led by fiddler and singer Michael Doucet, just about singlehandedly brought about the Cajun music renaissance in the '80s, recording several albums that simultaneously paid homage to the deepest traditions of southern Louisiana musical culture and hauled that culture into the 20th century, imbuing its two-steps, waltzes, and keening prairie French love songs with influences that included country, the blues, and rock & roll. The 17 tracks on this Rounder retrospective reveal a band coming of age, digesting their influences and developing a sound that was truly their own. Whether the music itself is tradition-oriented (like the Doucet composition "La Chanson du Cafe") or borrowed from some other tradition (like the band's wonderful rendition of Richard Thompson's "Woman or a Man," featuring Thompson himself on guitar), it always sounds just like Beausoleil. In part that's due to Doucet's good-naturedly graceless singing, but mainly it comes from the particular sense of joy and fun that they manage to bring to everything they play. Highly recommended.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:27
- Main artists: BeauSoleil
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rounder Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
© 2001 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group This Compilation ℗ 2001 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
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