Buster's Happy Hour

Buster's Happy Hour
Buster's Happy Hour
Studio album by Buster Poindexter
Released	1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Genre	Swing;
Length	52:30
Label	Rhino/Forward
Producer	Brian Koonin
Buster Poindexter chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Los Angeles Times	(favorable)^[1]
Stereo Review	(unfavorable)^[3]
The Village Voice	^[4]

Buster's Happy Hour is the third album from Buster Poindexter, the alter ego of singer David Johansen.^[5]

Like his previous album Buster Goes Berserk, it features his backing band the Banshees of Blue, and features covers of rhythm and blues songs of the 1940s and 1950s. The cover of the album is a painting by Johansen.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Breakin' Up the House"		2:36
2.	"Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style"		2:06
3.	"Doin' What I Please"	Fats Waller, Andy Razaf	2:48
4.	"Let Me In"		2:20
5.	"I Got Loaded"		2:24
6.	"Saturday Night Fish Fry" (duet with Soozie Tyrell)	Louis Jordan, Ellis Walsh	2:51
7.	"Lavender Coffin"		2:17
8.	"Rocket 88"	Ike Turner, credited to Jackie Brenston	2:49
9.	"The Worst Beer I Ever Had"		5:48
10.	"Who Drank My Beer (While I Was in the Rear)?"		2:49
11.	"Rockin' All Nite Long"		2:28
12.	"Knock'm Down Whiskey"		2:33
13.	"Pink Champagne"		2:53
14.	"Drunk" (duet with Bill Morrissey)		2:50
15.	"I'll Die Happy"		3:25
16.	"Butcher Pete (Parts 1 & 2)"	Roy Brown	4:57
17.	"Alcohol"	Ray Davies	4:36
Total length:			52:30

Personnel

Buster Poindexter - vocals
Randy Andos - tuba
Crispin Cioe - flute, alto, baritone and tenor saxophone
Laurence Etkin - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
Bob Funk - trombone
Tony Garnier - upright bass, vocals
Charlie Giordano - piano, accordion, vocals
Arno Hecht - clarinet, baritone and tenor saxophone
Brian Koonin - banjo, guitar, vocals
Lisa Lowell - vocals
Tony Machine - drums, vocals
Sherryl Marshall - vocals
Bill Morrissey - vocals
Catherine Russell - vocals
Soozie Tyrell - violin, vocals
Fred Walcott - percussion, vocals

References

^ ^a ^b Lewis, Randy (1994-04-28). "Buster Poindexter "Buster's Happy Hour" Forward". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
^ "Buster's Happy Hour - Buster Poindexter | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ "Popular music - Buster's Happy Hour by Buster Poindexter". Stereo Review. Vol. 59, no. 7. p. 84 – via ProQuest.
^ Christgau, Robert (1994-09-13). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
^ "Buster Poindexter Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.

External links

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David Johansen Resource Archived 2020-10-07 at the Wayback Machine

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[LATimes-1] Lewis, Randy (1994-04-28). "Buster Poindexter "Buster's Happy Hour" Forward". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-12-08.

[2] "Buster's Happy Hour - Buster Poindexter | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.

[3] "Popular music - Buster's Happy Hour by Buster Poindexter". Stereo Review. Vol. 59, no. 7. p. 84 – via ProQuest.

[4] Christgau, Robert (1994-09-13). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2017-12-08.

[5] "Buster Poindexter Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.

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v t e David Johansen
David Johansen	David Johansen The David Johansen Group Live In Style Here Comes the Night Live It Up Sweet Revenge
Buster Poindexter	Buster Poindexter Buster Goes Berserk Buster's Happy Hour Buster's Spanish Rocketship
David Johansen and the Harry Smiths	David Johansen and the Harry Smiths Shaker
Featured single	Sweet Child o' Mine (Mellow Latin Beats Mix)
See also	New York Dolls