1. Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Rar Music
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The Very Best of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, a Compilation of songs by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. Released 2 July 1996 on RCA (catalog no. Genres: Disco, Big Band.

1. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band SoundCloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create. Stream Tracks and Playlists from Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band on your desktop or mobile device.
2. Year Title Artist Rating Releases; 1996: The Very Best of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band: Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band: 1: 2010: Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band / Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Pennett.
3. A follow-up album, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Pennett, was less successful. After the release of a third album, James Monroe HS Presents Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Goes to Washington, the group fragmented, with Darnell and Hernandez going off to form Kid Creole & the Coconuts.
4. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band was released with little promotion and no singles were issued, but the song 'Cherchez la femme' became an instant hit in the discotheques. Soon the album went gold, with its intricate blend of sounds from big bands, jazz, Latin American music and R&B.

'Cherchez La Femme' (French for Seek the woman) is a song that was written and performed by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band with lead vocals by Cory Daye in 1976. The music was written by band-leader and pianist Stony Browder Jr. and John Schonberger, Richard Coburn (né Frank Reginald DeLong; 1886–1952), and Vincent Rose; with lyrics by Browder Jr.'s brother and bassist August Darnell. The song's full title is 'Whispering'/'Cherchez La Femme'/'Se Si Bon' [sic]. 'Cherchez La Femme' became the group's biggest hit.

The song's opening lyric is notable in itself as it makes a reference to record executive Tommy Mottola, who was instrumental in giving the act their major label deal. Along with the tracks 'Sour and Sweet' and 'I'll Play the Fool', 'Cherchez La Femme' went to #1 on the disco chart.^[1] 'Cherchez La Femme' also charted on the pop, R&B, and Adult Contemporary charts.

Track listing[edit]

7' Single

1. 'Whispering' / 'Cherchez La Femme' / 'Se Si Bon' - 3:33
2. 'Sunshower' - 4:02

Chart history[edit]

Gloria Estefan version[edit]

'Cherchez La Femme' was covered by Gloria Estefan on her fourth studio album, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me. It was released as the fifth single from the album in the US, Australia and Benelux

Critical reception[edit]

Music & Media commented, 'In 1977, romantic couples took the floor every time Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band was played. Now another 'femme' is singing the nostalgic swing band song with equal joy.'^[6] Phil Shanklin of ReviewsRevues wrote in his review of the Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me album, that it is 'a brave move' to cover the song. He added, 'Gloria’ s vocal lacks the playful coquettishness of Cory Daye’s but it is great to hear it again amongst her selections of songs.'^[7]

Track listings[edit]

Official versions[edit]

Original Versions

1. Album Version — (4:58)

Pablo Flores & Jose 'Pepe' Ojeda Remixes

1. Radio Club Mix — (4:55)
2. Alternative Radio Club Mix — (3:54)
3. 'Femme Fatale' Club Mix — (8:24)

Ronnie Ventura Remixes

1. Piano Mix — (6:39)
2. Doom Dub — (8:16)
3. Ballroom Vocal Mix — (7:29)

Remixes

1. The GStyle & DJ WT Mix — (8:16)
2. The Gary Q Mix — (7:00)
3. The Danny C. & Giuseppe G. Mix — (6:30)
4. The Marc 'DJ Stew' Pirrone Dub — (5:10)
5. The Charley Casanova Mix — (5:38)

Chart performance[edit]

Popular Culture[edit]

Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Rar Music

• The original recording of 'Cherchez La Femme' was part of the soundtrack to the 1998 film, 54.

See also[edit]

• Cherchez la femme (saying)

References[edit]

1. ^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 81.
2. ^'Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada'. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-02-05. Retrieved 2019-01-18.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
3. ^ ^ab'allmusic ((( Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))'. Billboard. Retrieved 2012-01-07.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
4. ^Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 80.
5. ^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 165.
6. ^'New Releases: Singles'(PDF). Music & Media. 1995-06-10. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-05-18.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
7. ^Shanklin, Phil (2015-11-22). '100 Essential CDs – Number 72 –Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me –Gloria Estefan'. ReviewsRevues. Retrieved 2020-10-14.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

External links[edit]

Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band is the debut studio album by Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. It was released in 1976 by RCA. It peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 31 on the Top R&B Albums chart.^[5]

In his book Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco, music writer Peter Shapiro described the album as 'one of the most fully realized, dazzling artifacts from the black bohemian intelligentsia'.^[6]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by August Darnell and Stony Browder Jr., except 'Night and Day' written by Cole Porter.

Personnel[edit]

• Cory Daye – vocals
• Don Armando Bonilla – percussion
• Stony Browder – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• August Darnell – bass, vocals
• Andy 'Coati Mundi' Hernandez – percussion
• Mickey Sevilla – drums

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Ruhlmann, William. 'Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band – Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band'. AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
2. ^Christgau, Robert (1981). 'D'. Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN0-89919-026-X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
3. ^Coleman, Mark (1992). 'Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band'. In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. pp. 203–04. ISBN0-679-73729-4.
4. ^Cooper, Carol (1995). 'Kid Creole and the Coconuts'. In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 207–09. ISBN0-679-75574-8.
5. ^ ^abc'Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band | Awards'. AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
6. ^Henderson, Eric (April 15, 2008). 'Kid Creole: Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1974 – 1983'. Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 2, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
7. ^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
8. ^'Top RPM Albums: Issue 5104B'. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
9. ^'Dutchcharts.nl – Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band – Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band' (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2020.

External links[edit]

• Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band at Discogs (list of releases)

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