Buster's Happy Hour

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

Buster's Happy Hour
Studio album by
Buster Poindexter
Released1994
Recorded1993 - 1994
GenreLounge rock
Length52:30
LabelRhino/Forward
ProducerBrian Koonin
Buster Poindexter chronology
Buster Goes Berserk
(1989)		 Buster's Happy Hour
(1994)		 Buster's Spanish Rocketship
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Los Angeles Times(favorable)[1]
Stereo Review(unfavorable)[2]
The Village Voice[3]

Like his previous album Buster Goes Berserk, it features his backing band The Banshees of Blue, continues the "lounge rock" style of its predecessors in covering rhythm 'n' blues songs of the 1940s and 1950s. The cover of the album is a painting by David Johansen himself.

Track listing
  1. "Breakin' Up the House"
  2. "Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style"
  3. "Doin' What I Please" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf)
  4. "Let Me In"
  5. "I Got Loaded"
  6. "Saturday Night Fish Fry" (Louis Jordan, Ellis Walsh) - duet with Soozie Tyrell
  7. "Lavender Coffin"
  8. "Rocket 88" (Jackie Brenston)
  9. "The Worst Beer I Ever Had"
  10. "Who Drank My Beer (While I Was in the Rear)?"
  11. "Rockin' All Nite Long"
  12. "Knock'm Down Whiskey"
  13. "Pink Champagne"
  14. "Drunk" - duet with Bill Morrissey
  15. "I'll Die Happy"
  16. "Butcher Pete (Parts 1 & 2)" (Roy Brown)
  17. "Alcohol" (Ray Davies)

Personnel
  • Buster Poindexter - Vocals
  • Randy Andos - Tuba
  • Crispin Cioe - Flute, Alto, Baritone & 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 & 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
  1. Lewis, Randy (1994-04-28). "Buster Poindexter "Buster's Happy Hour" Forward". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  2. "Popular music - Buster's Happy Hour by Buster Poindexter". Stereo Review. Vol. 59 no. 7. p. 84 – via ProQuest.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1994-09-13). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2017-12-08.


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