Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (album)

Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
Studio album by
Released1976 (1976)
RecordedFebruary 2, 1976 – March 4, 1976
GenreDisco, big band, soul
Length34:08
LabelRCA
ProducerSandy Linzer
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band chronology
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
(1976)
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett
(1978)
Singles from Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
  1. "Cherchez La Femme"
    Released: October 23, 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideA[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[4]

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]

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band – Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band". AllMusic. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  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. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
  4. ^ Cooper, Carol (1995). "Kid Creole and the Coconuts". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 207–09. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Henderson, Eric (April 15, 2008). "Kid Creole: Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1974 – 1983". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 2, 2018.