''Buster's Spanish Rocketship'' is an album by Buster Poindexter, the
alter ego
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of singer
David Johansen. Following ''...Rocketship'', Johansen returned to recording albums under his real name.
The album was named after Buster's new backing band.
Critical reception
The ''
Sun-Sentinel
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'' wrote: "Turning his slightly jaded eye toward salsa, merengue and the most broken Spanish ever spoken, Buster brings on the bongos and dancing girls."
''
Tulsa World'' thought that "his voice is giving out, but his spicy reverie will always flip skirts up."
wrote that "the Latin-tinged ''Buster's Spanish Rocketship'' is a minor triumph, demonstrating that David Johansen has an ear for material and a self-deprecating sense of humor that keeps Poindexter enjoyable."
Track listing
All tracks composed by David Johansen.
# "Ondine" – 2:55
# "Nueva Broadway (They Don't Smoke)" – 4:18
# "Downtown Dream" – 4:10
# "Inez (Is Just a Big Rage Queen)" – 4:13
# "The Closer I Get to Heaven" – 4:15
# "My First Sin" – 4:28
# "Let's Take It Easy" – 3:43
# "Linda Lee" – 3:41
# "
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Arts and media
Fictional en ...
" – 3:43
# "Skin & Bones" – 3:36
# "Mean Spirited Sal" – 4:17
# "Lay Down" – 3:42
# "Rhumba (Dance Fever)" – 5:56
Personnel
*Buster Poindexter – vocals
The Banshees of Blue
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Soozie Tyrell
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Biography
Tyrell wa ...
– vocals
*
Richard Barone – vocals
*
Brian Koonin
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– guitar, cuatro
*Jack Bashkow – saxophone, piccolo
*Kenny Fradley –
trumpet
*
Byron Stripling
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Career
He was born Lloyd Byron Stripling on August 20, 1961, in Atlanta, Georgia.He attended Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and the Interloc ...
– trumpet
*Mark Pender – trumpet
*Conrad Herwig – trombone
*Jimmy Bosch – trombone
*Randy Andos – bass trombone
*
Charlie Giordano
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– accordion, piano
*Andy Gonzales – bass
*Brian Hamm – bass
*Tony Machine – drums
*Fred Walcott – percussion
*Ismael "Bongo" Bruno – percussion
*Mike Jacobson – percussion
References
1997 albums
Buster Poindexter albums
PolyGram albums
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