''Loup Garou'' ( French for ''

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'') is an album released in 1995 by

Willy DeVille Willy DeVille (born William Paul Borsey Jr.; August 25, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter. During his thirty-five-year career, first with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1986) and later on his own, DeVille created orig ...

. First released in Europe in 1995 on the EastWest label, it was released the following year in the United States on the Discovery label. It was recorded in

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and produced by

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, who also produced DeVille’s ''

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'' album.

Duet with Brenda Lee

''Loup Garou'' includes a duet with

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(“You’ll Never Know”). DeVille said about recording with Lee:

She’s amazing, and so professional. She's just this tiny little woman who has this great big voice. I had to cool out her accent a little bit. She had a real cracker-type of accent. I guess it's gotten thicker over the years, because she didn't sound like that when she was a teenager doing "Sweet Nothing." She didn't know who the hell I was. I just called her up, played the song for her, and she loved it. She had her business people check me out, and they reported that I was big in
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and had been recording for twenty years. So I flew to
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, which is a very weird place. Everybody is in the music business—every cab driver, waiter and busboy. She was very shy. I thought she didn't like me at first, but once she got into the studio and saw me with all my dogs, she realized I was a very normal person. I told her I'd seen every show she ever did in
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. I was the guy in front, and I had a picture of her sitting on my lap. I had my proof. That's got to go down in my book as one of the most memorable experiences in my career.

Reviews

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's 2008 capsule review says, “With ''Loup Garou,'' Willie DeVille explored new rhythmic and melodic territory, experimenting with

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and

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music. Not all of the songs work—frequently, Deville sounds too nervous and studied to really break free and have fun with the material—but it nevertheless is enjoyable, with enough strong songs (especially ‘You’ll Never Know,’ a duet with Brenda Lee) to make it worthwhile for longtime DeVille followers.” The album received at least two favorable reviews at the time of its release. ''

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'' said, “''Loup Garou'' is subtle in nuance but staggering in scope; it connects the dots between all of the artist’s sacrosanct influences, often within the framework of a single song … All of it is on the money, performed from the heart.” ''

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'' said, “(Deville’s) voice has, if anything, improved with the husky patina of age. ''Loup Garou'' builds on his trademark sub-

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style, adding a few Louisiana voodoo touches where appropriate, particularly on the title track, and blending in other, more unusual textures, like the fairground sound of the

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keyboard on ‘Still (I Love You Still).’ He comes close to poignancy-overload on ‘Angels Don't Lie,’ where wistful

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and penny-whistle are combined with the haunting string-pad sound from ‘

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,’ but there's enough skill and sensitivity elsewhere to render this a more than capable comeback.”Gill, Andy (January 12, 1996
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Other information

While DeVille wrote most of ''Loup Garou'' in his native English, some songs have lyrics in

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, and “Asi Te Amo” is a

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reprise of the track “Still (I Love You Still).” "No Such Pain as Love" presents a rare

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offering by DeVille. Freddy Koella, a longtime DeVille sideman, cowrote "When You're Away from Me." The cover photograph shows DeVille standing in front of

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's Blacksmith Shop, said to be the oldest bar in the United States, at the corner of

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and St. Philip Street in New Orleans. DeVille, his then-wife Lisa, and Mink DeVille Band members Koella, David J. Keyes, Seth Farber, Boris Kinberg, and Shawn Murray appeared in a music video for "Still (I Love You Still)," filmed in spring 1995 at the New Orleans

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Track listing

''Unless otherwise noted, all songs by Willy DeVille.'' # “No Such Pain as Love“ - 3:43 #*

on vocals, Freddy Koella on violin,

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on guitar,

on keyboards, David Faragher on bass,

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on drums # “Runnin' Through the Jungle (Shootin' the Blues)“ - 3:44 #* Willy DeVille on vocals;

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, Freddy Koella, and Brian Ray on guitars; David Faraghar on bass; Michael Urbano on drums and percussion;

on optigan; Efrain Toro on shaker # “When You're Away from Me“ – (

, Freddy Koella) - 5:29 #* Willy DeVille on vocals; Freddy Koella and Brian Ray on guitar; John Phillip Shenale on keyboards; David Faragher on bass; Michael Urbano on drums; Efrian Toro on slit drum, Billy Valentine and James Gilstrap on background vocals # “Angels Don't Lie“ - 5:07 #* Willy DeVille on vocals; Brian Ray on guitar, Freddy Koella on violin, John Philip Shenale on keyboards, David Faragher on bass, Michael Urbano on drums, Hunter Lee on penny whistle and uilleann pipes,

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on background vocals # “Still (I Love You Still)“ - 4:07 #* Willy DeVille on vocals, Freddy Koella and Brian Ray on guitar; John Philip Shenale on keyboards; David Faragher on bass; Michael Urbano on drums; Efrian Toro on castanets, woodclaps, and guiro; Jesús Guzmán and Salvador Hernandez on trumpet # “White Trash Girl“ - 3:34 #* Willy DeVille on vocals; Freddy Koella and Brian Ray on guitar; John Philip Shenale on keyboards; David Faragher on bass; Michael Urbano on drums # “You'll Never Know“ - 3:43 #* Willy DeVille and

on vocals; Freddy Koella and Brian Ray on guitar; John Philip Shenale on keyboards; David Faragher on bass; Michael Urbano on drums # “Ballad of the Hoodlum Priest“ - 4:16 #* Willy DeVille on vocals;, Freddy Koella, Brian Ray, and David J. Keyes on guitar; John Philip Shenale on keyboards; David Faragher on bass; Michael Urbano on drums, Efrian Toro on percussion; David J. Keyes, Billy Valentine, John Denham, and

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on background vocals # “Heart of a Fool“ - 4:07 #* Willy DeVille on vocals; Chris Spedding and Brian Ray on guitars; Freddy Koella on mandolin; David Faragher on bass; Michael Urbano on drums and percussion; John Philip Shenale on keyboards; Ismael Gallegos on accordion; Billy Valentine, John Denham, and Will Wheaton on background vocals # “Asi Te Amo“ - 4:06 #* Willy DeVille on vocals, Freddy Koella and Brian Ray on guitar; John Philip Shenale on keyboards; David Faragher on bass; David J. Keyes on backing vocals; Michael Urbano on drums; Efrian Toro on castanets, wood claps, and guiro; Jesús Guzmán and Salvador Hernandez on trumpet # “Loup Garou ‘Bal Goula’” - 4:50 #* Willy DeVille on vocals; Freddy Koella and Brian Ray on guitar; John Philip Shenale on keyboards; David Faragher on bass; Michael Urbano on drums; Billy Valentine, John Denham, Will Wheaton, and Dixie Belle on background vocals; John Phillip Shenale and Pete Magdelano on vocal effects # “

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“ – ( Joe Chambers, Willie Chambers) - 4:07 #* Willy DeVille on vocals, Freddy Koella and Brian Ray on guitar; John Philip Shenale on keyboards; David Faragher on bass; Michael Urbano on drums; Efrian Toro on percussion; John Phillip Shenale on background vocals # “My One Desire (Vampire's Lullaby)“ - 4:04 #* Willy DeVille on vocals; Freddy Koella and Brian Ray on guitar; John Philip Shenale on keyboards; David Faragher on bass; Michael Urbano on drums; Nancy Stein-Ross and Ernie Erhardt on cello; James Ross on viola; Scott Smalley as conductor

Personnel

* Dixie Belle -

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(“Loup Garou ‘Bal Goula’”) * John Denham - background vocals (“Ballad of the Hoodlum Priest“)("Heart of a Fool")(“Loup Garou ‘Bal Goula’”) *

- vocals * Ernie Erhardt -

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(“My One Desire ampire's Lullaby��) * David Faragher - bass * Ismael Gallegos -

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("Heart of a Fool") *

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- background vocals (“Runnin' Through the Jungle

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(“Still Love You Still“ "Asi Te Amo") * Salvador Hernandez - trumpet (“Still Love You Still“ "Asi Te Amo") * David J. Keyes - guitar (on “Ballad of the Hoodlum Priest“), background vocals, ("Asi Te Amo", "Still Love You Still) * Freddy Koella - guitar,

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- vocals (“You’ll Never Know”) * Hunter Lee - penny whistle,

("Angels Don't Lie") * Pete Magdelano - vocal effects (“Loup Garou ‘Bal Goula’”) *

- background vocals ("Angels Don't Lie") *

- guitar * James Ross -

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(“My One Desire ampire's Lullaby��) * John Philip Shenale - percussion,

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, background vocals,

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- guitar ("Heart of a Fool," "Runnin' Through the Jungle") * Nancy Stein-Ross -

(“My One Desire ampire's Lullaby��) * Efrain Toro - percussion,

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s, drums, clapping, shaker,

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, wood clapper *

- percussion, drums,

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* Billy Valentine - background vocals *

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- background vocals

Production

- producer * John Carter - mixing ("Loop Garou 'Bal Goula,'" "Ballad of the Hoodlum Priest") * John Hendrickson - assistant engineer (Schnee Studio) * John Beverly Jones -

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* Ray Kennedy - recording engineer * Kirschstein and partner: cover design * Pete Magdaleno - assistant engineer (Nut Ranch, Track Record) * McDermott and McGough -

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* Raquella Rios -

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coach * Doug Saks – mastering *

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- mixing * John Philip Shenale - producer

References

{{Authority control 1996 albums Willy DeVille albums East West Records albums