''Turn the Page'' is an album by the American

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musician

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, released in 1998. His band, Double Clutchin'—which included his brother,

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—is also credited. Ardoin was still a teenager when the album was recorded.

Production

The album was produced by

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. "Barres De La Prison" is a cover of the

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composition.

Critical reception

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'' called the album "excellent," writing that "Fever for Your Flavor" is "powered by psychedelic space electronics and grown-up red-clay soul vocals that welcome zydeco to the urban jungle, blackboard jungle, and rubyfruit jungle simultaneously." ''

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'' considered Ardoin "perhaps the nimblest accordionist now playing zydeco," and wrote that he "keeps his meanderings melodic, his solos (on both diatonic and triple-row accordions) intricate and playful." The ''

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'' noted that the band "strikes out for more experimental territory on the penultimate cut, 'Fever for Your Flavor', which employs some hip-hop rhythms in a spare, dub-influenced setting; Chris keeps the track grounded with a sneaky little riff that sounds a bit like the ''Pink Panther'' theme turned sideways." The ''

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'' deemed the album a mix of "soul, R&B and fast-cooking Zydeco rhythms." ''

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'' concluded that ''Turn the Page'' "offers a choice sampling of today's crisp and energetic zydeco sound, which layers rich R&B-style vocal harmonies and Caribbean ska and reggae grooves over blues-drenched accordion playing."

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wrote that Ardoin and his band "continue to be the most forward-looking of the young zydeco bands coming up ... When they talk about zydeco being irresistible dance music, ''this'' is what they're talking about." ''

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'' listed ''Turn the Page'' as the best album of 1998.

Track listing

References

{{reflist 1998 albums Rounder Records albums Chris Ardoin albums