Willy DeVille: In New Orleans
In New Orleans
CD
CD (Compact Disc)
Herkömmliche CD, die mit allen CD-Playern und Computerlaufwerken, aber auch mit den meisten SACD- oder Multiplayern abspielbar ist.
- Label:
- Big Beat, 1993
- Artikelnummer:
- 2298524
- UPC/EAN:
- 0029667429528
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 26.3.2012
1974 gründete er die Band Billy De Sade & The Marquis, die er 1975
in „Mink DeVille“ umbenannte. Gleichzeitig wurde aus William Borsey
„Willy DeVille“. 1977 erschien deren Debütalbum in Europa unter dem
Namen ‘Cabretta‘ und in den USA unter ‘Mink DeVille‘. Die Platte wurde
vom Rolling Stone zum ‘Best Album of Year‘ gekürt. Der Musikexpress
kommentierte: „Willy ist der Prototyp eines Rock’n’Roll-Menschen. Seine
Stimme ist rau, trocken, aufregend und dreckig, und in ihr schwingt die
sinnliche Anmache, die uns Hörer zittern lässt“.
Aber in der wechselhaften Karriere des großen Sängers und Gitarristen gab es später auch Phasen in denen er Probleme hatte, einen Plattendeal zu bekommen. Wie 1988 z. B., als es ihn frustriert nach New Orleans zog, und er mit den dort ansässigen Legenden Allen Toussaint, Dr. John und Eddie Bo & The Meters das Album ‘Victory Mixture‘ aufnahm. Dieses wurde in Europa auf dem kleinen Label Sky Ranch veröffentlicht, verkaufte aber dennoch 200.000 EH. 1993 tourte Willy DeVille mit der New Orleans Revue, und das Album ‘Big Easy Fantasy‘ wurde veröffentlicht (inkl. Remixen aus ‘Victory Mixture‘ und Live-Takes).
Big Beat veröffentlicht nun erstmalig mit ‘In New Orleans‘ alle Tracks aus diesen beiden Alben. Abgesehen dass die Songs aus dieser Schaffensphase damit endlich wieder verfügbar sind, ist ‘New Orleans‘ ein länger verschwundenes Bindeglied in der wechselhaften Karriere des großen Willy DeVille. Top recherchierte Linernotes mit Interviews etc.
Willy DeVille (1950-2009) stands as a genuine American musical maverick. And Ace Records are proud to announce that they will reissue four lost DeVille albums over the coming months. I say “lost” as they were originally released by the long-defunct French label FNAC in the early-1990s. Across the Continent these records established DeVille as a huge star yet they were never released in Britain. To those of us who consider him not just underrated but one of the most talented singers and songwriters of the late-20th Century their reissue is something to celebrate.
First is “Willy DeVille In New Orleans”, a CD that gathers his 1990 album “Victory Mixture” alongside tracks from 1995s “Big Easy Fantasy”. These albums document DeVille’s obsession with the Crescent City’s music and street culture.
Relocating from New York to New Orleans saved DeVille’s life and art: having emerged from CBGBs in 1977 and scored an international hit with the classic ‘Spanish Stroll’, his artistic and commercial standing tanked across the 1980s (due to bad albums, addictions and behaviour). “Victory Mixture” found DeVille gloriously singing lost Big Easy R&B anthems while surrounded by a crack band that included Dr John, Allen Toussaint, Barbara George, George Porter, Eddie Bo and many other highly-rated local music alumni. Cut on a tiny budget, the album proved a huge European success, winning him his first gold album. “Big Easy Fantasy” compiled live recordings of DeVille and his Crescent City friends alongside unreleased and remixed (ie: horns added to brighten – no disco beats!) cuts from the “Victory Mixture” sessions. Gathered together, “Willy DeVille In New Orleans” provides a striking portrait of an artist reinvigorating himself through New Orleans’ magical musical waters. The CD comes with unpublished photos and extensive sleeve notes that include my interviews with DeVille and those who worked with him.
Willy DeVille died of pancreatic cancer in 2009. He had conquered his addictions and was making superb music. While obituaries celebrated “a punk pioneer” few had any idea that his music had ranged so widely and mined so many rich seams. Ace Records’ reissue of his lost albums aims to rectify that and return him to his place as one of the great American musical mavericks.
By Garth Cartwright
(acerecords. co. uk)
,,Klasse Musik, doch für bereits gut versorgte Fans nichts Frisches dabei." (Good Times, Juni / Juli 2012)
Aber in der wechselhaften Karriere des großen Sängers und Gitarristen gab es später auch Phasen in denen er Probleme hatte, einen Plattendeal zu bekommen. Wie 1988 z. B., als es ihn frustriert nach New Orleans zog, und er mit den dort ansässigen Legenden Allen Toussaint, Dr. John und Eddie Bo & The Meters das Album ‘Victory Mixture‘ aufnahm. Dieses wurde in Europa auf dem kleinen Label Sky Ranch veröffentlicht, verkaufte aber dennoch 200.000 EH. 1993 tourte Willy DeVille mit der New Orleans Revue, und das Album ‘Big Easy Fantasy‘ wurde veröffentlicht (inkl. Remixen aus ‘Victory Mixture‘ und Live-Takes).
Big Beat veröffentlicht nun erstmalig mit ‘In New Orleans‘ alle Tracks aus diesen beiden Alben. Abgesehen dass die Songs aus dieser Schaffensphase damit endlich wieder verfügbar sind, ist ‘New Orleans‘ ein länger verschwundenes Bindeglied in der wechselhaften Karriere des großen Willy DeVille. Top recherchierte Linernotes mit Interviews etc.
Product Information
Willy DeVille (1950-2009) stands as a genuine American musical maverick. And Ace Records are proud to announce that they will reissue four lost DeVille albums over the coming months. I say “lost” as they were originally released by the long-defunct French label FNAC in the early-1990s. Across the Continent these records established DeVille as a huge star yet they were never released in Britain. To those of us who consider him not just underrated but one of the most talented singers and songwriters of the late-20th Century their reissue is something to celebrate.
First is “Willy DeVille In New Orleans”, a CD that gathers his 1990 album “Victory Mixture” alongside tracks from 1995s “Big Easy Fantasy”. These albums document DeVille’s obsession with the Crescent City’s music and street culture.
Relocating from New York to New Orleans saved DeVille’s life and art: having emerged from CBGBs in 1977 and scored an international hit with the classic ‘Spanish Stroll’, his artistic and commercial standing tanked across the 1980s (due to bad albums, addictions and behaviour). “Victory Mixture” found DeVille gloriously singing lost Big Easy R&B anthems while surrounded by a crack band that included Dr John, Allen Toussaint, Barbara George, George Porter, Eddie Bo and many other highly-rated local music alumni. Cut on a tiny budget, the album proved a huge European success, winning him his first gold album. “Big Easy Fantasy” compiled live recordings of DeVille and his Crescent City friends alongside unreleased and remixed (ie: horns added to brighten – no disco beats!) cuts from the “Victory Mixture” sessions. Gathered together, “Willy DeVille In New Orleans” provides a striking portrait of an artist reinvigorating himself through New Orleans’ magical musical waters. The CD comes with unpublished photos and extensive sleeve notes that include my interviews with DeVille and those who worked with him.
Willy DeVille died of pancreatic cancer in 2009. He had conquered his addictions and was making superb music. While obituaries celebrated “a punk pioneer” few had any idea that his music had ranged so widely and mined so many rich seams. Ace Records’ reissue of his lost albums aims to rectify that and return him to his place as one of the great American musical mavericks.
By Garth Cartwright
(acerecords. co. uk)
Rezensionen
,,Klasse Musik, doch für bereits gut versorgte Fans nichts Frisches dabei." (Good Times, Juni / Juli 2012)
- Tracklisting
- Mitwirkende
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
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1 Hello My Lover
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2 It Do Me Good
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3 Key To My Heart
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4 Beating like a tom-tom
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5 Every dog has its day
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6 Big blue diamonds
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7 Teasin' you
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8 Ruler of my heart
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9 Who shot the la-la
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10 Junker's blues
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11 Just off decatur street
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12 Jump city (Live)
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13 Every dog has its day (Live)
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14 Hello My Lover (Live)
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15 Key To My Heart (Live)
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16 Iko iko (Live)
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17 Meet the boys on the battlefront (Live)
Willy DeVille
In New Orleans
EUR 15,99*
