Artist: Clifton Chenier
Title Of Album: I'm Here!
Year Of Release: 1990
Label: Alligator Records
Genre: Blues
Quality: flac
Art: scans
Notes:
Released in 1982 on the Chicago-based Alligator blue label, this one of Clifton Chenier's best studio releases from the last decade of his life. It was justifiably even awarded a Grammy. Chenier's nine originals positive shimmer with excitement. "Dry Your Eyes" is one of his finest ballads, ever. He squeezes every drop of emotion from the simple narrative structure of the lyric. Indeed, the very sound of his voice and the band, are the true embodiment of the words. Warren Ceasar on trumpet is a featured soloist throughout, a nice counterpoint to Chenier's own accordion. The three horn line-up adds sass and spark, especially on the set's one cover, "In The Mood." Cleanly recorded, it's nice to hear the ever present Cleveland Chenier's rub-board captured in high fidelity.
Tracklist:
1. I'm The Zydeco Man
2. Dry Your Eyes
3. Zydeco Disco
4. I'm Here
5. The New Zydeco
6. You Got Me Crying
7. Going Back Home
8. Eighteen Long Years
9. In The Mood
10. Got To Have Your Love
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