Coconuts

Track Listings
1. Latin Lover
2. Jamie's Song
3. Prelude
4. Leftover Memories
5. Coconuts
6. The Heartland
7. Day Three
8. Night Sky
9. San Felipe
10. Lost Love

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
JIM THORBURN, LAWYER, RELEASING HIS OWN MUSIC CD?

Jim Thorburn, a well-respected lawyer in Colorado, debuts his CD "Coconuts." A lawyer? He is successful, in several Who's Who publications, past president of the local chamber of commerce, and has been on several governmental boards - so why a CD?

Before going to law school, Jim was actively involved in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles as a pianist.

During this period, Jim performed and/or recorded with Connie Stevens, Dash Crofts, Danny Deardorff, Maureen McGovern, Louie Shelton, Danny O'Keefe, A&M Records, Latin Division's platinum selling acts Antonio de Jesus and Sergio Fachelli. Jim also performed or recorded with David Benoit, Grant Geisman, Jamie Glaser, Lorraine Feather, Frank Carroll, Mark Guerrero, and Los Hermanos.

Jim wrote arrangements and conducted for the international OTI Festival in 1987 broadcast by UniVision in 60 countries.

Jim wrote the introductory theme along with Sergio Fachelli for "Mexico Estamos Contigo" the international disaster relief fundraiser for the earthquake in Mexico City in 1986. The fundraiser earned over $20 Million Dollars.

Personal and family reasons caused Jim to relocate to Denver where he graduated University of Denver Law School, and now has a burgeoning practice.

In April of 2000, an arson fire destroyed Jim's office. It was not a client but a disgruntled opposing party who set the blaze. Jim was doing his work a little too well for this person.

The destruction of everything that he had worked for led Jim to reflect seriously on his life. He concluded that his passion was really in music, and decided to follow up on that passion.

Jim began writing and recording songs, which would ultimately be part of the "Coconuts" CD. His tremendous writing and playing abilities astonished his friends and business associates. After a tidal wave of support and encouragement, Jim completed the Coconuts CD, which is due for release December 1st.

"Coconuts" is a tasteful combination of smooth jazz and adult contemporary music, comprised of ten contemporary instrumental songs. Most of the selections are piano oriented and would be appropriate for listening while opening a bottle of wine and sharing it with someone special.

Eric Norberg of Adult Contemporary Music Research, a research company working on behalf of the Adult Contemporary Radio industry, rated the Jim's single "Jamie's Song" (Track 2) as "recommended airplay," its highest rating.

Product Description
"Coconuts" is a tasteful combination of smooth jazz and adult contemporary music, comprised of ten contemporary instrumental songs. Most of the selections are piano oriented and would be appropriate for listening while opening a bottle of wine and sharing it with someone special.

Coconuts,Jim Thorburn,Chunky & Brownie Music, LLC,Turn down the lights - pour the wine - and let the music take you away.

Coconuts

Coconuts
Best of Kid Creole & the Coconuts
Average customer rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
  • Best of Kid Creole & the Coconuts it wasn't
  • Not great
 Best of Kid Creole & the Coconuts
Kid Creole & The Coconuts
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ASIN: B00006CFKP
Release Date: 2003-03-17

Tracks:

  1. Stool Pigeon
  2. Don't Take My Coconuts
  3. Midsummer Madness
  4. (No More ) Casual Sex
  5. My Male Curiosity
  6. Medley: If You Wanna Be Happy / I Love Girls
  7. Good Ol' Days
  8. I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby
  9. Medley:Thank You For Letting Me Be By Myself Again / Play That Funky Music
  10. Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy
  11. It's Automatic !
  12. December '63 (Oh What A Night)
  13. Love Train

Album Description

Features the best of including the tracks 'Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy', 'I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby', 'Don't Take My Coconuts', 'It's Automatic' & more. Pegasus. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Best of Kid Creole & the Coconuts it wasn't.......2005-10-02

Buyers Beware! THIS IS A LIVE RECORDING. August Darnell and the girls sounds great I'm sure, but this is not what I wanted! If it wouldn't have cost me more to send it back (to the UK!) than it did to purchace the CD, I would have sent it back.

If you want a live CD with great sound, this may be the one for you, but if you, like I, wanted the studio recordings, DO NOT BUY THIS CD.

2 out of 5 stars Not great.......2004-03-25

These tracks are taken from live concert recordings, and the sound and performances are not as good as the original WB recordings. If you want a concert recording, fine. But if you're thinking this is a compilation of studio tracks, beware.
New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 15
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Choose It for the Songs You Recognize
  • wonderful
 New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 15

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ASIN: B0000033K0
Release Date: 1995-06-20

Tracks:

  1. Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
  2. Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears
  3. It's A Mistake - Men At Work
  4. Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy
  5. Beat's So Lonely - Charlie Sexton
  6. Guitar, Talk, Love & Drums - Gary Myrick
  7. Since Yesterday - Strawberry Switchblade
  8. Obsession - Animotion
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  10. Perfect Way - Scritti Politti
  11. So In Love - Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark
  12. Election Day - Arcadia
  13. 19 - Paul Hardcastle
  14. Why? - Bronski Beat
  15. Some People - Belouis Some
  16. Like A Virgin - The Lords Of The New Church

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Choose It for the Songs You Recognize.......2004-12-22

I own several CDs in this series and this one, unfortunately is the one that comes off the shelf the least. Even since loading the contents up MP3 style into my computer and iPod only a few get played. Only a select few truly sound like the alternative radio I grew up with in the 80s.

5 out of 5 stars wonderful.......1999-04-28

I love listening to the music, but can you please tell me how to find New Wave Dance Hits: Just Can't Get Enough, Vol. 8. I've been looking everywhere for it. Thanks, Cristy
Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Classic Kid Creole
  • An amazing record - period.
  • One of my Top 10 Desert Island discs.
  • Latino Si, Yanqui No!
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ASIN: B0000647HX
Release Date: 2002-08-19

Tracks:

  1. Going Places
  2. In the Jungle
  3. Animal Crackers
  4. I Stand Accused
  5. Latin Music (Que Pasa)
  6. Musica Americana
  7. I Am
  8. Schweinerei
  9. Gina, Gina
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  11. Table Manners
  12. Dear Addy
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Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue of the 1981 Second Album from August Darnell's Critically Praised Band of Musicians Took the Band's Concept to New Artistic Heights. One Cannot Listen Without a Smirk Or a Laugh as Darnell Further Proved Here his Mastery Double Entendre and Clever Word Play. These Great Songs Are Set to an Exciting Musical Backdrop of R&B Funk, Ska, Calypso, Soca and Just Plain Fun. Includes Updated Liner Notes, Rare Photos, an Interview with August Darnell and the Great Bonus for Collectors Are the Two Bonus Tracks; The 12" Versions of "Table Manners" and Coati Mundi's (Andy Hernandez) Solo Disco Hit "Que Pasa/Me No Pop I" (Coati Mundi 12" Mix).

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Classic Kid Creole.......2006-12-04

Kid Creole & the Coconuts were one of the most innovative and underrated bands of their era. They were probably way over the heads of most listeners despite their commercial potential. Their first albums combine some of the best aspects of disco, new wave and early jazz. Not to mention the fact that their albums were uncommonly consistent and solid, listenable from start to finish. The genuinely funny and outré lyrics make even the less hooky songs fun. Their 1981 album Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places is an exhilarating and hypnotic listen. The All Music Guide reviewer called it 'esoteric' and 'an acquired taste', but this ignores the immediacy and catchiness of the material. Kid Creole seems to be a sort of living transportation of Cab Calloway to the disco era, with the same sort of manic energy, charisma and naughty feel. The music is quite similar to the wonderful work of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (part of that group went on to form the Coconuts).
Kid Creole didn't suffer from the chunky, dated production values of his contemporaries, however, (at least not until his next album, 1983's Tropical Gangsters, which had strong melodies but was comparatively underwhelming) and his music sounds fresher than any other pop group of the era. Some highlights: the infectious Table Manners, the clever Animal Crackers, With a Girl like Mimi and In the Jungle.

5 out of 5 stars An amazing record - period........2005-01-24

After hearing August Darnell (Kid Creole)'s production work on Cristina's debut album (and also helped along by memories of my father playing "Don't Take my Coconuts" a lot when I was a kid) I decided to give this band a real chance, and picked up all four of the ZE releases on vinyl. Though they are all worth picking up, "Fresh Fruit" really stands out to me as the best of those four. There is not one song on here that I can say I dislike. What really grabs me about it is that every song is different, stylistically, but still maintains a "sound" that connects all of them. Among the tracks, "Animal Crackers" (a reggae-ish number about customs denying entrance of such things as frosted flakes and coffee cakes), "Going Places", "I Am", "I Stand Accused" and "Table Manners" are my personal favorites, but this is not to discount the other amazing tracks. Darnell's lyrics are astounding once you pay attention to them, and the fusion of latin/r&b/disco/rock/caribbean/reggae is just unequalled by anyone else. Also, the bonus tracks make this worth buying alone. The 12" version of Table Manners is a godsend -- and the Coati Mundi track "Me No Pop I" is quite possibly the best thing to come out of Andy Hernandez. The remaster quality is insanely wonderful - so much detail brought out that the LP format tended to bury. I feel like I'm mumbling here - but this is just a landmark in modern music and it should be in everyone's collection regardless of their musical inklings. Intelligent, funny, groovin' -- just try to not be happy when listening to this. Awesome.

5 out of 5 stars One of my Top 10 Desert Island discs........2004-11-02

In a way, a concept album about the difficulty of staying in love. I bought the LP when it first came out, recorded it to tape, and played that cassette on just about every highway in Arizona way long ago. Not a misfired song in the bunch. Hard to pick a favorite one, but "Table Manners" and its read-between-the-lines lyrics comes close. If you happen to be "rediscovering" old music, beyond what Billboard deemed popular in the last several decades, the early albums of this group are worth adding to your collection.

5 out of 5 stars Latino Si, Yanqui No!.......2002-11-05

Finally! Too bad it took Universal U.K. to re-release this long-lost "mutant disco" classic (Sire had the U.S. rights way back when). The logical successor to Off The Coast Of Me and the first part of Creole's extended concept album series stands as the ultimate disco concept album (which works superbly well without the story line either...) thanks to a veritable diaspora of sound: Latin American, disco, rock, pop, even a slight trace of - dare we say it - punk! This is still fun stuff. And though it doesn't contain as big a hit as "Endicott" or "My Male Curiosity", it's every bit as lovable, dancable, groovable, skankable. Key tracks include "In The Jungle", "Animal Crackers", "I Stand Accused" (a witty little throw-away that spoofs weepy seventies soul ballads a-la "Coldest Days Of My Life"), "Musica Americana" (with its infamous "latino si, yanqui no" chorus), "I Am", "With A Girl Like Mimi" and "Table Manners". Toss in two great bonus tracks (the essential "Que Pasa/Me No Pop I" especially), great sound and Kid Creole-interview liner notes and you've got a first-class reissue. Manic fun to be had for all! Listen and groove! Memo to Universal: please try to release more Ze Records stuff! I especially miss Don Armando's 2nd Avenue Rhumba Band and their cool remake of Irving Berlin's "I'm An Indian, Too" (which Creole produced).
Tropical Gangsters
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Truly Great Album is Now Even Better!
  • 20 Years Too Soon!
  • A disco cruise around the Caribbean
  • pure tropical genius...
 Tropical Gangsters
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ASIN: B0000647HY
Release Date: 2002-08-19

Tracks:

  1. Annie (I'm Not Your Daddy)
  2. I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby
  3. Imitation
  4. I'm Corrupt
  5. Loving You Made A Fool Out Of Me
  6. Stool Pigeon
  7. The Love We Have
  8. No Fish Today
  9. Christmas On Riverside Drive
  10. You Had No Intention
  11. Annie I'm Not Your Daddy (Remix)
  12. I'm A Wonderful Thing (Original 12 Inch Mix)
  13. Stool Pigeon (12 Inch Mix)
  14. Double On Back (B Side Of Stool Pigeon 12 Inch)

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Reissue of the Kid and the Babes Most Successful Album from the Brindisi Reef that Yielded Hit Singles on Both Sides of the Atlantic and Solidified their Fan Base. The Second in the "Mimi" Cycle, August Darnell's Lyrics Are Humourous and Thought Provoking in a Spicy Stew of Funk, Calypso and R&b...long Before Anyone Else in the Pop World Attempted to Merge them All. Includes Updated Liner Notes, Rare Photos and an Interview with August Darnell. The Real Bonus for Collectors Are the Six Bonus Tracks; All the 12" Mixes and Single B-songs Released in Tandem with the Original Album: "Christmas on Riverside Drive", "You Had No Intention", "Annie I'm Not Your Daddy (Remix)", "i'm a Wonderful Thing (Original 12" Mix)", "Stool Pigeon (12" Mix)" and "Double on Back".

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Truly Great Album is Now Even Better!.......2005-12-18

This is one of my favourite albums of all time which has been remastered for a great sound and with no less than 6 bonus tracks added as well! No weak tracks here and my favourite track is the last one, "No Fish Today." Kid Creole's very unique blend of various musical styles is what gives him this very special sound. Reggae/Ska/Caribbean/Salsa among others all are blended into a very pleasant-sounding musical soup. The ultimate party album. Very highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars 20 Years Too Soon!.......2005-05-30

Groundbreaking album. Combines many styles of music. Very unique sound. Fantastic use of acoustic instruments with synthsizers. There hasnt been a band yet to capture this amalgamation of music. Too far ahead of its time to enjoy its true success. If this were released today August Darnell would own the world.

4 out of 5 stars A disco cruise around the Caribbean.......2003-09-19

Tropical Gangsters was Kid Creole And The Coconuts' 1982 album and has been re-released with 6 additional tracks consisting of remixes of Annie I'm Not Your Daddy, I'm A Wonderful Thing Baby and Stool Pigeon, plus B-sides previously only available on vinyl.

It is musically very well rounded and more sophisticated than earlier albums like Off The Coast Of Me, meaning production is slicker and the band is tight. Still I think the Coast album contains more memorable songs and more musical variety like the brilliant Bogotá Affair and their charming version of Lilli Marlene.

My favorites here include the huge UK hits Annie, I'm Not your Daddy, Wonderful Thing and Stool Pigeon. They're all melodic, uplifting and sometimes humorous tunes with catchy hooks and the trademark Darnell humour. I also love the soulful Loving You Made A Fool Out Of Me.

Tropical Gangsters is a good album but the music is a rather similar blend of pop, caribbean and big band sounds lacking the variety offered by albums like Coast or Fresh Fruit From Foreign Places. It is however, an enduring and unique strain of popular music that started with Dr Buzzard's Original Savannah Band and has aged well, especially if you like dance music with lots of personality and a dash of humour.

5 out of 5 stars pure tropical genius..........2003-05-24

If in your lifetime you only heard a song or two by Kid Creole and The Coconuts, it would be of off this album - "Tropical Gangsters" was the commercial pinnacle of their career and produced the number of their biggest singles - rightfully so, I may add. Although Kid & The Coconuts had better albums - check out "Fresh Fruits in Foreign Places" or "Doppelganger"- and ocassional great moments later in career - "Don't Take My Coconuts," "The Lifeboat Party," "Endicott," "(Dancing at the) Baines Douches" - none of the later song collections summarized better what the band was all about.

The songs on this album are as campy and trashy as you can only wish for and they are a firm statement of August Darnell (a.k.a. The Kid) as a great songwriter and masterful entertainer. With the invaluable help of his faithfull sidekick Andy Hernandez (a.k.a. Coati Mundi), he had managed to put together a very appealing package, drawing from Broadway musicals and disco, reggae and calypso, soul and funk, and most importantly from their heritage of blacks/Latinos in these great United States, with New York City a designated locale.

The sheer level of songwriting skills would mark this album - and Kid Creole as an artist - as one of the indispensable of the era, but the collective efforts of the whole orchestra and many of its member artists/branches - Cory Daye, Gichy Dan, Pond Life brass and strings, etc. - turns this record into a pop masterpiece never to be repeated in the further development of popular music.

Bonus tracks are all hard to find 12" mixes and all the more reason to get this record, along with few more titles - above mentioned ones plus "Off the Coast Of Me" - in the newly remastered Universal Kid Creole series. Guaranteed to please!
In Praise of Older Women and Other Crimes
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • "(Darlin' You Should) Buy This"
  • They Left the Best 'Til Last
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ASIN: B0009Y26G8
Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

  1. Endicott
  2. Particul'y Int'rested
  3. Name It
  4. (Darlin' You Can) Take Me
  5. Luv Got Me Dancen' on My Kneez
  6. Caroline Was a Drop-Out
  7. He Can Have You
  8. Animal Cop
  9. Dowopsalsaboprock
  10. You Can't Keep a Good Man Down

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars "(Darlin' You Should) Buy This".......2005-10-15

It's wonderful to see this appear on CD, as there are likely new audiences for the best stuff of Kid Creole and the Coconuts. I'd been following them since "Off The Coast Of Me" and bought this on vinyl right away. Then I bought the cassette and nearly wore it out in a year, traveling the highways of Arizona. My favorites are "Particul'y Int'rested" and "(Darlin' You Can) Take Me" (which is best played loud while cruising at 65 mph with the windows down and the AC on) and "You Can't Keep a Good Man Down." Highly recommended!

5 out of 5 stars They Left the Best 'Til Last.......2005-08-08

For years I have been checking to see if they had released this album on CD, and was wondering if they ever would. Here, in 2005, they finally did. I never understood it because to these ears this is the best album Kid Creole & the Coconuts ever made. I saw the band perform most of this album in 1986 at the tiny Trocadero in Philadelphia. Best live performance of music I have ever seen.

The album has four great cuts. Endicott was probably the groups' biggest hit, with considerable play as an MTV video. In it the Kid tries to defend himself against unfavorable comparisons to a paragon of virtue named Endicott. The band is in peak form.

Particul'y Interested, in which the Kid professes love for his latest, has a massive groove that grabs you and won't quit.

Take Me, my favorite song ever by the band, features the Kid being aggressively pursued. The damn thing is one non-stop hook from beginning to end, with the band providing a propulsive force to back a hilarious lyric. How this song gets left off of greatest hits and best of collections totally mystifies me.

Caroline Was a Dropout is an ode to a old flame for whom things didn't turn out so well, done as only the Kid can with a mix of sadness, distain and attitude.

At the time this was released, I walked around wondering why Prince was so big while Kid Creole struggled to get the recognition he so richly deserved. Listening to this, I still wonder why.

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Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • pure relaxation
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ASIN: B000008HAA
Release Date: 1990-03-20

Tracks:

  1. I Love Girls
  2. No More Casual Sex
  3. Sex of It
  4. Cory's Song
  5. Dr. Paradise
  6. Takin' a Holiday
  7. Lambada
  8. Funky Audrey and the Coconut Bag
  9. When Lucy Does the Boomerang
  10. He's Takin' the Rap
  11. Pardon My Appearance
  12. Laughing With Our Backs Against the Wall
  13. My Love

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars pure relaxation.......2003-08-02

This is a CD that i can call a masterpiece. The songs brings me reminiscences of beautiful beaches in Jamaica,Tahiti and Bahia(Brazil). All the tunes are pleasurable but there are three genuine pearls to the ears: Cory's song, Pardon my appearance(my favorite song) and My love, a inebriant reggae. The song lambada is a version of the famous lambada era music "llorando se fue" composed by Ulisses Hermosa Gonzales. If you buy it,you'll love it!
Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places
Average customer rating: Not rated
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    ASIN: B000FDFRSW
    Release Date: 2006-06-13

    Tracks:

    1. Going Places
    2. In The Jungle
    3. Animal Crackers
    4. I Stand Accused
    5. Latin Music
    6. Musica Americana
    7. I Am
    8. Schweinerei
    9. gina, Gina
    10. With A Girl Like Mimi
    11. Table Manners
    12. Dear Addy

    Album Description

    Kid Creole is actually August Darnell Browder who used to be in Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. In the early 1980's he formed The Coconuts with his wife, Adriana "Addy" Kaegi and Andy "Coati Mundi" Hernandez. They have maintained a loyal fan following for a couple of decades. Wouded Bird proudly presents three of their best albums for the first time anywhere on CD. "Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places" hit theBillboard charts in 1981.
    Kid Creole Redux
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great collection if you want a little Kid Creole
    • An often overlooked gem of a collection
    • Who's your daddy, Annie?
    • The Good Old Days of August
    • Fun music, funny lyrics
    		 Kid Creole Redux
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    ASIN: B000002LRE
    Release Date: 1992-03-17

    Tracks:

    1. I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby
    2. Endicott
    3. There's Something Wrong In Paradise
    4. If You Wanna Be Happy
    5. Stool Pigeon
    6. Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy
    7. Yolanda
    8. It's A Wonderful Life
    9. Dancin' At The Bains Douches
    10. In The Jungle
    11. Animal Crackers
    12. Part Of My Design
    13. Call It A Day
    14. The Lifeboat Party

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Great collection if you want a little Kid Creole.......2007-07-15

    Kid Creole & The Coconuts have a devoted cult following. That group of people do not need this compilation.

    This record is perfect for those of us who want a little Kid Creole / August Darnell in our CD collections. This is great summer music: fun, light and bouncy. Tropical sounds and rhythms, with a light R & B touch, powered by clever songwriting/story-telling. "I'm a Wonderful Thing" should've been a mega-hit. "Annie I'm Not Your Daddy" and "Endicott" are pure fun. "Lifeboat Party" is one of the finest examples of nouveau lounge jazz out there.

    I'm knocking off a star based on the failure to include the great ode to ED (as they call it in the commercials) ... "Mr. Softee." What, you thought that one was about ice cream?

    5 out of 5 stars An often overlooked gem of a collection.......2006-04-29

    This is the music you may have heard, but didn't know who wrote. These catchy island music/pop music hybrids are wonderfully crafted and hilariously irreverent. I cannot recommend this album enough. Just buy it. I have yet to meet someone who isn't charmed by these lost '80s pop gems.

    I only wish more of Kid Creole an the Coconutz albums were available on CD.

    4 out of 5 stars Who's your daddy, Annie?.......2003-08-13

    Don't get me wrong, I'm a HUGE Kid follower from 1981. I'm not giving 5 stars based solely on the choice of pieces on this compilation. His albums were very story driven, as if he were writing musicals. Taken out of context, most of these songs hold well. I wish the songs were placed in chronological order. Like I said, Kid Creole's albums were stories and the stories were linked like a grand epic that involved paternity issues, gigaloism, cannibalism, corrupt law enforcement! I think it woulda painted a better picture if told in order. If you can find the original albums, grab 'em. This greatest hits will suffice until T.P.T.B. make a boxed set! P.S.: where the Hell is "My Male Curiosity" from the movie, "Against All Odds"????

    5 out of 5 stars The Good Old Days of August.......2003-08-08

    The sound quality alone is enough to buy this CD, not to mention 14 classic Kid Creole and the Coconuts songs. It's missing a few of my favorites, but compared to other CD's and most of the vinyl, it is worth the buy. And you can give it to people who don't know him and they'll love it. Last time I saw him at Central Park, I wanted a refund. Not like the great times at the Ritz and there obviously for the few bucks. But if you love August despite August, this is one of the better Best of albums. The best will be the one I'm going to compile with my CD burner! But buy this and you'll have a great time. You might even be inspired to write your first Amazon review!

    4 out of 5 stars Fun music, funny lyrics.......2002-06-29

    The sound of Kid Creole & The Coconuts is typified by 2 things - fun Carribean music with lots of beat and funky horns that will throw you back to the last laid back holiday you took, and humorous lyrics that are bound to make you giggle when the words of the songs suddenly strike you. Here's a little sample for those who've not heard Kid Creole's music - "Oh Annie, I'm not your Daddy; if I was in your blood, then you wouldn't be so ugly!"

    Eat your heart out, Michael! (reference to Billie Jean, of course).

    For those who are into rap, Kid Creole does that too! Check out Stool Pigeon for some mean rap! Stool Pigeon was voted one of the best single of the year 1982 by New Musical Express.

    Chart-wise, Kid Creole only managed 3 successful singles in the UK in 1982, namely "I'm A Wonderful Thing (Baby)", "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" and "Stool Pigeon". That was Kid Creole at its peak. Thankfully, all of them could be found on this CD.
    Best of Kid Creole & the Coconuts
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Hardly the Best
    • Incredibly fun, but not the same versions as Coconuts solo.
    • 5 STARS JUST FOR BEING KID CREOLE...
    • very enjoyable
    • Great Collection
    		 Best of Kid Creole & the Coconuts
    Kid Creole & the Coconuts
    Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000071C5
    Release Date: 1993-05-17

    Tracks:

    1. The Lifeboat Party
    2. Stool Pidgeion
    3. Gina Gina
    4. Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy
    5. Me No Pop I
    6. Latin Music
    7. Off The Coast Of Me
    8. I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby
    9. Don't Take Away My Coconuts
    10. Imitation
    11. Maladie D' Amour
    12. Dear Addy
    13. There's Something Wrong In Paradise
    14. Back In The Field Again
    15. I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby

    Album Details

    Excellent Selection from the Island/Ze/Sire Years with all the Hits and Much More, Including "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy", "Stool Pigeon", "There's Something Wrong in Paradise" and the Wry "Dear Addy".

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Hardly the Best.......2002-11-23

    Kid Creole has done so much excellent work, even before the release date of this album, that it's strange that he would put together this collection of pretty-goods and near-misses and call it a "Best of". A few of the tunes (Lifeboat Party, Don't Take my Coconuts) are great. Several are just plain yawn-inducing boring (Dear Addy, a remix of I'm a Wonderful Thing?). Give this disc a pass and buy "Kiss Me When the Light Changes", a disc where every track is excellent.

    5 out of 5 stars Incredibly fun, but not the same versions as Coconuts solo........2002-03-22

    This cd is excellent in so many ways. The music is great and includes the very hard to find single version of Kid Creole's "Don't Take My Coconuts", but this song and "Maladie D'Amour" are not the same versions as are on the Coconuts solo album "Don't Take My Coconuts". The title track on the album(available only in vinyl, and released only on vinyl and cassette) includes backing chanting by a group called Another Tribe and adds a lot of spice to this song, I recommend both versions of this hard to find song.

    5 out of 5 stars 5 STARS JUST FOR BEING KID CREOLE..........2001-12-05

    There's quite a few Creole/Coconuts career span compilations on the market and most of them include dozen or so of his most notorious songs - "Wonderful Thing," "Annie...," "Stool Pidgeon," etc. - but this one is valuble for inclusion of "Don't Take My Coconuts" which was - as Kid's version - released only as a single and is extremly hard to find. (There's also hard to find Coconuts version on their "solo" album by the same name.) So, don't be stingy, dish out those few extra bucks, but get a real deal...

    5 out of 5 stars very enjoyable.......2000-12-27

    Kid Creole&the Coconuts hold my attention all the way through on this fun set.the music has no labels.it has so many styles running through it.Kid Creole has done so much musically.this set reflects the talent&vision of sound.Great fun&Happiness had after listening to this.

    5 out of 5 stars Great Collection.......2000-12-18

    I played most of this songs when I was a DJ in Germany. Thes is a great collection for everybody. Dance & having fun ist the result!
    Doppelganger
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      		Doppelganger
      Kid Creole & the Coconuts
      Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000FDFRSM
      Release Date: 2006-06-13

      Tracks:

      1. The Lifeboat Party
      2. Underachiever
      3. If You Wanna Be Happy
      4. Distractions
      5. Survivors
      6. Call Me The Entertainer
      7. There's Something Wrong In Paradise
      8. It's A Wonderful Life
      9. Bongo Eddie's Lament
      10. Broadway Rhythm
      11. Back In the Field Again
      12. The Seven Year Itch

      Album Description

      Kid Creole is actually August Darnell Browder, who used to be in Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. In the early 1980's he formed The Coconuts with his wife, Adriana "Addy" Kaegi and Andy "Coati Mundi" Hernandez. They have maintained a loyal fan following for a couple of decades. Wounded Bird proudly presents three of their best albums for the first time anywhere on CD. "Doppelganger" originally came out in 1982.

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