Buster Goes Berserk | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
Genre | R&B [1] | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Hank Medress | |||
Buster Poindexter chronology | ||||
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Buster Goes Berserk is the second album by Buster Poindexter, an alter ego of singer David Johansen. [2] [3] It was released in 1989 by RCA Records. [1] The version of " Hit the Road Jack" also appeared on the soundtrack to The Dream Team. [4]
Members of the cast of Sarafina! performed on the album. [5] "Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well" is a cover of the song made famous by Wynonie Harris. [1] "International Playboy" is a cover of the Wilson Pickett song. [6]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | B− [8] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau wrote that "Buster's no better at bigtime schmaltz than David was." [8] The Los Angeles Times determined that "this ice-breaking-if scarcely ground-breaking-disc is still a purr-fect poolside party platter for too-hepcats 'n' snake-hipped kittens as well as fine, fine, superfine grist for the live show's gin mill." [9]
The Washington Post deemed the album "lite beer beach music." [10] The New York Times concluded that "the best cuts are those that suggest scenes from a wild party in progress where the host is the rambunctious, half-pickled singer, who has immersed himself in the persona of a funky soul man." [11]
The Banshees of Blue:
The Uptown Horns:
Additional vocals provided by Martha Wash, Jocelyn Brown, Brenda White, Lisa Lowell, Hoy Boy, John Collins, Kevin Trainor, Terry Gabis, Futz, Steve Paul, and from the cast of Sarafina!: Baby Cele, Lindiwe F. Dlamini, Lindiwe C. Hlengwa, Thamsanga Hlatywayo, Leleti Khumalo, Thandini Mavimbela, Nhlanhla Ngema, Pat Mlaba, Thandekile Nhlanhla and Thandi G. Zulu.
Buster Goes Berserk | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988–1989 | |||
Genre | R&B [1] | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Hank Medress | |||
Buster Poindexter chronology | ||||
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Buster Goes Berserk is the second album by Buster Poindexter, an alter ego of singer David Johansen. [2] [3] It was released in 1989 by RCA Records. [1] The version of " Hit the Road Jack" also appeared on the soundtrack to The Dream Team. [4]
Members of the cast of Sarafina! performed on the album. [5] "Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well" is a cover of the song made famous by Wynonie Harris. [1] "International Playboy" is a cover of the Wilson Pickett song. [6]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | B− [8] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau wrote that "Buster's no better at bigtime schmaltz than David was." [8] The Los Angeles Times determined that "this ice-breaking-if scarcely ground-breaking-disc is still a purr-fect poolside party platter for too-hepcats 'n' snake-hipped kittens as well as fine, fine, superfine grist for the live show's gin mill." [9]
The Washington Post deemed the album "lite beer beach music." [10] The New York Times concluded that "the best cuts are those that suggest scenes from a wild party in progress where the host is the rambunctious, half-pickled singer, who has immersed himself in the persona of a funky soul man." [11]
The Banshees of Blue:
The Uptown Horns:
Additional vocals provided by Martha Wash, Jocelyn Brown, Brenda White, Lisa Lowell, Hoy Boy, John Collins, Kevin Trainor, Terry Gabis, Futz, Steve Paul, and from the cast of Sarafina!: Baby Cele, Lindiwe F. Dlamini, Lindiwe C. Hlengwa, Thamsanga Hlatywayo, Leleti Khumalo, Thandini Mavimbela, Nhlanhla Ngema, Pat Mlaba, Thandekile Nhlanhla and Thandi G. Zulu.