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The exotic big band sound of Kid Creole & the Coconuts was a colorful antidote to monochrome post punk in the early 1980s. This re-release features the band's signature synthesized exotic rhythms and tropically flavored songs like the traditional calypso favorite "If You Want to Be Happy," as well as the barbed "There's Something Wrong in Paradise" and the apocalyptic "Lifeboat Party." Also included among the three featured bonus tracks is the band's show-stopping exercise in Caribbean camp, "Don't Take My Coconuts."
Recording information: Daily Planet Sound, New York, NY; Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY.
Photographer: Pete Ashworth.
Personnel: Joe Mannozzi, Karen Joseph, Jerry Oland, Dave Friedman, Eugene Grey, Dian Sorel, Jimmy Rippetoe, Manny Oquendo, Andy González, Philippe Saisse, Steve Kroon, Jose Madera, Francisco Centeno, Buddy Williams (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Michael Brauer.
Kid Creole Doppelganger Songs | 1. | Lifeboat Party, The |
| 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. | Seven Year Itch, The |
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