Champagne Charlie (album)

Champagne Charlie
Studio album by
Leon Redbone
Released1978
StudioRegent Sound Studios, NYC
GenreRagtime, blues[1]
Length31:50
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJoel Dorn
Leon Redbone chronology
Double Time
(1977) 		Champagne Charlie
(1978) 		From Branch to Branch
(1981)
Music video
Leon Redbone- Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) on YouTube

Champagne Charlie is an album by Leon Redbone, released in 1978.[1][2] It peaked at No. 163 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide[4]

The Lincoln Journal Star wrote that Redbone's "voice buzzes along like a somnolent bee crooning an after dinner song."[5]

Track listing

LP side A:

  1. "Champagne Charlie" (Alfred Lee, George Leybourne) – 2:52
  2. "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" (Sidney Clare, Sam Stept) – 2:52
  3. "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Will Harris, Victor Young) – 2:41
  4. "The One Rose (That's Left in My Heart)" (Del Lyon, Lani McIntire) – 4:32
  5. "Alabama Jubilee" (George L. Cobb, Jack Yellen) – 1:42

LP side B:

  1. "Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) – 3:15
  2. "Yearning (Just for You)" (Joe Burke, Benny Davis) – 2:48
  3. "If Someone Would Only Love Me" (Jelly Roll Morton) – 3:31
  4. "I Hate a Man Like You" (Morton) – 3:41
  5. "T.B. Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:56[1]

Personnel

Musicians

  • Leon Redbone – vocals, guitar
  • Ken Whiteley – banjo, washboard
  • Eddie Davis – drums
  • George Marge – ocarina
  • Leon McAuliffe – pedal steel guitar
  • Eurreal Montgomery – piano
  • Sammy Price – piano
  • Jonathan Dorn – tuba
  • Dennis Drury – trombone
  • Tom Evans – clarinet
  • Chris Whiteley – trumpet, bass
  • Vince Giordano – tuba, bass sax
  • Julien Barber – violin
  • Selwart Clarke – viola
  • Kathryn Kienke – violin
  • Regis Landiorio – violin
  • Kermit Moore – cello
  • William S. Fischer – strings

Technical

  • Joel Dorn – producer
  • Kathy Tufaro – assistant producer
  • Hal Willner – associate producer
  • John Cabalka – art direction

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Champagne Charlie - Leon Redbone | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ Aregood, Richard (25 Aug 1978). "Tongue-In-Cheek". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 42.
  3. ^ "Leon Redbone". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 656.
  5. ^ Becker, Bart (30 Aug 1978). "Short Takes". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 8.