Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Best of the Bizarre Sessions: 1990-1994

Title: Best of the Bizarre Sessions: 1990-1994 Artist: Screamin' Jay Hawkins Release Date: 7/11/2000 Re-Released On: 12/21/2004 Label: Manifesto Records Album Type(s): Explicit lyrics sticker, Greatest Hits UPCs: 767004220123, 803680798409 Genre: Rhythm & Blues Styles: Comedy, Novelty Moods: Boisterous, Brash, Eccentric, Freewheeling, Fun, Gleeful, Irreverent, Manic, Bravado, Greasy, Humorous, Outrageous, Quirky, Raucous, Silly, Theatrical, Gritty, Rousing, Aggressive, Carefree, Playful, Whimsical, Exuberant Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Swamp Gas
2. Voodoo Priestess
3. Brujo
4. I Am the Cool
5. Ice Cream Man
6. Fourteen Wives
7. Heart Attack and Vine
8. Somethin' Funny Goin' On
9. Ignant and Shit
10. Shut Your Mouth When You Sneeze
11. You Make Me Sick
12. Just for You
13. Give It a Break
14. Stone Crazy
15. Make You Mine
16. I Want Your Body
17. Upsettin' Me
18. Ol' Man River

Year Type Label Catalog # 2004 CD Manifesto Records 2000 CD Manifesto Records 42201

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This 18-song compilation is taken from three albums that Screamin' Jay Hawkins recorded in the early '90s for Bizarre/Straight Records: Black Music for White People, Stone Crazy, and Somethin' Funny Goin On. While these albums contain some spirited performances, including the hysterical operatic version of "Ol Man River," they do not contain the fire or spontaneity of his classic '50s recordings. Some of the material may have been too sincere for Hawkins' style, such as the two songs penned by Tom Waits: "Ice Cream Man" and "Heart Attack and Vine." While "Ignant and Shit," "Shut Your Mouth When You Sneeze," and "Swamp Gas" swing in the opposite direction, proving the song titles funnier than the actual songs. Best of the Bizarre Sessions: 1990-1994 has its moments, but for a clearer glimpse of Hawkins original R&B theatrics which created such a stir in the '50s check out the Rhino compilation Voodoo Jive: The Best of Screamin' Jay Hawkins. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Name Credits Batte Engineer, Engineer Dana "Potato Boy" Garrett Saxophone Donna Gast Vocals (Background) Evan Cohen Compilation Producer Jeff Aafedt Drums Jim Monroe Percussion, Engineer Lisa Sutton Art Direction Mark Goldberg Bass Meredith Marshall Vocals (Background) Mike Keneally Guitar, Keyboards Octavia Bostick Vocals (Background) Rik Shannon Vocals (Background), Drums, Percussion Robbie Helm Saxophone Robert Duffey Producer Screamin' Jay Hawkins Piano, Vocals