Turn the Page (Chris Ardoin album)

1998 studio album by Chris Ardoin

Turn the Page

Studio album by

Chris Ardoin

Released| 1998
Genre| Zydeco
Label| Rounder[1]
Producer| Scott Billington
Chris Ardoin chronology
| Gon' Be Jus' Fine
(1997)  | Turn the Page
(1998)  | Best Kept Secret
(2000)

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Turn the Page is an album by the American musician Chris Ardoin, released in 1998.[2][3] His band, Double Clutchin'—which included his brother, Sean—is also credited.[4][5] Ardoin was still a teenager when the album was recorded.[6]

## Production

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The album was produced by Scott Billington.[7][8] "Barres de la Prison" is a cover of the Canray Fontenot composition.[9] "Pass the Dutchie" is a cover of the Musical Youth song.[10]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [11]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide| [8]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings| [12]

The Village Voice called the album "excellent," writing that "Fever for Your Flavor" is "powered by psychedelic space electronics and grown-up red-clay soul vocals that welcome zydeco to the urban jungle, blackboard jungle, and rubyfruit jungle simultaneously."[13] The Boston Globe considered Ardoin "perhaps the nimblest accordionist now playing zydeco," and wrote that he "keeps his meanderings melodic, his solos (on both diatonic and triple-row accordions) intricate and playful."[9]

The Orlando Sentinel noted that the band "strikes out for more experimental territory on the penultimate cut, 'Fever for Your Flavor', which employs some hip-hop rhythms in a spare, dub-influenced setting; Chris keeps the track grounded with a sneaky little riff that sounds a bit like the Pink Panther theme turned sideways."[6] The Daily Herald deemed the album a mix of "soul, R&B and fast-cooking Zydeco rhythms."[14] The Wall Street Journal concluded that Turn the Page "offers a choice sampling of today's crisp and energetic zydeco sound, which layers rich R&B-style vocal harmonies and Caribbean ska and reggae grooves over blues-drenched accordion playing."[15] OffBeat listed Turn the Page as the best album of 1998.[5]

AllMusic wrote that Ardoin and his band "continue to be the most forward-looking of the young zydeco bands coming up... When they talk about zydeco being irresistible dance music, this is what they're talking about."[11]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher and Higher)"|
2.| "Talk Talk"|
3.| "Acting the Devil"|
4.| "Turn the Page"|
5.| "Give It Up"|
6.| "Stay In or Stay Out – Pass the Dutchie"|
7.| "Tiffany Two Step"|
8.| "I Got My Name"|
9.| "Friends Ain't Forever"|
10.| "Feel the Pain"|
11.| "Before the Deal Was Done"|
12.| "My Baby Done Gone"|
13.| "Barres de la Prison"|
14.| "Early One Morning"|
15.| "Double Clutchin' Old Style"|
16.| "Fever for Your Flavor"|
17.| "Outro"|

## References

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1. ^ Mullinax, Gary (13 Feb 2000). "A rich gumbo of musical styles". The News Journal. p. H10.
2. ^ "Chris Ardoin Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
3. ^ "Local Delicacies – The 20 Best Homegrown CDs of '98". The Times-Picayune. January 8, 1999. p. L21.
4. ^ McLennan, Scott (18 Feb 1999). "Cagey Cajuns, Creoles stage slightly tardy Mardi Gras party". Telegram & Gazette. p. C5.
5. ^ a b Lozaw, Tristram (February 19, 1999). "Ardoin upholds family tradition". Scene. Boston Herald. p. 25.
6. ^ a b Gettelman, Parry (11 Dec 1998). "Fiery Double Clutchin' Is 'Comin' to Getcha!'". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 9.
7. ^ Billington, Scott. Making Tracks: A Record Producer’s Southern Roots Music Journey. Univ. Press of Mississippi.
8. ^ a b MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 40.
9. ^ a b Simon, Clea (18 Feb 1999). "Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin' Turn the Page". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 8.
10. ^ Koster, Rick (Feb 7, 1999). "Turn the Page Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin'". The Day. New London. p. H3.
11. ^ a b Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (March 6, 2003). All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues. Hal Leonard Corporation.
12. ^ The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 13.
13. ^ "Eat Their Poussière". The Village Voice. May 4, 1999.
14. ^ Guarino, Mark (11 June 1999). "Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin' with the Chicago Cajun Aces...". Time Out. Daily Herald. p. 4.
15. ^ Havighurst, Craig (19 Apr 1999). "Zydeco Picks Up the Beat". The Wall Street Journal. p. A20.

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