I, Too, Have Seen the Woods is the sixth studio album released by the American musical group Kid Creole and the Coconuts. It was released in 1987 and includes the single "Dancing at the Bain Douches".
Reception
I, Too, Have Seen the Woods received mixed reviews from critics. In a negative review, AllMusic's Vince Ripol described the group as artistically stranded. He wrote that the band was still capable of brilliant moments, but that the album lacked the focused direction of prior efforts like Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places and the group's tour de force, Wise Guy. He describes Darnell as too clever for his own good, but does single out "Dancin' at the Bains Douches" for setting a standard that the surrounding material fails to meet, although "Agony...Ecstasy" and "Call It a Day" are close runners-up.
In a positive review, Robert Christgau, in The Village Voice, praises Darnell for his consistency and calls the album a typically elegant and literate dance album in which mortality impinges attractively.
Track listing
Personnel
The Kid King Creole – lead vocals, guitar, bass, percussion
The Coconuts Adriana Kaegi – background vocals, sweet inspiration Bongo Eddie – percussion Carol Colman – bass Cheryl Poirier – background vocals Coati Mundi – lead vocals, vibes, social work and psychiatric counseling for all band members Coffee Keeps – background vocals Dave Span – drums Eugene Grey – guitar Haitia Fuller – introducing, female lead vocals Janique Swedberg – background vocals Jimmy Rippetoe – guitar Peter Schott – synthetic and real keyboards, bass synth
Pond Life orchestra Charlie Lagond – saxophones, clarinets, flutes Ken Fradley – trumpets, flugel horns Lee Robertson (The Professor) – trombones, French horns
The Dayenites Cory Daye, Gichy Dan, Lourdes Cotto – background vocals
Special performances rendered Andy González, Djonebe Muflet, Herman Olivera, Jay Stovall, Lourdes Cotto, Peter Brown, Ronnie Rogers
Technical credits August Darnell – producer Ronnie Rogers – producer (7) Coati Mundi – producer (5, 10) Carol Colman – production co-ordination Dave Wittman, Michel Sauvage, Steven Stanley – mixing Clive Smith – programming (Fairlight Sessions) Michel Sauvage – engineering (1–4, 6 to 9, 11) Julian McBrowne – engineering (5, 10) Judy Kirschner – assistant engineer Bob Ludwig – mastering Janet Perr – art director Albert Sanchez – photographer Adriana Kaegi – cover design Andreas Bernhardt – hair and make-up
Charts
Singles YearSingleChart Position1987"Dancin' at the Bains Douches"Italy Airplay (Music & Media)7
References