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Bananamour

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Released
  
May 1973

Release date
  
May 1973

Label
  
Harvest Records

Length
  
35:48

Producer
  
Kevin Ayers

Genre
  
Rock music

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Recorded
  
Sep-Oct 1972; Abbey Road Studios, London

Bananamour (1973)
  
The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories (1974)

Artists
  
Kevin Ayers, Kevin Ayers & The Whole World

Similar
  
Kevin Ayers albums, Rock music albums

Bananamour is the fourth studio album by Kevin Ayers and it featured some of his most accessible recordings, including "Shouting in a Bucket Blues" and his whimsical tribute to Syd Barrett, "Oh! Wot A Dream". After Whatevershebringswesing, Ayers assembled a new band anchored by drummer Eddie Sparrow and bassist Archie Legget and employed a more direct lyricism. The centrepiece of the album is 'Decadence', his withering portrait of Nico: "Watch her out there on display / Dancing in her sleepy way / While all her visions start to play / On the icicles of our decay / And all along the desert shore / She wanders further evermore / The only thing that's left to try / She says to live I have to die." The song was later covered by the Australian psychedelic rock band The Church on their 1999 album A Box of Birds.

Contents

The album marked the end of Ayers' first Harvest Records series.

Kevin ayers don t let it get you down


Track listing

All songs written by Kevin Ayers

Side 1

  1. "Don't Let It Get You Down (For Rachel)"
  2. "Shouting in a Bucket Blues"
  3. "When Your Parents Go to Sleep"
  4. "Interview"
  5. "Internotional Anthem"

Side 2

  1. "Decadence"
  2. "Oh! Wot A Dream"
  3. "Hymn"
  4. "Beware of the Dog"

Track listing (2003 CD reissue)

  1. "Don't Let It Get You Down" (4:04)
  2. "Shouting In A Bucket Blues" (3:45)
  3. "When Your Parents Go To Sleep" (5:47)
  4. "Interview" (4:43)
  5. "Internotional Anthem" (0:43)
  6. "Decadence" (8:05)
  7. "Oh! Wot A Dream" (2:48)
  8. "Hymn" (4:35)
  9. "Beware Of The Dog" (1:27)
  10. "Connie On A Rubber Band" (2:56)
  11. "Decadence (Early Mix)" (6:57)
  12. "Take Me To Tahiti" (3:37)
  13. "Caribbean Moon" (3:02)

Personnel

  • Kevin Ayers / Guitar, Vocals
  • Archie Legget / Bass, harmony vocals, lead vocal on track 3
  • Eddie Sparrow / Drums
  • Steve Hillage / Lead Guitar on track 2
  • Mike Ratledge / Organ on track 4
  • Robert Wyatt / Harmony Vocal on track 8
  • David Bedford / Orchestral Arrangement on track 9
  • Howie Casey / Tenor Saxophone
  • Dave Caswell / Trumpet
  • Tristan Fry / Cymbal
  • Lyle Jenkins / Baritone Saxophone
  • Ronnie Price / Piano
  • Barry St. John /Vocals
  • Liza Strike / Vocals
  • Doris Troy /Vocals

    • Songs

    1Don't Let It Get You Down (For Rachel)4:02
    2Shouting in a Bucket Blues3:44
    3When Your Parents Go to Sleep5:46

    References

    Bananamour Wikipedia
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