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

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide

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

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

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. ^ "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.
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