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Dance to the Drums Again
Studio album by Cassandra Wilson
Released	1992
Recorded	January 1992
Studio	Systems Two, Brooklyn
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:36
Label	Columbia
Producer	Cassandra Wilson, Jean-Paul Bourelly
Cassandra Wilson chronology
After the Beginning Again (1991) Dance to the Drums Again (1992) Blue Light 'til Dawn (1993)

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AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide

Dance to the Drums Again is the seventh studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson, released in 1992 via Columbia label.

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow noted that with this album, Wilson was at the "crossroads of her career". A reviewer for New York wrote: "This disc benefits greatly from the strength of the material most of which was penned by Wilson and guitarist-co-producer Jean-Paul Bourelly".

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Paul Bourelly and Cassandra Wilson unless otherwise noted.

1. "Melanin Song" – 5:33
2. "Don't Look Back" – 4:55
3. "Rhythm on My Mind" – 5:39
4. "Wonders of Your Love" (James Weidman, Wilson) – 4:11
5. "Nothin' But a Thang" – 5:57
6. "I Will Be There" – 5:54
7. "Just Keep Thinking of Eubay" – 6:02
8. "Another Rainy Day" (Wilson) – 3:57
9. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 4:48
10. "Dance to the Drummer Again" (Wilson) – 5:15

Personnel

• Cassandra Wilson – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
• Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitar, baritone guitar, guitar synthesizer, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
• Doc Rhythm Boss – percussion
• Kevin Bruce Harris – bass, electric guitar
• Jeff Haynes – percussion
• Kevin Johnson – drums
• Mark Johnson – drums
• Bill McClellan – drums
• James Weidman – synthesizer, piano, drums
• Rod William – synthesizer

Production notes

• Produced by Cassandra Wilson and Jean-Paul Bourelly
• Joseph Marciano – engineer, mixing
• Sandy Summers Head – assistant producer
• Kazunori Sugiyama – project coordinator
• Abigayle Tarsches – cover photo

References

1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Cassandra Wilson - Dance to the Drums Again". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
2. Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 5871. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
3. Cook, Richard. "The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD". p. 1589. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
4. Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Blue Skies (Cassandra Wilson album).
5. "Cassandra Wilson – Dance To The Drums Again". Discogs. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
6. Gourse, Leslie (1996). Madame Jazz: Contemporary Women Instrumentalists. Oxford University Press. p. 262. ISBN 9780195355550. Retrieved 15 January 2019. dance to the drums again cassandra wilson.
7. "Cassandra Wilson: Dance to the Drums Again". New York: 26A. 14 June 1993. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

• 1992 albums
• Cassandra Wilson albums
• Columbia Records albums