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Buster Goes Berserk 1989

jazz, rockabilly, swing 38 min 10 tracks RCA

Buster Goes Berserk is the second album by Buster Poindexter, an alter ego of singer David Johansen. It was released in 1989 by RCA Records. The version of "Hit the Road Jack" reached No. 40 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and also appeared on the soundtrack to The Dream Team.

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Character

Warm, unpretentious, classical in form and spare.

warmbleak
unpretentiousprestige
classical in formformally daring

Tracks

A1All Night Party3:53
A2Hit the Road, Jack3:14
A3International Playboy4:34
A4Poorest People4:31
A5Juicy Lucy4:04
B1Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well?3:21
B2At the Party3:01
B3Imitation of Life4:32
B4DeBourge Yourself3:41
B5Deep in a Dream3:11

10 tracks, 38 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Buster Poindexter
Label: RCA
Released: 1989
Type: Album
Format: Cassette
Country: XE

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