Five Card Stud (album)
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| Five Card Stud | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Zydeco | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Steve Berlin | |||
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Five Card Stud is an album by the American musician Buckwheat Zydeco, released in 1994.[1][2] It peaked at No. 14 on Billboard's World Albums chart.[3] Zydeco supported the album with a North American tour.[4] Five Card Stud was released around the same time as Zydeco's children's album, Choo Choo Boogaloo.[5]
The album was produced by Steve Berlin; his Los Lobos bandmate David Hidalgo contributed to some of the tracks.[6][7] Zydeco was interested in trying a variety of musical styles, in part to gain radio airplay.[4] Mavis Staples sang on "This Train".[8] Willie Nelson played guitar and sang on the version of his song "Man with the Blues".[9][10] "Bayou Girl" was written by Van Morrison, who had recorded but not released his version.[10] "Hey Baby" is a cover of the Bruce Channel hit.[11]
