Turn the Page (Chris Ardoin album)

Turn the Page
Studio album by Chris Ardoin
Released	1998
Genre	Zydeco
Label	Rounder[1]
Producer	Scott Billington
Chris Ardoin chronology
Gon' Be Jus' Fine (1997) Turn the Page (1998) Best Kept Secret (2000)

Turn the Page is an album by the American musician Chris Ardoin, released in 1998.[2][3] His band, Double Clutchin'—which included his brother, Sean—is also credited.[4][5] Ardoin was still a teenager when the album was recorded.[6]

Production

The album was produced by Scott Billington.[7][8] "Barres de la Prison" is a cover of the Canray Fontenot composition.[9] "Pass the Dutchie" is a cover of the Musical Youth song.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide	[8]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[12]

The Village Voice called the album "excellent," writing that "Fever for Your Flavor" is "powered by psychedelic space electronics and grown-up red-clay soul vocals that welcome zydeco to the urban jungle, blackboard jungle, and rubyfruit jungle simultaneously."[13] The Boston Globe considered Ardoin "perhaps the nimblest accordionist now playing zydeco," and wrote that he "keeps his meanderings melodic, his solos (on both diatonic and triple-row accordions) intricate and playful."[9]

The Orlando Sentinel noted that the band "strikes out for more experimental territory on the penultimate cut, 'Fever for Your Flavor', which employs some hip-hop rhythms in a spare, dub-influenced setting; Chris keeps the track grounded with a sneaky little riff that sounds a bit like the Pink Panther theme turned sideways."[6] The Daily Herald deemed the album a mix of "soul, R&B and fast-cooking Zydeco rhythms."[14] The Wall Street Journal concluded that Turn the Page "offers a choice sampling of today's crisp and energetic zydeco sound, which layers rich R&B-style vocal harmonies and Caribbean ska and reggae grooves over blues-drenched accordion playing."[15] OffBeat listed Turn the Page as the best album of 1998.[5]

AllMusic wrote that Ardoin and his band "continue to be the most forward-looking of the young zydeco bands coming up... When they talk about zydeco being irresistible dance music, this is what they're talking about."[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher and Higher)"
2.	"Talk Talk"
3.	"Acting the Devil"
4.	"Turn the Page"
5.	"Give It Up"
6.	"Stay In or Stay Out – Pass the Dutchie"
7.	"Tiffany Two Step"
8.	"I Got My Name"
9.	"Friends Ain't Forever"
10.	"Feel the Pain"
11.	"Before the Deal Was Done"
12.	"My Baby Done Gone"
13.	"Barres de la Prison"
14.	"Early One Morning"
15.	"Double Clutchin' Old Style"
16.	"Fever for Your Flavor"
17.	"Outro"

References

1. Mullinax, Gary (13 Feb 2000). "A rich gumbo of musical styles". The News Journal. p. H10.
2. "Chris Ardoin Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
3. "Local Delicacies – The 20 Best Homegrown CDs of '98". The Times-Picayune. January 8, 1999. p. L21.
4. McLennan, Scott (18 Feb 1999). "Cagey Cajuns, Creoles stage slightly tardy Mardi Gras party". Telegram & Gazette. p. C5.
5. Lozaw, Tristram (February 19, 1999). "Ardoin upholds family tradition". Scene. Boston Herald. p. 25.
6. Gettelman, Parry (11 Dec 1998). "Fiery Double Clutchin' Is 'Comin' to Getcha!'". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 9.
7. Billington, Scott. Making Tracks: A Record Producer’s Southern Roots Music Journey. Univ. Press of Mississippi.
8. MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 40.
9. Simon, Clea (18 Feb 1999). "Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin' Turn the Page". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 8.
10. Koster, Rick (Feb 7, 1999). "Turn the Page Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin'". The Day. New London. p. H3.
11. Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (March 6, 2003). All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues. Hal Leonard Corporation.
12. The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 13.
13. "Eat Their Poussière". The Village Voice. May 4, 1999.
14. Guarino, Mark (11 June 1999). "Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin' with the Chicago Cajun Aces...". Time Out. Daily Herald. p. 4.
15. Havighurst, Craig (19 Apr 1999). "Zydeco Picks Up the Beat". The Wall Street Journal. p. A20.