Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places

Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places is the second album by Kid Creole and the Coconuts and was released in 1981.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The Village VoiceA- [5]
Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places
Studio album by
Kid Creole and the Coconuts
ReleasedJune 1981
RecordedElectric Lady Studios, Hit Factory
GenreRock, disco
LabelZE Records
Island
Sire Records
ProducerAugust Darnell, Andy Hernandez (co-producer)
Kid Creole and the Coconuts chronology
Off the Coast of Me
(1980)		 Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places
(1981)		 Tropical Gangsters
(1982)
Singles from Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places
  1. "Latin Music" b/w "Music Americana"
    Released: 1981
  2. "I Am" b/w "Dario"
    Released: August 1981[1]
  3. "Going Places" b/w "In The Jungle""
    Released: September 1981[2]
  4. "Christmas In B'Dilli Bay (lead track: "Dear Addy")"
    Released: November 1982[3]

Overview

Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places is a concept album in the form of a musical travelogue. It was very well received critically upon its release. New York Times pop music critic Robert Palmer called it "an extraordinary album" and "the freshest and most intelligent fusion of pop styles and dance rhythms in a long time".[6] It also was voted one of the best pop albums of the year in the Village Voice's influential Pazz & Jop critics' poll.[7] It was ranked among the top ten "Albums of the Year" for 1981 by NME.[8]

Describing the album's concept to the New York Times, band leader August Darnell said:[6]

One way of looking at the journey Kid Creole undertakes on the record is as a justification of the many strains that coexist in our music. The journey is autobiographical in that it explains how the music came to be the music that it is. Kid Creole and his crew visit various islands and are influenced by the music and culture of each one. ...You don't just leave your influences behind when you move on in life; you take them with you.

Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places was rereleased in 2002 by Universal Island Records with 12" mixes of "Table Manners" and "Que Pasa / Me No Pop I" (although the latter is not the full version. It has been edited down from 7:11 to 6:18). The album replaced the original mix of "Dear Addy" with the 1982 single remix.

Track listing

All songs written by August Darnell except as indicated.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Going Places" 3:16
2."In the Jungle" 3:09
3."Animal Crackers"Darnell, Giampietro Fanero3:33
4."I Stand Accused" 3:07
5."Latin Music" 2:57
6."Musica Americana"Andy Hernandez2:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."I Am"Andy Hernandez3:47
8."Schweinerei"Darnell, Adriana Kaegi4:20
9."Gina, Gina"Darnell, Ronnie Rogers3:55
10."With a Girl Like Mimi" 3:28
11."Table Manners" 4:01
12."Dear Addy" 3:50

Personnel

Charts
Charts (1981/82) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 40
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 99
US Albums (Billboard 200)[11] 180
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References
  1. http://www.45cat.com/record/wip6728
  2. http://www.45cat.com/record/sre49811us
  3. http://www.45cat.com/record/wip6840
  4. Carpenter, Bil. Review: Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-06.
  5. Christgau, Robert. Consumer Guide: Kid Creole and the Coconuts. Robert Christgau. Retrieved on 2010-01-06.
  6. Palmer, Robert. Article: The Pop Life; KID CREOLE: HE MIXES A HEADY BREW OF STYLES. New York Times. Retrieved on 2010-01-06.
  7. Village Voice, Feb. 1, 1982. Article: The 1981 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll. Village Voice. Retrieved on 2010-01-06.
  8. "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  9. "Discography Kid Creole & the Coconuts". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  10. "The Official Charts Company - Kid Creole And The Coconuts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  11. "allmusic ((( Kid Creole & the Coconuts > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
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