I'm Here!

by Clifton Chenier

I'm Here! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1982
  • Label: Alligator
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:16
  • Community rating: 4.15/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by Sam Charters and recorded in Bogalusa, Louisiana, in a single eight-hour session, the album fields the Red Hot Louisiana Band with Chenier's brother Cleveland on frottoir and his son C.J. Chenier on saxophone. It won the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, the first Grammy-winning album for its label.

Genres

Descriptors: dance, groove-laden, bluesy, soulful, party

Tracklist

  1. I'm The Zydeco Man (2:53)
  2. Dry Your Eyes (3:50)
  3. Zydeco Disco (3:41)
  4. I'm Here! (3:35)
  5. The New Zydeco (3:19)
  6. You Got Me Crying (3:28)
  7. Going Back Home (3:35)
  8. Eighteen Long Years (4:41)
  9. In The Mood (2:19)
  10. Got To Have Your Love (3:51)

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