Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places

by Kid Creole & The Coconuts

Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: ZE
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:24
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Andy Hernandez, August Darnell

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Kid Creole & The Coconuts' 'Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places' developed August Darnell's theatrical tropical-pop persona through a loose narrative frame. The album blends Latin, Caribbean, disco, and new wave references into a stylized ZE Records production world.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, rhythmic, dance, funky, theatrical, percussive, melodic, harmonies

Tracklist

  1. Going Places (3:16)
  2. In The Jungle (3:08)
  3. Animal Crackers (3:33)
  4. I Stand Accused (3:07)
  5. Latin Music (2:57)
  6. Musica Americana (2:53)
  7. I Am (3:47)
  8. Schweinerei (4:20)
  9. Gina, Gina (3:55)
  10. With A Girl Like Mimi (3:28)
  11. Table Manners (4:01)
  12. Dear Addy (3:59)

Credits

  • Kid Creole & The Coconuts - primary artist
  • Tony Wright - cover
  • Adriana Kaegi - written-by
  • Giampietro Favero - written-by
  • Ron Rogers - written-by

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