Soul Caddy
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| Studio album by Cherry Poppin' Daddies | ||||
| Released | October 3, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Rock, ska, soul, swing | |||
| Length | 43:33 | |||
| Label | Mojo | |||
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Steve Perry Tony Visconti, Jack Joseph Puig |
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Soul Caddy is the fourth studio album by American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released on October 3, 2000 by Mojo Records.
Written and recorded after the multi-platinum success of their 1997 compilation Zoot Suit Riot, Soul Caddy found the Daddies attempting to branch away from the swing revival movement which had brought them temporary fame, drawing upon retro pop, rock and soul influences and addressing themes of cultural alienation in its lyrics. Released to little promotion or mainstream recognition, Soul Caddy was a commercial failure, ultimately bringing the Daddies' full-time touring career to an end and initiating a hiatus from recording until the release of Susquehanna in 2008.
Following the success of their 1997 swing music compilation Zoot Suit Riot, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies decided to return to the multi-genre format of their earlier albums for Soul Caddy, weaving an eclectic variety of musical styles around the band's characteristic mix of rock, swing and ska. Singer-songwriter Steve Perry explained in interviews that the album's primary stylistic elements were derived from the rock and pop music of the 1960s and 1970s, namely Motown soul and British Mod, of which Perry has long been influenced by. As such, much of Soul Caddy is punctuated by tracks of soul, ska and rhythm and blues, also incorporating such diverse musical styles as funk ("My Mistake"), jazz ("The Saddest Thing I Know"), punk rock ("Irish Whiskey") and psychedelic folk ("Grand Mal").
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