Personnel: Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural (vocals, accordion, organ, synthesizer); Melvin Veazie, Paul Senegal (guitar); Kevin Harris (tenor saxophone); Roger Lewis (baritone saxophone); Gregory Davis, Eferm Townes (trumpet); Lee Allen Zeon (bass); Nathaniel Jolivette (drums); Elijah Cudges (rubboard, cowbell).

Recorded at Southlake Studios, Metarie, Louisiana.

A relatively basic album of party-based zydeco from the heir apparent to the throne after the death of Clifton Chenier. The nice thing about Buckwheat Zydeco's (Stanley Dural's) albums is the broader diversity that he uses as far as the compositions are concerned. Along with his own compositions on this album are bits from Booker T ("Time Is Tight"), the Blasters ("Marie Marie"), and Bob Dylan ("On a Night Like This"). To accompany his own band, a portion of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band fills in on horns throughout the album, much to the credit of the finished sound. The album is jumping, just the way it's supposed to. This is certainly one of Buckwheat's best albums, right in with Where There's Smoke, There's Fire. Pick it up for a high energy album of Louisiana's party music. ~ Adam Greenberg

In the '80s, singer/accordionist Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural emerged as Zydeco's first crossover star since the glory days of Clifton Chenier. While Chenier stayed close to the Zydeco tradition, Dural's brand of Louisiana music stretches to encompass R&B, funk, and rock & roll. Released at the height of Dural's initial popularity, ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS is a definitive statement. His accordion style emphasizes feel over flash, and even when he's engaging in a squeezebox workout over a furious tempo, as on the R&B-inflected highlight "Hot Tamale Baby," he never feels the need to show off his chops. Equally impressive is Dural's singing style, a homey mix of New Orleans flavor and bluesy grit. Ever the eclectic, he guides his band through Zydeco versions of the Blasters's Chuck Berry-like "Marie Marie," Bob Dylan's countryish "On a Night Like This," and Booker T & The MG's soul instrumental "Time is Tight" with equal aplomb.