Soul Caddy

Following the success of their single Zoot Suit Riot, the Daddies' next album returned to their standard multi-genre routine. Leading with the Tony Visconti-produced glam rock single "Diamond Light Boogie", Soul Caddy delves into neo-swing, ska, Mod rock, hard rock, funk rock, heavy metal, and a jazz ballad.

Soul Caddy is a concept album, it's lyrical themes dealing with loneliness, isolation, mortality, the yearning for the innocence of the twentieth century and the seemingly impossible search for love in a cold, technologically-run society.

Though Soul Caddy was a critical success in part to its attempts at being multi-genre, it was a commercial flop for the same reason. The Daddies' mainstream exposure caused the world to believe they were a swing-only band, when in reality, swing was just one of the many genres they did. Hence, rock and ska fans did not take notice of its release, and the swing community (their biggest non-local fanbase) rejected the album.

The album was originally entitled Soul Cadillac. The title went as far as to be seen in a few promotional ads, but was ultimately shortened to Soul Caddy due to protest by General Motors.

Track listing

1. "Diamond Light Boogie" – 3:42
2. "Swingin' With Tiger Woods (The Big Swing)" – 2:45
3. "God Is a Spider" – 3:31
4. "Stay, Don't Just Stay (If You're Gonna)" – 3:39
5. "Grand Mal" – 3:10
6. "Soul Cadillac" – 3:29
7. "Irish Whiskey" – 3:35
8. "So Long Toots" – 2:30
9. "My Mistake" – 3:27
10. "End of the Night" – 2:46
11. "Bleeding Ceremony" – 3:42
12. "Uncle Ray" – 3:22
13. "Saddest Thing I Know" – 3:49

Previous availability

An earlier version of track 7 with horns appears on Kids on the Street

Credits

Cherry Poppin' Daddies

• Steve Perry – lead vocals, guitar (on tracks 1 – 2, 4 – 6, 9 – 11), weird keyboard effects, stylophone
• Dan Schmid – bass
• Jason Moss – guitar
• Dana Heitman – trumpet (on tracks 1 – 4, 6, 8 – 10, 12 – 13)
• Sean Flannery – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet (on tracks 1 – 6, 8 – 10, 12 – 13)
• Ian Early – alto saxophone, bass clarinet (on tracks 1 – 6, 8 – 10, 12 – 13)
• Tim Donahue – drums
• Dustin Lanker – keyboards (on tracks 1 – 3, 8 – 9)

Additional musicians

• Johnny Goetchius – keyboards, background vocals on tracks 1, 4 – 6, 10, 12 – 13
• Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone on track 13
• Bryce Peltier – trombone on tracks 3, 10
• Ada Dyer – background vocals on tracks 4, 6, 9
• Paulette McWilliams – background vocals on tracks 4, 6, 9
• Mark "Flo" Volman – background vocals on track 1
• Carol Steel – percussion on track 4