Lil' Abe Manuel, Jr. - Swire from Grand Chenier CD

*This is the actual CD. DIGITAL DOWNLOADS of the CD and individual tracks are available here.

The extraordinary talent of Abe Manuel Jr. speaks for itself on these recordings... All but two of these novel, smart, funny & good-time tunes were written or co-written by Abe Jr., and the heart & soul he's put into this album is obvious the first time you hear it. The title track, "Swire from Grand Chenier," was the biggest single on southwest Louisiana radio in 2008 & you can bet that the rest of the songs on this CD fit right in with it. Released in October 2009, 18 tracks, including:

01- Alligator Woman (4:34) 
02- Rainbow Song (4:46)  
03- Swire from Grand Chenier (3:18) 
04- Cajun Honey (2:56) 
05- Party on the Bayou (3:50) 
06- H.B.P.D. (Holly Beach Police Dept) (2:39) 
07- Read My Lips (4:47) 
08- Hurricane Women (3:49) 
09- Thibodaux and Fontenot (2:52) 
10- My Baby Chews Tobacco... (But She Won't Choose Me) (2:12)
11- Pickin the Piquants (4:23) 
12- Mermentau Outlaw (3:40) 
13- Pour mes yeux (For My Eyes) (3:40) 
14- Colinda's Secret (3:50)
15- Give Me a Drink (6:48) 
16- Hypochristian Waltz (2:50)
17- I Don't Repeat Myself (4:37)
18- Ka Ka Song (2:39)

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