[2] The majority of the tracks were written by Buckwheat Zydeco, credited to his birth name, Stanley Dural.

[3] The track "I Bought Me a Raccoon" was his first local hit[1] and was inspired by his pet racoon, Jack (later replaced by Tina), who he brought on the road and draped over his shoulders while playing.

[1] Alan Greenberg for AllMusic contrasted One for the Road to Zydeco's later work as more blues-based, slower and more bass-heavy, and overall more relaxed.

[4] Michael Tisserand, in his book The Kingdom of Zydeco describes the album as a "mixture of two-step, waltzes, and the blues.

"[1] All tracks are written by Buckwheat Zydeco, as Stanley Dural, unless otherwise noted