music.wikisort.org - CompositionCity Lights is an album by Dr. John, his first for Horizon Records.[4] It was released in 1978.[3][5]
1978 studio album by Dr. John
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Released | 1978 |
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Recorded | 1978 |
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Studio | - The Hit Factory (New York)
- mixed at Capitol (Hollywood)
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Length | 38:29 |
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Label | Horizon (SP-732) |
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Producer | Tommy LiPuma, Hugh McCracken |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |     [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide |     [3] |
Neon Park provided the album artwork.[citation needed]
Production
Doc Pomus collaborated with Dr. John on a few of the album's songs.[6]
Critical reception
The Globe and Mail wrote that Dr. John's "honky-tonk piano sounds especially fine and strange against the lushness of strings - the title song virtually drips with sweet decadence."[7]
Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album "established Dr. John as a skilled songwriter."[8] Phoenix New Times deemed "He's a Hero" " the ultimate hipster-in-the-night song."[9] Writing after the musician's death, Billboard thought that the title track, "combining stride piano, strings and an evocative lyric, displays a subtlety Dr. John wouldn’t fully commit to again."[10]
Track listing
All songs written by Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) except where noted
Side One
- "Dance the Night Away With You" (Rebennack, Doc Pomus) – 4:06
- "Street Side" – 6:01
- "Wild Honey" (Rebennack, Bobby Charles) – 4:10
- "Rain" – 4:48
Side Two
- "Snake Eyes" – 6:44
- "Fire of Love" (Rebennack, Alvin Robinson) – 3:58
- "Sonata (instrumental)/He's a Hero" (Pomus, Rebennack) – 5:20
- "City Lights" (Pomus, Rebennack) – 3:22
Personnel
Musicians
- Dr. John – piano, vocals, Fender Rhodes and clavinet on "Street Side", Fender Rhodes on "Rain"
- Hugh McCracken – acoustic & electric guitars, Moog synthesizer on "Fire of Love", harmonica on "Street Side"
- John Tropea – acoustic & electric guitars
- Will Lee – bass guitar
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Richard Tee – Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, clavinet, synthesizer, piano
- Arthur Jenkins – percussion
- Charlie Miller – cornet
- Neil Larsen – Hammond organ on "Street Side" and "Fire of Love"
- George Young – tenor saxophone
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone
- Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
- Barry Rogers – trombone
- Ronnie Barron – background vocals
- George & Nancy Jones – background vocals
- Tamiya Lynn – background vocals
- Alvin Robinson – background vocals
- Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone on "Fire of Love" and "He's a Hero"
- Alvin Batiste – clarinet solo on "He's a Hero"
- Buzz Feiten – guitar solo on "Snake Eyes"
Technical
- Tommy LiPuma – producer
- Hugh McCracken – producer
- Hank Cicalo – engineer
- Kevin Herron – engineer
- Al Schmitt – engineer, mixing
- Don Henderson – assistant engineer
- David Prentice – assistant engineer
- Erick Labson – mastering
- Mike Reese – mastering
- Christine Martin – production assistant
- Cameron Mizell – production coordination
- Hollis King – art direction
- Isabelle Wong – design
- Neon Park – cover painting
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Arrangements
- Dr. John – horn arrangements, rhythm arrangements
- Hugh McCracken – horn arrangements, rhythm arrangements
- Claus Ogerman – string arrangements, conductor
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References
- Jurek, Thom. "City Lights - Dr. John" at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 112.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 204–205.
- "Dr. John | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- Buckley, Peter (April 5, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- Friedman, Josh Alan (April 5, 2008). "Tell the Truth Until They Bleed: Coming Clean in the Dirty World of Blues and Rock 'n' Roll". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- Gilday, Katherine (7 Feb 1979). "INSIDE THE SLEEVE City Lights". The Globe and Mail: F9.
- "Dr. John". EW.com.
- Friedman, Josh Alan (April 6, 1995). "HIGH PRIEST OF EVERYTHINGDOC POMUS CRAFTED ENOUGH MAGIC MOMENTS TO FILL A MILLION JUKEBOXES". Phoenix New Times.
- "R.I.P. Dr. John: 10 Essential Cuts from the Soul, Funk and Boogie Woogie Great". Billboard.
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