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In a Sentimental Mood is the twelfth album by New Orleans singer and pianist Dr. John. It spent eleven weeks on the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at #142 on July 8, 1989.[4]

In a Sentimental Mood
Studio album by Dr. John
Released	8 May 1989[1]
Studio	Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles, California Power Station, New York, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:34
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Tommy LiPuma
Dr. John chronology
The Ultimate Dr. John (1987) In a Sentimental Mood (1989) Bluesiana Triangle (1990)
Singles from In a Sentimental Mood
"Makin' Whoopee!" Released: April 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	B+[3]

Track listing

1. "Makin' Whoopee!" (Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson) (with Rickie Lee Jones) – 4:09
2. "Candy" (Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney, Mack David) – 5:33
3. "Accentuate the Positive" (Johnny Mercer) – 3:55
4. "My Buddy" (Kahn, Donaldson) – 3:50
5. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz) – 4:05
6. "Black Night" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 4:12
7. "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" (Joe Greene) – 4:52
8. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 5:18
9. "More Than You Know" (William Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans) – 4:40

Personnel

Musicians

• Dr. John – vocals, keyboards
• Hugh McCracken – guitar (tracks 2-9)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – acoustic guitar (track 1)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass (tracks 1,3)
• Marcus Miller – bass (tracks 4-7, 9)
• David Barard – bass (tracks 2,8)
• Harvey Mason – drums (tracks 1, 3, 6)
• Herlin Riley – drums (tracks 2, 8)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums (tracks 4-5, 7, 9)
• Lenny Castro, Trazi Williams – percussion (track 8)
• David "Fathead" Newman – saxophone (track 2)
• Joel Peskin – saxophone (track 3)
• Marty Paich – horn and string arrangements (tracks 2, 4-5, 7-9)
• Ralph Burns – horn arrangements (tracks 1, 3, 6)

Technical

• Tommy LiPuma – producer
• Allan Sides – engineer (Ocean Way Studio) (tracks 1, 3-5, 7, 9)
• Elliot Scheiner – engineer (Power Station) (tracks 2, 8)
• Bart Stevens, Daniel Bosworth, Danny Mormando, Deb Cornish, Mike Ross, Roy Henderson – assistant engineers
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Janet Levinson – art direction, design
• William Coupon – photography
• Charles Neville – artwork

References

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