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In the Right Place is the sixth album by the New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The album was released on Atco Records in 1973, and became the biggest selling album of Dr. John's career.

In the Right Place
Studio album by Dr. John
Released	February 25, 1973 (1973-02-25)
Studio	Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida, United States)
Genre	Rock[1]
Length	33:22
Label	Atco
Producer	Allen Toussaint
Dr. John chronology
Dr. John's Gumbo (1972) In the Right Place (1973) Desitively Bonnaroo (1974)
Singles from In the Right Place
"Right Place Wrong Time" Released: March 1973 "Such A Night" Released: September 1973

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]

The song "Such a Night" was also performed as part of The Band's The Last Waltz concert,[3] made famous by Martin Scorsese's film.[4]

The song "Right Place, Wrong Time" became the biggest hit from the LP, reaching the Top 10 in both the U.S.[5] and Canada. The album itself was Dr. John's highest charting album on the Billboard 200, spending 33 weeks on the chart and peaking at #24 on June 23, 1973.[6]

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Mac Rebennack – vocals, piano on "Qualified", organ on "Peace Brother Peace" and percussion on "I Been Hoodood"
• Allen Toussaint – piano, electronic piano, acoustic guitar, conga drums, tambourine, background vocals, vocal arrangements, arrangement and conducting
• Gary Brown – electric and acoustic saxophones

The Meters

• Leo Nocentelli – lead guitar
• Art Neville – organ
• George Porter Jr. – bass guitar
• Joseph Modeliste – drums

Additional musicians

• Ralph MacDonald – percussion on "Shoo Fly Marches On", "Such a Night" and "I Been Hoodood".
• David Spinozza – guitar solo on "Right Place Wrong Time".
• The Bonaroo Horn Section – horns
• Robbie Montgomery and Jessie Smith – backing vocals

Technical

• Allen Toussaint – producer
• Karl Richardson – engineer
• Allen Toussaint, Arif Mardin and Jimmy Douglass – remix engineers
• James Flournoy Holmes – album design and paintings

References

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