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City Lights (Dr. John album)

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Length
  
38:29

Artist
  
Dr. John

Label
  
Verve Records

City Lights (1979)
  
Tango Palace (1979)

Release date
  
1978

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Released
  
February 1979 (1979-02)

Genres
  
Rhythm and blues, Jazz fusion, Soul jazz, Cool jazz

Producers
  
Tommy LiPuma, Hugh McCracken

Similar
  
Dr John albums, Other albums

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City Lights is the first album Dr. John recorded for A&M Records' Horizon imprint, released in 1979. Famous painter Neon Park, best known for his associations with and album covers for Little Feat and Frank Zappa, provided the album artwork, as indicated by his name being included in the corner on the cover.

Contents

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Track listing

All songs written by Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) except where noted

Side One

  1. "Dance the Night Away With You" (Rebennack, Doc Pomus) - 4:06
  2. "Street Side" - 6:01
  3. "Wild Honey" (Rebennack, Bobby Charles) - 4:10
  4. "Rain" - 4:48

Side Two

  1. "Snake Eyes" - 6:44
  2. "Fire of Love" (Rebennack, Alvin Robinson) - 3:58
  3. "Sonata (instrumental)/He's a Hero" (Pomus, Rebennack) - 5:20
  4. "City Lights" (Pomus, Rebennack) - 3:22

Personnel

Musicians
  • Dr. John - piano, vocals
  • Hugh McCracken - acoustic & electric guitars
  • John Tropea - acoustic & electric guitars
  • Will Lee - bass
  • Steve Gadd - drums
  • Richard Tee - Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, clavinet, synthesizer
  • Arthur Jenkins - percussion
  • Charlie Miller - cornet
  • George Young - tenor saxophone
  • David Sanborn - alto saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
  • Barry Rogers - Trombone
  • Danny Stiles - trumpet
  • Ronnie Barron - Background vocals
  • George & Nancy Jones - Background vocals
  • Tamiya Lynn - Background vocals
  • Alvin Robinson - Background vocals

    • Songs

    1Dance the Night Away with You4:07
    2Street Side6:02
    3Wild Honey4:10

    References

    City Lights (Dr. John album) Wikipedia
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