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Remedies (Dr. John album)

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Released
  
April 9, 1970

Length
  
40:39

Release date
  
9 April 1970

Label
  
Atco Records

Recorded
  
1969

Artist
  
Dr. John

Producer
  
Tom Dowd

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Remedies (1970)
  
The Sun, Moon & Herbs (1971)

Genres
  
Rock music, Psychedelic rock

Similar
  
Babylon, The Sun - Moon & Herbs, Desitively Bonnaroo, Dr John's Gumbo, City Lights

Dr john remedies 1970 full album


Remedies is the third album released by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The photography was by Steve LaVere, taken in 1969 at the Whisky a Go Go.

Contents

In his interview with Uncut magazine (October 2010), Dr. John explained the "bad trip" environment which led to the epic closing track "Angola Anthem":

"My managers put me in a psych ward. These guys were very bad people – I had gotten busted on a deal, and they got me bonded out of jail, and so when they did I could have got a parole violation. All of this stuff was so unconnected to music that it’s hard to relate it. A friend of mine had just come out of doing 40-something years in Angola [the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary], he was just someone special in my heart – called Tangleye. And Tangleye says, 'I’m gonna sell you this song. Got it in Angola, but ain’t nobody ever cut this song…' Even now guys I know getting out of Angola know this song. It’s still a horrible place to be."

Dr john remedies 1970 full album


Track listing

All tracks written by Mac Rebennack.

Personnel

  • Dr. John - vocals, piano, guitar
  • Cold Grits - guitars, bass, drums
  • Jessie Hill - backing vocals, percussion
  • Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn - backing vocals
  • Songs

    1Loop Garoo4:41
    2What Goes Around - Comes Around2:58
    3Wash - Mama Wash3:40

    References

    Remedies (Dr. John album) Wikipedia