Desitively Bonnaroo
| Desitively Bonnaroo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 8, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Criteria Recording Studios, Miami Sea-Saint Recording, New Orleans | |||
| Genre | Funk, New Orleans R&B | |||
| Length | 37:12 | |||
| Label | Atco Records | |||
| Producer | Allen Toussaint | |||
| Dr. John chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Desitively Bonnaroo | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [2] |
Desitively Bonnaroo is a 1974 album by New Orleans rhythm and blues legend Dr. John. The album was produced by Allen Toussaint and features sizable musical support from The Meters. The album mines the territory featured on his previous album In The Right Place. This album spent eight weeks on the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at #105 on June 1, 1974.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mac Rebennack; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Quitters Never Win" | 3:17 | |
| 2. | "Stealin'" | 3:32 | |
| 3. | "What Come Around (Goes Around)" | 3:13 | |
| 4. | "Me Minus You Equals Loneliness" | 3:06 | |
| 5. | "Mos' Scocious" | 2:47 | |
| 6. | "(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away" | 2:43 | |
| 7. | "Let's Make a Better World" | Earl King | 2:58 |
| 8. | "R U 4 Real" | 4:16 | |
| 9. | "Sing Along Song" | 2:44 | |
| 10. | "Can't Git Enuff" | 3:00 | |
| 11. | "Go Tell the People" | Allen Toussaint | 3:06 |
| 12. | "Desitively Bonnaroo" | Jessie Hill, Rebennack | 2:31 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Dr John – guitar, piano, sound effects, vocals
- Allen Toussaint – keyboards, percussion, arrangements, background vocals
The Meters
- Leo Nocentelli – guitar
- Art Neville – keyboards, organ
- George Porter Jr. – bass
- Joseph "Ziggy" Modeliste – drums
Additional musicians
- Gary Brown – alto, soprano & tenor saxophone
- Mark Colby – clarinet, tenor saxophone,
- Whit Sidener – baritone & alto saxophone
- Peter Graves – trombone
- Kenneth Faulk – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Robbie Montgomery, Jessica Smith – background vocals
Technical
- Allen Toussaint – producer
- Karl Richardson – engineer
- Ken Laxton, Roberta Grace – remix engineers
- George Piros – mastering engineer
- Larry Summers – design
- Bob Nall – illustration
References
- ^ Chrispell, James. "Desitively Bonnaroo - Dr. John" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Dr. John". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Billboard 200 - June 1, 1974". Retrieved July 21, 2017.
 | This 1970s album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |