Louisiana Love Call
| Louisiana Love Call | ||||
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| Studio album by Maria Muldaur | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | Ultrasonic Studio, New Orleans | |||
| Genre | Louisiana blues | |||
| Length | 53:11 | |||
| Label | Black Top Records | |||
| Producer | Hammond Scott | |||
| Maria Muldaur chronology | ||||
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Louisiana Love Call is a 1992 studio album by Maria Muldaur. The album was her debut for Black Top Records and was recorded at Ultrasonic Studio in New Orleans. An homage to Crescent City soul, the album featured a host of New Orleans musicians including David Torkanowsky, Cranston Clements, Herman Ernest and Dr. John. The title track features a duet with Aaron Neville.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
The album received a number of positive reviews, many of which are rounded up on Muldaur's website, with Rolling Stone declaring it as "the best recording of her career".[citation needed] Louisiana Love Call was remastered and re-released by Shout Factory in 2005.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Second Line" | Jon Cleary | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Best of Me" | Marty Grebb | 4:33 |
| 3. | "Louisiana Love Call" | Marty Grebb | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Cajun Moon" | J. J. Cale | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Creole Eyes" | Richard Vito | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Blues Wave" | Nick Daniels | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Dem Dat Know" | Bobby Charles; Marty Grebb | 5:18 |
| 8. | "So Many Rivers to Cross" | Daniel Moore; Jodi Siegel | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Don't You Feel My Leg (Don't You Get Me High)" | Louisa "Blue Lu" Barker; Danny Barker; Ken Harrison | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Layin Right Here in Heaven" | Leon Russell | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Without a Friend Like You" | Ronnie Earl; Darrell Nulisch; Hubert Sumlin | 3:41 |
| 12. | "Southern Music" | Russell Smith | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 53:11 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Maria Muldaur - vocals, tambourine
- Accordion – Zachary Richard (tracks: 3)
- Backing Vocals – Aaron Neville (tracks: 1,3), Charles Neville (tracks: 1), Lucy Burnett (tracks: 5, 7), Phillip Manuel (tracks: 5, 7)
- Bass – Chris Severin
- Drums – Hermon V. Ernest III
- Guitar – Amos Garrett, Cranston Clements
- Harmonica – Laurence Jacobs (tracks: 11)
- Percussion – Alfred Roberts (tracks: 1), Kenneth Williams
- Piano, Organ, Keyboards – David Torkanowsky
- Saxophone – Mark Kazanoff
- Soprano Saxophone – Charles Neville (tracks: 4)
- Tenor Saxophone – Ernest Youngblood, Jr
- Trumpet – Jamil Sharif
- Vocals, Piano – Dr. John
References
[edit]- ^ Jurek, Thom. Louisiana Love Call at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Louisiana Love Call". Ew.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ "Maria Muldaur - Reviews". Mariamuldaur.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
