The Sound of the City: New Orleans

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Annotation

Part of a series of compilations from Charlie Gillett, inspired by his book of the same name. Jewel case is in a cardboard sleeve.

Annotation last modified on 2015-06-01 15:52 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mardi Gras Mambo
The Hawketts2:14
2New Orleans
recording of:
New Orleans
writer:
Frank Guida and Joseph Royster
publisher:
Dominion Music Co. Ltd.
Gary “U.S.” Bonds2:49
3Good Rockin’ Tonight
Roy Brown2:58
4Let the Good Times Roll
Shirley & Lee2:23
5West End Blues
recording of:
West End Blues (Armstrong recording)
composer:
King Oliver (jazz cornetist) (in 1928)
arranger:
Louis Armstrong (in 1928)
arrangement of:
West End Blues (original instrumental)
Louis Armstrong3:20
6St. James Infirmary
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:25
7The House of the Rising Sun
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
bass guitar:
Chas Chandler
drums (drum set):
John Steel (English musician)
electric guitar:
Hilton Valentine
organ:
Alan Price
lead vocals:
Eric Burdon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 11), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 122) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 471)
recording of:
The House of the Rising Sun (Alan Price (The Animals) arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Alan Price
publisher:
Al Gallico Music, Keith Prowse and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
arrangement of:
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals4.154:29
8Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Professor Longhair2:52
9Stack o Lee
Archibald2:29
10Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
Huey “Piano” Smith & the Clowns2:16
11Blue Monday
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Chappell Music Ltd.
Fats Domino2:16
12I Hear You Knocking
Smiley Lewis2:44
13I Didn’t Want to Do It
The Spiders2:45
14No Use Knocking
Bobby Charles2:12
15I Know
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 38)
recording of:
I Know (You Don’t Love Me No More) (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Barbara George
publisher:
At Last Publishing Co. and BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Barbara George2:23
16The Things That I Used to Do
Guitar Slim3:00
17Lawdy Miss Clawdy
alto saxophone:
Joseph Harris (on 1952-03-13)
double bass [bass]:
Frank Fields (on 1952-03-13)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Earl Palmer (on 1952-03-13)
guitar:
Ernest McLean (on 1952-03-13)
piano:
Fats Domino (on 1952-03-13)
tenor saxophone:
Herb Hardesty (on 1952-03-13)
trumpet:
Dave Bartholomew (on 1952-03-13)
lead vocals:
Lloyd Price (on 1952-03-13)
conductor:
Dave Bartholomew (on 1952-03-13)
recorded at:
J&M Record Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1952-03-13)
recording of:
Lawdy Miss Clawdy (on 1952-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Lloyd Price (in 1952-03)
publisher:
ATV Music, Carlin Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Lloyd Price2:29
18Lucille
recording of:
Lucille
writer:
Albert Collins (composer of “Lucille” & “Slippin’ and Slidin’”) and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Inc. (Universal Music Philippines' legal name), MCA Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Venice Music
Little Richard2:25
19Lights Out
Jerry Byrne1:53
20Stagger Lee
Lloyd Price2:21
21Country Fool
The Showmen1:51
22Country Boy
Snooks Eaglin2:25
23Iko Iko
The Dixie Cups1:58
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Come On, Part 1
Earl King2:33
2I Like It Like That
Chris Kenner1:54
3Ooh Poo Pah Doo, Part 1
Jessie Hill2:19
4Ooh Poo Pah Doo, Part 2
Jessie Hill2:18
5Bad Neighborhood
Ronnie & Delinquents1:56
6Losing Battle
Johnny Adams2:51
7Ruler of My Heart
Irma Thomas2:37
8Tell It Like It Is
recording of:
Tell It Like It Is
writer:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe) and Lee Diamond
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Olrap Publishing Co., Inc.
Aaron Neville2:40
9Thank You John
Willie Tee2:42
10Down Home Girl
Alvin Robinson3:02
11Get Out of My Life Women
Lee Dorsey2:20
12Cissy Strut
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 158)
recording of:
Cissy Strut
composer:
Joseph Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr.
The Meters43:03
13Groove Me
King Floyd3:00
14Lady Marmalade
producer:
Allen Toussaint
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974)
edit of:
Lady Marmalade by LaBelle (American female vocal group, of "Lady Marmalade" fame)
cover recording of:
Lady Marmalade
writer:
Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Kenny Nolan Publishing and Pathe Publications (Far East) Limited
LaBelle4.753:19
15Country John
recording of:
Country John
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Allen Toussaint3:31
16Life
recording of:
Life
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Dr. John2:30
17Small Town Talk
Bobby Charles3:26
18Rising Sun
Snakefarm3:31
19Yellow Moon
The Neville Brothers4:03
20Bye Bye Baby
G. Love & Special Sauce & Rebirth Brass Band4:41
21What’s Hip
Coolbone3:17

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Release group

part of:The Sound of the City (EMI 5 x 2-CD series from 2002 compiled by Charlie Gillett) (number: 1) (order: 1)