Mos' Scocious: The Dr. John Anthology

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Annotation

Slipcase and 36-page booklet.
Made in Germany.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rhino Records Inc.
Copyright (c) – Rhino Records Inc.
Made By – Warner Music Manufacturing Europe

Annotation last modified on 2018-05-18 07:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Bad Neighborhood
2:06
2Morgus the Magnificent
2:27
3Storm Warning
2:58
4Sahara
2:24
5Down the Road
2:31
6Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
producer:
Harold Battiste
arranger:
Harold Battiste
recording of:
Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
lyricist and composer:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
35:40
7Mama Roux
producer:
Harold Battiste
arranger:
Harold Battiste
recording of:
Mama Roux
writer:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) and Jessie Hill (American R&B and Louisiana blues singer)
43:01
8Jump Sturdy
producer:
Harold Battiste
arranger:
Harold Battiste
recording of:
Jump Sturdy
lyricist and composer:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
2:26
9I Walk on Guilded Splinters
producer:
Harold Battiste
arranger:
Harold Battiste
recording of:
I Walk on Guilded Splinters
lyricist and composer:
John Creaux (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Marzique Music
7:44
10Black Widow Spider
5:05
11Loop Garoo
guest performer:
Cold Grits
recording of:
Loop Garoo
writer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
4:48
12Wash, Mama, Wash
guest performer:
Cold Grits
recording of:
Wash, Mama, Wash
writer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
3:46
13Mardi Gras Day
recording of:
Mardi Gras Day
writer:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
8:17
14Familiar Reality (opening)
5:34
15Zu Zu Man
8:07
16Mess Around
bass guitar:
Jimmy Calhoun
cornet:
Melvin Lastie
drums (drum set):
Freddie Staehle
electric piano and organ:
Ronnie Barron
guitar:
Ken Klimak and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Richard "Didimus" Washington
piano and lead vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist), Harold Battiste, Moe Bechamin, Sidney George and David Lastie
background vocals:
Ronnie Barron, Moe Bechamin, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Alvin Robinson and Jesse Smith (Background vocal for Dr. John)
cover recording of:
Mess Around
writer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:18
17Somebody Changed the Lock
recording of:
Somebody Changed the Lock
writer:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) (in 1960)
2:44
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Iko Iko
bass guitar:
Jimmy Calhoun
cornet:
Melvin Lastie
drums (drum set):
Freddie Staehle
electric piano and organ:
Ronnie Barron
guitar:
Ken Klimak and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Richard "Didimus" Washington
piano and lead vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist), Harold Battiste, Moe Bechamin, Sidney George and David Lastie
background vocals:
Ronnie Barron, Moe Bechamin, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Alvin Robinson and Jesse Smith (Background vocal for Dr. John)
cover recording of:
Iko Iko
lyricist:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins and Joan Marie Johnson
composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins and Rosa Lee Hawkins
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), EMI Longitude Music Co., IKO Legal Hold, Melder Publishing Co., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Trio Music Company Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
revision of:
Jockomo
4:11
2Junko Partner
bass guitar:
Jimmy Calhoun
cornet:
Melvin Lastie
drums (drum set):
Freddie Staehle
electric piano and organ:
Ronnie Barron
guitar:
Ken Klimak and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Richard "Didimus" Washington
piano and lead vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist), Harold Battiste, Moe Bechamin, Sidney George and David Lastie
background vocals:
Ronnie Barron, Moe Bechamin, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Alvin Robinson and Jesse Smith (Background vocal for Dr. John)
recording of:
Junco Partner
lyricist and composer:
Robert A. Shad
4:32
3Tipitina
bass guitar:
Jimmy Calhoun
cornet:
Melvin Lastie
drums (drum set):
Freddie Staehle
electric piano and organ:
Ronnie Barron
guitar:
Ken Klimak and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Richard "Didimus" Washington
piano and lead vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist), Harold Battiste, Moe Bechamin, Sidney George and David Lastie
background vocals:
Ronnie Barron, Moe Bechamin, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Alvin Robinson and Jesse Smith (Background vocal for Dr. John)
cover recording of:
Tipitina
lyricist and composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
2:11
4Huey Smith Medley
bass guitar:
Jimmy Calhoun
cornet:
Melvin Lastie
drums (drum set):
Freddie Staehle
electric piano and organ:
Ronnie Barron
guitar:
Ken Klimak and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Richard "Didimus" Washington
piano and lead vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist), Harold Battiste, Moe Bechamin, Sidney George and David Lastie
background vocals:
Ronnie Barron, Moe Bechamin, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Alvin Robinson and Jesse Smith (Background vocal for Dr. John)
recording of:
Huey Smith Medley (High Blood Pressure / Don’t You Just Know It / Well I’ll Be John Brown)
writer:
Huey “Piano” Smith and Johnny Vincent
arranger:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
medley of:
Well I'll Be John Brown
medley of:
High Blood Pressure
medley of:
Don't You Just Know It
3:20
5Right Place Wrong Time
recording engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano, piano and tambourine:
Allen Toussaint
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Joseph Modeliste
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
organ:
Art Neville
saxophone:
Gary Brown (saxophonist)
solo guitar:
David Spinozza
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Robbie Montgomery and Allen Toussaint
lead vocals:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
conductor:
Allen Toussaint
performer:
The Bonaroo horn section and The Meters
arranger and vocals arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Right Place Wrong Time
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
3.652:56
6Traveling Mood
recording of:
Traveling Mood
lyricist and composer:
James Waynes
2:52
7Life
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)
2:32
8Such a Night
recording engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano, piano and tambourine:
Allen Toussaint
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Joseph Modeliste
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
organ:
Art Neville
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
saxophone:
Gary Brown (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Robbie Montgomery and Allen Toussaint
lead vocals:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
conductor:
Allen Toussaint
performer:
The Bonaroo horn section and The Meters
arranger and vocals arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Such a Night
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
32:58
9I Been Hoodood
recording engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano, piano and tambourine:
Allen Toussaint
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Joseph Modeliste
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
organ:
Art Neville
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
saxophone:
Gary Brown (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Robbie Montgomery and Allen Toussaint
lead vocals:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
conductor:
Allen Toussaint
performer:
The Bonaroo horn section and The Meters
arranger and vocals arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
I Been Hoodood
lyricist and composer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
3:17
10Cold Cold Cold
recording engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Arif Mardin
acoustic guitar, congas, electric piano, piano and tambourine:
Allen Toussaint
bass guitar:
George Porter, Jr.
drums (drum set):
Joseph Modeliste
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli
organ:
Art Neville
saxophone:
Gary Brown (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Robbie Montgomery and Allen Toussaint
lead vocals:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
conductor:
Allen Toussaint
performer:
The Bonaroo horn section and The Meters
arranger and vocals arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Cold Cold Cold
writer:
Jessie Hill (American R&B and Louisiana blues singer), Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John) and Alvin Robinson
2:40
11Quitters Never Win
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Quitters Never Win
writer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
3:18
12What Comes Around (Goes Around)
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
What Comes Around (Goes Around)
writer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
3:13
13Mos' Scocious
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Mos' Scocious
writer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
recording of:
Mos' Scoious
writer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
2:48
14Let's Make a Better World
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Allen Toussaint
arranger:
Allen Toussaint
recording of:
Let's Make a Better World
writer:
Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John)
2:58
15Back by the River
4:04
16I Wanna Rock
2:41
17Memories of Prof. Longhair
recording of:
Memories of Professor Longhair
composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
3:54
18Honey Dripper
cover recording of:
The Honeydripper
lyricist and composer:
Joe Liggins
3:38
19Pretty Libby
3:14
20Makin' Whoopee!
engineer:
Allen Sides
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar:
Paul Jackson (guitar)
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Hugh McCracken
keyboard:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
solo saxophone:
Joel Peskin
synthesizer:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter) and Rickie Lee Jones
brass [horns] arranger:
Ralph Burns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee!
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3.54:10
21Accentuate the Positive
engineer:
Allen Sides
producer:
Tommy LiPuma
mixer:
Bill Schnee
acoustic guitar:
Paul Jackson (guitar)
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
guitar:
Hugh McCracken
keyboard:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
solo saxophone:
Joel Peskin
synthesizer:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
brass [horns] arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Bill Schnee Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1944)
publisher:
Harwin Music Corporation, Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
43:57
22More Than You Know
recording of:
More Than You Know
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
4:37