The Best of New Orleans

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky
Lee Dorsey3:10
2Barefootin'
recording of:
Barefootin’
lyricist and composer:
Robert Parker
publisher:
Bonatemp Music Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1965, in 1967)
Robert Parker2:35
3I Did My Part
cover recording of:
I Did My Part
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
Irma Thomas2:29
4Keep on Marching
The Meters3:23
5Tipitina
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
saxophone:
Lee Allen, 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
cover recording of:
Tipitina
lyricist and composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
publisher:
Professor Longhair Music
Dr. John3:17
6Cha Dooky-Doo
Art Neville2:38
7Iko Iko
cover recording of:
Iko Iko
lyricist:
James Crawford, Jr., Barbara Anne Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins and Joan Marie Johnson
composer:
James Crawford, Jr., Barbara Anne Hawkins and Rosa Lee Hawkins
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., 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
The Dixie Cups2:05
8Mardi Gras in New Orleans
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (in 1991)
recorded at:
J&M/Cosimo Recording Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
cover recording of:
Mardi Gras in New Orleans (on 1952-09-10)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
publisher:
Don Williams Music Group, Inc. and Professor Longhair Music
Fats Domino2:19
9Ya Ya
recording of:
Ya, Ya
writer:
Lee Dorsey, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis and Morgan Robinson
publisher:
FROST Music Corp
was commissioned by:
Fury Records
Lee Dorsey2:26
10Hercules
samples:
I Come Off by Young M.C.
recording of:
Hercules
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Warner/Chappell North America
Aaron Neville4:12
11Cissy Strut
part of:
Rolling Stone: 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 Meters2:59
12Mojo Hannah
cover recording of:
Mojo Hannah
writer:
Barbara Paul, Clarence Paul and Andre Williams
publisher:
Stone Agate Music and Swing Beat Songs
Tami Lynn2:13
13A Little Closer to My Home
Dr. John3:13
14Yours Truly
Snooks Eaglin2:09
15Sea Cruise
recording of:
Sea Cruise
lyricist and composer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Frankie Ford2:42
16Tu-ber-cu-lucas and the Sinus Blues
recording of:
Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas and the Sinus Blues
writer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
Huey “Piano” Smith2:29
17A Losing Battle
Johnny Adams2:54
18I Like It Like That
Chris Kenner1:57
19Jock-A-Mo
bass guitar:
Frank Fields (in 1953-09)
guitar:
Snooks Eaglin (in 1953-09)
membranophone:
Eric Warner (in 1953-09)
piano:
James Crawford, Jr. (in 1953-09)
saxophone:
Alfred Bernard (in 1953-09) and David Lastie (in 1953-09)
trombone:
Big Boy Myles (in 1953-09)
background vocals:
Slim Saunders (in 1953-09)
vocals:
James Crawford, Jr. (in 1953-09)
recording of:
Jockomo (in 1953-09)
lyricist and composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (until 1953-09)
Sugar Boy and His Cane Cutters2:26
20Nearer to You
Betty Harris2:30
21Here Come the Girls
recording of:
Here Come the Girls
lyricist, writer and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
Ernie K‐Doe3:08
22Happy Times
producer:
Danny Kessler
Allen Toussaint2:07
23Somebody Told You
recording of:
Somebody Told You
lyricist and composer:
Naomi Neville
Irma Thomas2:36
24Ain’t Got No Home
recording engineer:
Cosimo Matassa (in 1956-09)
producer:
Paul Gayten
double bass [bass]:
Frank Fields (in 1956-09)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Eugene Jones (in 1956-09)
guitar:
Walter “Papoose” Nelson (in 1956-09)
piano:
Paul Gayten (in 1956-09)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (in 1956-09) and Eddie Smith (in 1956-09)
trombone:
Edgar Myles (in 1956-09)
vocals:
Clarence “Frogman” Henry (in 1956-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (from 1956 to present) and MCA Records, Inc. (in 1957)
recorded at:
J&M Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1956-09)
recording of:
Ain’t Got No Home (in 1956-09)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence “Frogman” Henry
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
Clarence “Frogman” Henry2:20
25Cry Me a River
Aaron Neville3:40
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