Allen Toussaint: Saint Of New Orleans
Without Allen Toussaint, New Orlean's crucial musical transition from blazing 1950s rock and roll to the second-line funk grooves of the '60s might have fizzled out altogether. As the Crescent City's preeminent producer, arranger, composer, and session pianist, his visionary contributions provided the seminal bridge to a new sound for a new decade.
He's still going strong today. Since Hurricane Katrina uprooted him from his beloved Crescent City, Toussaint has toured more than ever. "I just love writing, and it seems to even embellish more as time goes on," says the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who had more to do with the modernization of New Orleans R&B than anyone else. This is a collection of some of Toussaint's most memorable classics, both written & produced by the man himself. |
TRACK LISTING
| Single Disc: | |||
| 1 | Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky | (3:10) | |
| 2 | Get Low Down | (2:29) | |
| 3 | Can't Last Much Longer | (2:49) | |
| 4 | Here Come The Girls | (3:11) | |
| 5 | Get Out Of My Life, Woman | (3:11) | |
| 6 | Sinner Girl | (2:38) | |
| 7 | Star Revue | (2:58) | |
| 8 | I Don't Need No One | (2:21) | |
| 9 | Gossip, Gossip | (2:08) | |
| 10 | Smooth Operator | (3:00) | |
| 11 | You Got Me | (2:02) | |
| 12 | Tequila | (3:13) | |
| 13 | I'm Gonna Git Ya | (2:23) | |
| 14 | You Can Give But You Can't Take | (3:50) | |
| 15 | Don't Pity Me | (2:56) | |
| 16 | We The People | (2:49) | |
