Goin' Back to New Orleans explained

Goin' Back to New Orleans
Type:studio
Artist:Dr. John
Cover:Dr-John-Goin-Back-to-New-Orleans.jpg
Alt:Dr. John dressed as a Mardi Gras Indian
Released:June 12, 1992
Genre:Rock, blues, R&B
Length:66:17
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:Stewart Levine
Prev Title:Bluesiana II
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Television
Next Year:1994

Goin' Back to New Orleans is an album by New Orleans singer and pianist Dr. John. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on June 12, 1992. The album won a Grammy award for Best Traditional Blues Album.[1]

Musicians and vocalists on the album include the Neville Brothers, Al Hirt, Danny Barker, Alfred "Uganda" Roberts, Pete Fountain, Alvin "Red" Tyler, Chuck Carbo, Clyde Kerr, Jr., Kirk Joseph, and Jamil Sharif.

Track listing

  1. "Litanie des Saints" (Mac Rebennack) - 4:44
  2. "Careless Love" (Martha Koenig, Spencer Williams, W. C. Handy) - 4:10
  3. "My Indian Red" - 4:47
  4. "Milneburg Joys" (Charles Melrose, Jellyroll Morton, Leon Roppola, Paul Mayers) - 2:39
  5. "I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say" (Ferdinand Morton) - 2:29
  6. "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) - 4:27
  7. "Didn't He Ramble" (Hattie Bolten) - 3:28
  8. "Do You Call That a Buddy?" (Don Raye, Wesley Wilson) - 3:54
  9. "How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around)" (Prince Partridge) - 4:09
  10. "Goodnight Irene" (Huddie Ledbetter, John Lomax) - 4:11
  11. "Fess Up" (Mac Rebennack) - 3:12
  12. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 3:32
  13. "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You" (Sam Theard) - 3:25
  14. "Cabbage Head" (Henry Roeland Byrd, Mac Rebennack) - 3:59
  15. "Goin' Home Tomorrow" (Alvin Young, Fats Domino) - 3:01
  16. "Blue Monday" (Dave Bartholomew) - 3:01
  17. "Scald Dog Medley/I Can't Go On" (Huey "Piano" Smith/Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino) - 2:58
  18. "Goin' Back to New Orleans" (Joe Liggins) - 4:08

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Grammys – Dr. John . grammy.com . October 23, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826103343/http://www.grammy.com/artist/dr-john . August 26, 2016 . live .