708535702627

Emperor Of New Orleans

Ernie K-Doe

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDSBR7026

Release Date:  28 October 2022

Label:  Sunset Blvd Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  708535702627

Genres:  R&B  Funk  

  • Description

    2 CD Set - A collection of Greatest Hits, B-Sides and Previously Unreleased Tracks and the only K-Doe Collection Available.

    Produced by Allen Toussaint with backing by The Meters. You can't think of Ernie K-Doe without thinking of "Mother-In-Law," his 1961 chart-topper and the only pop hit on his resume. As this disc proves so well, K-Doe recorded many great sides. Those unfamiliar with K-Doe's career will undoubtedly get knocked out by "A Certain Girl" and "'Tain't It the Truth," two classics of New Orleans R&B. Toussaint's soulful, infectious arrangements wonderfully complement K-Doe's eccentric vocals, guiding the singer through the twisted narrative of Southern soul from the mud-baked Memphis sound of Stax ("Who Ever's Thrilling You Is Killing Me") to the Crescent City funk of the Meters ("Lawdy Mama") and beyond. What K-Doe lacks as a traditional vocalist he more than compensates for as a pure entertainer, and it's impossible to imagine cuts like the sex-crazed "Here Come the Girls" achieving such libidinous transcendence in the hands of a more conventional performer.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Stoop Down Baby (Long Version)
      • 2. You Got To Love Me
      • 3. Do You Want Some
      • 4. Shake A Tail Feather (Part 1)
      • 5. Shake A Tail Feather (Part 2)
      • 6. I Canít Believe (She Gave It All To Me)
      • 7. Georgie On My Mind (Live)
      • 8. Mother-In-Law (Seasaint Version)
      • 9. Tuff-Enuff
      • 10. Hello My Lover
      • 11. Donít Le Me Down Woman
      • 12. Hotcha Mama
      • 13. Jump Into Your Love
      • 14. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
      • 15. Fever (Outtake)
      • 16. Surely (Live)

      Disc 2

      • 17. A Place Where We Can Be Free
      • 18. Let Me Love You
      • 19. So Good
      • 20. Shake, Rattle And Roll
      • 21. Whoever Is Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)
      • 22. Here Comes The Girls
      • 23. You Did It Baby
      • 24. Back Street Lover
      • 25. My Love For You
      • 26. A Long Way Back Home
      • 27. Iím Only Human
      • 28. Lady Mama
      • 29. Talkiní About This Woman
      • 30. Fly Away With Me
      • 31. Tíainít It The Truth (Live)
      • 32. Mother-In-Law (Live)