From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia City Lights (Dr. John album)
City Lights (Dr. John album)
Professional ratings
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Allmusic [1]
City Lights 7. "Sonata/He’s a Pomus, Rebennack 5:20
Hero"
8. "City Lights" Pomus, Rebennack 3:22
Personnel
• Dr. John - Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm section
• Hugh McCracken - Guitar, Rhythm section
• John Tropea - Guitar, Rhythm section
• Will Lee - Bass, Rhythm section
• Steve Gadd - Drums, Rhythm section
• Richard Tee - Keyboards, Rhythm section
• Arthur Jenkins - Percussion, Rhythm section
• Charlie Miller - Cornet
• George Young - Tenor saxophone
Studio album by Dr. John
• David Sanborn - Alto saxophone
Released February 1978 (1978-02) • Ronnie Cuber - Baritone saxophone
• Barry Rogers - Trombone
Genre Rhythm and blues, jazz-rock, soul jazz, cool jazz
• Ronnie Barron - Background vocals
Label Horizon (SP-732) • George & Nancy Jones - Background vocals
• Tamiya Lynn - Background vocals
Producer Tommy LiPuma, Hugh McCracken
• Alvin Robinson - Background vocals
Dr. John chronology Production Arrangements
• Tommy LiPuma - • Dr. John - Horn
Hollywood Be Thy Name City Lights Tango Palace
(1975) (1978) (1979)
Producer arrangements, Rhythm
• Hugh McCracken arrangements
- Producer • Hugh McCracken - Horn
City Lights is the first album Dr. John recorded for A&M
• Hank Cicalo - arrangements, Rhythm
Records’ Horizon imprint, released in 1978.
Engineer arrangements
• Kevin Herron - • Claus Ogerman - String
Track listing Engineer arrangements, Conductor
• Al Schmitt -
No. Title Writer(s) Length Engineer, Mixing
1. "Dance the Night Doc Pomus, Mac 4:06 • Don Henderson -
Away with You" Rebennack Assistant
2. "Street Side" Rebennack 6:01 Engineer
• David Prentice -
3. "Wild Honey" Bobby Charles 4:10
Assistant
Guidry, Rebennack
Engineer
4. "Rain" Rebennack 4:48 • Erick Labson -
5. "Snake Eyes" Rebennack 6:44 Mastering
6. "Fire of Love" Alvin Robinson, 3:58 • Mike Reese -
Rebennack Mastering
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia City Lights (Dr. John album)
• Christine Martin - • Isabelle Wong -
Production Design
Assistant
• Cameron Mizell -
Production
References
Coordination [1] Jurek, Thom. "City Lights - Dr. John" at Allmusic.
• Hollis King - Art Retrieved 8 October 2011.
Direction
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Categories:
• 1978 albums
• Dr. John albums
• Albums produced by Tommy LiPuma
• Horizon Records albums
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