The Atco / Atlantic Singles 1968 - 1974

Omnivore Recordings release the 22-song compilation 'Dr John: The Atco / Atlantic Singles 1968-1974'. The collection contains the six-time Grammy Award winner and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee's A and B-sides recorded for the Atlantic labels from 1968-74, among them some of Dr John's best-known songs: 'Right Place Wrong Time,' 'Iko Iko,' 'Cold Cold Night,' 'Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya,' 'Loop Garoo,' 'I Walk On Gilded Splinters' and more. Included also are 'A Man Of Many Words,' featuring accompaniment from Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton, and the mono short version of 'The Patriotic Flag Waver.' Arrangers and producers include Allen Toussaint, Harold Battiste, Tom Dowd, Jerry Wexler, Eric Clapton, Ahmet Ertegun, and Michael Cuscuna. Writers include Willie Dixon, Huey Smith, Buddy Guy Allen Toussaint, Quezerque Gaines, Earl King, James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford, Alvin Robinson, Jessie Hill, and Mac 'Dr John' Rebennack himself. Musicologist Gene Sculatti wrote compilation liner notes.