{"product_id":"toussaint","title":"Toussaint","description":"\u003cp\u003eAllen Toussaint’s debut as a solo artist, \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Sound Of New Orleans\u003c\/em\u003e was released in 1958 under the name of Tousan. In the 60s, he established himself as a songwriter, producer and arranger for a number of labels and generated hits like ‘Working In The Coal Mine’ for Lee Dorsey that got to #8 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. Other classic tracks that Toussaint either wrote, produced or arranged included ‘Fortune Teller’, Lipstick Traces’ and ‘Ooh Poo Pah Do’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was only in 1970 that he found time to record another solo album, aptly entitled \u003cem\u003eToussaint\u003c\/em\u003e. As well as serving up his own version Of ‘Working In The Coal Mine’, Toussaint recorded other originals like ‘From A Whisper To A Scream’ and ‘Everything I Do Is Gonna Be Funky’. There were also four instrumental tracks – ‘Pickles’, ‘Louie’, ‘Either’ and a sublime version of ‘Cast Your Fate To The Wind’  listed as ‘Allen Toussaint at the piano’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original version of Toussaint was released in 1970 on Scepter records and is now hailed as a soulful classic. Ace were delighted to first reissue it in 1985 as “From A Whisper To A Scream” with the addition of a bonus track and with a slightly different running order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the original album as Allen Toussaint intended it to be heard. Remastered to perfection this is an essential purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kent","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51823067103563,"sku":"R8908-8726","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/d69c249a-a67c-39f6-3bee-87b7faa81c1e.jpg?v=1747321696","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/toussaint","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}