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Allen Toussaint

Craft Recordings

Songbook

Songbook

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Recorded at Joe’s Pub in New York City in 2009 the album brings together Toussaint, a piano and his extensive catalog of songs. With the spotlight on his originals, it includes "Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)," "Holy Cow," "Get Out of My Life, Woman," and more.

2CD - Deluxe Edition 2-CD set featuring the original album, plus 20 unreleased bonus recordings.

Songbook (Vinyl):

 

Side A

1. Introduction

2. It’s Raining 

3. Lipstick Traces

4. Introduction to Brickyard Blues

5. Brickyard Blues

6. With You in Mind

7. Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further 

 

Side B

1. Sweet Touch of Love 

2. Holy Cow

3. Introduction to Get Out of My Life, Woman 

4. Get Out of My Life, Woman

5. Freedom for the Stallion

6. St. James Infirmary 

7. Introduction to Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed 

8. Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed

 

Side C

1. Soul Sister 

2. All These Things 

3. We Are America/Yes We Can

4. The Optimism Blues 

5. Old Records

6. Certain Girl Medley: Certain Girl/Mother-in-Law/Fortune Teller/Working in the Coal Mine 

 

Side D

1. It’s a New Orleans Thing 

2. I Could Eat Crawfish Everyday 

3. There’s No Place Like New York 

4. Southern Nights

 

Songbook (Deluxe CD):

 

CD 1

1. Introduction

2. It’s Raining

3. Lipstick Traces

4. Introduction to Brickyard Blues

5. Brickyard Blues

6. With You in Mind

7. Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further

8. Sweet Touch of Love

9. Holy Cow

10. Introduction to Get Out of My Life, Woman

11. Get Out of My Life, Woman

12. Freedom for the Stallion

13. St. James Infirmary

14. Introduction to Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed

15. Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed

16. Soul Sister

17. All These Things

18. We Are America/Yes We Can

19. The Optimism Blues

20. Old Records

21. Certain Girl Medley: Certain Girl/Mother-in-Law/Fortune Teller/Working in the Coal Mine

22. It’s a New Orleans Thing

23. I Could Eat Crawfish Everyday

24. There’s No Place Like New York

25. Southern Nights

 

CD 2

1. Lover of Love*

2. What Do You Want the Girl to Do*

3. Hi Lee Hi*

4. I’m Gone*

5. Singin’ the Blues*

6. Long, Long Journey*

7. Chris Kenner Medley: How Far/Packin’ Up*

8. An American Tune*

9. Early Days: Spoken History/Sweet Georgia Brown/Stagger Lee/Junker Blues/Fess’s Inventions (Tipitina/Rhumba/Bald Head/Big Chief)/Bald Head (Variations)/Thank You, Lord* 

10. Two Tables Away*

11. I’m Waiting at the Station*

12. With You in Mind*

13. Happy Times*

14. Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky (From Now On)*

15. City of New Orleans*

16. River Boat*

17. The Greatest Love*

18. Whirlaway*

19. Java*

20. Freedom for the Stallion*  

 

* Previously unreleased

Tracks 1-8 recorded at Joe’s Pub, New York

Tracks 9-20 from Paul Siegel interviews at BiCoastal Music, Ossining, NY 

 

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