This is the discography for American R&B-jazz musician Allen Toussaint.
This is the discography for American R&B-jazz musician Allen Toussaint.
Source: [1]
| Year | Song [2] | Co-writer(s) with Toussaint, and notes [2] | First chart recording [2] | U.S. Pop [3] | U.S. R&B [4] | UK Singles Chart [5] | Other charting versions, [2] and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | "Over You" | - (Composition credited to Allen Orange) | Aaron Neville | - | 21 | - | - |
| 1961 | "Mother-in-Law" | - | Ernie K-Doe | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1965: The Kingsmen on the album The Kingsmen Volume 3 1973: Clarence Carter, #80 US pop, #24 R&B |
| "I Like It Like That" | Chris Kenner | Chris Kenner | 2 | 2 | - | 1965: The Dave Clark Five, #7 US pop 1966: The Kingsmen on the album The Kingsmen On Campus 1975: Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina, #84 US pop | |
| "I Cried My Last Tear" | - (Composition credited to Naomi Neville) | Ernie K-Doe | 69 | - | - | - | |
| "A Certain Girl" | - (Composition credited to Naomi Neville) | Ernie K-Doe | 71 | - | - | 1964: The Yardbirds (as a b-side) 1980: Warren Zevon, #57 US pop; from the album Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School | |
| 1962 | "Java" | Alvin Tyler , Freddy Friday, Marilyn Schack | Floyd Cramer | 49 | - | - | First recorded by Toussaint (as Tousan) in 1958, on the album The Wild Sound of New Orleans [6] [7] 1964: Al Hirt, #4 US pop The Beautiful South released a version as a b-side on the 1994 single "One Last Love Song". [8] |
| "Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)" | - (Composition credited to Naomi Neville) | Benny Spellman | 80 | 28 | - | 1965: The O'Jays, #48 US pop, #28 R&B | |
| 1963 | "Pain in My Heart" | - (Composition credited to Naomi Neville) | Otis Redding | 61 | 11 | - | First recorded in 1963 by Irma Thomas as "Ruler of my Heart". The writing credit on Redding's version was originally given to Redding himself, but was changed to Naomi Neville following an out of court settlement. [9] 1965: The Rolling Stones on The Rolling Stones No. 2 |
| 1965 | "Strain on My Heart" | - (Composition credited to Allen Orange) | Roscoe Shelton | - | 25 | - | - |
| "Whipped Cream" | - (Composition credited to Naomi Neville) | Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass | 68 | - | - | First recorded by The Stokes in 1965 [10] Title track for the 1965 Herb Alpert album Whipped Cream & Other Delights | |
| "Ride Your Pony" | - (Composition credited to Naomi Neville) | Lee Dorsey | 28 | 7 | - | - | |
| "I've Cried My Last Tear" | - (Composition credited to Naomi Neville) | The O'Jays | 94 | - | - | - | |
| 1966 | "Get Out of My Life, Woman" | - | Lee Dorsey | 44 | 5 | 22 | 1966: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band on the album East-West The Kingsmen on the album The Kingsmen On Campus The Q65 (The Hague, Netherlands) on the album Revolution The Leaves on the album Hey Joe 1967: Iron Butterfly on the album Heavy The Doors' version of "Get Out Of My Life Woman" was recorded in 1967 but only released in 2008 on the CD release of Live at the Matrix. 1972: Spirit on the album The Original Potato Land The Jerry Garcia Band performed the song during the 1980s and 1990s and a live version of that song is on the Jerry Garcia Band live album of 1991. [11] 1992: Gerry Rafferty on the album On a Wing and a Prayer Nils Landgren & Joe Sample covered the song on the 2006 album Creole Love Song The Derek Trucks Band on the live album Road Songs recorded during their 2009 tour. |
| "Easy Going Fellow" | - (Composition credited to Allen Orange) | Roscoe Shelton | - | 32 | - | - | |
| "Confusion" | - | Lee Dorsey | - | - | 38 | - | |
| "All These Things" | - (Composition credited to Naomi Neville) | The Uniques | 97 | - | - | - | |
| "Working in the Coal Mine" | - | Lee Dorsey | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1981: ("Working in a Coal Mine") Devo, #43 US pop, #76 UK. First released on the Heavy Metal soundtrack and as a bonus track for the Devo album New Traditionalists . [12] 1985: The Judds on the album Rockin' with the Rhythm . | |
| "Holy Cow" | - | Lee Dorsey | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1973: The Band on their Moondog Matinee album | |
| "Fortune Teller" | - (Composition credited to Naomi Neville) | The Hard Times | 97 | - | - | First recorded in 1962 by Benny Spellman as the b-side of "Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)" 1966: The Throb, Top 5 in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. [13] [14] 2007: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on the album Raising Sand . | |
| 1967 | "My Old Car" | Bill Backer | Lee Dorsey | 97 | - | - | - |
| "Nearer to You" | - | Betty Harris | 85 | 16 | - | - | |
| "Go-Go Girl" | - | Lee Dorsey | 62 | 31 | - | - | |
| 1968 | "Can You Hear Me" | - | Lee Dorsey | - | - | 53 | - |
| 1969 | "Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky (From Now On)" | - | Lee Dorsey | 95 | 33 | - | Most later versions use the spelling "...Gonna...." |
| "It's Hard to Get Along" | Joe Simon (Co-credited to Allen Orange) | Joe Simon | 87 | 26 | - | - | |
| 1970 | "Yes We Can" | - | Lee Dorsey | - | 46 | - | 1973: ("Yes We Can Can") The Pointer Sisters, #11 US pop, #12 R&B |
| "Greatest Love" | - | Judy Clay | - | 45 | - | - | |
| "Hand Clapping Song" | Ziggy Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr.(Co-credited to Naomi Neville) | The Meters | 89 | 26 | - | - | |
| 1973 | "Whoever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)" | - | Rufus | - | 40 | - | - |
| "Freedom for the Stallion" | - | The Hues Corporation | 63 | - | - | First recorded by Lee Dorsey in 1972. 1972:Boz Scaggs on his album My Time | |
| 1974 | "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" | - | Three Dog Night | 33 | - | - | First recorded by Sylvester in 1972 1974: Maria Muldaur on her album Waitress in the Donut Shop Frankie Miller on his album High Life and as a single B. J. Thomas on his album, Longhorns & Londonbridges Three Dog Night's version was included on the album Hard Labor . |
| "I Keep On Lovin' You" | - | Z. Z. Hill | - | 39 | - | - | |
| 1975 | "Shoorah! Shoorah!" | - | Betty Wright | - | 28 | 27 | 1976: ("Shoora Shoora") Jenny Jackson, #75 R&B |
| "Going Down Slowly" | - | The Pointer Sisters | 61 | 16 | - | - | |
| 1977 | "A Dreamer of a Dream" | - | Candi Staton | - | 37 | - | - |
| "Southern Nights" | - | Glen Campbell | 1 | - | 28 | First recorded by Toussaint in 1975 on the album Southern Nights [15] | |
| 1978 | "Night People" | - | Lee Dorsey | - | 93 | - | - |
| "Girl Callin'" | - | Chocolate Milk | - | - | 14 | - | |
| "Fun Time" | - | Joe Cocker | 43 | - | - | - | |
| 1979 | "Keep It Together (Declaration of Love)" | - | Rufus | - | 16 | - | - |
| "Happiness" | - | The Pointer Sisters | 30 | 20 | - | - | |
| 1980 | "Release (The Tension)" | - | Patti LaBelle | - | 61 | - | - |
| 1981 | "It's Raining" | - (Composition credited to Naomi Neville) | Shakin' Stevens | - | - | 10 | First recorded by Irma Thomas in 1962 [16] |
| 1983 | "Do It Any Way You Want" | - | Robert Winters & Fall | - | 39 | - | On Casablanca Records [17] |
| 2007 | "Here Come the Girls" | - | Ernie K-Doe | - | - | 43 | First released by K-Doe in 1970 2008: ("Girls") Sugababes, #3 UK |
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