Hollywood Be Thy Name

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Hollywood Be Thy Name
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Live album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 1975
Recorded1975
VenueWillie Purple's Niteclub, Los Angeles
Studio Cherokee (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length40:45
Label United Artists
Producer Bob Ezrin
Dr. John chronology
Desitively Bonnaroo
(1974)
Hollywood Be Thy Name
(1975)
City Lights
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide C− [2]

Hollywood Be Thy Name is a live album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. It was produced by producer Bob Ezrin. The recording venue, Willie Purple's Niteclub, was in reality Cherokee Recording Studios with a live audience.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dr. John; except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."New Island Soiree" 3:13
2."Reggae Doctor" 3:19
3."The Way You Do the Things You Do"Robert Rogers, William Robinson 3:46
4."Swanee River Boogie" 2:51
5."Yesterday" John Lennon, Paul McCartney 5:21
6."Babylon" Bob Ezrin, Dr. John6:11
7."Back by the River" Bill Quateman 4:01
8."Medley:
It's All Right With Me
Blue Skies
Will the Circle Be Unbroken"

Cole Porter
Irving Berlin
A.P. Carter
5:32
9."Hollywood Be Thy Name" 3:16
10."I Wanna Rock" John Marascalco, Bumps Blackwell, Roy Montrell3:15

Personnel

Musicians

The Creolettes

Technical

References

  1. Campbell, Al. "Hollywood Be Thy Name - Dr. John" at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 24, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.