In the Right Place

In the Right Place
Studio album by Dr. John
Released	February 25, 1973 (1973-02-25)
Recorded	1972
Studio	Criteria (Miami, Florida)
Genre	Rock [1] [2]
Length	33:22
Label	Atco
Producer	Allen Toussaint
Dr. John chronology
Dr. John's Gumbo (1972) In the Right Place (1973) Desitively Bonnaroo (1974)
Singles from In the Right Place
"Right Place Wrong Time" Released: March 1973 "Such A Night" Released: September 1973

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [3]

In the Right Place is the sixth album by the New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The album was released on Atco Records in 1973, and became the biggest selling album of Dr. John's career.

The song "Such a Night" was also performed as part of the Band's The Last Waltz concert, ^[4] made famous by Martin Scorsese's film. ^[5]

The song "Right Place, Wrong Time" became the biggest hit from the LP, reaching the Top 10 in both the U.S. ^[6] and Canada. The album itself was Dr. John's highest charting album on the Billboard 200, spending 33 weeks on the chart and peaking at No. 24 on June 23, 1973. ^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mac Rebennack; except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Right Place, Wrong Time"		2:50
2.	"Same Old Same Old"		2:39
3.	"Just the Same"		2:49
4.	"Qualified"	Jessie Hill, Mac Rebennack	4:46
5.	"Traveling Mood"	James Waynes	3:03
6.	"Peace Brother Peace"		2:47
7.	"Life"	Allen Toussaint	2:29
8.	"Such a Night"		2:55
9.	"Shoo Fly Marches On"		3:15
10.	"I Been Hoodood"		3:12
11.	"Cold Cold Cold"	Alvin Robinson, Jessie Hill, Mac Rebennack	2:37

Personnel

Musicians

• Mac Rebennack – vocals, piano on "Qualified", organ on "Peace Brother Peace" and percussion on "I Been Hoodood"
• Allen Toussaint – piano, electronic piano, acoustic guitar, conga drums, tambourine, background vocals, vocal arrangements, song arrangements and conducting
• Gary Brown – electric and acoustic saxophones

The Meters

• Art Neville – organ
• Leo Nocentelli – lead guitar
• George Porter Jr. – bass
• Joseph Modeliste – drums

Additional musicians

• Ralph MacDonald – percussion on "Such a Night", "Shoo Fly Marches On" and "I Been Hoodood".
• David Spinozza – electric guitar solo on "Right Place Wrong Time".
• The Bonaroo Horn Section – horns
• Robbie Montgomery and Jessie Smith – backing vocals

Technical

• Allen Toussaint – producer
• Karl Richardson – engineer
• Allen Toussaint, Arif Mardin and Jimmy Douglass – remix engineers
• James Flournoy Holmes – album design and paintings

References

1. Chrispell, James. "In the Right Place - Dr. John" at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
2. Andrews, Michael (2003). "Dr. John". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 301–302. ISBN   978-1-84353-105-0.
3. 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.
4. "Last Waltz Soundtrack". AllMusic . Retrieved July 11, 2017.
5. "The Last Waltz - MGM film" . Retrieved July 11, 2017.
6. "Billboard Hot 100 - Dr. John". Billboard . Retrieved July 11, 2017.
7. "Billboard 200 - June 23, 1973". Billboard . Retrieved July 21, 2017.