Louisiana Love Call

Louisiana Love Call
Studio album by Maria Muldaur
Released	1992
Recorded	Ultrasonic Studio, New Orleans
Genre	Louisiana blues
Length	53:11
Label	Black Top Records
Producer	Hammond Scott
Maria Muldaur chronology
Transblucency (1986) Louisiana Love Call (1992) Meet Me at Midnite (1994)

Louisiana Love Call is a 1992 studio album by Maria Muldaur. The album was her debut for Black Top Records and was recorded at Ultrasonic Studio in New Orleans. An homage to Crescent City soul, the album featured a host of New Orleans musicians including David Torkanowsky, Cranston Clements, Herman Ernest and Dr. John. The title track features a duet with Aaron Neville.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B [2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

The album received a number of positive reviews. Rolling Stone declared it as "the best recording of [her] career". ^[4] Louisiana Love Call was remastered and re-released by Shout Factory in 2005.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Second Line"	Jon Cleary	4:18
2.	"Best of Me"	Marty Grebb	4:33
3.	"Louisiana Love Call"	Marty Grebb	5:11
4.	"Cajun Moon"	J. J. Cale	4:55
5.	"Creole Eyes"	Richard Vito	4:15
6.	"Blues Wave"	Nick Daniels	3:25
7.	"Dem Dat Know"	Bobby Charles; Marty Grebb	5:18
8.	"So Many Rivers to Cross"	Daniel Moore; Jodi Siegel	3:58
9.	"Don't You Feel My Leg (Don't You Get Me High)"	Louisa "Blue Lu" Barker; Danny Barker; Ken Harrison	4:05
10.	"Layin Right Here in Heaven"	Leon Russell	4:40
11.	"Without a Friend Like You"	Ronnie Earl; Darrell Nulisch; Hubert Sumlin	3:41
12.	"Southern Music"	Russell Smith	4:52
Total length:			53:11

Personnel

• Guitar – Cranston Clements, Amos Garrett
• Bass – Chris Severin
• Keyboards – Dr. John, David Torkanowsky
• Accordion – Zachary Richard
• Drums – Herman "Roscoe" Ernest III
• Percussion – Alfred "Uganda" Roberts, Kenneth Williams
• Harmonica – Laurence Jacobs
• Saxophone – Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff, Charles Neville, Ernest Youngblood Jr.
• Trumpet – Jamil Sharif
• Backing Vocals – Lucy Burnett, Phillip Manuel, Aaron Neville, Charles Neville

References

1. Jurek, Thom. Louisiana Love Call at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
2. "Louisiana Love Call". Ew.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
3. "Maria Muldaur - Reviews". Mariamuldaur.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
4. Swenson, John (February 18, 1993). "Recordings". Rolling Stone. No. 650. p. 60.