Remedies (Dr. John album)

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Remedies
Dr.John remedies.jpg
Studio album by
Dr. John
ReleasedApril 9, 1970
Recorded1969
Genre Rock [1]
Length40:39
Label Atco
Producer Tom Dowd, Charles Greene, Dr. John
Dr. John chronology
Babylon
(1969)		Remedies
(1970)		 The Sun, Moon & Herbs
(1971)

Remedies is the third album released by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The photography is by Stephen C. LaVere, taken in 1969 at the Whisky a Go Go.

Contents

In a 2010 interview with Uncut , Dr. John explained the "bad trip" environment which led to the epic closing track "Angola Anthem":

"My managers put me in a psych ward. These guys were very bad people – I had gotten busted on a deal, and they got me bonded out of jail, and so when they did I could have got a parole violation. All of this stuff was so unconnected to music that it’s hard to relate it. A friend of mine had just come out of doing 40-something years in Angola [the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary], he was just someone special in my heart – called Tangleye. And Tangleye says, 'I’m gonna sell you this song. Got it in Angola, but ain’t nobody ever cut this song…' Even now guys I know getting out of Angola know this song. It’s still a horrible place to be." [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [4]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mac Rebennack.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Loop Garoo"4:42
2."What Goes Around (Comes Around)"2:57
3."Wash, Mama, Wash"3:42
4."Chippy, Chippy"3:32
5."Mardi Gras Day"8:11
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Angola Anthem"17:35

Personnel

Technical

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Dr John – Album By Album". uncut.co.uk. June 15, 2012. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ Chrispell, James. "Remedies - Dr. John" at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Gancher, David (June 11, 1970). "Dr. John: Remedies". Rolling Stone . Straight Arrow. ISSN   0035-791X . Retrieved October 8, 2011.


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