Artist: Lee Dorsey
Title Of Album: Ride Your Pony/Get Out Of My Life, Woman
Year Of Release: 1966
Label: Sundazed Music
Genre: R&B, Funk, Soul
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 01:00:07
Total Size: 135 mb
Lee Dorsey epitomized the loose, easygoing charm of New Orleans R&B perhaps more than any other artist of the '60s. Working with legendary Crescent City producer/writer Allen Toussaint, Dorsey typically offered good-time party tunes with a playful sense of humor and a loping, funky backbeat. Even if he's remembered chiefly for the signature hit "Working in a Coalmine," it was a remarkably consistent and winning combination for the vast majority of his recording career.
Dorsey was born in New Orleans on December 24, 1924. In 1961, he signed with Bobby Robinson's Fury label, where he entered the studio with producer Allen Toussaint for the first time. Dorsey's nonsense ditty "Ya Ya" -- reportedly inspired by a children's rhyme -- became his first national hit that year, reaching the pop Top Ten and hitting number one on the R&B charts.
Dorsey turned "Ride Your Pony" into a Top Ten R&B hit. The accompanying album of the same name sold respectably as well, and Dorsey began cutting a multitude of Toussaint compositions, often with the legendary New Orleans funk ensemble the Meters as his studio backing band. The New Lee Dorsey was released later in 1966, and supplied Dorsey's best-known song, the irresistible "Working in a Coalmine" (which he co-wrote with Toussaint) which became his second Top Ten pop hit and signature song. Dorsey toured internationally with the Meters backing him up.
"Working in a Coalmine" was redone by new wavers Devo and country duo the Judds; his 1961 hit "Ya Ya" by Ike & Tina Turner, John Lennon, and Buckwheat Zydeco; "Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky (From Now On)" by jazzman Lou Donaldson; and "Yes We Can" by the Pointer Sisters (under the new title "Yes We Can Can"). Dorsey continued to perform sporadically, as opportunities presented themselves, until he contracted emphysema; he died in New Orleans on December 1, 1986.
Ride Your Pony-Get Out Of My Life, Woman
Tracklist:
01. Ride Your Pony (Naomi Neville) - 2:51
02. The Kitty Cat Song (J.Roach - J.Spendel) - 2:07
03. Shortnin' Bread (traditional, arr.Marshall Sehorn) - 2:52
04. So Long (Allen Toussaint) - 2:31
05. People, I Wish You Could See (Allen Toussaint) - 2:05
06. Work, Work, Work (Naomi Neville) - 2:26
07. Get Out Of My Life, Woman (Allen Toussaint) - 2:26
08. Here Comes The Hurt Again (Allen Toussaint) - 2:32
09. Hello Mamma (Allen Toussaint) - 2:30
10. Can You Hear Me (Allen Toussaint) - 2:13
11. The Greatest Love (Allen Toussaint) - 2:18
12. Feelin' (Allen Toussaint) - 2:02
Bonus Tracks:
13. I Can't Get Away (Allen Toussaint) - 2:13
14. Go-Go Girl (Allen Toussaint) - 2:22 (mono)
15. I Can Hear You Callin' (Allen Toussaint) - 2:35 (mono)
16. My Old Car (A.Toussaint - B.Backer) - 1:59 (mono)
17. Love Lots Of Lovin' (Allen Toussaint) - 2:58 (with Betty Harris) (mono)
18. Take Care Of Our Love (Allen Toussaint) - 3:16 (with Betty Harris) (mono)
19. Vista, Vista (Allen Toussaint) - 2:41 (mono)
20. Cynthia (Allen Toussaint) - 3:15 (mono)
21. Wonder Woman (Allen Toussaint) - 2:40 (mono)
22. Four Corners - Part I (Allen Toussaint) - 3:04 (mono)
23. Four Corners - Part II (Allen Toussaint) - 2:58 (mono)
Personnel:
- Lee Dorsey - lead vocals
- Allen Toussaint - composer, producer
- Betty Harris - female vocals (17,18)
Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.93
MPEG-1 layer 3
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