Night People | ||||
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Released | 1978 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul, rock and roll | |||
Label | ABC [1] | |||
Producer | Allen Toussaint | |||
Lee Dorsey chronology | ||||
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Night People is an album by the American musician Lee Dorsey, released in 1978. [2] [3] It was Dorsey's final studio album, although a few country-influenced tunes were recorded before his death in 1986. [3]
Although the album failed to chart, the title track peaked at No. 93 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. [4]
The album was produced by Allen Toussaint, with whom Dorsey had collaborated many times over the years. [5] Toussaint also wrote the album's songs. [6] The producer used Chocolate Milk, a New Orleans band, as Dorsey's backup musicians. [7] Irma Thomas provided backing vocals. [8]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | A− [10] |
DownBeat | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau deemed the album "astonishingly listenable," writing that "Dorsey's subtle, small-scale rock and roll genre statement defines songwriter-producer Toussaint better than Toussaint the performer ever has." [10] Texas Monthly called the title track "a mad celebration of soul-stomping, pressure-cooking Crescent City spirit." [13] High Fidelity wrote that "Dorsey is in fine shape for the bouncy, frequently humorous songs." [7] The Gazette said that "the instrumentation is lively, brassy, and Dorsey's sophisticated soul vocalese shines bright." [14]
AllMusic called the album "a shade too slick, with hints of disco and a couple of rare mawkish misfires by Allen Toussaint." [9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Say It Again" | 2:56 |
2. | "God Must Have Blessed America" | 3:37 |
3. | "Soul Mine" | 3:59 |
4. | "Keep on Doing It to Me" | 3:07 |
5. | "Thank You" | 3:24 |
6. | "Night People" | 4:20 |
7. | "Can I Be the One" | 4:33 |
8. | "Babe" | 3:48 |
9. | "Draining" | 4:24 |
Night People | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul, rock and roll | |||
Label | ABC [1] | |||
Producer | Allen Toussaint | |||
Lee Dorsey chronology | ||||
|
Night People is an album by the American musician Lee Dorsey, released in 1978. [2] [3] It was Dorsey's final studio album, although a few country-influenced tunes were recorded before his death in 1986. [3]
Although the album failed to chart, the title track peaked at No. 93 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. [4]
The album was produced by Allen Toussaint, with whom Dorsey had collaborated many times over the years. [5] Toussaint also wrote the album's songs. [6] The producer used Chocolate Milk, a New Orleans band, as Dorsey's backup musicians. [7] Irma Thomas provided backing vocals. [8]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | A− [10] |
DownBeat | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau deemed the album "astonishingly listenable," writing that "Dorsey's subtle, small-scale rock and roll genre statement defines songwriter-producer Toussaint better than Toussaint the performer ever has." [10] Texas Monthly called the title track "a mad celebration of soul-stomping, pressure-cooking Crescent City spirit." [13] High Fidelity wrote that "Dorsey is in fine shape for the bouncy, frequently humorous songs." [7] The Gazette said that "the instrumentation is lively, brassy, and Dorsey's sophisticated soul vocalese shines bright." [14]
AllMusic called the album "a shade too slick, with hints of disco and a couple of rare mawkish misfires by Allen Toussaint." [9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Say It Again" | 2:56 |
2. | "God Must Have Blessed America" | 3:37 |
3. | "Soul Mine" | 3:59 |
4. | "Keep on Doing It to Me" | 3:07 |
5. | "Thank You" | 3:24 |
6. | "Night People" | 4:20 |
7. | "Can I Be the One" | 4:33 |
8. | "Babe" | 3:48 |
9. | "Draining" | 4:24 |