City Lights (Dr. John album)

City Lights
Studio album by Dr. John
Released	February 1979 (1979-02)
Recorded	1978
Studio	The Hit Factory, New York, NY
Genre	Rhythm and blues, jazz-rock, soul jazz, cool jazz
Length	38:29
Label	Horizon (SP-732)
Producer	Tommy LiPuma, Hugh McCracken
Dr. John chronology
Hollywood Be Thy Name (1975)Hollywood Be Thy Name1975 City Lights (1979) Tango Palace (1979)Tango Palace1979

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City Lights is the first album Dr. John recorded for A&M Records' Horizon imprint, released in 1979. Famous painter Neon Park, best known for his associations with and album covers for Little Feat and Frank Zappa, provided the album artwork, as indicated by his name being included in the corner on the cover.

Track listing

All songs written by Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) except where noted

Side One

1. "Dance the Night Away With You" (Rebennack, Doc Pomus) – 4:06
2. "Street Side" – 6:01
3. "Wild Honey" (Rebennack, Bobby Charles) – 4:10
4. "Rain" – 4:48

Side Two

1. "Snake Eyes" – 6:44
2. "Fire of Love" (Rebennack, Alvin Robinson) – 3:58
3. "Sonata (instrumental)/He's a Hero" (Pomus, Rebennack) – 5:20
4. "City Lights" (Pomus, Rebennack) – 3:22

Personnel

Musicians

• Dr. John – piano, vocals
• Hugh McCracken – acoustic & electric guitars
• John Tropea – acoustic & electric guitars
• Will Lee – bass
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Richard Tee – Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, clavinet, synthesizer
• Arthur Jenkins – percussion
• Charlie Miller – cornet
• George Young – tenor saxophone
• David Sanborn – alto saxophone
• Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
• Barry Rogers – trombone
• Ronnie Barron – background vocals
• George & Nancy Jones – background vocals
• Tamiya Lynn – background vocals
• Alvin Robinson – background vocals

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