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2 |
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輸入 (ヨーロッパ盤) |
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発売日 |
2016年05月27日 |
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規格品番 |
8122794696 |
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SKU |
081227946968 |
構成数 | 2枚
合計収録時間 | 02:37:48
Audio Remasterers: Daniel Hersch; Bill Inglot. Recording information: Jazz City Recording Studio, New Orleans (1972). Photographers: Ed Caraeff; Michael Putland; Mario Casilli. Allen Toussaint is a legend who wrote and produced some of the greatest songs in New Orleans R&B history, but his career as a recording artist is hardly legendary. He didn't record all that much and what he did wax is overshadowed by his compositions and productions -- which, admittedly, is understandable given the work he did with the Meters, Lee Dorsey, Aaron Neville, Ernie K-Doe, the Band, LaBelle, Irma Thomas, and many others. But not being legendary is hardly the same thing as not having merit, and Rhino Handmade's 2003 double-disc set The Complete Warner Recordings makes a convincing case that Toussaint's three albums for Warner and Reprise are among the best hidden treasures in soul music. These three albums -- which are augmented by a very different single version of "Country John" and a full live concert originally released in part on Rhino's 1989 various-artists collection New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 1976 (although it apparently was recorded in Philadelphia in 1975), here presented in its entirety on the second disc -- represent the longest period of recording Toussaint had as a solo artist. He cut The Wild Sound of New Orleans by Tousan in 1958, at the peak of rock & roll and R&B's chart success (this material is collected on Bear Family's The Complete "Tousan" Sessions), but throughout the '60s he devoted himself to behind-the-scenes work before getting the chance to record his own albums in the early '70s, starting with Toussaint (later retitled From a Whisper to a Scream for a U.K. reissue), cut for Scepter Records in 1970. He then moved to Warner, where he recorded three albums -- 1972's Life, Love and Faith, 1975's Southern Nights, 1978's Motion -- that largely went unheard outside of New Orleans R&B and soul circles. Apart from a few import and quasi-legal budget-line reissues, these albums remained out of print for years, only surfacing as selections on the excellent 1991 CD The Allen Toussaint Collection, which expertly summarizes these records. Such is the neglect bestowed upon these three records; even in his otherwise fine liner notes for The Complete Warner Recordings, Billy Vera glosses over these albums, spending about a page on them and never going into detail. All this means is that the music needs to speak for itself, which it certainly can do. Toussaint did something very interesting with his Warner recordings. He stayed grounded in the earthy New Orleans R&B and funk that had been his bread and butter for many a year, but he spun it differently, bringing it in line with the smooth soul coming out of places like Philadelphia in the '70s, tempering it with a bit of a gloss borrowed from Los Angeles troubadours, yet retaining that distinctly Southern feel. Each album shares that sound, with each song clearly identifiable as the work of Allen Toussaint, but each has its own feel. Life, Love and Faith is the strongest and funkiest of the bunch, a Southern soul spin on West Coast singer/songwriter albums that is an excellent expansion of his signature sound. Southern Nights is Toussaint's album rock album, complete with a hazy theme and trippy instrumental interludes. Motion is his smooth commercial soul album, recorded with L.A. studio pros at Warner's insistence. The live album finds Toussaint returning to the basics of his music, which is at once earthy and sophisticated. While each of the albums apart from Life, Love and Faith might have a flaw -- Southern Nights is a bit unfocused, Motion a bit too slick, the live material can meander -- these are minor issues since there's such a wealth of wonderful music here. Toussaint has an easy, relaxed touch to his performances that enhances the sly elegance of his writing, whether it's on ballads like "With You in Mind" and the gorgeous "What Do You Want the Girl to Do?
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1.[CD]DISC 1:
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1.Victims of the Darkness
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2.Am I Expecting Too Much
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3.My Baby Is the Real Thing
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4.Goin' Down
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5.She Once Belonged to Me
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6.Out of the City (Into Country Life)
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7.Soul Sister
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8.Fingers and Toes
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9.I've Got to Convince Myself
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10.On Your Way Down
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11.Gone Too Far
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12.Electricity
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13.Last Train
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14.Worldwide
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15.Back in Baby's Arms
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16.Country John
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17.Basic Lady
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18.Southern Nights
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19.You Will Not Lose
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20.What Do You Want the Girl to Do?
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21.When the Party's Over
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22.Cruel Way to Go Down
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23.Country John
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2.[CD]DISC 2:
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1.Night People
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2.Just a Kiss Away
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3.With You in Mind
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4.Lover of Love
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5.To Be With You
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6.Motion
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7.Viva la Money
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8.Declaration of Love
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9.Happiness
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10.Optimism Blues, The
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11.Intro/High Life - (previously unreleased, live)
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12.Touch of Love - (previously unreleased, live)
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13.Brickyard Blues - (previously unreleased, live)
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14.What Is Success - (previously unreleased, live)
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15.Freedom for the Stallion - (previously unreleased, live)
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16.Last Train - (previously unreleased, live)
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17.Shoo-Ra - (previously unreleased, live)
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18.Allen and Gary Brown - (previously unreleased, live)
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19.Southern Nights - (previously unreleased, live)
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20.Allen's Closing Remarks - (previously unreleased, live)
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