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Allen Toussaint

Songbook

Craft Recordings

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2LP Black $40
  • Available for the first time on vinyl
  • Critically acclaimed album from Allen Toussaint
  • Recorded at Joe’s Pub in New York City in 2009

Description

Allen Toussaint’s critically acclaimed Songbook album is available for the first time on vinyl on this 2-LP edition. Recorded at Joe’s Pub in New York City in 2009, the album brings together Toussaint, a piano and his extensive catalog of songs. With the spotlight on his originals, it includes “Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette),” “Holy Cow,” “Get Out of My Life, Woman,” and more.

Preview Tracklist

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 It’s Raining
  • 3 Lipstick Traces
  • 4 Introduction to Brickyard Blues
  • 5 Brickyard Blues
  • 6 With You in Mind
  • 7 Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further
  • 8 Sweet Touch of Love
  • 9 Holy Cow
  • 10 Introduction to Get Out of My Life Woman
  • 11 Get Out of My Life Woman
  • 12 Freedom for the Stallion
  • 13 St. James Infirmary
  • 14 Introduction to Shrimp Po-Boy Dressed
  • 15 Shrimp Po-Boy Dressed
  • 16 Soul Sister
  • 17 All These Things
  • 18 We Are America/Yes We Can
  • 19 The Optimism Blues
  • 20 Old Records
  • 21 Certain Girl Medley: Certain Girl/Mother-in-Law/Fortune Teller/Working in the Coal Mine
  • 22 It’s a New Orleans Thing
  • 23 I Could Eat Crawfish Everyday
  • 24 There’s No Place Like New York
  • 25 Southern Nights