Tango Palace (Dr. John album)

Tango Palace is an album by the New Orleans singer and pianist Dr. John. It was his second and last album recorded for jazz label Horizon Records. It also marked the second album on which he collaborated with Doc Pomus on a few songs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	C+
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The Rolling Stone Album Guide panned the "jivey insincerity."

Track listing

"Keep That Music Simple" (Giddon Daniels) – 3:35
"Disco-Therapy" (Alvin Robinson, Mac Rebennack) – 4:14
"Renegade" (Rebennack, Gerry Goffin) – 3:57
Fonky Side (Rebennack, Doc Pomus) – 3:19
"Bon Temps Rouler" (Rebennack, Pomus) – 4:25
"Something You Got" (Chris Kenner, Antoine Domino) – 2:37
"I Thought I Heard New Orleans Say" (Rebennack, Pomus) – 4:26
"Tango Palace" (Rebennack, Pomus) – 4:20
"Louisiana Lullabye" (Rebennack, Pomus) – 4:03

Personnel

Musicians

Dr. John – keyboards, vocals
Abraham Laboriel – bass
Andre Fischer – drums (track 1)
Herman Ernest – drums (tracks 3, 5–7), percussion (tracks 4, 8–9)
Steve Gadd – drums (tracks 4, 8–9), percussion (tracks 3, 5–7)
Hugh McCracken – guitar
Alvin Robinson – guitar, backing vocal (track 6)

Fred Staehle – percussion, Wingertree
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Neil Larsen – percussion
Ronnie Barron – percussion, backing vocals
Charlie Miller – trumpet, cornet solo (track 7)
Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn
Warren Luening – trumpet, flugelhorn
Benny Powell – trombone
Herman Riley – baritone saxophone

Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone, flute & clarinet
Jackie Kelso – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Gary Herbig – tenor saxophone solo (track 5)
Tommy Johnson – tuba
Larry Williams – tenor, alto saxophone, clarinet
Kim Hutchcroft – tenor, soprano saxophone
Harold Battiste – horn arrangements
Petsye Powell, Tami Lynn, Brenda Russell, Jim Gilstrap, Muffy Hendricks, Denise Trammell – backing vocals

Technical

Tommy LiPuma – producer
Hugh McCracken – producer
Al Schmitt – engineer
Norm Kinney – engineer
Don Henderson – assistant engineer
Linda Tyler – assistant engineer

Mike Reese – mastering
Roland Young – art direction
Amy Nagasawa – design
Lou Beach – cover art
Mark Hanauer – photography

References

^ Sweeting, Adam (June 7, 2019). "Dr John obituary" – via www.theguardian.com.
^ Tango Palace at AllMusic
Holl, Bill (December 9, 1979). "Ray Charles and Dr. John: Staying on Track" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 204, 205.

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Studio albums	Gris-Gris (1968) Babylon (1969) Remedies (1970) The Sun, Moon & Herbs (1971) Dr. John's Gumbo (1972) In the Right Place (1973) Desitively Bonnaroo (1974) City Lights (1978) Tango Palace (1979) The Brightest Smile in Town (1983) In a Sentimental Mood (1989) Goin' Back to New Orleans (1992) Television (1994) Afterglow (1995) Anutha Zone (1998) Duke Elegant (1999) City That Care Forgot (2008) Tribal (2010) Locked Down (2012) Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch (2014) Things Happen That Way (2022)
Live albums	Hollywood Be Thy Name (1975)
EPs	Sippiana Hericane (2005)
Compilation albums	The Ultimate Dr. John (1987)
Songs	"I Walk on Guilded Splinters" "Iko Iko" "Right Place, Wrong Time" "New Orleans" "Down in New Orleans"

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