New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint has released nearly 20 albums himself but this collection explores many of his biggest fans’ versions of some of his best know works. Millie Jackson’s ‘Rolling With The Punches’ is a string drenched southern masterpiece, whilst the now famous ‘Here Come The Girls’ spotlights New Orleans Ernie K Doe. Also check Don Convay’s ‘Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky’, the Pointer Sisters ‘Yes We Can Can’ and Toussaint’s own ‘Soul Sister’. Great stuff.
Track listings:
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01 HERE COME THE GIRLS by ERNIE K-DOE
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02 HERCULES by BOZ SCAGGS
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03 WHAT IS SUCCESS by BONNIE RAITT
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04 OCCAPELLA by LEE DORSEY
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05 LET’S LIVE by AARON NEVILLE
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06 EVERYTHING I DO GONH BE FUNKY (FROM NOW ON) by DON COVAY
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07 RIDE YOUR PONY by THE METERS
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08 SOUL SISTER by ALLEN TOUSSAINT
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09 WORKING IN THE COAL MINE by THE JUDDS
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10 GET OUT OF MY LIFE WOMAN by SOLOMON BURKE
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11 SWEET TOUCH OF LOVE by IRMA THOMAS
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12 SHOORAH by FRANKIE MILLER
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13 YES WE CAN CAN by THE POINTER SISTERS
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14 FORTUNE TELLER by BENNY SPELLMAN
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15 FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION by BILL MEDLEY
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16 SNEAKIN’ SALLY THRU’ THE ALLEY by ROBERT PALMER
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17 WHOEVER’S THRILLING YOU (IS KILLING ME) by Z.Z HILL
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18 BRICKYARD BLUES (PLAY SOMETHIN’ SWEET) by MARIA MULDAUR
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19 WHAT DO YOU WANT THE GIRL TO DO by LOWELL GEORGE
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20 I’LL BE ROLLING (WITH THE PUNCHES) by MILLIE JACKSON
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21 TAMPIN’ by THE RHINE OAKS
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22 A CERTAIN GIRL by WARREN ZEVON
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23 HOLY COW by LEE DORSEY
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24 SOUTHERN NIGHTS by GLEN CAMPBELL
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