DR JOHN BABYLON WHITE LABEL PROMO COPY VG+ to VG++
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Description
Babylon is the second album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. In his autobiography,Under A Hoodoo Moon, Dr. John describes the origins of the album in detail:
"Our second album was cut in late 1968—the year of the Tet offensive, and of the assassinations of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. It was a heavy time for me: Not only was the Vietnam War raging in all its insanity, but, as a semioutlaw, I was being pursued by various kinds of heat across L.A. In its lyrics and music, this album reflects these chaotic days. At times hard-driving, at other times following a deliberately spacy, disorienting groove, Babylon was the band's attempt to say something about the times—and to do it with a few unusual musical time signatures. The lead song, "Babylon", sets the tone. To a 3/4 and 10/4 groove, it lays out my own sick-ass view of the world then—namely, that I felt our number was up. We were trying to get into something...with visions of the end of the world—as if Hieronymus Bosch had cut an album."
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Head Heritage Positive [1] Allmusic [2] Rolling Stone (negative) [3]Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Dr. John, except where indicated.
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Babylon" 5:25 2. "Glowin'" 5:39 3. "Black Widow Spider" 5:01 4. "Barefoot Lady" Dr. John Creaux, Harold Battiste 3:10 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Twilight Zone" 8:15 2. "The Patriotic Flag-Waiver" 4:52 3. "The Lonesome Guitar Strangler" 5:34Personnel[edit]
- Harold Battiste - arranger, producer
- Dr. John - vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion
- Richard "Didimus" Washington - guitar, percussion
- Plas Johnson - saxophone
- Morris Bachamin - tenor saxophone
- Alvin Robinson - guitar
- Steve Mann - guitar
- Al Frazier - bass
- John Boudreaux - drums
- Ronnie Barron - organ
- Jessie Hill - backing vocals, percussion
- Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn - backing vocals
- John McAlister - quarter-tone piano, gongs, celesta
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