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Dr. John
The Ultimate Dr. John
Compil. US 1987 on Warner Special Products label
R&B/Soul (Bayou Funk)
Tracks 1, 2 and 3 from the album In The Right Place Tracks 4, 5 and 6 from the album Desitively Bonnaroo Tracks 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 from the album Gumbo Track 12 from the album Remedies Tracks 13 and 14 from the album Gris-Gris 1, 2, 4 to 6: Walden/Oyster/Cauldron ASCAP 3: Travis BMI 7: Cotillion/Trio/Melder BMI. Thanks to Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band for the suggestion to cut "Iko Iko". 8: Trio/Melder BMI 9: Brent BMI 10, 11.c: Ace BMI 11.a, 11.b: Cotillion BMI 12: Eltolad/Cauldron ASCAP. No other personnel listed. 13, 14: Marzique-Joharv BMI Manufactured by Warner Special Products, A Warner Communications Company. ℗ 1987 Warner Special Products © 1987 Warner Special Products. (Back cover) Printed in U.S.A. (CD) Made in U.S.A. Original Analog Recordings - Digitally Mastered
Musicians
 | Dr. John voc, p, *1940 US arranged by, vocal arrangements by, guitar, keyboards, musician, muted fingernettes, zigola, piano, vocals, album by |
 | Whit Sidener sax, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone |
 | Mac Rebennack voc, g, key, *1940 US arranged by, backing vocals, percussion, vocals, written by |
 | Harold Battiste p, ts, as, 1931-2015 US arranged by, horn arrangements by, arranged by, vocal arrangements by, bass, clarinet, percussion, saxophone |
 | Allen Toussaint p, voc, 1938-2015 US arranged by, vocal arrangements by, arranged by, conductor, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion, piano, electric piano, acoustic guitar, congas, tambourine, producer, arranged by |
 | Alvin Robinson voc, g, 1937-1989 US backing vocals, guitar |
 | Dave Dixon backing vocals, percussion |
| Moe Bechamin backing vocals, saxophone |
 | Ronnie Barron p, voc, 1943-1997 US backing vocals, electric piano, organ, percussion, piano |
 | Steve Mann g, voc, acg, 1943-2009 US banjo, guitar |
 | Al Frazier , 1930-2005 US bass |
 | Bob West b, US bass |
 | George Porter, Jr. , *1947 US bass, bass |
 | Jimmy Calhoun b, US bass |
 | Melvin Lastie tr, cor, 1930-1972 US cornet |
 | Freddie Staehle perc, *1944 US drums |
 | John Boudreaux dr, US drums |
 | Joseph Modeliste dr, *1948 US drums, drums, trap drums |
| Lonnie Boulden flute |
 | Ernest McLean g, *1926 US guitar, mandolin |
 | Ken Klimak , guitar |
 | Leo Nocentelli g, *1946 US guitar, lead guitar |
 | David Spinozza g, acg, US guitar, soloist |
 | Sidney George sax, harmonica, saxophone |
| The Bonnaroo Horn Section horns |
 | The Meters , 1965-1977 US musician |
 | Art Neville key, voc, *1937 US organ, organ |
 | Jessie Hill voc, 1932-1996 US percussion, written by |
| Mo Pedido percussion |
 | Ralph MacDonald perc, cng, 1944-2011 US percussion |
 | Richard Washington g, percussion, percussion |
 | David Lastie ts, 1934-1987 US saxophone |
 | Lee Allen sax, 1927-1994 US saxophone |
 | Plas Johnson ts, sax, fl, *1931 US saxophone |
 | Gary Brown sax, ts, saxophone, electric & acoustic saxes, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet |
 | Mark Colby ts, sax, *1949 US tenor saxophone, clarinet |
 | Peter Graves tb, trombone, euphonium |
 | Ken Faulk tr, trumpet, flugelhorn |
Producers
| Heather Harris art direction |
| Jessica Smith backing vocals |
| Joni Jonz backing vocals |
| Prince Ella Johnson backing vocals |
| Robbie Montgomery backing vocals |
| Shirley Goodman backing vocals |
| Sonny Ray Durden backing vocals |
| Tami Lynn backing vocals |
| The Night Tripper backing vocals |
| Allen Toussaint producer |
| Harold Battiste producer |
| Jerry Wexler producer |
| Charles Greene producer |
| Dr. John producer |
| Tom Dowd producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Right Place Wrong Time | Dr. John | Mac Rebennack | 2:50 |
| 2 | Such A Night | Dr. John | Mac Rebennack | 2:55 |
| 3 | Traveling Mood | Dr. John | James Waynes | 3:03 |
| 4 | What Comes Around (Goes Around) | Dr. John | Mac Rebennack | 3:10 |
| 5 | Me-You=Loneliness | Dr. John | Mac Rebennack | 3:03 |
| 6 | Let's Make A Better World | Dr. John | Mac Rebennack | 2:54 |
| 7 | Iko Iko | Dr. John | James "Sugar Boy" Crawford | 4:08 |
| 8 | Let The Good Times Roll | Dr. John | Earl Johnson | 3:56 |
| 9 | Junko Partner | Dr. John | Bob Shad | 4:27 |
| 10 | Those Lonely Lonely Nights | Dr. John | Earl King, John Vincent | 2:30 |
| 11 | Hugh Smith Medley | Dr. John | 3:17 | |
| 12 | High Blood Pressure | Dr. John | Huey "Piano" Smith, John Vincent | |
| 13 | Don't You Just Know It | Dr. John | Huey "Piano" Smith, John Vincent | |
| 14 | Well I'll Be John Brown | Dr. John | Huey "Piano" Smith, John Vincent | |
| 15 | Mardi Gras Day | Dr. John | Mac Rebennack | 8:08 |
| 16 | Mama Roux | Dr. John | Jessie Hill, Mac Rebennack | 2:55 |
| 17 | I Walk On Guilded Splinters | Dr. John | Mac Rebennack | 7:57 |
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