the best of lee dorsey

CD / Jewel Case
Booklet with authoritative and extensive liner notes by respected author and archivist John Tracy. - Expertly remastered - superb sound.
"If a smile had a sound, it would be the sound of Lee Dorsey's voice". That comment came from legendary New Orleans producer and songwriter Allen Toussaint, who enjoyed a long and fruitful professional relationship with Lee, hit performer of such timeless smashes as ''Ya Ya' Twist', 'Holy Cow', 'Working In The Coal Mine', 'Ride Your Pony' and 'Get Out Of My Life, Woman' in the 1960s. A major influence on others outside the R&B sphere (The Clash took him on tour in America as their support act in 1980), this collection brings together the cream of Dorsey's output, including his original version of songs like 'Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley' and 'Yes We Can', that became respective blockbusters for Robert Palmer and The Pointer Sisters. 'The Best of Lee Dorsey' contains a detailed career overview essay about the man billed as 'Mr. T.N.T.' in acknowledgement of his dynamic stage act.
TRACKLISTING: 1. Working In The Coal Mine 2. Ride Your Pony 3. Go-Go Girl 4. Get Out Of My Life, Woman 5. Holy Cow 6. Can You Hear Me? 7. Lottie Mo 8. Ya Ya Twist 9. Do-Re-Mi 10. Hoodlum Joe 11. My Old Car 12. Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky (From Now On) 13. A Lover Was Born 14. Candy Yam 15. What You Want (Is What You Get) 16. Yes We Can 17. Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley 18. Who's Gonna Help 19. Occapella 20. A Place Where We Can Be Free