City Lights (Dr. John album)
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City Lights is the first album Dr. John recorded for A&M Records' Horizon imprint, released in 1978. Famous painter Neon Park, best known for his associations with and album covers for Little Feat and Frank Zappa, provided the album artwork, as indicated by his name being included in the corner on the cover.
Track listing
All songs written by Mac Rebennack (Dr. John) except where noted
Side One
- "Dance the Night Away With You" (Rebennack, Doc Pomus) - 4:06
- "Street Side" - 6:01
- "Wild Honey" (Rebennack, Bobby Charles) - 4:10
- "Rain" - 4:48
Side Two
- "Snake Eyes" - 6:44
- "Fire of Love" (Rebennack, Alvin Robinson) - 3:58
- "Sonata (instrumental)/He's a Hero" (Pomus, Rebennack) - 5:20
- "City Lights" (Pomus, Rebennack) - 3:22
Personnel
- Musicians
- Production
- Tommy LiPuma - Producer
- Hugh McCracken - Producer
- Hank Cicalo - Engineer
- Kevin Herron - Engineer
- Al Schmitt - Engineer, Mixing
- Don Henderson - Assistant Engineer
- David Prentice - Assistant Engineer
- Erick Labson - Mastering
- Mike Reese - Mastering
- Christine Martin - Production Assistant
- Cameron Mizell - Production Coordination
- Hollis King - Art Direction
- Isabelle Wong - Design
- Neon Park - cover painting
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- Arrangements
- Dr. John - Horn arrangements, Rhythm arrangements
- Hugh McCracken - Horn arrangements, Rhythm arrangements
- Claus Ogerman - String arrangements, Conductor
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