Night People
Studio album by
Lee Dorsey
Released1978
GenreR&B, funk, rock and roll
LabelABC Records[1]
ProducerAllen Toussaint
Lee Dorsey chronology
Yes We Can
(1970)		 Night People
(1978)		 All Ways Funky
(1982)

Night People is an album by the American R&B musician Lee Dorsey, released in 1978.[2][3] It was Dorsey's final studio album, although a few country-influenced tunes were recorded before his death in 1986.[3]

Although the album failed to chart, the title track peaked at No. 93 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[4]

Production

The album was produced by Allen Toussaint, with whom Dorsey had collaborated many times over the years.[5] Toussaint also wrote the album's songs.[6] The producer used Chocolate Milk, a New Orleans band, as Dorsey's backup musicians.[7] Irma Thomas provided backing vocals.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Robert ChristgauA−[10]
DownBeat[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[11]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide[12]

Robert Christgau deemed the album "astonishingly listenable," writing that "Dorsey's subtle, small-scale rock and roll genre statement defines songwriter-producer Toussaint better than Toussaint the performer ever has."[10] Texas Monthly called the title track "a mad celebration of soul-stomping, pressure-cooking Crescent City spirit."[13] High Fidelity wrote that "Dorsey is in fine shape for the bouncy, frequently humorous songs."[7]

AllMusic called the album "a shade too slick, with hints of disco and a couple of rare mawkish misfires by Allen Toussaint."[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Say It Again"2:56
2."God Must Have Blessed America"3:37
3."Soul Mine"3:59
4."Keep on Doing It to Me"3:07
5."Thank You"3:24
6."Night People"4:20
7."Can I Be the One"4:33
8."Babe"3:48
9."Draining"4:24

References

  1. ↑ "Lee Dorsey | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ The Da Capo Companion to 20th-Century Popular Music. Da Capo Press. 1995. p. 264.
  3. 1 2 "THE STAR IN CREASY OVERALLS - Record Collector Magazine".
  4. ↑ "Lee Dorsey". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Lee Dorsey, 59, Rock Singer Popular in the 50's and 60's". December 10, 1986 – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ↑ "Signings". Billboard. 89 (51): 104. Dec 24, 1977.
  7. 1 2 Everett, Todd (June 1978). "Lee Dorsey: Night People". High Fidelity. 28 (6): 133, 135.
  8. 1 2 "Lee Dorsey Night People". DownBeat. 45 (14): 40. August 10, 1978.
  9. 1 2 "Night People - Lee Dorsey | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. 1 2 "Robert Christgau: CG: Lee Dorsey". www.robertchristgau.com.
  11. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 91.
  12. ↑ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 181.
  13. ↑ Patoski, Joe Nick (May 1978). "On Record". Texas Monthly. 6 (6): 151.
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