Afterglow_(Dr._John_album)

<i>Afterglow</i> (Dr. John album)

Afterglow (Dr. John album)

1995 studio album by Dr. John

Afterglow is an album by the American musician Dr. John, released in 1995.[2][3] The majority of the tracks are covers of jazz and blues songs from the 1940s and 1950s; many of the songs were introduced to Dr. John by his parents.[4][5]

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The album peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[6] Dr. John supported the album by playing shows with the Afterglow Big Band.[7]

Production

The album was produced by Tommy LiPuma, with arrangements by John Clayton and Alan Broadbent.[8][9] It was engineered by Al Schmitt, who was nominated for a Grammy Award.[10] Dr. John used a 20-piece string section to back his 19-member band; Ray Brown led the rhythm section.[11][12]

"New York City Blues" and "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" were cowritten by Dr. John and Doc Pomus.[8] "I Know What I've Got" is a cover of the Louis Jordan song; "Blue Skies" was written by Irving Berlin.[13][14]

Critical reception

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The Guardian called the album an "elegant homage to the torch songs of yesteryear."[21] The Windsor Star deemed it "too polite to count as a Dr. John album, and too New Orleans-bluesy to be a legitimate big-band album."[20] The Globe and Mail considered it "a sweet exercise in pop nostalgia."[22]

The Orlando Sentinel noted that the album "harks back to the lush, big-band sound that served the singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist so well on 1989's In a Sentimental Mood."[18] The New York Times stated that Dr. John "rambles nostalgically down pop-blues trails originally blazed by Ray Charles ... The singing is sultry and swinging."[23] The Independent opined that the album is "spoilt by a showbiz orchestra that varnishes over his shaggy greatness."[24]

AllMusic praised Dr. John's "gravel-and-honey voice."[15] (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide dismissed the album as "empty pop."[19]

Track listing

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Personnel

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References

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    Andrews, Marke (27 July 1995). "The good doctor is in — to music of the '40s, '50s". Vancouver Sun. p. C8.
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    Garcia, Chris (September 8, 1995). "GOIN' WITH THE FLOW". The Press Democrat. p. D1.
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    Verna, Paul (Jul 15, 1995). "Album reviews — Afterglow by Dr. John". Billboard. 107 (28): 66.
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    Blake, Joseph (3 Aug 1995). "New Orleans sound". Entertainment Stories. Times Colonist. p. 1.
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    Daley, Dan (Mar 16, 1996). "Grammy winner Al Schmitt engineers creative ways of staying on top". Billboard. 108 (11): 59.
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    Levesque, Roger (9 July 1995). "The Doctor is IN with soulful, sensitive, jazzy blues". Edmonton Journal. p. D4.
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    Booth, Philip (July 7, 1995). "DR. JOHN, Afterglow". FRIDAY EXTRA!. The Tampa Tribune. p. 21.
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    Daly, Mike (August 3, 1995). "AFTERGLOW". Green Guide. The Age. p. 20.
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    Marymont, Mark (October 18, 1995). "Dr. John, Afterglow". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. p. 1F.
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    Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 112.
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    Gettelman, Parry (28 July 1995). "DR. JOHN". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 9.
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    (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 250.
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    Jones, Owen (6 July 1995). "CD reviews". Windsor Star. p. X23.
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    Spencer, Neil (25 June 1995). "Pop Releases". The Observer Review Page. The Guardian. p. 7.
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    Miller, Mark (22 July 1995). "RECORDINGS JAZZ Afterglow Dr. John". The Globe and Mail. p. C9.
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    Holden, Stephen (10 Nov 1995). "They're Adults, And Sound It". The New York Times. p. C1.
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    Barber, Nicholas (14 Jan 1996). "ROCK; Swamp doctor's heap good medicine". The Critics. The Independent. p. 14.
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