Remedies (Dr. John album)

Remedies is the third album released by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The photography was by Steve LaVere, taken in 1969 at the Whisky a Go Go.

Remedies
Studio album by
Dr. John
ReleasedApril 9, 1970
Recorded1969
GenreNew Orleans R&B, psychedelic rock
Length40:39
LabelAtco
ProducerTom Dowd, Charles Greene
Dr. John chronology
Babylon
(1969)		 Remedies
(1970)		 The Sun, Moon & Herbs
(1971)

In a 2010 interview with Uncut, Dr. John explained the "bad trip" environment which led to the epic closing track "Angola Anthem":

"My managers put me in a psych ward. These guys were very bad people – I had gotten busted on a deal, and they got me bonded out of jail, and so when they did I could have got a parole violation. All of this stuff was so unconnected to music that it’s hard to relate it. A friend of mine had just come out of doing 40-something years in Angola [the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary], he was just someone special in my heart – called Tangleye. And Tangleye says, 'I’m gonna sell you this song. Got it in Angola, but ain’t nobody ever cut this song…' Even now guys I know getting out of Angola know this song. It’s still a horrible place to be."[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]
Rolling Stone(mixed) [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mac Rebennack.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Loop Garoo"4:42
2."What Goes Around Comes Around"2:57
3."Wash, Mama, Wash"3:42
4."Chippy, Chippy"3:32
5."Mardi Gras Day"8:11
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Angola Anthem"17:35

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

References
  1. "Dr John – Album By Album". uncut.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. Chrispell, James. "Remedies - Dr. John" at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Gancher, David (11 June 1970). "Dr. John: Remedies". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 8 October 2011.


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