The Brightest Smile in Town | ||||
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Released | 1983 | |||
Label | Clean Cuts [1] | |||
Producer | Ed Levine, Jack Heyrman | |||
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The Brightest Smile in Town is an album by the American musician Dr. John, released in 1983. [2] [3] It was his second solo piano album. [4] [5] It was reissued in 2006, along with Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, Vol. 1 plus bonus tracks. [6]
The album was coproduced by Ed Levine. [7] Half of its songs are instrumentals. [8] " Waiting for a Train" is a cover of the Jimmie Rodgers song. [9] "Touro Infirmary", about a dead friend, was included on the album's reissue. [10]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Robert Christgau | B− [11] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [12] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer | [13] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [14] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer deemed the album "an uneven but charming record that peaks with his rowdy performances of 'Marie La Veau' and ... 'Average Kind of Guy'." [13] The Globe and Mail praised the "unassuming, easy-rolling vein of New Orleans' piano playing." [15] The Philadelphia Daily News called it "a joyous romp through various aspects of traditional and modern music from the Crescent City." [16]
Robert Christgau noted that "too often on his second unaccompanied mostly-instrumental album he's as pleasant and boring as any other session man doing his thing." [11] Goldmine determined that the album is "filled with glissandos, arpeggios and quiet, almost eerie, passages." [17]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Saddled the Cow" | |
2. | "Boxcar Boogie" | |
3. | "The Brightest Smile in Town" | |
4. | " Waiting for a Train" | |
5. | "Monkey Puzzle" | |
6. | "Your Average Kind of Guy" | |
7. | "Pretty Libby" | |
8. | "Marie la Veau" | |
9. | " Come Rain or Come Shine" | |
10. | "Suite Home New Orleans" |