The Story
Allen Toussaintâs debut as a solo artist, âThe Wild Sound Of New Orleansâ, was released in 1958 under the name of Tousan. In the 60s, he established himself as a songwriter, producer and arranger for several labels and generated hits like âWorking In The Coal Mineâ for Lee Dorsey that got to #8 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. Other classic tracks that Toussaint either wrote, produced or arranged included âFortune Tellerâ, Lipstick Tracesâ and âOoh Poo Pah Doâ
It was only in 1970 that he found time to record another solo album, aptly entitled âToussaintâ. As well as serving up his own version Of âWorking In The Coal Mineâ, Toussaint recorded other originals like âFrom A Whisper To A Screamâ and âEverything I Do Is Gonna Be Funkyâ. There were also four instrumental tracks â âPicklesâ, âLouieâ, âEitherâ and a sublime version of âCast Your Fate To The Windâ listed as âAllen Toussaint at the pianoâ.
The original version of Toussaint was released in 1970 on Sceptre Records and is now hailed as a soulful classic. Ace were delighted to first reissue it in 1985 as âFrom A Whisper To A Screamâ with the addition of a bonus track and with a slightly different running order.
On âToussaintâ we present the original album as Allen Toussaint intended it to be heard. Remastered to perfection, this is an essential purchase.
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Allen Toussaintâs debut as a solo artist, âThe Wild Sound Of New Orleansâ, was released in 1958 under the name of Tousan. In the 60s, he established himself as a songwriter, producer and arranger for several labels and generated hits like âWorking In The Coal Mineâ for Lee Dorsey that got to #8 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. Other classic tracks that Toussaint either wrote, produced or arranged included âFortune Tellerâ, Lipstick Tracesâ and âOoh Poo Pah Doâ
It was only in 1970 that he found time to record another solo album, aptly entitled âToussaintâ. As well as serving up his own version Of âWorking In The Coal Mineâ, Toussaint recorded other originals like âFrom A Whisper To A Screamâ and âEverything I Do Is Gonna Be Funkyâ. There were also four instrumental tracks â âPicklesâ, âLouieâ, âEitherâ and a sublime version of âCast Your Fate To The Windâ listed as âAllen Toussaint at the pianoâ.
The original version of Toussaint was released in 1970 on Sceptre Records and is now hailed as a soulful classic. Ace were delighted to first reissue it in 1985 as âFrom A Whisper To A Screamâ with the addition of a bonus track and with a slightly different running order.
On âToussaintâ we present the original album as Allen Toussaint intended it to be heard. Remastered to perfection, this is an essential purchase.
