Desitively Bonnaroo

Desitively Bonnaroo
Desitively Bonnaroo
Studio album by Dr. John
Released	April 8, 1974
Recorded	1974
Studio	Criteria (Miami, Florida); Sea Saint (New Orleans, Louisiana);
Genre	Rock and roll; funk;
Length	37:12
Label	Atco
Producer	Allen Toussaint
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Singles from Desitively Bonnaroo
	"(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away"; Released: April 1974; "Let's Make A Better World"; Released: July 1974;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[3]

Desitively Bonnaroo is a 1974 album by the New Orleans rhythm and blues musician Dr. John. The album was produced by Allen Toussaint and features sizable musical support from The Meters. The album mines the territory featured on his previous album, In The Right Place. It spent eight weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 105 on June 1, 1974.^[4]

The Bonnaroo Music Festival was named after the album title, when the festival's founders looked through old albums for inspiration.^[5] Bonnaroo is derived from French bonne /bɔn/, the feminine form of bon /bɔ̃/ meaning "good," and French rue /ry/ meaning "street," translating roughly to "the best on the streets."^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mac Rebennack, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Quitters Never Win"		3:17
2.	"Stealin'"		3:32
3.	"What Comes Around (Goes Around)"		3:13
4.	"Me – You = Loneliness"		3:06
5.	"Mos' Scocious"		2:47
6.	"(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away"		2:43
7.	"Let's Make a Better World"	Earl King	2:58
8.	"R U 4 Real"		4:16
9.	"Sing Along Song"		2:44
10.	"Can't Git Enuff"		3:00
11.	"Go Tell the People"	Allen Toussaint	3:06
12.	"Desitively Bonnaroo"	Jessie Hill, Rebennack	2:31

Personnel

Musicians

Dr John – guitar, piano, sound effects, vocals
Allen Toussaint – keyboards, percussion, arrangements, background vocals

The Meters

Additional musicians

Gary Brown – alto, soprano & tenor saxophone
Mark Colby – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Whit Sidener – baritone & alto saxophone
Peter Graves – trombone
Kenneth Faulk – trumpet, flugelhorn
Robbie Montgomery, Jessie Smith – background vocals

Technical

Allen Toussaint – producer
Karl Richardson – engineer
Ken Laxton, Roberta Grace – remix engineers
George Piros – mastering engineer
Larry Summers – design
Bob Nall – illustration

References

^ ^a ^b Chrispell, James. "Desitively Bonnaroo - Dr. John" at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
^ Andrews, Michael (2003). "Dr. John". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 301–302. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
^ 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.
^ "Billboard 200 - June 1, 1974". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
^ Buchanan, Leigh (May 31, 2011). "The Founders of Superfly Presents and Brains Behind Bonnaroo". Inc.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019. [Richard Goodstone]: When we were brainstorming names, we started flipping through old records and came across Desitively Bonnaroo, by Dr. John. We looked up bonnaroo and found out it was Creole slang for good stuff.
^ Pareles, Jon (June 18, 2006). "Jon Pareles at the Bonnaroo Music Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

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[AM-1] Chrispell, James. "Desitively Bonnaroo - Dr. John" at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

[Rough_Guide_2003-2] Andrews, Michael (2003). "Dr. John". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 301–302. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.

[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] "Billboard 200 - June 1, 1974". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

[5] Buchanan, Leigh (May 31, 2011). "The Founders of Superfly Presents and Brains Behind Bonnaroo". Inc.com. Retrieved June 7, 2019. [Richard Goodstone]: When we were brainstorming names, we started flipping through old records and came across Desitively Bonnaroo, by Dr. John. We looked up bonnaroo and found out it was Creole slang for good stuff.

[6] Pareles, Jon (June 18, 2006). "Jon Pareles at the Bonnaroo Music Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

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v t e Dr. John
Studio albums	Gris-Gris (1968) Babylon (1969) Remedies (1970) The Sun, Moon & Herbs (1971) Dr. John's Gumbo (1972) In the Right Place (1973) Desitively Bonnaroo (1974) City Lights (1978) Tango Palace (1979) The Brightest Smile in Town (1983) In a Sentimental Mood (1989) Goin' Back to New Orleans (1992) Television (1994) Afterglow (1995) Anutha Zone (1998) Duke Elegant (1999) N'Awlinz Dis Dat or d'Udda (2004) City That Care Forgot (2008) Tribal (2010) Locked Down (2012) Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch (2014) Things Happen That Way (2022)
Live albums	Hollywood Be Thy Name (1975)
EPs	Sippiana Hericane (2005)
Compilation albums	The Ultimate Dr. John (1987)
Songs	"I Walk on Guilded Splinters" "Iko Iko" "Right Place, Wrong Time" "New Orleans" "Down in New Orleans"

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