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Ernie K-Doe Review by Jason Ankeny
Filing Ernie K-Doe among the myriad one-hit-wonders littering the rock & roll landscape is an enormous disservice to artist and listener alike -- consider K-Doe's scorching, self-titled Janus LP, a deeply funky effort produced by Allen Toussaint that remains a lost classic of New Orleans R&B. Toussaint's soulful, infectious arrangements wonderfully complement K-Doe's eccentric vocals, guiding the singer through the twisted narrative of Southern soul from the mud-baked Memphis sound of Stax ("Who Ever's Thrilling You Is Killing Me") to the Crescent City funk of the Meters ("Lawdy Mama") and beyond. What K-Doe lacks as a traditional vocalist he more than compensates for as a pure entertainer, and it's impossible to imagine cuts like the sex-crazed "Here Come the Girls" achieving such libidinous transcendence in the hands of a more conventional performer.

CONDITION
VINYL: VG++
COVER: VG++

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RELEASE DETAILS

Pressing Year: 1971
Pressing Country: US
Label: Janus

TRACKLISTING
Here Come The Girls    3:09
Back Street Lover    2:31
A Place Where We Can Be Free    3:14
Who Ever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)    2:29
I'm Only Human    4:09
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye    3:20
Fly Away With Me    2:55
A Long Way Back Home    3:07
Lawdy Mama    2:46
Talkin' 'Bout This Woman    3:26