Night People (Lee Dorsey album)
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| Night People | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, rock and roll | |||
| Label | ABC[1] | |||
| Producer | Allen Toussaint | |||
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Night People is an album by the American musician Lee Dorsey, released in 1978.[2][3] It was Dorsey's final studio album, although a few country-influenced tunes were recorded before his death in 1986.[3]
Although the album failed to chart, the title track peaked at No. 93 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[4]
The album was produced by Allen Toussaint, with whom Dorsey had collaborated many times over the years.[5] Toussaint also wrote the album's songs.[6] The producer used Chocolate Milk, a New Orleans band, as Dorsey's backup musicians.[7] Irma Thomas provided backing vocals.[8]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [9] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[10] |
| DownBeat | [8] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [11] |
| MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | [12] |
Robert Christgau deemed the album "astonishingly listenable," writing that "Dorsey's subtle, small-scale rock and roll genre statement defines songwriter-producer Toussaint better than Toussaint the performer ever has."[10] Texas Monthly called the title track "a mad celebration of soul-stomping, pressure-cooking Crescent City spirit."[13] High Fidelity wrote that "Dorsey is in fine shape for the bouncy, frequently humorous songs."[7] The Gazette said that "the instrumentation is lively, brassy, and Dorsey's sophisticated soul vocalese shines bright."[14]
AllMusic called the album "a shade too slick, with hints of disco and a couple of rare mawkish misfires by Allen Toussaint."[9]