Toots in Memphis
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| Toots in Memphis | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Ardent | |||
| Genre | Reggae, R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Mango[1] | |||
| Producer | Jim Dickinson | |||
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Toots in Memphis is an album by the Jamaican musician Toots Hibbert.[2][3] Released in 1988, Toots in Memphis was recorded without the Maytals.[4][5] The majority of the album's tracks are covers of American R&B songs.
The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Reggae Recording".[6] Toots supported the album by embarking on a three-month tour of North America, where he was backed by his late-1980s lineup of the Maytals.[7]
Recorded in 10 days at Ardent Studios, in Memphis, the album was produced by Jim Dickinson.[8][9][10] The backing band included the rhythm section of Sly and Robbie, with Memphis musicians such as guitarist Teenie Hodges; Michael Chung contributed as well.[11][12]
The concept for what became Toots in Memphis transformed over the years. A few years before, Toots had pondered making a roots R&B album with Ry Cooder.[13] The idea for a Memphis album originated in part with Chris Blackwell and record executive Jerry Rappaport, both of whom advocated for some of the song selections.[14] At one point Rappaport had wanted Toots to record in New Orleans with the Neville Brothers; Toots, while in the studio with Dickinson, was somewhat annoyed that he couldn't record more of his original songs.[13]
"Love the Rain" is a version of Ann Peebles's "I Can't Stand the Rain".[15] "See It My Way" is the only song that Toots had a hand in writing.[16]
