Walking to New Orleans (album)
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| Walking to New Orleans | ||||
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| Released | 26 April 2019 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Provogue | |||
| Producer | Kevin Shirley | |||
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Walking to New Orleans is a studio album by American guitarist and singer George Benson, released by Provogue Records on 26 April 2019.[1] It is Benson's first recording since Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole, which was released in 2013.
Benson made this album as a tribute to Fats Domino and Chuck Berry. In an interview, Benson said: ″I'm a great appreciator of the music made by both of those guys″; ″Chuck Berry was a great showman and a great musician, and Fats Domino cut nothing but hit after hit after hit″.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Jazzwise |   [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
Peter Quinn of Jazzwise remarked "On his 45th album, George Benson pays tribute to two of his musical heroes, the godfather of rock'n'roll, Chuck Berry, and another rock'n'roll icon and hit machine, Fats Domino."[2] Matt Collar of Allmusic noted "Where Inspiration was a lushly swinging standards album, Walking to New Orleans is all blues grit and old-school R&B swagger."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nadine (Is It You)" | Chuck Berry | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Ain't That a Shame" | Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Rockin' Chair" | Fats Domino, Alvin E. Young | 3:39 |
| 4. | "You Can't Catch Me" | Chuck Berry | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Havana Moon" | Chuck Berry | 4:54 |
| 6. | "I Hear You Knocking" | Dave Bartholomew | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Memphis, Tennessee" | Chuck Berry | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Walking to New Orleans" | Bobby Charles, Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Blue Monday" | Dave Bartholomew | 3:03 |
| 10. | "How You've Changed" | Chuck Berry | 3:21 |