Night People (Lee Dorsey album)

Night People is an album by the American R&B 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]

Night People
Studio album by
Lee Dorsey
Released1978
GenreR&B, funk, rock and roll
LabelABC Records[1]
ProducerAllen Toussaint
Lee Dorsey chronology
Yes We Can
(1970)		 Night People
(1978)		 All Ways Funky
(1982)

Although the album failed to chart, the title track peaked at No. 93 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[4]

Production

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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Robert ChristgauA−[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]

AllMusic called the album "a shade too slick, with hints of disco and a couple of rare mawkish misfires by Allen Toussaint."[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Say It Again"2:56
2."God Must Have Blessed America"3:37
3."Soul Mine"3:59
4."Keep on Doing It to Me"3:07
5."Thank You"3:24
6."Night People"4:20
7."Can I Be the One"4:33
8."Babe"3:48
9."Draining"4:24

References
  1. "Lee Dorsey | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. The Da Capo Companion to 20th-Century Popular Music. Da Capo Press. 1995. p. 264.
  3. "THE STAR IN CREASY OVERALLS - Record Collector Magazine".
  4. "Lee Dorsey". Billboard.
  5. "Lee Dorsey, 59, Rock Singer Popular in the 50's and 60's". December 10, 1986 – via NYTimes.com.
  6. "Signings". Billboard. 89 (51): 104. Dec 24, 1977.
  7. Everett, Todd (June 1978). "Lee Dorsey: Night People". High Fidelity. 28 (6): 133, 135.
  8. "Lee Dorsey Night People". DownBeat. 45 (14): 40. August 10, 1978.
  9. "Night People - Lee Dorsey | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. "Robert Christgau: CG: Lee Dorsey". www.robertchristgau.com.
  11. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 91.
  12. MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 181.
  13. Patoski, Joe Nick (May 1978). "On Record". Texas Monthly. 6 (6): 151.
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