Emperor Of New Orleans

by Ernie K-Doe

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2 CD Set. A collection of Greatest Hits, B-Sides and Previously Unreleased Tracks. The Only K-Doe Collection Available. Produced by Allen Toussaint with backing by The Meters. You can't think of Ernie K-Doe without thinking of "Mother-In-Law," his 1961 chart-topper and the only pop hit on his resumé. As this disc proves so well, K-Doe recorded many great sides. Those unfamiliar with K-Doe's career will undoubtedly get knocked out by "A Certain Girl" and "'Tain't It the Truth," two classics 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.

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1.	Here Come The Girls (Remastered) 03:09	lyrics	buy track
Here come the girls! Girls, girls, girls-girls! Here come the girls! Girls, girls, girls-girls! Looking so good, it's a doggone shame That they couldn't all be mine Looking so pretty, it's a doggone pity Oh, you're looking so fine (fine) Look out brother, let me get further Little closer to the one I love Anything better than the opposite sex They must a kep' it up above Here come the girls! Girls, girls, girls-girls! Here come the girls! Girls, girls, girls-girls! I can live without coffee, I can live without tea And I'm livid about the honeybee! Now a fillet steak I could leave or take But the girls are a part of me And ohhh water I don't need no lemonade But to live without girls, I can't live without girls Like a man with a hole in his head Here come the girls! Here come the girls! Here come the girls! Girls, girls, girls-girls! Here come the girls! Girls, girls, girls-girls! Bored out of my head (hey!) While the boxers do their thing (hoo-hoo-hoo!) You make me feel so good inside I got to jump up and say (aaah!) Naa, naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa, naa naa! Naa, naa, naa, naa! Naa-naa-nana-na! Naa, naa, naa, naa! Naa, naa-nana, na! Naa, naa, naa, naa! Naa-naa-nana-na! Oooooooooooooohh! I'm not saying I could live on love alone! Oooooooooooooohh! That the only thing that turn me on! Oooooooooooooohh! I was born to be free just once! Freedom of choice rang that bell Give all the girls to me! Here come the girls! Girls, girls, girls! Here come the girls! Girls, girls, girls! Here come the girls! Ooooooohhhh, water! Here come the girls! I don't need no lemonade! Here come the girls! Girls! Here come the girls! Here come the girls! Here come the girls!
2.	Back Street Lover (Remastered) 02:28		buy track
3.	A Place Where We Can Be Free (Remastered) 03:11		buy track
4.	Whoever Is Thrilling You (Is Killing Me) (Remastered) 02:29		buy track
5.	I'm Only Human (Remastered) 04:04		buy track
6.	Fly Away With Me (Remastered) 02:54		buy track
7.	A Long Way Back Home (Remastered) 03:09		buy track
8.	Lawdy Mama (Remastered) 02:46		buy track
9.	Talkin' Bout This Woman (Remastered) 03:25		buy track
10.	Let Me Love You (Remastered) 03:11		buy track
11.	So Good (Remastered) 02:48		buy track
12.	You Got To Love Me (Remastered) 03:18		buy track
13.	Stoop Down Baby (Remastered) 07:00		buy track
14.	Hotcha Mama (Remastered) 04:14		buy track
15.	(I Can't Believe) She Gave It All To Me (Remastered) 04:38		buy track
16.	You Did It Baby (Remastered) 03:21		buy track
17.	Jump Into My Love (Remastered) 02:58		buy track
18.	Don't Let Me Down Girl (Remastered) 03:21		buy track
19.	Only 11 Roses (Remastered) 03:04		buy track
20.	Tell Me (Remastered) 04:19		buy track
21.	Love Is (The Thing We Feel) (Remastered) 02:29		buy track
22.	When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (Remastered) 03:10		buy track
23.	Mother-In-Law (Seasaint Studios Rehearsal) 03:21	lyrics	buy track
Mother-in-law, mother-in-law Mother-in=law, mother-in-law The worst person I know Mother-in-law, mother-in-law She worries me so Mother-in-law, mother-in-law If she'd leave us alone We would have a happy home Sent from down below Mother-in-law, mother-in-law Mother-in-law, mother-in-law Satan should be her name Mother-in-law, mother-in-law To me they're 'bout the same Mother-in-law, mother-in-law Every time I open my mouth Steps right in to put me out How could she stoop so low Mother-in-law, mother-in-law Mother-in-law, mother-in-law I come home with my pay Mother-in-law, mother-in-law She asks me what I made Mother-in-law, mother-in-law She thinks her advice is the constitution But if she would leave that would be the solution And don't come back no more Mother-in-law, mother-in-law MYYY mother-in-law, mother in law
24.	Fever (Seasaint Studios Rehearsal) (Remastered) 04:43		buy track
25.	T'aint It The Truth (Seasaint Studios Rehearsal) (Remastered) 05:15		buy track
26.	Shake, Rattle & Roll (Live) (Remastered) 03:54		buy track
27.	Georgia On My Mind (Live) (Remastered) 06:53		buy track
28.	Surely (Live) (Remastered) 06:21		buy track

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2 CD Set. A collection of Greatest Hits, B-Sides and Previously Unreleased Tracks. The Only K-Doe Collection Available. Produced by Allen Toussaint with backing by The Meters. You can't think of Ernie K-Doe without thinking of "Mother-In-Law," his 1961 chart-topper and the only pop hit on his resumé. As this disc proves so well, K-Doe recorded many great sides. Those unfamiliar with K-Doe's career will undoubtedly get knocked out by "A Certain Girl" and "'Tain't It the Truth," two classics 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.

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released October 14, 2022

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