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A. Toussaint

Real Name:
Allen R. Toussaint
Profile:
Producer, songwriter, arranger, session pianist and solo artist, born 14 January 1938 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Perhaps the most important artist in New Orleans' music industry since the early 1960's, Toussaint worked with an incredible amount of artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, Band, The, Dr. John and Meters, The.
He wrote and produced songs like From A Whisper To A Scream (1971), Irma Thomas' Ruler Of My Heart (1963) and Lee Dorsey's Working In A Coal Mine (1966).

Allen Toussaint was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Sites:
rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=200
Aliases:
Naomi Neville, Tousan
In Groups:
Allen Toussaint Orchestra, The
Variations:
All | Allen Toussaint | A Toussaint | A. R. Toussaint | A. Tossanti | A. Touissant | A. Tousant | A. Toussaint | A. Toussanint | A. Toussant | A.R. Toussaint | A.Toussaint | Alan Tousaint | Alan Toussaint | Allan Toussaint | Allan Toussant | Allen R, Toussaint | Allen R. Toussaint | C. Toussaint | Touissant | Toussaint | Toussant
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Discography

Releases:
It's Time For A Change (Lets Do It) (12")   Crystal Fire 1986
Oh Baby Come On (12", Single, Promo)   Crystal Fire 1986
Production:
The New Lee Dorsey (LP, Album, Mono)   Amy 1966
Working In The Coal Mine / Mexico (7")   Amy 1966
Can't Last Much Longer (7", Single)   Sansu 1967
Mean Man / What'd I Do Wrong (7", Single)   Sansu 1968
Wonder Woman / A Little Dab A Do Ya (7")   Amy 1968
I'm Your Radio / Would It Be Alright? / Action Speaks Louder Than Words ◄ (2 versions) Action Speaks Louder T... RCA 1980
New Orleans Funk Volume 2: The Second Line Strut (CD, Comp) Chicken Strut, Tequila... Soul Jazz Records 2008
Appears On:
I Like It Like That / Hurting Inside (7", Single) I Like It Like That Epic 1965
The New Lee Dorsey (LP, Album, Mono)   Amy 1966
Working In The Coal Mine / Mexico (7")   Amy 1966
Can't Last Much Longer (7", Single)   Sansu 1967
Golden Trumpet (LP) Java Regal (2), Regal (2) 1967
Sock It To Me-Baby! (7", EP) I Like It Like That EMI Columbia, Les Industries Musicales Et Electriques Pathé Marconi 1967
Hooray For The Salvation Army Band (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Get Out My Life, Woman Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records ... 1968
Mean Man / What'd I Do Wrong (7", Single)   Sansu 1968
Soul Hour (LP, Album) Get Out Of My Life Woman MPS Records, BASF 1968
Wonder Woman / A Little Dab A Do Ya (7")   Amy 1968
Black And White / Freedom For The Stallion ◄ (2 versions) Freedom For The Stallion Dunhill 1972
16 Top Hits Original (LP, Comp) Yes We Can Can Ariola, Stern Musik 1973
Freedom For The Stallion (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Freedom For The Stallion RCA Victor 1973
Sixty Minute Man / Mother-In-Law (7", Single) Mother-In-Law Fame (US) 1973
Star-Collection (LP, Comp)   Midi 1973
The Pointer Sisters (LP) Yes We Can Can Blue Thumb Records 1973
Yes We Can Can (7") Yes We Can Can Negram 1973
Desitively Bonnaroo (LP) Go Tell The People ATCO Records 1974
Live At The Opera House (2xLP, Gat) Yes We Can Can Blue Thumb Records 1974
Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) / I'd Be So Happy (7") Play Something Sweet (... Dunhill 1974
Rockin' Soul (Album) ◄ (2 versions) I'll Take A Melody RCA ... 1974
Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley (Album) ◄ (5 versions) Sneakin' Sally Thru Th... Island Records 1974
Soul Explosion (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Freedom For The Stallion RCA Victor 1974
2 Originals Of Little Feat (2xLP) On Your Way Down Warner Bros. Records 1975
I'll Take A Melody / Into My Music (7")   RCA Victor 1975
Joy To The World - Their Greatest Hits (LP, Comp) Play Something Sweet (... Dunhill 1975
New City (LP, Album) Life CBS, CBS 1975
Shoo-Rah! Shoo-Rah! (7") Shoorah! Shoorah! Euro Music Corporation 1975
Shoorah Shoorah / Etsin Miestä Joka Sua Muistuttaa (7") Shoorah Shoorah Delta (4) 1975
Shoorah! Shoorah! / Tonight Is The Night (7", Single) Shoorah! Shoorah! RCA Victor 1975
Man Smart, Woman Smarter (7") From A Whisper To A Sc... Island Records 1976
Silk Degrees (Album) ◄ (8 versions)   CBS ... 1976
Girl Callin' / Thinking Of You (7") Girl Callin' RCA 1977
The Best Of Hues Corporation (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Freedom For The Stallion RCA Victor 1977
Another Side (LP, Album) You Came, Can I Be The... Liberty 1978
Famous Jazz Singers (LP) Get Out Of My Life Балкантон 1978
Frankie Who? Frankie Fucking Miller That's Who (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Play Something Sweet (... Chrysalis 1978
Wait A Minute... (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Ariola Benelux ... 1980
Hip Shakin' Mama (LP, Album) Ruler Of My Heart, I D... Charly Records Ltd. 1981
The Entertainer (LP) Java Gusto Records (2) 1981
Working In A Coalmine (12") Working In A Coalmine DJM Records (2) 1981
Maybe It's Live (LP) Sneakin' Sally Through... Island Records 1982
Na Oštrici Brijača (LP, Album) Majko, Na Šta Liči T... PGP RTB 1982
L'Album Di Patty Pravo (3xLP, Comp, Box) Quì E Là RCA Italiana 1985
Yes We Can ◄ (2 versions) Yes We Can (Extended V... Virgin 1986
Yes We Can Can (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Profile Records 1986
Hits Revival (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Working In The Coalmine K-Tel (Holland) B.V. 1987
Motion (LP, Album) Yes We Can Virgin Records America, Inc., Virgin Records America, Inc. 1987
The Return Of Bruno (Cass, Album) Fun Time Motown 1987
Yes We Can Can (12") Yes We Can Can Island Records 1987
U Redu, Pobedio Sam (CD, Album, Comp) Majko, Na Šta Liči T... PGP RTB 1991
The Colour Of Sex (CD, Album)   Creastars Europe 1992
Duty Now For The Future / New Traditionalists (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Working In A Coal Mine Virgin 1993
Hot Potatoes: The Best Of Devo (Cass, Album, Comp)   Virgin, Virgin 1993
Working In A Coalmine (CD)   Remember 1993
Same As It Ever Was (Album) ◄ (3 versions) It Ain't A Crime Tommy Boy Music ... 1994
Everything I Play Is Funky (CD, Album, RM) Everything I Do Gonna ... Blue Note 1995
Another Day In Paradise - Music From The Larry Clark Film (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Soul Sister V2 Records ... 1998
The Collection (CD) Happiness BMG 1998
Born Again (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Big Booty Hoes BMG Music (Australia) ... 1999
The Universal Masters Collection (CD, Comp) Fun Time Motown 1999
...Are Happening! The Best Of The Leaves (CD, Comp) Get Out Of My Life Woman Sundazed Music 2000
Life Mirrors (CD, Album, Promo) Hercules Ubiquity Records 2001
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band & East West (2xCD, Comp) Get Out Of My Life Woman Elektra, Warner Strategic Marketing 2001
United World Of Music - Funk (CD) Hercules Rajon Music Group 2001
My Time (CD, Album, RM, RE) Hello My Lover, Freedo... Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2005
Slow Dancer (CD, Album, RM, RE) Hercules Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2005
Action Speaks Louder Than Words (10x7" + Box, Ltd) There's A Break In The... Vampi Soul 2006
Art Gallery (CD, Album, RE, RM, Mono) Can You Hear Me Air Mail Archive 2007
Hit Collection (CD, Comp, Album) With You In Mind Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Belgium) 2008
New Orleans Funk Volume 2: The Second Line Strut (CD, Comp) Tequila, Show It, Show... Soul Jazz Records 2008
Saint-Germain-des-Prés-Café 10 (2xCD, Comp) Brotha Wagram 2008
Sings ◄ (2 versions)   Change Records (4) ... 2008
Dixie Chicken (Album) ◄ (2 versions) On Your Way Down Warner Bros. Records  
Pop Gold (72 Golden Hit Memories) (3xCD, Comp) Working In The Coal Mine Astoria, Monada  
We Sing The Blues (LP) Mother-In-Law Minit  
Tracks Appear On:
Another Day In Paradise - Music From The Larry Clark Film (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Soul Sister V2 Records ... 1998
New Orleans Funk Volume 2: The Second Line Strut (CD, Comp) Tequila Soul Jazz Records 2008
Unofficial Releases:
Tramp / Get Out My Life Woman (7", Unofficial) Get Out My Life Woman Dynamite Soul (2) 2007
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