Life, Love and Faith
1972 studio album by Allen Toussaint
Life, Love and Faith | ||||
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Studio album by Allen Toussaint | ||||
Released | June 15, 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1971–1972 | |||
Genre | Funk, jazz | |||
Length | 38:04 | |||
Label | Warner Bros Records | |||
Producer | Allen Toussaint | |||
Allen Toussaint chronology | ||||
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Life, Love and Faith is the fourth album by R&B artist Allen Toussaint. It was released in 1972 and has received positive reviews. Warner Reprise ranks Life, Love and Faith as a very influential singer/songwriter album. The album also shows signs of early funk. Twenty-two musicians helped Toussaint record the album including one of his family members, Vincent Toussaint, and George Porter Jr. and Leo Nocentelli from The Meters, a group associated with Toussaint. The album is considered one of Toussaint's best.[1][2]
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Source | Rating |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Allen Toussaint
- "Victims of the Darkness
- "Am I Expecting Too Much"
- "My Baby is the Real Thing"
- "Goin' Down"
- "She Once Belonged to Me"
- "Out of the City (Into Country Life)"
- "Soul Sister"
- "Fingers and Toes"
- "I've Got to Convince Myself"
- "On Your Way Down"
- "Gone Too Far"
- "Electricity"
Personnel
- Allen Toussaint - vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, harmonica, arrangements
- George Plummer, Leo Nocentelli, Vincent Toussaint - guitar
- George Porter Jr. - bass
- Walter Payton - acoustic bass
- Joe Lambert, Joseph Modeliste - drums
- Alfred Roberts, Squirrel - congas
- Alvin Thomas, Gary Brown - saxophone
- Francis Rousselle - trumpet
- Clyde Kerr, Jr. - trumpet, trombone
- Lee Hildebrand - liner notes
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Life, Love and Faith — Allen Toussaint | AllMusic." AllMusic. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 July 2011. http://allmusic.com/album/life-love-and-faith-r51337
- ^ "Allen Toussaint — Life Love & Faith CD Album." CD Universe — Your Online Music Store. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 July 2011. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7066889
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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- American Tunes (2016)
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- "A Certain Girl"
- "Fortune Teller"
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman"
- "Here Come the Girls"
- "Holy Cow"
- "I Like It Like That"
- "Java"
- "Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)"
- "Mother-in-Law"
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- "Release (The Tension)"
- "Southern Nights"
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- "Yes We Can Can"