Ride Your Pony

by Lee Dorsey

Overview

Aside from the title track and the oft-covered, ultrafunky "Get Out of My Life, Woman," none of the 12 songs on this early 1966 album are familiar to most listeners. As it turns out, it's a quality full-length bridging early-'60s New Orleans R&B with soul, even if the songs tend to be on the light partying side. That's part of the main draw of much New Orleans music, of course, and few were better at projecting a relaxed sense of fun than Lee Dorsey. It helped that all but two of the songs were written by co-producer Allen Toussaint; the Crescent City giant doesn't get nearly as much attention as Smokey Robinson, but as with Smokey, one wonders if Toussaint ever slept in the 1960s, so prolific and generally fine was his output. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	04/14/2023
Label:	Charly Records / Sansu
UPC:	5060767443767
Rank:	53860

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lee Dorsey   Primary Artist,Vocals
Betty Harris   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Betty Harris   Performer
Bob Irwin   Mastering
Bill Dahl   Liner Notes
Jimmy Roach   Composer
Irving Melsher   Composer
Joe South   Composer
Russ Morgan   Composer
Charlie Rich   Composer
Majek Fashek   Composer
Naomi Neville   Composer
Marshall Sehorn   Arranger,Producer
Remus Harris   Composer
Gil Evans   Composer
Allen Toussaint   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Rich Russell   Design
Joe Spendel   Composer