Life, Love and Faith
| Life, Love and Faith | ||||
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Warner Bros Records | ||||
| Producer | Allen Toussaint, | |||
| Allen Toussaint chronology | ||||
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Life, Love and Faith is the fourth album by
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]
| Review scores | |
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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
- ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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