Walking to New Orleans (album)

Walking to New Orleans is a studio album by American guitarist and singer George Benson, released by Provogue Records on 26 April 2019.[1] It is Benson's first recording since Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole, which was released in 2013.

Walking to New Orleans
Studio album by
Released26 April 2019
GenreJazz
LabelProvogue
ProducerKevin Shirley
George Benson chronology
Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole
(2013)
Walking to New Orleans
(2019)

Background

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Benson made this album as a tribute to Fats Domino and Chuck Berry. In an interview, Benson said: ″I'm a great appreciator of the music made by both of those guys″; ″Chuck Berry was a great showman and a great musician, and Fats Domino cut nothing but hit after hit after hit″.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nadine (Is It You)"Chuck Berry3:53
2."Ain't That a Shame"Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew3:49
3."Rockin' Chair"Fats Domino, Alvin E. Young3:39
4."You Can't Catch Me"Chuck Berry3:35
5."Havana Moon"Chuck Berry4:54
6."I Hear You Knocking"Dave Bartholomew3:45
7."Memphis, Tennessee"Chuck Berry3:19
8."Walking to New Orleans"Bobby Charles, Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew4:08
9."Blue Monday"Dave Bartholomew3:03
10."How You've Changed"Chuck Berry3:21

Personnel

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  • George Benson – guitar, vocals
  • Rob McNelley – rhythm guitar
  • Kevin McKendree – acoustic piano
  • Alison Prestwood – bass guitar
  • Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
  • Paulie Cerra – saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Ron Dziubla – baritone saxophone, sax solos
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Jeff Bova – orchestral arrangements
  • The Bovaland Symphonic Orchestra – orchestra
  • Mahalia Barnes – backing vocals
  • Prinnie Stevens – backing vocals
  • Natasha Stuart – backing vocals

Production

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  • Producer – Kevin Shirley
  • Executive Producer – George Benson
  • Engineers – Austin Atwood, Mark DeCozio, Kevin Shirley and Vezi Tayyeb.
  • Recorded at Ocean Way Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee); Brick Road Studios (Scottsdale, Arizona); The Cave (Malibu, California); Kensington Sound (Toronto, Canada).
  • Mixed by Kevin Shirley at The Cave (Malibu, California).
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine).
  • Artwork – Roy Koch
  • Photography – Austin Hargrave
  • Management – Stephanie Gonzalez for Apropos Management.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United States 26 April 2019

References

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  1. ^ "Walking To New Orleans - Remembering Chuck Berry and Fats Domino (CD)". 20 February 2019.