I Like It Like That: The Definitive Chris Kenner Collection 1956-1968

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All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Hard to believe, but Shout!'s 2012 compilation I Like It Like That: The Definitive Chris Kenner Collection 1956-1968 truly is the first definitive Kenner collection to appear on CD, trumping the excellent 2003 Fuel 2000 set The Chris Kenner Collection: Land Of 1000 Dances. At 31 tracks, this is seven tracks longer than the 2003 collection, and it has all of his 1966 LP Land of 1000 Dances (which itself collected singles released between 1961-1963), then it backtracks to add sides he cut in the '50s for Baton, Imperial, and Ron, then rounds up further sides for Instant recorded between 1964 and 1968, adding the unreleased "My Wife" to the equation. Kenner's prime...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Hard to believe, but Shout!'s 2012 compilation I Like It Like That: The Definitive Chris Kenner Collection 1956-1968 truly is the first definitive Kenner collection to appear on CD, trumping the excellent 2003 Fuel 2000 set The Chris Kenner Collection: Land Of 1000 Dances. At 31 tracks, this is seven tracks longer than the 2003 collection, and it has all of his 1966 LP Land of 1000 Dances (which itself collected singles released between 1961-1963), then it backtracks to add sides he cut in the '50s for Baton, Imperial, and Ron, then rounds up further sides for Instant recorded between 1964 and 1968, adding the unreleased "My Wife" to the equation. Kenner's prime period was the first half of the '60s -- once R&B gave way to funkier soul, the hits didn't come as quickly and he wound up with oddities like "Fumigate Funky Broadway" and the "Hold On I'm Comin'" rip-off "Mini Skirts and Soul" -- and most of the material here is from that period, including songs he co-wrote with Fats Domino ("Land of 1000 Dances") and Allen Toussaint ("I Like It Like That"). Kenner is always an enthusiastic, engaging vocalist, keeping the good times rolling when the recording is little more than a groove, but often there are tremendous songs here too, particularly on the singles that comprise that 1966 LP and the singles that followed in 1964, 1965, and 1966, all the way up to "Shoo Rah." On the basis of these songs, which show there was more to Kenner than his two classic hits, it's clear that he is one of the great New Orleans R&B vocalists of the '60s, and he finally has the collection he deserves.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/30/2012
  • Label: Shout
  • EAN: 5013929508026
  • Catalog Number: 2950802
  • Sales rank: 66,477

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Land of 1000 Dances (2:48)
  2. 2 Come Back and See (2:23)
  3. 3 How Far (2:14)
  4. 4 Time (2:48)
  5. 5 Come and See About Me (2:38)
  6. 6 Packing Up (2:36)
  7. 7 Something You Got (2:50)
  8. 8 I Like It Like That, Pt. 1 (1:56)
  9. 9 I Like It Like That, Pt. 2 (2:01)
  10. 10 Go Thru Life (2:13)
  11. 11 A Very True Story (2:30)
  12. 12 That's My Girl (2:15)
  13. 13 Grandma's House (2:34)
  14. 14 Don't Let Her Pin That Charge (2:51)
  15. 15 Sick and Tired (2:26)
  16. 16 Rocket To the Moon (2:23)
  17. 17 Johnny Little (2:26)
  18. 18 What's Wrong With Life (1:59)
  19. 19 Never Reach Perfection (2:26)
  20. 20 Anybody Here Seen My Baby (2:13)
  21. 21 She Can Dance (2:12)
  22. 22 My Wife (2:28)
  23. 23 Cinderella (2:41)
  24. 24 All Night Rambler, Pt. 1 (2:59)
  25. 25 All Night Rambler, Pt. 2 (2:00)
  26. 26 Shoo Rah (2:53)
  27. 27 Stretch My Hands to You (2:35)
  28. 28 Fumigate Funky Broadway (2:41)
  29. 29 Wind the Clock (2:49)
  30. 30 Mini Skirts and Soul (4:37)
  31. 31 Sad Mistake (3:00)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Chris Kenner Primary Artist
Technical Credits
Chris Kenner Composer
Dave Bartholomew Composer
Fats Domino Composer
Allen Toussaint Composer
Naomi Neville Composer
Sax Kari Composer
Simon Murphy Mastering
Joe Boy Artwork
John Broven Photo Scanning
Clive Richardson Liner Notes
Burman Composer
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