Remedies (Dr. John album)

Remedies
Studio album by Dr. John
Released	April 9, 1970
Recorded	late 1969
Genre	New Orleans R&B, Psychedelic rock
Length	40:39
Label	Atco
Producer	Tom Dowd, Charles Greene
Dr. John chronology
Babylon (1969)Babylon1969 Remedies (1970) The Sun, Moon & Herbs (1971)The Sun, Moon & Herbs1971

Remedies is the third album released by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The photography was by Steve LaVere, taken in 1969 at the Whisky a Go Go.

In his interview with Uncut Magazine (October 2010), Dr. John explained the "bad trip" environment which led to the epic closing track "Angola Anthem":

"My managers put me in a psych ward. These guys were very bad people – I had gotten busted on a deal, and they got me bonded out of jail, and so when they did I could have got a parole violation. All of this stuff was so unconnected to music that it’s hard to relate it. A friend of mine had just come out of doing 40-something years in Angola [the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary], he was just someone special in my heart – called Tangleye. And Tangleye says, 'I’m gonna sell you this song. Got it in Angola, but ain’t nobody ever cut this song…' Even now guys I know getting out of Angola know this song. It’s still a horrible place to be."

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone	(mixed)

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mac Rebennack. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Loop Garoo"	4:42
2.	"What Goes Around Comes Around"	2:57
3.	"Wash, Mama, Wash"	3:42
4.	"Chippy, Chippy"	3:32
5.	"Mardi Gras Day"	8:11

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Angola Anthem"	17:35

Personnel

• Dr. John - vocals, piano, guitar
• Cold Grits - guitars, bass, drums
• Jessie Hill - backing vocals, percussion
• Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn - backing vocals