ERNIE K-DOE "Here Come the Girls" A History 59-72

For many years the Ernie K. Doe was best known for the smash hit single Mother In Law, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) R&B singles ever to emerge from New Orleans. In recent years however, the use of Here Come The Girls in a series of UK TV adverts (and the Sugababes subsequent cover of the track) has reintroduced K. Doe to a mainstream audience. 
Both tracks were written and produced by the legendary producer Allen Toussaint, who K. Doe started working with in 1959 when he signed with the Minit label. He continued to work with Toussaint for many years (on the Minit, Instant and Janus labels) and the best of these recordings, along with other classic recordings are featured on this 2CD set, which is packaged in a deluxe digi-book. 
In addition to Mother In Law and Here Come The Girls, the set also features the classics Te Ta Te Ta Ta, A Certain Girl, I Cried My Last Tear and Hotcha Mama. The set also includes unissued tracks and the sought after self-titled 1970 album which Here Comes The Girls was lifted from. (R&B Review)The highest quality. Those of the readership who love Allen Toussaint and the New Orleans sound of the early sixties will be in their element. Its hard not to love seminal NOLA moments such as ‘Mother-In –Law’, ‘Real Man’, ‘Sufferin’ So’, ‘Wanted – S10, 000 Reward’ all written and produced by Toussaint in his first golden period when the Crescent City was producing cutting edge music.

K-Doe, of course, was at the fore front of New Orleans performers, famous for his outrageous stage persona and more ominously for his services to alcohol. There is little doubt that this began to affect his voice early and there is a notable lack of consistency in the vocals on some of the later recording such as his cover of Chuck Willis’ ‘Stoop Down’ .  Conversely when he got it right as on ‘Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye’ the Al Reed standard K-Doe was more than able to convey emotion and pathos in a song.

That cut and the equally poignant ‘Long Way Back Home’ come from his Allen Toussaint produced eponymous album for Janus Records recorded in 1970. Although issued on CD as recently as 2008 its inclusion as the final ten tracks within this two CD compilation is welcomed as it includes some of his best work including the much sampled ‘Here Comes The Girls’ and the up tempo ‘I’m Only Human’. K-Doe’s voice sounds strong and soulful proving that he was an underrated soul singer whose remembered legacy is much more than the levity of ‘Mother-In-Law’. (Sir Shambling)

INFO: http://www.sirshambling.com/reviews/ernie_kdoe/index.php

trax disc 1:

01 Make You Love Me 02 There's A Will, There's A Way 03 Hello, My Lover 04 T'ain't It The Truth 05 Wanted - $10,000 Reward 06 Mother-In-Law 07 Real Man 08 Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta 09 A Certain Girl 10 I Cried My Last Tear 11 Popeye Joe 12 Come On Home 13 Hey, Hey, Hey 14 Love You The Best 15 I Got To Find Somebody 16 Beating Like A Tom Tom 17 Get Out Of My House 18 Loving You 19 Be Sweet 20 Easier Said Than Done 21 I'm The Boss 22 Penny Worth Of Happiness 23 Baby, Since I Met You 24 Sufferin' So 25 Reaping What I Sow 26 Talking Out Of My Head

trax disc 2:

01 You Got To Love Me 02 Stoop Down 03 (I Can't Believe) She Gave It All To Me 04 Hotcha Mama 05 Waiting At The Station 06 She's Waiting 07 Rub Dub Dub 08 Heebie Jeebies 09 Hurry Up And Know It 10 Lonelyology (For Your Love) 11 The Fight (Grandma And Grandpa) 12 Let Me Love You 13 So Good 14 Here Come The Girls 15 Back Street Lover 16 A Place Where We Can Be Free 17 Whoever Is Thrilling You (Is Killing Me) 18 I'm Only Human 19 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 20 Fly Away With Me 21 A Long Way Back Home 22 Lawdy Mama 23 Talkin' Bout This Woman

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