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Still Spicy Gumbo Stew

Various Artists
1 disc

1. I Don't Want to Be Hurt - Barbara George
2. Losing Battle, A - Johnny Adams
3. Check Mr. Popeye - Eddie Boe
4. Now Let's Popeye - Eddie Boe
5. Shrimp Boat - Dr. John
6. Somebody's Got to Go - Tick Tocks
7. Why Lie - Willie Tee
8. I Found a Little Girl - Eddie Bo
9. Love as True as Mine, A - Wallace Johnson
10. I Got a Feeling - Nooky Boy
11. Money (That's What I Want) - AFO Executives
12. Who Knows - Willie Tee
13. Heart For Sale - Robbie Lee
14. Point, The - Dr. John
15. Roamin-Itis - Eddie Boe
16. Baby - Tami Lynn
17. Love, Love Love - Woods Brothers
18. Why Couldn't It Be Me - Turquinettes
19. Nancy - AFO Executives
20. Serpent Woman - Alvin Robinson
21. Cry, Cry, Cry - Alvin Robinson
22. Soulful Woman - Alvin Robinson
23. Sho Bout to Drive Me Wild - Alvin Robinson
24. End of a Dream (Booker's Ballard) - James
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Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 520
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The third and last volume of the Gumbo Stew series of retrospectives of the New Orleans-based AFO label is perhaps the least impressive of the set. That doesn't mean it's bad, just that much of the 24-song set is rather generic early-'60s Crescent City R&B (with a few cuts dating from the late '60s). However, that's a style which can be both generic and enjoyable, which most of this set is, due to the competence of the singers and players. Barbara George, Alvin Robinson, Eddie Bo, and pianist James Booker (represented by a previously unreleased instrumental) are all here. There are also a couple of enjoyable instrumentals by Dr. John (one previously unissed), "The Point" feature some seriously fierce cheese-o organ. Eddie Bo's bouncing "I Found a Little Girl" and Tami Lynn's sultry, soulful ballad "Baby" are also standouts, although on the whole the disc will mostly attract R&B specialists. ~ Richie Unterberger