My Toot Toot (album)

My Toot Toot
Studio album by
Released1985
GenreFunk, R&B, soul, Synth-pop, Zydeco
LabelMirage
ProducerIsaac Bolden
Jean Knight chronology
Mr. Big Stuff
(1971)
My Toot Toot
(1985)
Shaki de Boo-Tee
(1997)

My Toot Toot is Jean Knight's third studio album and her first in four years. The title track was previously a Zydeco hit for Rockin' Sidney. Other cover versions on this album include a rerecorded version of Knight's biggest hit "Mr. Big Stuff" (which contains a rap intro) and Shirley & Lee's hit "Let the Good Times Roll." It would be twelve years before Knight released another studio album, though she did continue touring and making live performances.

Track listing

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Side One

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  1. "My Toot Toot" - (Sidney Simien) - 4:21
  2. "One Monkey Don't Stop the Show" - (Allen Toussaint) - 2:56
  3. "Mr. Big Stuff" - (Joseph Broussard, Ralph Williams, Carrol Washington) - 3:01
  4. "Let the Good Times Roll" - (Leonard Lee) - 4:05

Side Two

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  1. "Working Your Mojo" - (Isaac Bolden, Joseph Broussard) - 4:00
  2. "Magic" - (Isaac Bolden, D. Johnson, B. Williams) - 4:08
  3. "My Heart Is Willing" - (Isaac Bolden) - 4:35
  4. "Isn't Life So Wonderful" - (Isaac Bolden) - 3:28
  5. "Funny Bone" - (Walter Moorehead) - 4:07

Personnel

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  • Produced by: Isaac Bolden for Bolden & Moorehead Productions
  • Recorded and mixed at: Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Recorded by: Bob Kearney and Clarence R. Toussaint
  • Mixed by: Bob Kearney
  • "One Monkey Don't Stop the Show" mixed by: Clarence R. Toussaint
  • Production assistants: B. Williams, D. Johnson
  • Photography: David Michael Kennedy
  • Art direction: Bob Defrin

Musicians

  • Daryl Johnson - keyboards, backing vocals, bass synthesizer
  • Isaac Bolden - keyboards
  • Brennan A. Williams - Linn drum programming
  • Kevin Hayes - keyboards, backing vocals, bass synthesizer
  • Jimmy Molière - guitar
  • Cynthia Sheeler and Charles Elam III - backing vocals
  • Barry Sailor - bass guitar on "Working Your Mojo"
  • Donald Provost - harmonica on "Isn't Life So Wonderful"
  • Allen Toussaint - all music on "One Monkey Don't Stop the Show"

Charts

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Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1985 Pop Albums 181

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1985 "My Toot Toot" The Billboard Hot 100 50
1985 "My Toot Toot" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 59