Hollywood Be Thy Name

Hollywood Be Thy Name is a live album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. It was produced by legendary producer Bob Ezrin. The recording venue, Willie Purple's Niteclub, was in reality Cherokee Recording Studios with a live audience.

Hollywood Be Thy Name
Live album by Dr. John
Released	October 6, 1975
Recorded	1975
Venue	Willie Purple's Niteclub, Los Angeles
Studio	Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Blues
Length	40:45
Label	United Artists
Producer	Bob Ezrin
Dr. John chronology
Desitively Bonnaroo (1974) Hollywood Be Thy Name (1975) City Lights (1978)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C–[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dr. John; except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"New Island Soiree"		3:13
2.	"Reggae Doctor"		3:19
3.	"The Way You Do the Things You Do"	Robert Rogers, William Robinson	3:46
4.	"Swanee River Boogie"		2:51
5.	"Yesterday"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	5:21
6.	"Babylon"	Bob Ezrin, Dr. John	6:11
7.	"Back by the River"	Bill Quateman	4:01
8.	"Medley: It's All Right With Me Blue Skies Will the Circle Be Unbroken"	Cole Porter Irving Berlin A.P. Carter	5:32
9.	"Hollywood Be Thy Name"		3:16
10.	"I Wanna Rock"	John Marascalco, Bumps Blackwell, Roy Montrell	3:15

Personnel

Musicians

• Dr. John – keyboards, vocals
• Ronnie Barron – keyboards, vocals on "Will The Circle Be Broken"
• Steve Hunter – guitar
• Kenny Ascher – keyboards
• Johnny Badanjek – drums
• John Boudreaux – drums
• Tommy Vig – percussion
• Bob Ezrin – keyboards, vocals
• Julius Farmer – bass
• Alvin Robinson – guitar, vocals on "It's All Right With Me"
• James Herb Smith – guitar
• Clifford Solomon – tenor saxophone
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone
• Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone
• Chauncey Welsch – trombone
• Warren Luening – trumpet
• Bobby Torres – conductor

The Creolettes

• Venetta Fields – backing vocals
• Robbie Montgomery – backing vocals
• Tammy Lann – backing vocals

Technical

• Bob Ezrin – producer, engineer, arranger
• Bruce Robb, Colonel Tubby, David Hines, Dee Robb, George Tutko – assistant engineers
• Jim Frank – mixing engineer
• Fred Wesley, Julius Farmer – horn arrangements
• Bob Cato – art direction, design
• Doug Metzler – artwork, photography
• Paul Ruscha – photography

References

1. Campbell, Al. "Hollywood Be Thy Name - Dr. John" at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.