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Television
Television
Studio album by Dr. John
Released	1994
Genre	Funk rock
Length	52:19
Label	GRP Records Inc.
Producer	Dr. John
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Television is a studio album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Mac Rebennack; except where indicated

"Television" – 4:36
"Lissen" – 4:29
"Limbo" – 4:30
"Witchy Red" – 4:16
"Shadows" (Mac Rebennack, Doc Pomus) – 4:03
"Shut D Fonk Up" (Mac Rebennack, Anthony Kiedis) – 5:10
"Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again)" (Sylvester Stewart) – 4:03
"Spaceship Relationship" – 4:05
"Hold It" - 3:56
"Money (That's What I Want)" (Berry Gordy, Janie Bradford) – 3:23
"U Lie 2 Much" – 4:30
"Same Day Service" - 5:00

Personnel

Dr. John - vocals, piano, organ, keyboards, Korguitar
Hugh McCracken - guitar, dobro, bass harmonica, S900 drum
Georg Wadenius - guitar
David Barad - bass, background vocals
Fred Staehle - drums, winger tree
Errol "Crusher" Bennett - percussion, congas
Alvin "Red" Tyler - tenor saxophone
Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, horn arrangements
Charles Miller - trumpet, whistles, horn arrangement ("Shut D Fonk Up")
Randy Brecker - trumpet
Birch Johnson - trombone
David "Fathead" Newman - flute, tenor saxophone solo w/ams ("Lissen"), alto saxophone solo ("Money (That's What I Want)", "U Lie 2 Much")
Anthony Kiedis - vocals ("Shut D Fonk Up")
James Genus - bass ("Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again)", "Money (That's What I Want)")
Sonny Emory - drums ("Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again)", "Money (That's What I Want)")
Lani Groves, Rachelle Cappelli, Katrice Barnes, Diva Gray, Vaneese Thomas, Curtis King - backing vocals

References

^ Andrews, Michael (2003). "Dr. John". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 301–302. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
^ Wynn, Ron. "Dr. John: Television". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

[Rough_Guide_2003-1] Andrews, Michael (2003). "Dr. John". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 301–302. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.

[2] Wynn, Ron. "Dr. John: Television". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2019.

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-| Name        = Television
-| Type        = [[Studio Album]]
+| name       = Television
-| Artist      = [[Dr. John]]
+| type       = [[Studio Album]]
-| Cover       =
+| artist     = [[Dr. John]]
-| Released    = [[1994]]
+| cover      = Dr-John-Television.jpg
+| alt        = Dr. John sitting in an easy chair, holding a remote, and watching himself on television
-| Genre       = Funk
-| Length      = 48:24
+| released   = 1994
+| recorded   =
-| Label       = GRP Records Inc.
-| Producer    = Dr. John
+| venue      =
+| studio     =
-| Last album  = ''Goin' Back to New Orleans''<br /> (1992)
+| genre      = [[Funk rock]]<ref name= "Rough Guide 2003">{{cite book |last1= Andrews|first1= Michael|editor1-last=Buckley |editor1-first=Peter |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |date=2003 |publisher=[[Rough Guides]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-84353-105-0 |pages= 301-302|edition=3rd|chapter= Dr. John}}</ref>
-| This album  = ''Television'' <br />(1994)
+| length     = 52:19
-| Next album  = ''Afterglow'' <br />(1995)
+| label      = GRP Records Inc.
+| producer   = Dr. John
+| prev_title = [[Goin' Back to New Orleans]]
+| prev_year  = 1992
+| next_title = [[Afterglow (Dr. John album)|Afterglow]]
+| next_year  = 1995
 }}
-'''''Television''''' is a studio album by [[New Orleans]] [[R&B]] artist [[Dr. John]].
+'''''Television''''' is a studio album by [[New Orleans]] [[R&B]] artist [[Dr. John]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Ron |last=Wynn |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/television-mw0000113249 |title=Dr. John: Television |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
-# "Television" (Mac Rebennack) – 4:36
+All tracks composed by Mac Rebennack; except where indicated
-# "Lissen" (Mac Rebennack) – 4:29
+# "Television" – 4:36
-# "Limbo" (Mac Rebennack) – 4:30
+# "Lissen" – 4:29
-# "Witchy Red" (Mac Rebennack) – 4:16
+# "Limbo" – 4:30
-# "Shadows" (Mac Rebennack-Don Pomus) – 4:03
+# "Witchy Red" – 4:16
-# "Shut D Fonk Up" (Mac Rebennack-[[Anthony Kiedis]]) – 5:10
+# "Shadows" (Mac Rebennack, [[Doc Pomus]]) – 4:03
-# "Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again)" ([[Sylvester Stewart]]) – 4:03
+# "Shut D Fonk Up" (Mac Rebennack, [[Anthony Kiedis]]) – 5:10
+# "[[Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)|Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again)]]" ([[Sylvester Stewart]]) – 4:03
-# "Spaceship Relationship" (Mac Rebennack) – 4:05
+# "Spaceship Relationship" – 4:05
-# "Money (That's What I Want)" (Berry Gordy) – 3:23
+# "Hold It" - 3:56
-# "U Lie 2 Much" (Mac Rebennack) – 4:30
+# "[[Money (That's What I Want)]]" ([[Berry Gordy]], [[Janie Bradford]]) – 3:23
-# "Same Day Service"  (Mac Rebennack) - 5:00
+# "U Lie 2 Much" – 4:30
+# "Same Day Service" - 5:00
 ==Personnel==
-*Dr. John - keyboards, vocals
+*Dr. John - vocals, piano, organ, keyboards, [[Keytar|Korguitar]]
+*[[Hugh McCracken]] - guitar, [[dobro]], bass harmonica, S900 drum
-*Tommy Vig - percussion
+*[[Georg Wadenius]] - guitar
-*[[Ronnie Barron]] - keyboards, vocals on "Will The Circle Be Broken"
+*David Barad - bass, background vocals
-*[[Steve Hunter]] - guitar
+*Fred Staehle - drums, winger tree
-*[[Kenny Ascher]] - keyboards
+*Errol "Crusher" Bennett - percussion, congas
-*Johnny Badanjek - drums
+*[[Alvin "Red" Tyler]] - [[tenor saxophone]]
-*John Boudreaux - drums
-*Leroy Cooper - baritone saxophone
+*[[Ronnie Cuber]] - [[baritone saxophone]], [[tenor saxophone]], horn arrangements
+*Charles Miller - [[trumpet]], whistles, horn arrangement ("Shut D Fonk Up")
-*[[Bob Ezrin]] - keyboards, vocals
+*[[Randy Brecker]] - [[trumpet]]
-*Julius Farmer - bass
-*[[Venetta Fields]] - vocals
+*[[Birch Johnson]] - [[trombone]]
+*[[David "Fathead" Newman]] - flute, [[tenor saxophone]] solo w/ams ("Lissen"), [[alto saxophone]] solo ("Money (That's What I Want)", "U Lie 2 Much")
-*Tammy Lann - vocals
+*[[Anthony Kiedis]] - vocals ("Shut D Fonk Up")
-*Warren Luening - horn
+*[[James Genus]] - bass ("Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again)", "Money (That's What I Want)")
-*Robbie Montgomery - vocals
+*[[Sonny Emory]] - drums ("Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again)", "Money (That's What I Want)")
-*Alvin Robinson - guitar, vocals on "It's All Right With Me"
+*[[Lani Groves]], Rachelle Cappelli, Katrice Barnes, Diva Gray, [[Vaneese Thomas]], Curtis King - backing vocals
-*James Herb Smith - guitar
-*Clifford Solomon - tenor saxophone
+==References==
-*Bobby Torres - conductor
+{{Reflist}}
-*[[Ernie Watts]] - tenor saxophone
-*Chauncey Welsch - trombone
+{{Dr. John}}
+{{Authority control}}
+[[Category:1994 albums]]
 [[Category:Dr. John albums]]
-[[Category:Albums produced by Dr. John]]
-[[Category:1975 live albums]]
 [[Category:GRP Records albums]]

v t e Dr. John
Studio albums	Gris-Gris (1968) Babylon (1969) Remedies (1970) The Sun, Moon & Herbs (1971) Dr. John's Gumbo (1972) In the Right Place (1973) Desitively Bonnaroo (1974) City Lights (1978) Tango Palace (1979) The Brightest Smile in Town (1983) In a Sentimental Mood (1989) Goin' Back to New Orleans (1992) Television (1994) Afterglow (1995) Anutha Zone (1998) Duke Elegant (1999) City That Care Forgot (2008) Tribal (2010) Locked Down (2012) Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch (2014) Things Happen That Way (2022)
Live albums	Hollywood Be Thy Name (1975)
EPs	Sippiana Hericane (2005)
Compilation albums	The Ultimate Dr. John (1987)
Songs	"I Walk on Guilded Splinters" "Iko Iko" "Right Place, Wrong Time" "New Orleans" "Down in New Orleans"