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Tribal is the second and final studio album by American musician Dr. John and his band the Lower 911. It was released on August 3, 2010, through 429 Records. Recording sessions took place at Dockside Studio in Maurice, with additional recording at The Music Shed in New Orleans and Quad Recording Studios in New York City. Production was handled by Herman Ernest III and Dr. John himself, with additional production from Chris Finney, and James Lemkin serving as associate producer. The album is dedicated to the memory of Bobby Charles.
Tribal was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on eight reviews.
AllMusic's Thom Jurek called the album "isn't just a logical follow-up to 2008's excellent The City That Care Forgot, it's close to a career-defining summation from one of America's most important musicians". Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "at times, the doctor and his new band sound oddly akin to Steely Dan in a mellow mood, with lyrics only a tad less literary than that group's". Randy Lewis of Los Angeles Times wrote: "sometimes the message overwhelms the music, but largely the good doctor tends to the sick without letting the well-heeled off the hook".
In mixed reviews, Jonathan Kosakow of PopMatters wrote: "the poignant lyrical message conveyed through most of the album, coupled with the ability of the music to keep you uplifted, is perfectly reminiscent of the spirit of New Orleans. Even though times could be better, there is always a reason to go on".
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Feel Good Music"
3:28
2.
"Lissen at Our Prayer"
4:03
3.
"Big Gap"
4:43
4.
"Change of Heart"
3:41
5.
"When I'm Right (I'm Wrong)"
4:15
6.
"Jinky Jinx"
3:25
7.
"Manoovas"
4:07
8.
"Tribal"
6:52
9.
"Music Came"
4:10
10.
"Them"
3:18
11.
"Only in Amerika"
3:10
12.
"Whut's wit Dat"
4:33
13.
"Potnah"
4:18
14.
"A Place in the Sun"
4:16
15.
"Sleepin' in My Bed"
5:38
Total length:
1:03:23
Personnel
Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack Jr. – vocals, piano, organ, producer
Herman "Roscoe" Ernest III – vocals (track 10), backing vocals, drums, percussion, producer
David Barard – lead vocals (track 9), backing vocals, bass
John Fohl – backing vocals, guitar
Kenneth "Afro" Williams – backing vocals, percussion
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