On April 3, 2012, “Nonesuch” label released “Locked Down”, the 32nd Dr. John album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Easy Eye Sound” in Nashville, and was produced by Dan Auerbach. At the 2013 “Grammy Awards”, “Locked Down” won the “Grammy Award for Best Blues Album”.
Personnel:
- Dr. John (Mac Rebennack) – lead vocal, keyboards
- Dan Auerbach – guitar, percussion, backing vocals, mixing
- Brian Olive – guitar, percussion, woodwind, backing vocals
- Leon Michels – keyboards, percussion, woodwind, backing vocals
- Nick Movshon – upright and electric bass, percussion, backing vocals
- Richard Windmann – electric bass
- Max Weissenfeldt – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- The McCrary Sisters (Regina, Ann & Alfreda) – backing vocals
- Collin Dupuis – engineer, mixing
- Brian Lucey – mastering
- Danny Tomczak – studio assistant
- Michael Carney – art direction, photo coloring
- Joshua Black Wilkins – Dr. John’s photographs
- Alysse Gafkjen – studio photographs
- Gabe Soria – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Mac Rebennack, Dan Auerbach, Maximilian Weissenfeldt, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Richard Windmann and Brian Olive.
- Locked Down
- Revolution
- Big Shot
- Ice Age
- Getaway
- Kingdom of Izzness
- You Lie
- Eleggua
- My Children, My Angels
- God’s Sure Good