''...Continued'' is the second album released by

Tony Joe White Tony Joe White (July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018), nicknamed the Swamp Fox, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit " Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but which was first ...

. It was released on

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and contained the single " Roosevelt and Ira Lee" It was recorded at Monument Studios,

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and Lyn-Lou Studios, Memphis in 1969. It was produced by Billy Swan and engineered by Tommy Strong and Mort Thomasson. The album was re-released on by Movieplay/Intermusic from Portugal in 1993 with a different cover and another title (''Roosevelt And Ira Lee''). In 1997 it was rereleased by

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containing two additional songs - "Watching The Trains Go By" (by Dewey Oldham and Wallace Pennington) and "Old Man Willis" (by Tony Joe White himself) was the second single. "Old Man Willis" was later re-recorded for the album. The album contained the track "

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" popularized by R&B vocalist

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. It reached #4 on the Pop Singles and #2 on the

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charts, respectively. The

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certified the single gold for sales of one million copies. In 2004, it was ranked #498 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song has been

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by a number of musicians, including

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, Otis Rush,

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, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Amos Garrett, Hank Williams, Jr.,

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, John Holt, Nicky Thomas, by the duet of

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and Sam Moore, Aaron Neville, and reggae band The Gladiators. Most recently indie folk-rock band

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released a cover on '' No Word from Tom'' (2006). Australian band Ross Hanniford Trio recorded a cover of the song on their 1994 album.

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recorded a cover version of the song the same year as Benton; however,

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for unknown reasons did not release the album. A dance version was recorded by Boozoo Bajou in 2006. "Elements And Things" was covered by

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on their second album Lady In Gold.

Track listing

All tracks written by

. ;Side One # "Elements And Things" # " Roosevelt And Ira Lee (Night Of The Mossacin)" # "Woodpecker" # "

" # "For Le Ann" ;Side Two # "Old Man Willis" # "Woman With Soul" # "I Want You" # "I Thought I Knew You Well" # "The Migrant"

Personnel

*Tony Joe White - guitar, harmonica * Tommy McClure – bass * Sammy Creason – drums * James Milhart – drums * Mike Utley – organ

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Continued 1969 albums Tony Joe White albums Monument Records albums Albums produced by Billy Swan