New Orleans Moon

New Orleans Moon
Studio album by Ray Stevens
Released	July 10, 2007
Genre	Jazz, Blues, Country
Length	32:49
Label	Clyde
Producer	Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens chronology
Turn Your Radio On / Misty (2005) New Orleans Moon (2007) Hurricane (2008)

New Orleans Moon was the thirty-third studio album by Ray Stevens, released in 2007. This album pays tribute to the city of New Orleans and the jazz music that originated there. While this is primarily a cover album, there are two original songs written by Stevens: "Prelude to Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" and "New Orleans Moon."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prelude to Way Down Yonder in New Orleans/Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"	Ray Stevens/Ray Stevens, arr.	3:41
2.	"New Orleans Moon"	Ray Stevens, Chuck Redden	3:15
3.	"Basin Street Blues"	Spencer Williams	2:35
4.	"When the Saints Go Marching In"	Ray Stevens, arr.	3:19
5.	"St. James Infirmary/Just a Closer Walk With Thee"	Irving Mills/Ray Stevens, arr.	2:50
6.	"Jambalaya"	Hank Williams	2:48
7.	"Louisiana"	Randy Newman	3:06
8.	"Louisiana Man"	Doug Kershaw	2:37
9.	"New Orleans"	Frank J. Guida, Joseph F. Royster	2:17
10.	"The Battle of New Orleans"	Jimmy Driftwood	2:40
11.	"Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans"	Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange	3:17

Album credits

• Arranged and Produced by: Ray Stevens

Musicians

• Ray Stevens - keyboards/bass
• Jerry Kimbrough - guitar
• Glen Duncan - fiddle ("Louisiana Man" and "Jambalaya")
• Brian Sterling - guitar/banjo/mandolin ("The Battle of New Orleans")
• Stuart Duncan - fiddle ("The Battle of New Orleans")
• George Tidwell - fluegelhorn/trumpet
• Denis Solee - clarinet
• Barry Green - trombone
• The Nashville String Machine - strings
• Scott Weckerly - drums

• Background singers: Lisa Silver, Kira Small, Jennifer O'Brien

• Recorded at Ray Stevens Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
• Recording Engineer: Ben Surratt
• Mastering: Ken Love at Mastermix
• Cover Photo: Sharon Keating
• Cover Design: Randy Cullers
• Graphic Design: John Sylvester

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References

1. ^ (2007) Album notes for New Orleans Moon by Ray Stevens [album cover]. Clyde Records (7014).