Hey Leroy, Your Mama’s Calling You

RELEASE
April 24, 1995
LABEL
Collectables
GENRES
Rhythm & Blues, Soul Jazz, World Fusion, Funk, Latin Jazz

Album Review

Before he was the clown prince of novelty disco-funk with hits like 1972's "Troglodyte" and 1975's "The Bertha Butt Boogie," saxophonist Jimmy Castor had earlier chart success with 1966's Latin- and jazz-infused "Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Calling You," which resulted in a quick LP from Smash Records as a cash-in, and this set replicates that LP with four additional tracks added on, including a Leroy sequel of sorts called "Leroy Is in the Army." The Smash LP doesn't have the big funk sound Castor would aim for later, falling more in the soul-jazz arena, and most of the tracks here are truthfully just filler, making this a purchase for die-hard fans only.
Steve Leggett, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You
  2. Bang Bang
  3. Our Day Will Come
  4. Ham Hocks Espanol
  5. How Beautiful You Are
  6. Hey Willie
  7. Oh Yeh!
  8. Winchester Cathedral
  9. Southern Fried Frijoles
  10. Ol' Man River
  11. Just You Girl [*]
  12. Leroy Is in the Army [*]
  13. Dry [*]
  14. Jamaica [*]