Grateful Dead Family Discography: Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)

Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)

Composer: Allen Toussaint

Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) was played by Donna Jean and the Tricksters.

The song was written by Allen Toussaint in the early 1970's and probably first released on the Bazaar album by Sylvester in 1973. The title on that release was Play Something Sweet. During the next few years the song was released by a number of groups and performers including Three Dog Night, Frankie Miller and Maria Muldaur. The titles used on these recordings are either Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) or Brickyard Blues or Play Something Sweet. The Three Dog Night single release of the song reached #33 in the Billboard Hot 100.

Allen Toussaint recordings

no info New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival 1976, Various Artists (Allen Toussaint), 1976
no info Best Of Jazz Fest: Live From New Orleans, Various Artists (Allen Toussaint), 1991
no info Bluesiana Hot Sauce, Various Artists (Allen Toussaint), 1994
no info The Complete Warner Recordings, Allen Toussaint, 2003
no info The Greatest Soul Music Hits Of All Time, Various Artists (Allen Toussaint), 2006
no info I'll Take You There: Voices In Classic Soul, Various Artists (Allen Toussaint), 2006
no info KUT Live, Various Artists (Allen Toussaint), 2006
no info Hot As A Pistol Keen As A Blade (DVD), Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint, 2007
no info Songbook, Allen Toussaint, 2013
no info Live 1989 Chicago Blues Festival, Allen Toussaint, 2016
no info Live In Philadelphia 1975, Allen Toussaint, 2016

Other recordings

no info Bazaar, Sylvester And The Hot Band, 1973
no info Single (Little Angel / Brickyard Blues), Frankie Miller, 1974
High Life, Frankie Miller, 1974
no info Single (Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) / I'd Be So Happy), Three Dog Night, 1974
no info Hard Labor, Three Dog Night, 1974
Waitress In A Donut Shop, Maria Muldaur, 1974
no info Longhorns & Londonbridges, B.J. Thomas, 1974
no info Single (Brickyard Blues / Love Is the Thing), James Montgomery Band, 1974
no info High Roller, James Montgomery Band, 1974
no info Joy To The World: Their Greatest Hits, Three Dog Night, 1974
no info Deep Ear, Various Artists (Frankie Miller), 1974
no info Love Machine, Love Machine, 1975
no info Over The Rainbow, Various Artists (Frankie Miller w/ Procol Harum), 1975
no info Soulman, Charles Brimmer, 1976
no info Flair, Flair, 1976
no info That's Who!, Frankie Miller, 1977
no info Levon Helm, Levon Helm, 1978
no info Wait A Minute..., Herman Brood, 1980
no info The Best Of Three Dog Night, 1982
no info Single (Brickyard Blues / Just Another Weekend), Helen Shapiro, 1984
no info Music About Music, The Usual Suspects, 1988
no info The Very Best Of, Frankie Miller, 1993
no info Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story 1965-1975, Three Dog Night, 1993
no info BBC Radio One Live In Concert, Frankie Miller, 1994
no info Love Letters, Frankie Miller, 1996
no info 36 All-Time Greatest Hits, Three Dog Night, 1996
no info Blue Gold, Various Artists (Maria Muldaur), 1996
no info 20 Greatest Hits, Three Dog Night, 1999
Hotcakes and Outtakes, Little Feat, 2000
no info Real World, Paul Cox, 2001
no info Live With The Tennessee Symphony Orchestra, Three Dog Night, 2004
no info Sweet 'N' Ripe, Coastline, 2005
no info A Further History Of Progressive Blues, Various Artists (Frankie Miller), 2005
no info Cyan / Hard Labor, Three Dog Night, 2006
no info Yes We Can Can: Classic Songs Of Allen Toussaint, Various Artists (Frankie Miller), 2006
no info Yes We Can Can: Classic Songs Of Allen Toussaint, Various Artists (Three Dog Night), 2006
no info Real World / 5 Live!, Paul Cox, 2007
no info The Blue Thumb Collection, Sylvester And The Hot Band, 2009
no info The Allen Toussaint Songbook: Rolling With The Punches, Various Artists (Maria Muldaur), 2012
no info Live At Rockpalast, Frankie Miller, 2013
Rad Gumbo: The Complete Warner Bros. Years 1971-1990, Little Feat, 2014
no info Original Album Series, Frankie Miller, 2014
Way Past Midnight, Maria Muldaur, 2014
no info Shoorah Shoorah, Macy Blackman And The Mighty Fines, 2017
no info Face The Music: The Complete Singles 1967-1984, Helen Shapiro, 2020
no info By Request, A.J. Croce, 2021
no info Feats Don't Fail Me Now: Deluxe Edition, Little Feat, 2024
no info Thanks I'll Eat It Here: Deluxe Edition, Lowell George, 2024