Soul Dressing
Soul Dressing | ||||
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Released | March 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1963–1964 | |||
Studio | Stax Recording Studio, Memphis | |||
Genre | Soul-funk, soul jazz, R&B, instrumental rock | |||
Length | 31:05 | |||
Label | Stax/Atlantic | |||
Producer | Jim Stewart | |||
Booker T. & the M.G.'s chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Soul Dressing is the second album by the Southern soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released in 1965.[2] It was their final album with bassist Lewie Steinberg, who was replaced by Donald "Duck" Dunn.[5][6]
The title track peaked at No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7]
Critical reception
The Guardian deemed the album "a classic," writing that it was part of a run of albums that "delighted mods and still represent the epitome of subtle soulfulness."[8]
In popular culture
The track "Plum Nellie" was recorded by British rock band Small Faces in 1966, and released on their compilation album From the Beginning in 1967.[citation needed]
Track listing
All songs written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones, and Lewie Steinberg, unless noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Soul Dressing" | 2:28 | |
2. | "Tic-Tac-Toe" | 2:34 | |
3. | "Big Train" | 2:32 | |
4. | "Jellybread" | 2:32 | |
5. | "Aw' Mercy" | 2:38 | |
6. | "Outrage" | Cropper, Jackson, Steinberg, William Allan | 2:35 |
Total length: | 15:19 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Night Owl Walk" | 3:14 | |
2. | "Chinese Checkers" | 2:29 | |
3. | "Home Grown" | 3:14 | |
4. | "Mercy Mercy" | Don Covay, Ronald Alonzo Miller | 2:36 |
5. | "Plum Nellie" | 2:07 | |
6. | "Can't Be Still" | 1:59 |
Personnel
Booker T. & the M. G.'s
- Booker T. Jones - piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electronic piano
- Steve Cropper - guitar
- Lewis Steinberg - bass guitar
- Al Jackson Jr. - drums
Additional personnel
- Wayne Jackson - trumpet
- Floyd Newman - baritone saxophone
- Charles "Packy" Axton - tenor saxophone
- Marvin Israel - cover design
References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. Soul Dressing at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 753.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 144.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 74.
- ^ "Booker T & the MG's at Allmusic biography". Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (July 24, 2016). "Lewie Steinberg, Original Booker T. & the M.G.'s Bassist, Dead at 82". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Booker T. & the MG's". Billboard.
- ^ "Booker T talks to Richard Williams about how he found his musical identity". the Guardian. April 9, 2009.
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- Booker T. Jones
- Steve Cropper
- Steve Potts
- Al Jackson Jr.
- Lewie Steinberg
- Donald "Duck" Dunn
- Bobby Manuel
- Carson Whitsett
- Willie Hall
- Steve Jordan
- Green Onions (1962)
- Soul Dressing (1965)
- And Now! (1966)
- In the Christmas Spirit (1966)
- Hip Hug-Her (1967)
- Doin' Our Thing (1968)
- Soul Limbo (1968)
- Up Tight (1969)
- The Booker T Set (1969)
- McLemore Avenue (1970)
- Melting Pot (1971)
- The MG's (released by The MG's) (1973)
- Universal Language (1977)
- That's the Way It Should Be (1994)
- Back to Back (1968)
- "Green Onions"
- "Jingle Bells"
- "Groovin'"
- "Silver Bells"
- "Hang 'Em High"
- "Time Is Tight"
- "Mrs. Robinson"
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