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| recorded = 1963-1964 at [[Stax Recording Studio]], [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| studio = [[Stax Recording Studio]], [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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| genre = [[Soul-funk]], [[soul jazz]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[instrumental rock]]
| genre = [[Soul-funk]], [[soul jazz]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[instrumental rock]]
| length = 31:05
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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r2304|pure_url=yes}} link]}}
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mwmw0000269594|label=Soul Dressing|first=Richie|last=Unterberger|accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=1 |page=753}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=144}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
|rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=74}}</ref>
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'''''Soul Dressing''''' is the second album by the [[Southern soul]] band [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]], released in 1965.<ref name=CL/> It was their final album with bassist [[Lewie Steinberg]], who was replaced by [[Donald "Duck" Dunn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/booker-t-the-mgs-mn0000772733/biography|title=Booker T & the MG's at Allmusic biography|accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lewie-steinberg-original-booker-t-the-m-g-s-bassist-dead-at-82-95304/|title=Lewie Steinberg, Original Booker T. & the M.G.'s Bassist, Dead at 82|first1=Daniel|last1=Kreps|work=Rolling Stone|date=July 24, 2016}}</ref>


The title track peaked at No. 95 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/booker-t-the-mgs/chart-history/hsi/|title=Booker T. & the MG's|website=Billboard}}</ref>
'''''Soul Dressing''''' is the second album by the [[Southern soul]] band [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]], released in March 1965.


==Track listing==
==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."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/apr/10/booker-t-hammond|title=Booker T talks to Richard Williams about how he found his musical identity|date=April 9, 2009|website=the Guardian}}</ref>
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All songs written by [[Steve Cropper]], [[Al Jackson, Jr.]], [[Booker T. Jones]], and [[Lewie Steinberg]], except for "Outrage", by Cropper, Jackson, Steinberg, and William Allan, and the [[Don Covay]] cover "Mercy Mercy" (Covay/Miller)
===Side one===
#"Soul Dressing" – 2:28
#"Tic-Tac-Toe" – 2:34
#"Big Train" – 2:32
#"Jellybread" – 2:32
#"Aw' Mercy" – 2:38
#"Outrage" – 2:35


== In popular culture ==
===Side two===
The track "Plum Nellie" was recorded by British rock band [[Small Faces]] in 1966, and released on their compilation album [[From the Beginning (Small Faces album)|''From the Beginning'']] in 1967.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
#"Night Owl Walk" – 3:14

#"Chinese Checkers" – 2:29
==Track listing==
#"Home Grown" – 3:14
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All songs written by [[Steve Cropper]], [[Al Jackson Jr.]], [[Booker T. Jones]], and [[Lewie Steinberg]], unless noted
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#"[[Mercy, Mercy (Don Covay song)|Mercy Mercy]]" ([[Don Covay]], Ronald Alonzo Miller) – 2:36
{{Track listing
#"Plum Nellie" – 2:07
| title1 = Soul Dressing
#"Can't Be Still" – 1:59
| length1 = 2:28
| title2 = Tic-Tac-Toe
| length2 = 2:34
| title3 = Big Train
| length3 = 2:32
| title4 = Jellybread
| length4 = 2:32
| title5 = Aw' Mercy
| length5 = 2:38
| title6 = Outrage
| length6 = 2:35
| total_length = 15:19
| headline = Side one
| writer6 = [[Steve Cropper|Cropper]], [[Al Jackson Jr.|Jackson]], [[Lewie Steinberg|Steinberg]], William Allan
}}
{{Track listing
| length1 = 3:14
| length2 = 2:29
| length3 = 3:14
| length4 = 2:36
| length5 = 2:07
| length6 = 1:59
| title1 = Night Owl Walk
| title2 = Chinese Checkers
| title3 = Home Grown
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| title4 = [[Mercy, Mercy (Don Covay song)|Mercy Mercy]]
| title5 = Plum Nellie
| title6 = Can't Be Still
| headline = Side two
| writer4 = [[Don Covay]], Ronald Alonzo Miller
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==

;Booker T. & the M.G.s
'''Booker T. & the M. G.'s'''
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*[[Booker T. Jones]] - [[Hammond organ]], [[piano]], Fender Rhodes

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*[[Booker T. Jones]] - piano, [[Hammond organ]], [[Wurlitzer electronic piano]]
*[[Steve Cropper]] - guitar
*[[Steve Cropper]] - guitar
*[[Lewis Steinberg]] - bass guitar
*[[Lewie Steinberg|Lewis Steinberg]] - bass guitar
*[[Al Jackson Jr.]] - drums
*[[Al Jackson Jr.]] - drums


;Additional personnel
'''Additional personnel'''

*[[Wayne Jackson (musician)|Wayne Jackson]] - [[trumpet]]
*[[Wayne Jackson (musician)|Wayne Jackson]] - trumpet
*[[Floyd Newman]] - [[baritone saxophone]]
*[[Charles "Packy" Axton]] - [[tenor saxophone]]
*[[Floyd Newman]] - baritone saxophone
*[[Charles "Packy" Axton]] - tenor saxophone
*[[Marvin Israel]] - cover design
*[[Marvin Israel]] - cover design


==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Booker T. & the M.G.'s}}
{{Booker T. & the M.G.'s}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Booker T. & the M.G.'s albums]]
[[Category:Booker T. & the M.G.'s albums]]

Latest revision as of 05:33, 22 May 2024

Soul Dressing
Studio album by
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
ReleasedMarch 1965
Recorded1963–1964
StudioStax Recording Studio, Memphis
GenreSoul-funk, soul jazz, R&B, instrumental rock
Length31:05
LabelStax/Atlantic
ProducerJim Stewart
Booker T. & the M.G.'s chronology
Green Onions
(1962) 		Soul Dressing
(1965) 		And Now!
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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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]

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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

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All songs written by Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones, and Lewie Steinberg, unless noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Allan2:35
Total length:15:19
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Night Owl Walk" 3:14
2."Chinese Checkers" 2:29
3."Home Grown" 3:14
4."Mercy Mercy"Don Covay, Ronald Alonzo Miller2:36
5."Plum Nellie" 2:07
6."Can't Be Still" 1:59

Personnel

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Booker T. & the M. G.'s

Additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. Soul Dressing at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 753.
  3. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 144.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 74.
  5. ^ "Booker T & the MG's at Allmusic biography". Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Kreps, Daniel (July 24, 2016). "Lewie Steinberg, Original Booker T. & the M.G.'s Bassist, Dead at 82". Rolling Stone.
  7. ^ "Booker T. & the MG's". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Booker T talks to Richard Williams about how he found his musical identity". the Guardian. April 9, 2009.
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