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Soul Dressing
Soul Dressing
Studio album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
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
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Professional ratings
Review scores
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

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(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 Allan	2:35
Total length:			15:19

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(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 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.

[1] Unterberger, Richie. Soul Dressing at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2020.

[CL-2] 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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+'''''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>
-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
+All songs written by [[Steve Cropper]], [[Al Jackson Jr.]], [[Booker T. Jones]], and [[Lewie Steinberg]], unless noted
-#"[[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
+| 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==
-;Booker T. & the M.G.s
-*[[Booker T. Jones]] - piano, [[Hammond organ]], [[Wurlitzer electric piano]]
+'''Booker T. & the M. G.'s'''
+*[[Booker T. Jones]] - piano, [[Hammond organ]], [[Wurlitzer electronic piano]]
 *[[Steve Cropper]] - guitar
-*[[Lewis Steinberg]] - bass guitar
+*[[Lewie Steinberg|Lewis Steinberg]] - bass guitar
 *[[Al Jackson Jr.]] - drums
-;Additional personnel
+'''Additional personnel'''
 *[[Wayne Jackson (musician)|Wayne Jackson]] - trumpet
 *[[Floyd Newman]] - baritone saxophone
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 *[[Marvin Israel]] - cover design
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 {{Booker T. & the M.G.'s}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Booker T. & the M.G.'s albums]]

v t e Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. Jones Steve Cropper Steve Potts Al Jackson Jr. Lewie Steinberg Donald "Duck" Dunn Bobby Manuel Carson Whitsett Willie Hall Steve Jordan
Studio albums	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)
Live albums	Back to Back (1968)
Singles	"Green Onions" "Jingle Bells" "Groovin'" "Silver Bells" "Hang 'Em High" "Time Is Tight" "Mrs. Robinson"
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