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'''''Hip Hug-Her''''' is the fifth studio album by the [[Southern soul]] band [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]], released on [[Stax Records]] in June [[1967 in music|1967]]. The title track was the band's most successful single since their debut, "[[Green Onions]]" while their cover of the [[The Young Rascals|Young Rascals]] song "Groovin{{' "}} was also a hit (number 10 [[R&B]], number 21 [[Pop music|pop]]). The album was their last to be produced by [[Stax Records|Stax]] co-founder [[Jim Stewart (record producer)|Jim Stewart]], because the band started to produce themselves starting with ''[[Doin' Our Thing]]''. The title track |
'''''Hip Hug-Her''''' is the fifth studio album by the [[Southern soul]] band [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]], released on [[Stax Records]] in June [[1967 in music|1967]]. The title track was the band's most successful single since their debut, "[[Green Onions]]" while their cover of the [[The Young Rascals|Young Rascals]] song "Groovin{{' "}} was also a hit (number 10 [[R&B]], number 21 [[Pop music|pop]]). The album was their last to be produced by [[Stax Records|Stax]] co-founder [[Jim Stewart (record producer)|Jim Stewart]], because the band started to produce themselves starting with ''[[Doin' Our Thing]]''. The title track Hip Hug-Her is featured during the opening credits of the feature film [[Barfly (film)|Barfly]] (1987) with [[Mickey Rourke]] and [[Faye Dunaway]]. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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# "Soul Sanction" – 2:30 |
# "Soul Sanction" – 2:30 |
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# "[[Get Ready (Motown song)|Get Ready]]" ([[Smokey Robinson|William Robinson]]) – 2:45 |
# "[[Get Ready (Motown song)|Get Ready]]" ([[Smokey Robinson|William Robinson]]) – 2:45 |
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# "[[More (Theme from Mondo Cane)|More]]" ([[Riz Ortolani]], [[Nino Oliviero]], Marcello Ciorciolini, [[Norman Newell]]) – 2:55 |
# "[[More (Theme from Mondo Cane)|More]]" ([[Riz Ortolani]], [[Nino Oliviero]], [[Marcello Ciorciolini]], [[Norman Newell]]) – 2:55 |
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# "Double or Nothing" – 2:51 |
# "Double or Nothing" – 2:51 |
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# "Carnaby St." – 2:14 |
# "Carnaby St." – 2:14 |
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| Released | June 1967 | |||
| Recorded | February 9, 1967 April 26, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Stax Recording Studio, Memphis | |||
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| Length | 30:26 | |||
| Label | Stax/Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Jim Stewart | |||
| Booker T. & the M.G.'s chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Groovin' | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Hip Hug-Her is the fifth studio album by the Southern soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released on Stax Records in June 1967. The title track was the band's most successful single since their debut, "Green Onions" while their cover of the Young Rascals song "Groovin'" was also a hit (number 10 R&B, number 21 pop). The album was their last to be produced by Stax co-founder Jim Stewart, because the band started to produce themselves starting with Doin' Our Thing. The title track Hip Hug-Her is featured during the opening credits of the feature film Barfly (1987) with Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Booker T & the MGs (Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones), except where noted.
- Side one
- "Hip Hug-Her" – 2:22
- "Soul Sanction" – 2:30
- "Get Ready" (William Robinson) – 2:45
- "More" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Marcello Ciorciolini, Norman Newell) – 2:55
- "Double or Nothing" – 2:51
- "Carnaby St." – 2:14
- Side two
- "Slim Jenkins' Place" – 2:25
- "Pigmy" (Mel Brown, Billy Larkin, Hank Swarn) – 3:55
- "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) – 2:40
- "Booker's Notion" – 2:25
- "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 3:24
"Slim Jenkins' Place" was originally titled "Slim Jenkins' Joint".
Personnel
[edit]- Booker T. & the M.G.s
- Booker T. Jones - Hammond organ, piano
- Steve Cropper - guitar, piano on "Groovin'", claves on "Booker's Notion"
- Donald Dunn - bass guitar
- Al Jackson Jr. - drums, percussion
- Technical
- Loring Eutemey - cover design
- George Rosenblatt - cover photography
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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| US Top Pop Albums | 35 |
| US Top R&B Albums | 4 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1967 | "Groovin'" | US Hot 100 | 21 |
| 1967 | "Groovin'" | US Hot R&B Singles | 10 |
| 1967 | "Slim Jenkin's Place" | US Hot R&B Singles | 70 |
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