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| released = March 1965
| released = March 1965
| recorded = 1963-1964
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| studio = [[Stax Recording Studio]], [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
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|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
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|rev3 = ''[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide]]''
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|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>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lewie-steinberg-original-booker-t-the-m-g-s-bassist-dead-at-82-95304/</ref>
'''''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>https://www.billboard.com/music/booker-t-the-mgs/chart-history/HSI/song/571660</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>


==Critical receptin==
==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>https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/apr/10/booker-t-hammond</ref>
''[[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>


== In popular culture ==
== In popular culture ==
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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 (Small Faces album)|''From the Beginning'']] in 1967.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

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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 (Small Faces album)|''From the Beginning'']] in 1967.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==


=== Booker T. & the M.G.s ===
'''Booker T. & the M. G.'s'''


*[[Booker T. Jones]] - piano, [[Hammond organ]], [[Wurlitzer electric piano]]
*[[Booker T. Jones]] - piano, [[Hammond organ]], [[Wurlitzer electronic piano]]
*[[Steve Cropper]] - guitar
*[[Steve Cropper]] - guitar
*[[Lewie Steinberg|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

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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