Hip Hug-Her
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Hip Hug-Her is the fifth soul studio album by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released on Stax Records in June of 1967. The title track was the band's most successful single since their debut "Green Onions". Their cover of The Young Rascals song "Groovin'" was also a hit (#10 R&B, #21Pop).
Track listing
- Side one
- "Hip Hug-Her" (Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones) – 2:22
- "Soul Sanction" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:30
- "Get Ready" (Smokey Robinson) – 2:45
- "More" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero) – 2:55
- "Double or Nothing" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:51
- "Carnaby St." (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:14
- Side two
- "Slim Jenkins' Place" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:25
- "Pigmy" (Mel Brown, Billy Larkin, Henry Swarn) – 3:55
- "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) – 2:40
- "Booker's Notion" (Cropper, Dunn, Jackson, Jones) – 2:25
- "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 3:24
"Slim Jenkins' Place" was originally titled "Slim Jenkins' Joint"
Personnel
- Steve Cropper - guitar
- Booker T. Jones - organ, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
- Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass
- Al Jackson, Jr. - drums
Charts
USA - Album
Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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1967 | Black Albums | #4 |
1967 | Pop Albums | #35 |
USA - Singles
Year | Song | Chart | Peak Position |
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1967 | "Groovin'" | Black Singles | #10 |
1967 | "Groovin'" | Pop Singles | #21 |
1967 | "Slim Jenkin's Place" | Black Singles | #70 |