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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 receptin

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]

  • 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.

Track listing

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

Booker T. & the M.G.s

Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. Soul Dressing at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 1: MUZE. p. 753.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  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. ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lewie-steinberg-original-booker-t-the-m-g-s-bassist-dead-at-82-95304/
  7. ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/booker-t-the-mgs/chart-history/HSI/song/571660
  8. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/apr/10/booker-t-hammond
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