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- Date Released: January 1, 1986
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Label: Stax
Most of the best from the group John Fogerty once called the greatest rock band of all time
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We Say...
It's hard to call any package that doesn't feature "Green Onions" the "best" of Booker T, but, that obvious flaw aside, the rest of this collection is rock-solid. Unlike Motown's fabled Funk Brothers session team, who embroidered and in some cases provided all the musical juice on many of that label's best tracks, the M.G.'s were a straightforward rhythm section, a bass/drums/guitar/organ combo that drove the Stax sessions but never papered over them. On their own, the group focuses on what they know best: bringing it home like a metronome. Featured tracks include "Time Is Tight," "Soul Limbo," "Hang 'em High," "Melting Pot" and "Hig Hug Her."
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They Say...
Somewhat confusingly, this disc is titled identically to a CD on Atlantic that concentrates on their earlier material. This 17-cut disc draws from 1967-1971, and includes three of their four Top 20 pop hits: "Soul Limbo," "Hang 'em High," and "Time Is Tight." This perhaps lacks a bit of the edge of their mid-'60s recordings, concentrating on loping, relaxed grooves more than biting, incisive chops. The standard remains pretty high, though, with the interplay between Steve Cropper's guitar, Booker T. Jones' organ, and the rhythm section never less than telepathic. Most of the material is original, but even on the covers of period pop hits -- including unlikely versions of "Something," "Eleanor Rigby," and "Mrs. Robinson" -- the group is soulful and tight. This is perhaps better music for background and party listening than anything else, but within those confines it's quite good.
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Hang 'Em High
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3:53 |
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| 02. | |
Eleanor Rigby
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3:39 |
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| 03. | |
Soul Limbo
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2:23 |
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| 04. | |
Over Easy
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4:05 |
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| 05. | |
Mrs. Robinson
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3:43 |
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| 06. | |
Something
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4:11 |
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| 07. | |
Time Is Tight
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5:00 |
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| 08. | |
Johnny I Love You
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3:04 |
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| 09. | |
Heads Or Tails
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2:33 |
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| 10. | |
Meditation
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4:01 |
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| 11. | |
Hip Hug Her
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2:24 |
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| 12. | |
The Horse
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2:46 |
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| 13. | |
Slum Baby
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2:38 |
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| 14. | |
Born Under A Bad Sign
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3:05 |
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| 15. | |
Light My Fire
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4:18 |
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| 16. | |
It's Your Thing
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3:02 |
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| 17. | |
Melting Pot
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8:14 |
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17 Total Tracks, 62:59 Total Length
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Credits
- Booker T. & the MG's - Producer // Steve Cropper - Guitar // Steve Cropper - ? // Charles "Packy" Axton - Sax (Tenor) // Donald "Duck" Dunn - Bass // Donald "Duck" Dunn - ? // Lee Hildebrand - Liner Notes // Wayne Jackson - Trumpet // Booker T. Jones - Organ // Bob Porter - Producer // Tom Size - Remastering // Lewis Steinberg - Bass // Al Jackson, Jr. - Drums // Sue C. Clark - Liner Notes // Ian Wright - Illustrations // William R. Eastabrook - Photography // Booker T - ?
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