Soul Dressing

Soul Dressing
Studio album by
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
ReleasedMarch 1965
Recorded1963–1964
StudiosStax, Memphis
GenresSoul-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)
Singles from Soul Dressing
  1. "Jellybread"
    Released: 1963
  2. "Home Grown"
    Released: 1963
  3. "Chinese Checkers"
    Released: 1963
  4. "Soul Dressing"
    Released: 1964
  5. "Can't Be Still"
    Released: 1964

Soul Dressing is the second album by the Southern soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released in 1965. It was their final album with bassist Lewie Steinberg, who was replaced by Donald "Duck" Dunn.

The title track peaked at No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStar
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStarHalf star
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStar

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."

Covers

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

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. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 753.
  2. ↑ "Booker T & the MG's at Allmusic biography". Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (July 24, 2016). "Lewie Steinberg, Original Booker T. & the M.G.'s Bassist, Dead at 82". Rolling Stone.
  4. ↑ "Booker T. & the MG's". Billboard.
  5. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. Soul Dressing at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  6. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 144.
  7. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 74.
  8. ↑ "Booker T talks to Richard Williams about how he found his musical identity". the Guardian. April 9, 2009.